Thu 11 May
|Mycenae House
An Astronomy Sketching Workshop
by Mary McIntyre FRAS In this workshop, astronomer and astronomy artist Mary McIntyre will guide you through how to create a beautiful sketch of a lunar crater or deep sky object.
Time & Location
11 May 2023, 19:00 – 21:00
Mycenae House, 90 Mycenae Rd, London SE3 7SE, UK
About the Event
Before photography, one of the few ways to represent the night sky was with a drawing or a painting. Artists of the past helped astronomers represent and record natural phenomena, which in turn stimulated questions about our place in the universe. In this workshop, astronomer and astronomy artist Mary McIntyre will guide you through how to create a beautiful sketch of a lunar crater or deep sky object.
About the Event
An Astronomical Sketching Workshop in which attendees will be encouraged to sketch images of solar system and deep space objects. All materials required for this event will be supplied by Mary.
Bio:
Mary is an amateur astronomer and astronomy communicator based in Oxfordshire. Born and raised in Lancashire, Mary had her head in astronomy books before she could even read and got her first telescope when she was just 11 years old. That passion was reignited when she had…