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| Ron Zdroik Contact me by e-mail. Although I don’t remember drawing on the walls of my parents’ house with crayons, art has been a part of my life since I was very young. I have always been comfortable with a pen or pencil in my hand and, being mechanically minded, I was designing futuristic cars, jets and hydroelectric dams by the time I was ten years old. I no longer have any of those drawings but it is interesting and fun to see some similarities between modern aircrafts and my sketches from decades ago. Following school and a couple of unsatisfactory jobs, I decided to start my own small design company. For 20 years I designed, illustrated and produced logos, brochures and advertising literature. I created trade show displays, built scale models, designed homes, and I have drawn pen-and-ink Harley-Davidson Motorcycles, antique cars and consumer products by the thousands. In spring of 2002 I was encouraged by one of my clients to close my office and join their patent law firm. My current position tends to defy description, but my primary function is to interpret and illustrate inventions to be submitted for patent applications. It’s interesting, widely varied, fun, provides benefits and allows me time to be creative. Other artistic media include scrathboard, pen and ink, airbrush, pencil, wood, metal and concrete. My interests are astronomy (how did you guess!), photography, woodworking and numerous other hobbies. MY THOUGHTS ON ART, ASTRONOMY AND SCIENCE - I have always been fascinated by the night sky. Even growing up within the bright glow of an urban area, I was still able to point out constellations and watch Skylab fly overhead. Watching the Apollo moon landing as a young boy, launching model rockets and straining to look at celestial objects through cheap telescopes only added to my interest in astronomy, and science in general. Today, many years later, I am still amazed at the beauty of the universe. Over the years my skills at astronomy have increased. I've kept up with the latest science and research, and looking through better telescopes, my latest a home-built 8" Dobsonian. I have been fortunate to host numerous presentations and viewings in which I have been able to show the night sky to the general public who are eager to understand real science. I feel that as a space artist I am able to present not only creative artwork but also the real science behind that creativity, as opposed to the fake and pseudo- sciences that all too often are presented to the public. MEMBERSHIP - International Association of Astronomical Artists (link) Milwaukee Astronomical Society (link) |
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| May the heavens be dark And the stars shine bright, May wonder awaken your mind And awe stir your soul. - Ron Zdroik |