wefalck Posted November 4, 2019 Share #541 Posted November 4, 2019 Thanks, Jim. Interesting indeed. You work essentially then on the dry paper ? How do you develop the preliminary drawings of the ships. In some cases there would be photographs, but of course not for the historic subjects. I know that some marine painters work from models - and you ? Canute, mtaylor, lmagna and 1 other 4 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegaskip Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share #542 Posted November 5, 2019 I work mostly from photographs. For the old ones I use old paintings or prints from books or the net for reference. I find that you can usually tell which painter has been at sea and which is painting from a description. I must admit I have been tempted to 'do' Trafalgar with a submarine surfacing, or an MTB darting out between a couple of three deckers!. jim lmagna, Mirabell61, wefalck and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted November 5, 2019 Share #543 Posted November 5, 2019 4 hours ago, Vegaskip said: I must admit I have been tempted to 'do' Trafalgar with a submarine surfacing, or an MTB darting out between a couple of three deckers!. jim It must be hard to keep the imagination in check when you have as much talent as you do. You could always do the charge of Nemo's Nautilus as depicted in the Disney 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea film. I always loved the night scene where the water is flowing over the lit conning tower while they build up to top speed to ram the naval ship. Edwardkenway, John Allen and Canute 3 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted November 5, 2019 Share #544 Posted November 5, 2019 5 hours ago, Vegaskip said: I must admit I have been tempted to 'do' Trafalgar with a submarine surfacing, or an MTB darting out between a couple of three deckers! That would be awesome! J11 and Canute 2 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted November 5, 2019 Share #545 Posted November 5, 2019 Jim, with your skill and considering the recent headline I read over the weekend about the finding of the wreck, I think it would be something special to do HMS Urge departing Malta. Canute, J11 and mtaylor 3 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegaskip Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share #546 Posted November 7, 2019 I work mostly from photographs. For the old ones I use old paintings or prints from books or the net for reference. I find that you can usually tell which painter has been at sea and which is painting from a description. I must admit I have been tempted to 'do' Trafalgar with a submarine surfacing, or an MTB darting out between a couple of three deckers!. jim reklein, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegaskip Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share #547 Posted November 7, 2019 Return Cargo Return Convoy. Steamer with a Deck Cargo of timber from Northern Russia. With escorting Corvette. Timber for 'Pit Props', was vital for the coal mines. Coal was essential to fuel the factories and and heat the homes of Britain. The former supply from Scandinavia and the Baltic countries, was no longer available being now occupied by Germany. 14”X10”w/c G.L., ken@southside, ccoyle and 14 others 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegaskip Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share #548 Posted November 9, 2019 Ship's Lifeboat.Somewhere. Mid ocean. Any ocean. War or Peace. Remember!. W/C 15” X 11” JpR62, wefalck, John Allen and 19 others 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegaskip Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share #549 Posted November 13, 2019 Norwegian Steamer Anna loaded with Timber in a gale. 1917 she was stopped and boarded by U16 on a voyage from Almeria to Glasgow with Esparto Grass. She was sunk by scuttling, no casualties. W/C 10” X 7” jud, John Allen, GrandpaPhil and 13 others 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wefalck Posted November 13, 2019 Share #550 Posted November 13, 2019 I only recently learned, when visiting the London Canal Museum last weekend, what Esparto Grass was used for: paper-making. It is mainly grown in SE Spain, in the provinces Valencia, Alicante, Murcia, and Almeria. The Spanish name is atocha. Perhaps, this is why Madrid's main station for trains to the South is called Atocha, leading to the plains, where Esparto Grass grows. mtaylor, Canute, Roger Pellett and 2 others 5 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegaskip Posted November 15, 2019 Author Share #551 Posted November 15, 2019 The Ship Alice with a couple of inshore fishing boats of a coast. w/C 14” X10” Jim Captain Poison, lmagna, Maury S