August 23, 2008

August 22, 2008

Moon Games

The Moon's measured diameter is around 3,476 kilometers (2,160 miles). But apparent angular size, or the angle covered by an object, can also be important to Moon enthusiasts. Angular size depends on distance, the farther away an object is, the smaller an angle it covers. Since the Moon is 400,000 kilometers away, its angular size is only about 1/2 degree, a span easily covered by the tip of your finger held at arms length, or a measuring tape held in the distance by a friend. Of course the Sun is much larger than the Moon, 400 times larger in fact, but today the New Moon will just cover the Sun. The total solar eclipse can be seen along a track across northern Canada, the Arctic, Siberia, and northern China. (A partial eclipse is visible from a broader region). Solar eclipses illustrate the happy coincidence that while the Sun is 400 times the diameter of the Moon, it is also 400 times farther away giving the Sun and Moon exactly the same angular size.

The Art of Jeremy Holmes

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His Website Gallery.
His Awesome Blog.

The Art of Koren Shadmi

New Work by Koren Shadmi

The Art of Wayne Harris

The Art of Frances Castle

The Art of Alexey Minchenok

Alexey Minchenok’a New Illustration Portfolio

The Art of Florian Bayer

Florian Bayer’s New Website

IRON MAN takes on TITANIUM MAN

August 20, 2008

The Flash Reel of Daniel Yu

The Flash Reel of Gene McGuckin

The Flash Rell of Stephen Levinson

Japanese Soccer with Binoculars

Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency

Vampire Energy

Lomp

Lomp Illustration

Lomp is the German artist, illustrator and designer Stephan Lomp. He has been working since 1996 for print and web agencies, publishing houses and event marketing companies.

Norwich Illustration

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End of The Line. An exhibition of work from the Norwich School of Art and Design 2008 illustration graduates. [Via Robert Shadbolt from The Little Chimp Society]

Tiny Dog Has Been Barking Nonstop For 6 Years

Group Show - No Parachute Required

No Parachute Required

Did anyone see the No Parachute Required at Gallery 1313? A group show featuring the work of 6 fantastic artists: Greg Hill, Rey Ortega, Alexei Vella, Mike Byers, Christina Ung and Kyung Soon Park. It should be a great time.
Written by Michael Wandelmaier - View Profile [Via the little chimp society]