The Painting Thread... (as opposed to art debate)

[thebish]

Well, as someone who has recently read a post that contains a correct title only to see a following post which then confusingly corrects the said title but in actual fact the correction is exactly the same as the original post, then no, it isn't helpful... it's confusing is what it was.

The original post contained the title "The Fighting Teneraire". The original poster has since corrected it.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Well, as someone who has recently read a post that contains a correct title only to see a following post which then confusingly corrects the said title but in actual fact the correction is exactly the same as the original post, then no, it isn't helpful... it's confusing is what it was.

The original post contained the title "The Fighting Teneraire". The original poster has since corrected it.

Now that was helpful. I'll award you a badge: most helpful post of the day.

Here's some stuff.
The original Temeraire was a French warship captured by the perfidious rosbifs at the battle of Lagos and kept and used by the Royal Navy.
The crew of the 'Fighting' Temeraire (the second HMS Temeraire) actually called her the 'Saucy' Temeraire.
There were a further three ships called HMS Temeraire with keel laying dates of 1876, 1907 and 1939 although only two of them were actually built.
A further two shore establishments were called HMS Temeraire.
The French have subsequently built a Triomphant-class ballistic missile submarine called Temeraire, commissioned in 1999.
The French word temeraire means: rash, reckless, foolhardy.

[thebish]

Here's some stuff.
The original Temeraire was a French warship captured by the perfidious rosbifs at the battle of Lagos and kept and used by the Royal Navy.
The crew of the 'Fighting' Temeraire (the second HMS Temeraire) actually called her the 'Saucy' Temeraire.
There were a further three ships called HMS Temeraire with keel laying dates of 1876, 1907 and 1939 although only two of them were actually built.
A further two shore establishments were called HMS Temeraire.
The French have subsequently built a Triomphant-class ballistic missile submarine called Temeraire, commissioned in 1999.
The French word temeraire means: rash, reckless, foolhardy.

I think I can quite boldly and confidently state that that is the largest collection of Temeraire-related information I have ever seen assembled in one forum post! bravo!

[Raven]

That lad in the pic was a 98 gun ship of the line captained by Eliab Harvey at the Battle of Trafalgar, it was third to break the frenchies line in the Weather Column (the one with Nelson in it), following Neptune and Victory. Can't remember if it was Temeraire or Neptune that was told to slow down so Victory could be first to break the line - Nelson liked a bit of the glory in fact he wasn't the first as Collingwood on HMS Royal Sovereign in the Lee column had already done it.

[TANGODANCER]

Two attempts. The first one a painting I liked and copied, the second HMB Endeavour in Cook town bay. No 3 is with a few finishing touches and with the pic taken in daylight

[thebish]

^ nice work Tango (as you say - snow is hard to paint)

(It's Cooktown Bay, I think...)

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Some nice painting there Tango. I'm waiting for the muse to strike... I've no outstanding subject matter firing me up...

[thebish]

Some nice painting there Tango. I'm waiting for the muse to strike... I've no outstanding subject matter firing me up...

paint the missus... how could that go wrong!!

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Some nice painting there Tango. I'm waiting for the muse to strike... I've no outstanding subject matter firing me up...

paint the missus... how could that go wrong!!

I suspected it before, but now I know that you wish me ill

[TANGODANCER]

Can you smell the grease? Saw a photo of the Lever End and it just had to be painted. It's 1995 Bolton v Everton. Doesn't seem eighteen years ago. Hope it goes down a bit better then Mr Lowry's Lever End...

[Burnden Paddock]

Noel Edmonds a Bolton fan?

[mummywhycantieatcrayons]

Tried to copy one of my favourite pictures


DSCN0976 by Talie64, on Flickr

Nice. I like looking at painting copies of oil paintings, themselves painted in oil, as it helps you to understand the original better.

Did you prime the canvas at all first, Raven? Or just work directly onto the white? Can you talk us through some of the challenges you encountered, if you can be arsed?!

You may be interested to know that there is a whole 'Turner and the Sea' exhibition on until April at the National Maritime Museum. http://www.rmg.co.uk/about/press/turner-and-the-sea" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I noticed last week that the Temeraire was not in its usual place, and this is why.

[LeverEnd]

Can you smell the grease? Saw a photo of the Lever End and it just had to be painted. It's 1995 Bolton v Everton. Doesn't seem eighteen years ago. Hope it goes down a bit better then Mr Lowry's Lever End...

Read this and it made me think of this...

[TANGODANCER]

Can you smell the grease? Saw a photo of the Lever End and it just had to be painted. It's 1995 Bolton v Everton. Doesn't seem eighteen years ago. Hope it goes down a bit better then Mr Lowry's Lever End...

Read this and it made me think of this...

[TANGODANCER]

Just one last Burnden memory then that's it.

[thebish]

bloody norah - I'd forgotten the ground was on such a slope!

[Gooner Girl]

Fantastic picture Tango, you're very talented.

[TANGODANCER]

bloody norah - I'd forgotten the ground was on such a slope!

You could take it up with the photographer I suppose, if he's still alive.

[TANGODANCER]

Fantastic picture Tango, you're very talented.

Thanks G.G., nice of you.

[LeverEnd]

You certainly are TD, what time do you want me round for my 'sitting'?