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Becky Hardy
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Here to share my curiosity for the universe we live in. Illustrator of #AnUnlikelyAstronaut. Tax adviser with a dodgy back. Views are my own.
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A father draws a purple galaxy using soft pastels on black paper A boy draws the Death Star from Star Wars using soft pastels on black paper Pictures of space art using soft pastels on black paper Various space art drawings using soft pastels on black paper
September 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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I had so much fun leading a space art workshop at Redditch Library on Saturday! It was part of Redditch Astronomical Society's family day. I did a Q&A on illustrating An Unlikely Astronaut, and scifi author Chris Beckett also did a really interesting talk. Here are some of my favourite pics 😊✨
A mother and son draw colourful pictures of nebulae using soft pastels on black paper A mother and two children draw space art pictures using soft pastels on black paper A mother draws a colourful rainbow on black paper while her daughters watch Two parents draw beautiful images of space using soft pastels on black paper
September 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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I'm really excited to join Redditch Astronomical Society's family day at Redditch Library on Saturday 30th August. I'll be doing a Q&A about illustrating An Unlikely Astronaut plus hosting a space art workshop for kids 👩‍🚀🎨✨
A poster for the event on 30th August saying that it's free and open to children and adults. Q&A takes place at 11am followed by the space art workshop between 12 noon and 4pm. Plus Chris Beckett, author of the Dark Eden trilogy will be doing a talk at 2pm which requires prebooked tickets
August 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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QRP with starry art ✨
A woman lies on her back on a grassy bank at night looking up at the stars. The milky way is reflected in a lake in the distance
June 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Prints are packaged, car is packed, I'M SO EXCITED! 🤩✨
Artist Becky Hardy is sat at a desk signing limited edition prints of the space shuttle launching into space
May 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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This drawing feels appropriate for Earth Day 🌍✨
A drawing of an eye in pastel pencils. The iris is Earth, with South America on the left and Africa on the right, and the ice of Antarctica is melting as a tear from the eye
April 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Post your space art! 🎨✨
A sketch of the milky way over a lake in soft pastels Crescent Jupiter with three moons in soft pastels An acrylic painting of Ed White doing the first US spacewalk, with the blue of earth behind him A soft pastel drawing of a sunset on Mars with a rover crossing the dusty orange plains followed by a person in a blue pressure suit
April 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Hi Ellen 👋 I'm an amateur artist and I mostly do space art but I also do pet portraits from time to time. I've illustrated a children's book for Space Shuttle pilot Susan Kilrain, and I have a little dog called Conrad. I'm autistic and I help run S.H.E Choir Manchester 💜
A woman in a fuchsia pink top holding a small Yorkshire terrier, with an old castle wall behind her A small Yorkshire terrier looking happy, stood on grass with Corfe Castle behind him S.H.E Choir Manchester after performing at Blue Dot Festival 2023 with the Lovell telescope behind them. They are brightly dressed and are arranged in rainbow colour order
February 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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My #Lego Starry Night is finished! I loved making this ✨
February 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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If you see this, quote repost with your portrait art ✨🎨
Astronaut Jim McDivitt drawn on black paper in pastel pencils. He is wearing a glass visor and is looking up at the earth which is reflected in his visor Astronaut Mike Collins drawn in pastel pencils on black paper. He is wearing a spacesuit, and his face is mostly hidden by the bottom of his helmet. He is peeking at the viewer Astronaut Gene Cernan drawn in pastel pencils on black paper. His face is lit on the left side, and his face is turned away from the light. The neck on his spacesuit is red and is catching the light Astronaut Wally Schirra drawn in soft pastels on black velour paper. He is squinting into a bright light and the light is glinting on the stubble of his beard
February 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Some art of a different kind today! I made some progress on my Lego 'Starry Night'. Can't wait to have it finished! 🌌
A part-complete version of Van Gogh's Starry Night painting. The foreground is a small village at night with a church in the middle, which is all built in 3D. The background is a wall of thin bricks in different shades of blue A wooden table with the in-progress Lego set, showing the instruction book and various bags of bricks A Lego mini-figure of Vincent Van Gogh painting the Starry Night on a mini easel. He has ginger hair, a blue jacket, and brown trousers. He is holding a paintbrush and a paint palette
January 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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This is Conrad, named after astronaut Pete Conrad 😊🚀
A Yorkshire Terrier cross, with a light brown face and legs and a black body and tail. He is stood on grass in the sunshine with the ruins of Corfe Castle behind him, and he looks happy
January 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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I realised I never properly introduced myself since joining Bluesky! So hi 👋 I'm a self-taught artist with a particular interest in space art, and I mainly use soft pastels and acrylics. I live in Manchester (UK), I'm a tax adviser by day, and I have a little dog called Conrad ✨
A Caucasian woman in a pink top holding a small Yorkshire terrier. She is wearing green-rimmed glasses, and has brown hair with purple highlights. Behind her is an old stone wall
January 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Day 24 of #ArtAdventCalendar! Thanks so much for all the likes, shares and follows, it really means a lot to me ☺️ This is the cover artwork that I did in soft pastels for #AnUnlikelyAstronaut, which was such an amazing project to be part of ✨
The Space Shuttle launching into space. It is speeding towards us, with the orange glowing exhaust trailing behind back towards Earth. The curve of Earth is at the top of the image and glows blue against the black of space. We can see into the cockpit, and a female astronaut is piloting the orbiter. In the next seat is a male astronaut.
