Markers

The Forgotten Twelve

So here it is: my tribute to the twelve astronauts to have visited the moon before 2026 but never set foot on it. I'm calling them the forgotten...

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Ronald Evans

It's been a long journey but we've finally made it to Apollo 17, at the time of writing the last manned mission to the moon. Gene Cernan was...

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Ken Mattingly

The next member of the club is Ken Mattingly, CMP of Apollo 16. His crew mates were Commander John Young and LMP Charles Duke. It was John's second...

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Alfred Worden

Second one today and number ten in the collection is Alfred Worden, CMP of Apollo 15. David Scott was commander of this mission and James Irwin the...

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Stuart Roosa

After a day off while waiting for some new markers to arrive, it's back to work. This is Stuart Roosa, CMP of Apollo 14. He stayed in orbit while...

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Fred Haise

Number eight in the collection is Fred Haise, Lunar Module Pilot in Apollo 13. The plan was for Fred to be the sixth man on the moon and to not be...

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Jack Swigert

Number 7 in the collection is Jack Swigert. Command Module Pilot in the ill fated but miraculous Apollo13. Jack's second colour is a grey, cool...

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Richard Gordon Junior

Before I say anything else, the mystery has been solved. Someone on LinkedIn worked out that the twelve subjects in this collection are the twelve...

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Michael Collins

Number five in the collection and things are starting to get interesting because we've reached Apollo 11. This is Michael Collins, the Command...

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Thomas Stafford

Fourth in the series is Thomas Stafford, Commander of Apollo 10. I'm doing these portraits in order of their Apollo missions and in Commander then...

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William Anders

Third up in the latest collection is William Anders, Lunar Module Pilot in Apollo 8. I guess he must have spent a lot of time making the tea as the...

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Jim Lovell

Next up is Jim Lovell, Command Module Pilot (CMP) in Apollo 8 and, more famously, Commander of Apollo 13, the famously aborted moon landing mission...

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Frank Borman

And so it begins. It's time for another marker portrait collection. It's the biggest so far with twelve portraits. It's a collection that's been...

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The New YouTube Six

And here is the complete collection, made up of: Liz Chaderton Ben Askins, The Working Week Pete Green, Greeno Eats Dan Rourke,...

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Gary Hanna, Gary Eats

Here I am, out in the studio on a chilly morning. What am I doing here? Well I'm here to paint the last member of the New YouTube Six. It's Gary...

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Jon Jefferson, Auto Shenanigans

Hello and welcome The Artistic Actuary. How the devil are you? Have you had a good week? My name is <redcacted>. Thank you very much for...

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Liz Chaderton

Time for another marker portrait of a YouTuber and today it's professional artist and author Liz Chaderton. Her YouTube channel can be found here...

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Dan Rourke, SciManDan

What happens when one of the biggest artists on the internet takes on the most feared of flat Earth debunkers? Well, you're about to find out. ...

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Pete Green, Greeno Eats

Right then folks. Artistic Actuary here. Now where am I today? I'm out in the studio, specifically at the desk where I do my painting. Why am I...

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Ben Askins, The Working Week

I'm in the the mood for another collection of marker portraits, so let's go. This is going to be a set of portraits of another six YouTube...

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