MARINE ARTISTS

@farmerman,

I'm not sure off-hand when Tirpitz was painted but I know there is an obvious difference between his early paintings and his later ones which definitely improved with age and experience.

Regarding cover art, besides Douglas Reeman's "Kent" series, it seems he did quite a lot of dj's, many of which we are still discovering ourselves. I believe he did Mowat's "Grey Seas Under" and "The Serpents Coil", if you Google these book titles using 'images', you will see pictures of the book covers. Also he appears to have done some covers for books by John Harris, "Silent Marauders" by Graeme Cook and "Gold from Crete" by C.S Forester amongst many others..... of which we have a large number. Looking at the paintings individually, it is very apparent which ones were painted for the purpose to accomodate wraparound and titles, etc. but I will try to find out for you if any of his cover art was rejected.

Re. the website, unfortunately no idea of timescale yet, spare time is the main factor really but we would welcome any input you can contribute.

This picture of the Titanic is also one of my Grandpa's and one of my fave's.

http://www.shipsahoy.com/dml237.gif

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@farmerman,

the german merchant-raider SEEADLER ( WW I - under graf von luckner ) :

http://ahoy.tk-jk.net/MoreImages2/SeeadlerPainting.jpg

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@Miklos7,

http://www.artknowledgenews.com/files2009b/Daniell_Feeling_in_the_Weir.jpg

That's a beautiful photo. Do you know what those grids are that seem to be on or in the water? Are what are those taller, fainter vertical plant looking things? Are they in the water or on the shore? I can't work out the perspective.
I love the curve and fluidity of the water against the solid, straight lines of the boat and the oar- beautiful.
I'm gonna explore him some more.

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@aidan,

The reflection is of the poles and nets that are strung on the poles. This makes up a fish weir. A fish weir is kinda unique way oif fishing in the MAine/Maritimes area where the tides are extremely high (30+ ft). A weir is installed as a large round pole structure with a net inside. There is one opening in the weir where, when the tides are high, the fish can swim into the weir, when the tides ebb, the water level goes below the "doorway" and the fish are tyrapped inside. Ive seen everything from codfish to small whales get trapped in weirs. Whenever a whale blunders inside, usually the weir owner will boat out to release it so the whale doesnt damage the weir in hios attempts to free himself.
We saw a small whale shark in one this year, it was about 15 feet long and was swimming around in circles till the tie came in again.

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@farmerman,

i HAPPENED TO FIND A PAINTING BY mONTAGUE dAWSON . iTS A SUBJECT LIKE "tHE fIGHTING tAMMIERER" BUT IS DONE IN DAWSONS HYPER REALIST STYLE.

http://www.pixelatedpalette.com/images/MuseumThumbs/Montague-Dawson-18.jpg

I HOPE WE CAN REJUVINATE THIS THREAD WITH SOME MO PITCHERS

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@farmerman,

Heres another by Montague Dawson. Its The George V in Action Against The Japanese. Its almost a grissaile style.

http://www.vallejogallery.com/artists/D/Dawson,%20Montague/King%20George%20V%20in%20action%20against%20the%20Japanese/1000%20dpi%20un%20framed.jpg

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@farmerman,

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I HOPE WE CAN REJUVINATE THIS THREAD WITH SOME MO PITCHERS

Oh I hope so, too, farmer!

That last one was gorgeous!

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@msolga,

Here's my contribution.:

http://www.fineartemporium.com/se-Buttersworth1.jpg

Oilpainting on canvas by Thomas Buttersworth Junior
Buttersworth, Thomas Junior - A British Frigate chasing a Spanish Frigate at sea, executed at the beginning of the 19th Century

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@msolga,

That wasnt so hard now was it?

I was looking back at some of our posts in this thread and some have been deleted by the host sites. One especially Donald Demers "Returning the Piloty", I gotta find that one, it is so like the job it depicts.

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@farmerman,

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That wasnt so hard now was it?

Nah, dead easy, farmer. Smile

But I have a hunch my post might be deleted as well ... not too keen on sharing, some of these marine art sites, are they?