and 20 others 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted November 15, 2019 Share #552 Posted November 15, 2019 (edited) Thanks and keep them coming Jim. I seldom do anything other than mark the like box as constantly saying "fantastic" does not seem to fill the bill after a while. But I NEVER get tired of clicking on the entry and seeing what you have created to show us this time. Your efforts always seem to please Edited November 15, 2019 by lmagna J11, Canute, davyboy and 10 others 13 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavalcanti21 Posted November 21, 2019 Share #553 Posted November 21, 2019 Thanks Of sharing this fantastic Works mtaylor, Canute and jud 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegaskip Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share #554 Posted November 22, 2019 (edited) Thank you all for taking the time to comment. Jim Edited November 24, 2019 by Vegaskip mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegaskip Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share #555 Posted December 6, 2019 The Schooner watercolour 14” X 10” Captain Poison, Mirabell61, Duanelaker and 20 others 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted December 6, 2019 Share #556 Posted December 6, 2019 Excellent! mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BETAQDAVE Posted December 8, 2019 Share #557 Posted December 8, 2019 Jim, this particular painting brings to my mind the old phrase "See how she scoons." Once said to be the origin of the name schooner. Scoon was an old time word meaning to skip across the water. I think that most of your paintings seem to bring out an emotional response in the viewer, as this one does for me. Keep it up! Canute, mtaylor and lmagna 3 Quote Dave “You’ve just got to know your limitations” Dirty Harry Current Builds: Modified MS 1/8” scale Phantom, and modified plastic/wood hybrid of Aurora 1:87 scale whaling bark Wanderer. Past Builds: (Done & sold) 1/8” scale A.J. Fisher 2 mast schooner Challenge, 1/6” scale scratch built whaler Wanderer w/ plans & fittings from A.J. Fisher, and numerous plastic kits including 1/8” scale Revell U.S.S. Constitution (twice), Cutty Sark, and Mayflower. (Done & in dry dock) Modified 1/8” scale Revell U.S.S. Constitution w/ wooden deck and masting [too close encounter w/conc. floor in move] Hope to get to builds: MS 3/16” scale Pride of Baltimore II, MS 1/2” scale pinky schooner Glad Tidings, a scratch build 3/16” scale Phantom, and a scratch build 3/16" scale Denis Sullivan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegaskip Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share #558 Posted March 24, 2020 HMS Coldstreamer A/S Trawler jim Edwardkenway, amateur, ken@southside and 15 others 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted March 24, 2020 Share #559 Posted March 24, 2020 Jim, we missed your regular painting updates! Armed trawlers on the North Atlantic convoy routes figured prominently in the latest book I just finished reading. Jack12477, mtaylor, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegaskip Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share #560 Posted March 24, 2020 Sorry, been off painting since before Christmas, just one of those things. Here’s the latest based on 'Fort Grahame' and HMS Acute J106 Beckmann, amateur, Duanelaker and 17 others 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reklein Posted March 24, 2020 Share #561 Posted March 24, 2020 Glad to see that you're back in the game. Canute, lmagna and mtaylor 3 Quote Bill, in Idaho Completed Mamoli Halifax and Billings Viking ship in 2015 Next Model Shipways Syren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardkenway Posted March 24, 2020 Share #562 Posted March 24, 2020 Still got it though, good to see you back 👍😁 lmagna, mtaylor and Canute 3 Quote Current builds; Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25 Providence whaleboat- 1:25 HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 Completed: HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64- finished Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - finished Non ship: SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted March 24, 2020 Share #563 Posted March 24, 2020 The others already told: nice to see a couple of new ones. Jan mtaylor, lmagna and Canute 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.L. Posted March 24, 2020 Share #564 Posted March 24, 2020 That's a nice one, is that an Algerine class corvette? mtaylor, Canute and lmagna 3 Quote G.L. Current projects: Oostends schipje (Ostend shrimper) - scale 1:20 Clipper d'Argenteuil - POF - scale 1/15 - SMALL Completed projects: Norwegian Whale Boat - POF - scale 1/10 - SMALL Anatomy