December 24, 2024 at 7:04 PM
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We're nearly there! Day 23 of #ArtAdventCalendar and this is an acrylic painting I did in 2019 to commemorate 50 years since the Apollo program. There's something in there to represent every crewed mission - more details in the alt description ✨
A kaleidoscope of repeated images in concentric circles representing the crewed Apollo missions with the moon in the very centre. Groups of 3 stars around the outside represent the 3 astronauts who died during a training exercise. The command module, Saturn V rocket, and Lunar Module represent Apollo 7, 8, and 9 respectively as they were the first crewed flights of those vehicles. Apollo 10 is represented by the "Snoopy cap" , which shares its name with the command module of that mission. The footprints represent Apollo 11, and the Surveyor 3 Probe represents Apollo 12. The improvised CO2 scrubber represents Apollo 13, and the golf balls represent Apollo 14. There are hammers and feathers to represent Apollo 15. A family photo represents Apollo 16, and the orange and brown dots represent the orange soil discovered during Apollo 17. In addition to the symbolism for each mission, there is one command module for each crewed mission (12), one star for each person who journeyed to the Moon (24), and one footprint for each of the twelve men who set foot on the surface.
December 23, 2024 at 5:22 PM
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Day 22 of #ArtAdventCalendar! This acrylic painting is called The Hand of Mission Control, and I painted it after meeting members of the Apollo mission control team at an ASF event. It commemorates all the hard work that went on behind the missions ✨
An astronaut's gloved hand reaches out from the left towards an ungloved hand on the right. The glove has a white wrist, grey hand, and blue fingertips, the ungloved hand is Caucasian, and the background is black. The painting is based on Michelangelo's 'Creation of Adam'
December 22, 2024 at 6:56 PM
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Day 21! This is a pastel pencil sketch of Ron Evans doing a deep space EVA during Apollo 17 ✨
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A sketch on black paper of an astronaut wearing a white spacesuit. He is lit by bright sunlight on one side, throwing everything else into shadow. He's holding on to a rail which is reflected in his golden visor
December 21, 2024 at 7:41 PM
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For day 20 of #ArtAdventCalendar this is the Milky Way over one of my favourite places - Durdle Door in Dorset (soft pastels) ✨
The Milky Way glows in yellows, purples and blues in the sky, which is dotted with stars. It is reflected in the sea with an orange glow at the horizon. A natural stone arch juts out from the shore beneath the stars
December 20, 2024 at 7:16 PM
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Day 19 of #ArtAdventCalendar! This is a pastel pencil sketch of Charlie Duke next to Plum Crater during Apollo 16 ✨
An astronaut wearing a white spacesuit stood next to a crater on the surface of the moon. There is a Lunar Roving Vehicle in the distance, and the foreground is covered in footprints
December 19, 2024 at 7:35 PM
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Day 18! The image in my profile pic is Wally Schirra in soft pastels, based on a photo taken during Apollo 7 🚀✨
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A man with a stubbly chin who is looking toward a bright light. We are looking at his face from the right, and most of his face is in shadow. The background is black
December 18, 2024 at 9:09 PM
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Day 17 of #ArtAdventCalendar
A sketch of an eye in pastel pencils, but if you look closer... 🌍✨
A sketch of an eye in pastel pencils. The iris is made to look like the Earth in blues, greens and browns. Antarctica is visible at the bottom of the iris, and is melting into a tear being shed from the eye.
December 17, 2024 at 7:53 PM
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Eek nearly missed day 16 of #ArtAdventCalendar! Here's a little sketch of the one and only John Glenn ✨
A sketch of the astronaut John Glenn in pastel pencils. He is wearing his Mercury space suit, with a white helmet and silver body. He is looking directly at the viewer, and he has blue eyes and a serious expression
December 16, 2024 at 10:46 PM
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For day 15 of #ArtAdventCalendar this is Comet Leonard in soft pastels ✨
The comet is like a bright orb that glows in yellows and light oranges, and is surrounded by a green halo. Stretching out behind is the tail in yellows, pinks, and purples. The drawing is in a slightly abstract style with lots of short strokes
December 15, 2024 at 7:57 PM
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Day 14! Here's another illustration from #AnUnlikelyAstronaut that I did in soft pastels. It shows Susan Kilrain after interviewing at NASA, wondering if they're going to make her dreams come true (spoiler: they did!)
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A woman lies on a dark grassy bank at night, with her hands under her head as she looks up at the starry sky. The Milky Way glows in blues, pinks and purples, and is reflected in a lake nearby. She is wondering whether she will become an astronaut against all odds
December 14, 2024 at 10:48 PM
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Day 13 of #ArtAdventCalendar! This is a pastel pencil sketch of Jim McDivitt, based on a photo taken during Apollo 9
An astronaut looking up at a bright light above him. The earth is reflected in his visor and he's squinting at the light
December 13, 2024 at 11:08 PM