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@farmerman,

HA! here is the Donald Demers "Returning the Pilot". I am such a freak for learning about the lives of ships pilots. As a kid, my dad knew a ship pilot who worked the Panama Canal. I kept up a correspondence with him into my early 20's when he died(The pilot). At his last days he taught piloting and seamanship at the Merchant Marine Academy in Maryland.

http://www.jrusselljinishiangallery.com/images/demers/demers-return-pilot-1900.jpg

As an aside, I love how the perspective and use of directionals maked the eye work to the center of interest, the rowboat containing the pilot . All the directionals, (rigging, lighting,smoke,etc) all lead from or to the little rowboat. Most artists try not to be so blatant about how they control your field of vision, but Dem,ers didnt give a rats ass here.

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@aidan,

Miklos! if there is anyone on a2k a miss dearly, it's Miklos7!!!

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@msolga,

and the one before that, and the one before that one.

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@ossobuco,

You OK osso? This is the marine painting thread. Mikos joined in about 9 months ago. (Hes prolly livin Large in Blue Hill Maine)

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@farmerman,

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I am such a freak for learning about the lives of ships pilots. As a kid, my dad knew a ship pilot who worked the Panama Canal. I kept up a correspondence with him into my early 20's when he died(The pilot). At his last days he taught piloting and seamanship at the Merchant Marine Academy in Maryland.

Do you still have his letters?
He worked on the Panama Canal. Wow. He would have had a few fascinating tales to tell!

I love the colours in Returning the Pilot.
And the water! The sea. The waves ..
Funny, the painting has a solid, almost static feel .. but there's so much drama & movement at the same time!

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@ossobuco,

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and the one before that, and the one before that one.

Indeed, osso.
They're wonderful!
I look forward to see what you come up with! Smile

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@farmerman,

Sure, I'm ok, but I missed Miklos being back, or, more likely, forgot - this is great!

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@ossobuco,

Heres another Montague DAwson painting. Its called "Night Suspect" and its another of these grey tone with just a spot of s[pectral color, very effective what?

http://www.artknowledgenews.com/files2008/MontagueDawsonNightSuspect.jpg

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Very dramatic, farmer.

John Chancellor's paintings of Charles Darwin's Beagle. Sorry they're so small. I'll see what else I can find.:

http://darwin-online.org.uk/people/chancellor_galapgos.jpg

HMS Beagle in the Galapagos, 17 October 1835 2.15 p.m., by John Chancellor

http://darwin-online.org.uk/people/Chancellor_Sorely_tried.jpg

Sorely Tried, HMS Beagle off Cape Horn, 13 January 1833

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Chancellor was reluctant to paint the Beagle as she had been so extensively modified for surveying and very few contemporary illustrations were even moderately accurate. In 1979, however, with the then approaching Darwin centenary (1982), he struck up a lengthy correspondence with David Stanbury, adviser to the BBC's 1978 TV series 'The voyage of Charles Darwin', and with Lois Darling, who had built a detailed model of the Beagle. After reading Stanbury 1977 and 1979, then FitzRoy's Narrative 1839, he finally decided to commit to a painting of 'H M S Beagle in the Galápagos'.

The painting involved much original research, and Chancellor and I spent many hours poring over the charts and watercolours made by the crew, at the Hydrographic Office in Taunton. After reading FitzRoy's log, Chancellor chose to portray the Beagle on the afternoon when FitzRoy sent in boats to collect Darwin after his longest period ashore on the Galápagos.

http://darwin-online.org.uk/EditorialIntroductions/Chancellor_FitzRoysBeagle.html

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@msolga,

Another painting of the Beagle. This time by Oz marine artist, Ron Scobie.
(Actually, I'm probably more fascinated by the voyage of the Beagle than the paintings. Smile

)
This spot is close to the (now) site of the Sydney opera house. :

http://www.ronscobie-marineartist.com/HMS%20Beagle%20in%20Sydney%20Harbour%201838.jpg

This artwork was painted for display at the Australian Society of Marine Artists' Annual Exhibition held at the Queensland Maritime Museum in Brisbane 2006. It shows HMS "Beagle" approaching Fort Macquarie (now the site of Sydney's Opera House). The rock behind the ship was demolished to build Fort Denison.

http://www.ronscobie-marineartist.com/gallery8beagle.htm

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