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A French Legionnaire near Hanoi - 1954 (a monochrome study)

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An English Officer is the subject - even after only six months of painting I can pick out details that I could have done better. It's all part of the learning process.

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A non-participant study of a WWI battle field. I used a much ticker paper (140 lbs) which I hear is not so dense for watercolor artists but I was plenty dense for me.

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I was so impressed to find a picture of this soldier wearing a bow tie while fighting in a trench that I painted him.

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This was one of my first attempts using a military theme. The subject (taken from a photo) depicts a day in the life of a French Trooper living in a trench.

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I tried to capture the deep shadows of this subject, a soldier of the US Constabulary in Germany after 1945.

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Here is a sketch of an exhausted driver of the Red Ball Express. You can't fight the Nazi's unless you've got gas and ammo.

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I am not sure it worked with this one, it just seems a little skeletal for my liking.

I wasn't satisfied either; the subject's face shadowed under the helmet made for a great picture but the execution wasn't right. All part of the learning process. Thanks for your comments Monty.
 
An English Officer is the subject - even after only six months of painting I can pick out details that I could have done better. It's all part of the learning process.

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You artistically talented people give me the sh!ts. :smile:

If I had a quarter of your talent I'd be very pleased with myself. For what it's worth I really like your work, the painting above being my choice so far.

I find some of your faces a bit too "drawn" (not above) but hey, that is the type of thing that denotes an artist's style... keep up the good work.
 
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You artistically talented people give me the sh!ts. :smile:

If I had a quarter of your talent I'd be very pleased with myself. For what it's worth I really like your work, the painting above being my choice so far.

I find some of your faces a bit too "drawn" (not above) but hey, that is the type of thing that denotes an artist's style... keep up the good work.

Thanks - I'm still looking for that elusive style. I'll keep plugging away.


Here are a few quick studies. (the first taken from a photo on Iwo Jima). The second is without ink in an attempt to avoid the "drawn" look you had mentioned.
 

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Thanks - I'm still looking for that elusive style. I'll keep plugging away.


Here are a few quick studies. (the first taken from a photo on Iwo Jima). The second is without ink in an attempt to avoid the "drawn" look you had mentioned.
No, no, no,... that was not the "drawn" I was referring to. I was referring to the shape of the face "long and drawn" as against "rounded" or "full"

I like the ink outlining.

Keep it up,...
 
You artistically talented people give me the sh!ts. :smile:

If I had a quarter of your talent I'd be very pleased with myself. For what it's worth I really like your work, the painting above being my choice so far.

I find some of your faces a bit too "drawn" (not above) but hey, that is the type of thing that denotes an artist's style... keep up the good work.

I think this one would be my favourite so far...
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