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The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings, 1881-1882

Total eclipse of the sun. Observed July 29, 1878
Aurora Borealis. Observed March 1, 1872
The planet Jupiter. Observed November 1, 1880
The planet Mars. Observed September 3, 1877
The planet Saturn. Observed on November 30, 1874
Partial eclipse of the moon. Observed October 24, 1874
The November meteors. Observed between midnight and 5 o'clock A.M. on the night of November 13-14 1868
The great comet of 1881. Observed on the night of June 25-26 at 1h. 30m. A.M.
The zodical light. Observed February 20, 1876
Part of the Milky Way. From a study made during the years 1874, 1875 and 1876
Star clusters in Hurcules. From a study made in June, 1877
The great nebula in Orion. From a study made in the years 1875-76
Mare Humorum. From a study made in 1875
Group of sun spots and veiled spots. Observed on June 17th 1875 
Solar protuberances. Observed on May 5, 1873 

Source: http://digitalgallery.nypl.org

Excellent Light Painting

via vimeo.com

Stop motion form and colour, using light painting techniques. 

"I've been interested in taking my Light Study photo series and evolving them into motion pieces. I shot a lot of footage for a VJ gig for FITC San Francisco. So I edited together those stop motion sequences, mashed up some audio from the Tron Legacy trailers, and out came Light Drive. The video is stop motion, so every frame is an individually shot photograph. Each photograph is a long exposure photo, with exposures reaching up to 20 seconds in some cases. To control the lights, I used an Arduino controlled via bluetooth to drive a stepper motor. The stepper motor controls the movements of the lights remotely from Processing. The light sources include cold cathode case lights, EL wire, lasers and more." Lighting: Kim Pimmel Sound: Tron Legacy trailers

Light Studies - http://www.flickr.com/photos/djspyhunter/sets/72157615077454920/

Doodlers Anonymous

via doodlersanonymous.com

Another great sketching and illustration site...

"Doodlers Anonymous: The permanent home for spontaneous doodle art. Doodlers Anonymous was founded to celebrate our addiction, and like any other, we're hooked. The need to draw, sketch, and doodle is constant. We doodle on almost anything we can find — pencil in a moleskine, marker on a napkin, ink on a torn receipt, sharpie on concrete. And we do it habitually — while on hold, in a meeting, during class, or while we should be sleeping.

This is a permanent home for spontaneous art. There's a blog, interviews, themed-submissions and a lot of amusing thoughts on paper."

So inspired by Urbansketchers.com

This site really is fantastic, I've been on here for ages looking at people's sketches & articles and is a great resource for drawing & for seeing how people of all skill levels interpret the environments they're in - it's huge too, people all over the world are involved. I really like the sketches of people on trains, buses, waiting rooms, walking about...it's not just about the buildings. http://www.urbansketchers.com/

"Urban Sketchers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising the artistic, storytelling and educational value of location drawing, promoting its practice and connecting people around the world who draw on location where they live and travel."

USk Manifesto
1. We draw on location, indoors or out, capturing what we see from direct observation.
2. Our drawings tell the story of our surroundings, the places we live and where we travel.
3. Our drawings are a record of time and place.
4. We are truthful to the scenes we witness.
5. We use any kind of media and cherish our individual styles.
6. We support each other and draw together.
7. We share our drawings online.
8. We show the world, one drawing at a time.
Saw this link on here too, drawing marathons around the world: http://www.sketchcrawl.com/