Drawing the Aurora Borealis

‘Radically Limited Access to Reality – Enhanced’

Graphite on Card 25×48.5 cm 2024

 

I Observed the Aurora Borealis on the 10th and 11th May from just after 11 pm to 3 am. It was extraordinary even to my unaided eye’s I could see hints of colour. The crescent Moon was also visible sinking slowly into the West, and is in the lower left of the drawing. This is the first of several artworks about this experience. The drawing is composed of three panels joined together and angled somewhat.