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This painting was sent in by Lyn Canham who gave a wonderful description of its inspiration
Sogno d’Ombra (Dream of Shadow) – Bardiglio Marble – 2017 © Rob Good
Storms that Spin: Cloud of the Month for June comes twisting from the western edge of tornado alley in the US state of Colorado…
Laura Hilkemann got in touch to tell us about a stunning formation of asperitas clouds that were recently flowed across Nebraska, USA
Artist, Tom Blazier, member 17468 recently sent his nocturne cloud oil painting titled “Jemez Moon”.
Julie Raymond-Yakoubian, member 24,422, recently contacted us about this interesting cloud-related article
‘Summer Storm’ by Marissa Blossom, Member 42,677…
Ryoma’s mum, Alex, recently sent us this wonderful poem written by her son describing what he sees when he’s cloudspotting…
Afsaneh A Michaels, member 45450, seeks to convey the poetry of nature in its grand displays in the sky as cloud formations: each cloud expressing the atmosphere’s moods like a person’s feelings. She recently shared this example showing the clouds over San Francisco Bay.
You can see more of her work on her website
David Oscarson, Supporting Member 40914, recently shared this poem which beautifully describes the image he captured.
David Oscarson, supporting member 40914, recently sent us this time-lapse created of clouds over Clark County, Nevada.
Carole Chandler, member 28346, sent us a little poem from Marley (Retired Guide Dog … and super-duper canine cloud-spotter) and herself that hopes might bring a smile to some fellow ‘cloud spotters’ out there!
May’s Cloud of the Month is a rare combination of optical effects, all tied up in a bow…
Fulvia Testi, an artist from Cuneo, Italy recently shared this beautiful painting with us.
When Society founder, Gavin Pretor-Pinney, was in San Francisco in April 2018, he was interviewed by Michael Krazny on the Forum Show on KQED Radio. There was a phone-in towards the end of the show, and one of the callers asked his advice about cloud books for kids.
“A cloud is a shade in motion” claims this great New Yorker review
Carol Ritter Wright, member 45130, recently wrote to us about her love of clouds and how she has incorporated this into her home.
Sharrie Fordham of Bury St Edmunds, UK, recently sent us this thoughtful cloud inspired poem.
Bhavna Misra illustrates nature, landscapes, portraiture, and still life as an emotional response to what she observes.
As part of our speaking tour of US northwest states, Gavin was interviewed by Michael Krazny for Forum on KQED Radio in San Francisco.
Cloud enthusiast, Mark Hyde, recently contacted us about the Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM) which is a state-of-the-art, unique collection of optical cameras, fast light meters and X- and Gamma-ray detectors, that will for the first time, will allow researchers to observe lightning in the Earth’s atmosphere with unprecedented detail from space.
The monitor will study the inner workings of lightning allowing us to have more understanding of the impact of lightning on the atmosphere.
There is an in-depth and fascinating article about this on the University of Bath website.
Mamma clouds, also known as mammatus, are pouch-like formations named after the Latin for an ‘udder’…
In April’s Cloud of the Month we ask ‘What is a sunset without clouds?’…
Sarah Leavesley, a poet from Worcestershire, UK, recently sent us her latest poetryfilm. She tells us that clouds focus a lot in her life and work as inspiration for her writing and photography and also as part of her personal, mindful and meditation practices.
Daryl D Johnson, member 45193, paints with oil on canvas. She tells us she paints clouds to show the earth is breathing and it’s a mindfulness practice for her.
In the untamed twisting, turbulent air downwind of mountains, fine filigrees of cloud can form…
Ruth Bailey from Switzerland, member 37436, was recently interviewed by Carole Koch for GEO magazine
Susan Wishart, member 14381, started photographing clouds back in 2002 and had no idea what she would do with the photographs
This poem, by McClain Homann, was inspired by the idea of what one might feel, see or think inside of a cloud.
We can just imagine dreamily floating away on a cloud
Cindy Medina of Las Cruces, New Mexico wrote explaining that it has been sunshine for 1 1/2 months and she misses the clouds, rain, and snow. Regardless of this, she sent us these cloud haiku.
Josie Merck, member 43205, is an artist living in Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Miya Ando is an American artist known for her metal paintings which encapsulate both ephemerality and permanence in their subtle, brilliant color gradients.
Lorelei O’Connor of Beaverton, Oregon has sent us her poem for the white clouds.
Ever wondered why clouds sometimes line themselves up into regimented ‘streets’ like this? Of course you have, and now is your chance to find out with February’s Cloud of the Month…
Judy Brandon is an artist from Cleveland, Ohio.
Rebecca Cleland, an avid cloudspotter, was recently in touch to tell us about this list of weather terms.
Johanna McCormick (member 43238) lives and works in Boulder Creek, California, USA.
McClain Homann (member 45082) is a recent member of the Cloud Appreciation Society from Mattoon IL, US. He loves to write and sent his latest cloud-inspired poem to share