of a boat by G.L. - scale 1/10 - POF - SMALL Day gaff sailing boat with center board - FINISHED - SMALL - scale 1/10 Cross section fishing smack - FINISHED -scale 1:20HMS Triton cross section - FINISHED - Scale 1:24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuglo Posted March 24, 2020 Share #565 Posted March 24, 2020 such talent. such beautiful work. thank you for sharing mtaylor, Canute and lmagna 3 Quote current build- Swan ,scratch on shelf,Rattlesnake, Alert semi scratch,Le Coureur,, Fubbs scratch completed: nostrum mare,victory(Corel), san felipe, sovereign of the seas, sicilian cargo boat ,royal yacht caroline, armed pinnace, charles morgan whaler, galilee boat, wappen von hamburg, la reale (Dusek), amerigo vespucci, oneida (semi scratch) diane, great harry-elizabethan galleon (semi scratch), agammemnon, hanna (scratch).19th cent. shipyard diorama (Constructo), picket boat, victory bow section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted March 26, 2020 Share #566 Posted March 26, 2020 Hi Jim, good to see you back. Your latest paintings reminded me of one of my merchant mariner heros, Edwin O'Hara for which the athletic hall at the US Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY is named. He was an 18 year old cadet of the SS Stephen Hopkins which was in a surface battle with a German ship in 1942. The Hopkins went down with much of her crew, including O'Hara who took over the manning of their 4" gun prior to going down. I believe the Hopkins was the only Liberty Ship credited with sinking a German ship as the German ship Stier was so heavily damaged by the Hopkins that she was scuttled. The painting below can be seen at the academy and I thought as an artist you would appreciate this tribute to O'Hara. Cadet Edwin O'HaraSS Stephen Hopkins GrandpaPhil, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cotrecerf Posted March 26, 2020 Share #567 Posted March 26, 2020 Very nice to see you and your works back on board! I especially like the atmospheric aspect of your paintings. Thanks! mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegaskip Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share #568 Posted March 27, 2020 (edited) On 3/26/2020 at 10:50 AM, allanyed said: Hi Jim, good to see you back. Your latest paintings reminded me of one of my merchant mariner heros, Edwin O'Hara for which the athletic hall at the US Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY is named. He was an 18 year old cadet of the SS Stephen Hopkins which was in a surface battle with a German ship in 1942. The Hopkins went down with much of her crew, including O'Hara who took over the manning of their 4" gun prior to going down. I believe the Hopkins was the only Liberty Ship credited with sinking a German ship as the German ship Stier was so heavily damaged by the Hopkins that she was scuttled. The painting below can be seen at the academy and I thought as an artist you would appreciate this tribute to O'Hara. Cadet Edwin O'HaraSS Stephen Hopkins Thanks for posting this. ' Been There, Seen the picture. Didn't get the 'T' shirt'. In 2016 I was asked if I could paint a cover and some illustrations for a book being written about the experiencies of a Ships Engineer Cadet on board a Liberty Ship the book 'Liberty's War'. To cut a long story short. The book was launched at the US Merchant Marine Academy, at Kings point. I had the Privilege and Honour to be invited to the event, and to give a short talk about how a retired ex RN Rating from a small village in Fife Scotland came to be there. The cover painting was acquired by USMMA Museum. What more could I ask, one of my paintings among such eminent company. some photos of the cover painting, exhibition and launch. Edited March 27, 2020 by Vegaskip Landrotten Highlander, Duanelaker, Beef Wellington and 14 others 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted March 27, 2020 Share #569 Posted March 27, 2020 Super congratulations Jim! I have been back to the Academy quite a few times since graduation, but not recently. Wish I had known about your event and could have timed one of my business trips to NY to coincide. Did you happen to get a copy of the book and if yes, is it a good read? Cheers Allan mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegaskip Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share #570 Posted March 27, 2020 (edited) On 3/24/2020 at 5:47 PM, G.L. said: That's a nice one, is that an Algerine class corvette? 'Algerine'. Originally Minesweepers. Most Canadian ones had MS gear removed and replaced with Depth charges, and used as Convoy Escorts. jim Edited March 27, 2020 by Vegaskip mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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