Military Art

[RCleary171]

I have recently taken up painting so I will share those works that are of a military nature.

 

Art of any media is welcome from the members of this group.

[RCleary171]

Here is a watercolor of a WWI soldier taking refuge in France.

 

 

 

[RCleary171]

I based this on an old photo from the front.

 

[The Meatcan]

nice work :thumbsup: I like your style.

What size are your originals? I hope you'll post more!

Terry

[patches]

Very good, they have an almost Art Deco quality, like done in the 20s.

[RCleary171]

What size are your originals?

 

Hello Terry,

 

I use 9x12 paper but I leave a lot of room in the margins.

 

Bob

[RCleary171]

Very good, they have an almost Art Deco quality, like done in the 20s.

 

Thanks - a little impressionistic; a little primitive. I'll never be a Norman Rockwell but that's not my goal.

 

Bob

[RCleary171]

I like to scan for WWI photos and pick those that I like for my subject.

 

Here is a portrait of a an Australian Soldier.

 

Bob

 

[RCleary171]

A couple of comrades in arms.

 

[RCleary171]

Here is an experiment with ink and with watercolors as an after thought.

 

[ww2reproductions]

Keep up the good work.

I am doing a Ba. in Graphic Design for the next 3 years and part of the course is art.

Looking at your work you have got what it takes so keep it up (the painting)

Some of the so called famous artists that I meet (in Australia) as part of the art forums we have at uni are rubbish compaired to you.

Look forward to seeing more of your work and your developing style.

Leo

[RCleary171]

Thanks Leo; good luck with your courses. Please feel free to share your work on this thread if you like.

 

Bob

[RCleary171]

I did this a year ago from a photo of a collector. He had changed the gun to a 37mm if I remember correctly.

 

[RCleary171]

Here is a WWI German recently captured and not happy about it.

 

[teufelhunde.ret]

Very good work...! Esp like the stretcher work...

[RCleary171]

Very good work...! Esp like the stretcher work...

 

Thanks!

 

Here is a piece that came off a bit too primitive so I experimented more than usual.

 

 

 

[RCleary171]

This portrait does not contain any of the normal flesh tones. The affects of war can turn any individual to stone.

 

[bunkerhillburning]

You have talent, friend. Very nice. Watercolor is a medium I never had any skill with at all. Keep at it and you may find yourself a very busy illustrator.

 

If you have a moment or time check out a book by Micheal foreman ' A Country Childhood, War Boy ' published in 1989. It is a fully illustrated book with drawings ( watercolors ) by the author about growing up in England during the war. Full page paintings - really well done and I think you will enjoy Foremans work.

[RCleary171]

Thanks BHB,

 

And thanks for the Foreman tip. I will check out his work.

 

Here is a recent attempt at capturing the poor conditions of trench warfare. This is a French soldier (a bit out of uniform) making his way through a flooded trench.

 

[67Rally]

RCleary171,

 

Your style of presenting the human face/expressions is fantastic and very unique. I really like how the faces exude the 1000-yard stare...the emptiness after seeing the horrors of the trenches. Keep it up!!

[RCleary171]

Thanks; I am enjoying this art form.

 

Here is a quick study of a 1918 US recruit training in the dark arts of the bayonet.

 

[RCleary171]

Here is my first attempt at a war machine (British Mark IV). I have discovered that rendering a vehicle is more challenging than I had anticipated.

 

Bob

 

[RCleary171]

Here is a somber view of a 1917 battle field in Belgium.

 

[RCleary171]

This one is entitled "Waiting"; which seems to be the primary function of a soldier.

 

[RCleary171]

This is entitled: "Keep your head down"