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Sir Patrick Moore, 1923–2012 (obituary).
an obituary by David A. Hardy A supergiant that has shone brightly in the sky at night for so many years has…
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DaveHardy
David A. Hardy, FBIS, FIAAA is the longest-established living space artist in the West, being first published in 1952. From working almost exclusively in water colours and gouache he has gone on to embrace acrylics, oils, pastels and, since 1991, digital art on a Mac. For more art, including prints of this and other works, visit http://www.astroart.org, where you can find many links, tutorials, books and prints and originals for sale.
Dave is Vice President of the Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists (ASFA) and European VP of the International Association of Astronomical Artists (IAAA), and has an asteroid named after him! His SF novel 'Aurora' is now available in a revised and updated edition on Amazon etc. See a review of this and an interview with Pauline Morgan (November 2012) here: https:/?s=hardy
December 2012
September 2012
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From Imagination to Reality.
A one-day symposium of interest to SF as well as space fans is being held at the London HQ of the British Interplanetary…
August 2012
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Portals to infinity.
In 2011 a lover of my work who had always liked the Galactic Tours ‘portal’ illustration asked if the original was still available.…
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Mars landing
Here’s a timely painting given the Curiosity media interest… a landing on Mars.
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War of the Worlds, Dave Hardy style.
Here’a a painting for HG Wells’ War of the Worlds.
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Superlative Science Fiction.
Here’s a piece of art in the style of all those pulp science fiction magazines like Astounding and Amazing.