Today is a full Moon! Let’s celebrate with some art. In some cultures the February full Moon is the “Snow Moon”. #linocut #Moon #FullMoon

I did not get my act together to participate in #ArtAdventCalendar this year, but I’ll swoop in at the end with this year’s Christmas card. I took up #linocut relief printing this year and this is a two block print.

There’s a full Moon today! 🎉 Let’s celebrate with some art. #Moon #Supermoon #Artemis #linocut #reliefprinting

It’s International Observe The Moon Night! moon.nasa.gov/observe-the-... There are lots of events around the world, or you can just step outside and look up. Get out there and observe her in all her majesty! #Moon #Linocut #SciArt

One small step, 56 years ago today, and a good reminder that we can do hard things. This is my first attempt at a two-color linocut print, and it was hard, I mean, not landing-on-the-Moon hard, but still, I’m proud of it. #Apollo11 #linocut #Moon #SciArt

It’s a full Moon today! Let’s celebrate with some Moon art! #Moon #SciArt #Linocut

Full Moon tonight! Here is a little watercolor and gel pen painting to celebrate the pink Moon. #FullMoon #Moon #SciArt

A little while ago, my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the weeks dragged on, they became extremely worried. My dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up in some of art and music's most iconic scenes.

Peak bloom came and went so fast for the Yoshino cherry trees at the tidal basin, but now the Kwanzan trees are bursting with flowers. Personally, I think the Kwanzans are prettier. This painting is based on the tree in my backyard. Watercolor and ink. #CherryBlossoms #Spring

I really need to wash her blankie, but she is snoozing so soundly. #Caturday #CatsOfBlueSky

It’s called a “walk” Luna, not a “roll around on the sidewalk and get as dirty as possible” 🙄

So happy it’s cherry blossom season! Here’s a little tribute. Watercolor and gel pen on paper. #mandala #hanami

Luna is done with this week. Done. I feel you Luna, me too. #CatsOfBluesky

Someone is very intense about her bird watching this morning, and very annoyed that I disrupted it for this photo shoot 🤣 #Caturday

My new favorite #LPSC tradition- the Art+Science workshop. Did anyone else go? Show me your beautiful artworks! #SciArt

Lunar eclipse tonight! May your skies be clear! #SciArt #Moon #Eclipse

Saturday snoozles #Caturday #CatsofBluesky

the moon is smiling in the sky tonight 🥹

Quick painting today of the shadow of Blue Ghost 1 on the Moon. Upright and ready to do science! Love the dramatic early morning lighting. Ink on black paper. #BGM1 #BlueGhost #FireflySpace #SciArt

Blue Ghost is on the Moon! Images are coming in now from what appears to be the first fully successful commercial lunar lander. Over the next 2 weeks, it will drill, study lunar dust, and observe an eclipse of the Sun...by the Earth. 🧪🔭 fireflyspace.com/news/firefly...

The Lucy mission has sighted its next flyby target! Closest approach will be on April 20. "NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Takes Its 1st Images of Asteroid Donaldjohanson" www.nasa.gov/missions/luc...

She’s allowed up here while I’m painting, as long as she stays off my palette. So that’s going well. 🤣 #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

Who’s the prettiest girl? It’s Luna. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

The Blue Ghost mission has reached lunar orbit, on its way toward a planned March 2 touchdown. Onboard monitoring cameras captured these eerie views as it entered orbit around the Moon. 🧪🔭 fireflyspace.com/news/blue-gh...

#Caturday snoozles

Have you ever really been ignored unless you’ve been ignored by a cat? 🐈‍⬛ 😼

Anyone who says that money can’t buy happiness has never paid an adoption fee. Have a great Wednesday

A little #Caturday art

Yesterday and today, we held a mini-retreat to dig into our science planning process for Artemis II! Yes, we have planetary science goodness planned for even this mission, though humans will not exit the Orion or even go into lunar orbit.

the debris from starship flight 7 caught over turks and caicos. absolutely unreal. 📸: dean olson on twitter

Full Moon today, Monday January 13, officially at 5:27 PM EST. Here is this month’s Moon painting, another watercolor and gel pen combo. Some bright colors to offset the dark days of winter.

ARE YALL SEEING HOW PRETTY THE MOON IS RIGHT NOW???

We’re just a couple days from the full Moon, but don’t worry, even on #Caturday, Luna is on the job, carefully supervising my work to ensure quality control of this month’s #Moon painting.

It’s been a heck of a week. Here is my ridiculous cat being ridiculous, in case you need that.

JPL is one of NASA's major science and climate centers—home to the Mars rovers and 1000s of people. Firefighters held back the flames at JPL’s gates, but many of our coworkers lost their homes. Here’s a thread of their public GoFundMes if you can share & support however possible:

Did you know that Jimmy Carter’s words are on the Voyager golden records? His statement was designed to “introduce alien civilizations to humanity”, and can you think of a better ambassador?

Silver arc above, whispers to the silent night— dreams of what’s to come. #moon #astrophotography #astronomy#science #space #photography #sciart Date: 1-4-2025

First artwork of 2025, a snowflake mandala. Watercolor, gel pen, and chrome marker on paper #art #mandala #snow

We did it. We have achieved peak week-between-Christmas-and-New-Years chilling-on-the-couch state-of-zen. #CatsOfBlueSky

Day 24, the final day of #ArtAdventCalendar May your Christmas & holiday season be spacey and bright. Merry Space-mas eve! #sciart #spaceart #retroart

Last day of #ArtAdventCalendar! Thanks to all who joined in and those who supported! Here is my 2024 holiday card, watercolor, gel pen, and graphite on paper. Wishing you all a season of joy and love.

Day 23 of #ArtAdventCalendar is my holiday card from last year. Watercolor and gel pen on paper.

Day 22 of #ArtAdventCalendar Psyche Mandala, watercolor and gel pen on paper. We don’t actually know what asteroid Psyche looks like, and we’ve got a few more years before we unwrap that present, but it’s fun to imagine. #SciArt #PsycheSpaceCRAFTY

#ArtAdventCalendar day 21 Psyche with the mission palette (and one more) colors #spaceart #sciart #space #asteroid

Day 21 of #ArtAdventCalendar Happy #Caturday to all who celebrate. Watercolor and ink on paper of me and Luna.

Day 20 of #ArtAdventCalendar is another full Moon. Watercolor, gel pen, and chrome marker on paper.

Day 19 of #ArtAdventCalendar “Birches and a Moon” - those were the instructions from my mom for the painting she asked me to paint for Christmas last year, this is what she got. Watercolor on paper.

First cat on the moon. A historically accurate record of one of our country's finest moments. Acrylic on 18x24" canvas. #ArtAdventCalendar, Day 18. mvandiver-art.com/work #art #cats #space #catsofbluesky #moon #lunar