150x200
Oil on Board
"Namib Mysteries"
I still haven't finished this painting yet. I was thinking maybe I should leave this first one as is, just finish off the rigging, or put a couple of soldiers in the forground, or do another one like that, or do something completely different.
What do you think? I could call this one, "and then what happened?"
3 comments:
Dear Bob: May the Lord's Angels of Healing come to you and restore you to good health.
You are first to comment on my blog. Painting is the only way to go. You are right! Things usually work out for the best.
My sons bought me a sketchbox easel for travel and this Birthday my youngest added my long wanted jullian half size plein air french easel with tote. I was almost scared to take them out. I am considering putting decking stain on them to protect from the elements. What do you think?
I call them Buffalo Soldier and Seadog.
I have my health and I am blessed with caring Sons.
God Speed!
Regards from Boston, MA
((( Circle of Hugs ))
Sherrie
I really like this painting. I do not know the history. Would it really be Red Coats guarding this ship?
Is it a monument? What if a couple of awe struck people finding such a sight! Like a Mom and her two curious Sons.
Love life!
((( Circle of Hugs )))
Sherrie in Boston, MA
Sherrie, Thanks for your comment. The ship is a copy of the Cutty Sark that burnt out in London about a month ago. It is an old Tea Clipper that used to sail the seas many years ago.
I set it in the Skelliton Coast. This is an area in what was formally known as South West Africa (Now called Namibia). There are so many wrecks on this coast. The region is mostly an area where one cannot go. It's called "Sperrverboten"- Diamond area. You cannot go because there are litterally thousands of diamonds lying on the beach. As you would imagine, it wouldn't be too good for the diamond industry if all of a sudden a million diamonds flooded the market. Their value would fall to nothing.
I suggest that you look after your Buffalo solier and sea dog. They will be friends for many years. Get out there and paint. It really does'nt matter if your paintings dont exactly end up in the New York Art gallery. I painted a picture of a friends cat. They framed it and bought it to me so that I could see. It looked fantastic and felt so proud that someone would take the trouble and go to the expense to do that to a painting that I had done.
The Namib is such a wonderful place. The country is quite large and only a million people live there. I once travelled a whole day and didn't see one person. It is a place to get close to yourself and to God.
May God protect your sons.
Thanks for taking an interest in my work.
Keep well and enjoy every second of your life.
Regards
Bob
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