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Conde Nast “Catching Fog”

The delicate process of fog collection is as beautiful as you might imagine. It’s also a sustainable way of harvesting water in drought-stricken areas of the country. Explore the process with Dr. Daniel Fernandez (member member 45,058) of Cal State University, Monterey Bay.

Cloud Poetry

Isabell VanMerlin wrote this poem a while ago following many gray days in New England. She incorporated it with a photograph taken in Dover, NH, where she lives.

Mt. Tamalpais Fire Lookout Glory

Gary Yost sent us this video. His description he writes “That’s the Gardner Fire Lookout shadow in the halo. I was shooting this from the north catwalk of the Lookout on East Peak, which explains why the center of the Glory is where I was standing”.

From Jackie Williams

Artist, Jackie Williams, has been painting with watercolour for some time now and in one of the last courses she attended they also painted clouds. She told us, “it was quite tricky to capture those ever-changing beings but real fun”.

‘Luchtig’ – A Collection

Alrik Swagerman, member 56,484, has spent the last five years photographing the sky in his hometown Scheveningen, The Netherlands, mainly endeavouring to capture its stillness and open space that he experiences on the coast. It has resulted in a collection of 32 photographs entitled ‘Luchtig’.

Full Moon Pacific Blanket

Cloud enthusiast Gary Yost, sent us this video of the San Francisco Bay Area. His description of it explains that the Bay Area is famous for its dense fog, and when you’re in it the fog is cold and grey. But there’s another side to the fog and the only way to see what happens when it fully comes in and blankets the SF Bay Area at night is to be above it.

Gold Clouds

“Gold Clouds” oils on canvas, 20 x 30″ is by Daryl D. Johnson, member 45,193. She is based in New Orleans and paints clouds inspired by dramatic colors and forms she has observed.

Fog Art

Sara Blumenstein, supporting member 24,936, recently alerted us to a Fog Art installation at the Louisiana Children’s Museum. The installation was designed by artist, Fujiko Nakaya, a Japanese artist and member of Experiments in Art and Technology who is best known for her fog sculptures

On Cloud Art

Eli Bajet, member 31,060, isbased in Ontario Canada and takes pictures of the clouds, dressing them with colors to create abstract colorful art.

From Barbara Miller

Barbara Miller, member 56,107, is an aviator in Annapolis, Maryland. She has recently begun a series of paintings based on her up-close and personal experience of clouds

A Cloudy Day of Art

Kathleen Janick, member 49,856, sent us this tongue-in-cheek poetic expression of her experience in the CAS cloud watercolor workshops hosted by Donna Levinstone and Gavin Pretor-Pinney. The painting here is one she made during the workshop.

Foel Drygarn

Kate Edge, member 30,633, is in the process of moving the Pembrokeshire, UK, to live in and around the Preseli Hills. She told us this painting was done in her ‘car studio’ and depicts the Iron Age Hill Fort called Foel Drygarn from a high top position in a local farmers field.

Cloud Layers

Suzanne Fenton, member 43,602, was walking her English Bulldog, Coco, and noticed that different cloud layers were moving at different speeds. It had been very stormy so there had been a lot of varied cloud formations and action lately!

Cloud Hats

Nate Barton, member 46,647, is a self taught artist, teacher and maker in Asheville, North Carolina. As well as making hats, he also includes handpainted cloudscapes on them.

You can see more of his work on his Instagram

June 2021

The jellyfish of the sky have arrived! And they bring us a message, as explained in June’s Cloud of the Month…

Clouds in Spring Time

Massimiliano Squadroni of Scenari Digitali srl, sent us this timelapse filmed in May 2021. The video was made through their webcam location in the Castelluccio di Norcia, Monti Sibillini National Park

From Malcolm Wilson

Malcolm Wilson, member 41,548, painted this scene using oils on canvas of the clouds above Cumbria. It is 3.5 metres long and is to hang in a public room of a Grade 2 Listed Hotel.

From Dolores B Mitchell

Dolores B Mitchell has loved looking at the sky since childhood, when she would imagine walking around in splendid cities in the clouds. This is one of her cloud inspired paintings.