WIP Agia Lavra, March 25th 1821.

[franceso sbarile]

You got it !!!!!
Francesco

 

[Oda]

This is going to be sooooooooo cool!!!!!!

Oda.

 

[billyturnip]

You got it !!!!!
Francesco

Thanks Francesco, whatever it is I hope I can keep it up.

 

[billyturnip]

This is going to be sooooooooo cool!!!!!!

Oda.

I've already got a good feeling about this.

 

[billyturnip]

A bit more done this afternoon.

 

[Oda]

...and when I say cool,Imean really,really,really ,really cool.Rog,you are breaking new ground here mate.

Oda.

 

[billyturnip]

...and when I say cool,Imean really,really,really ,really cool.Rog,you are breaking new ground here mate.

Oda.

This is what happens when you dare to leave the beaten track. Hope I don't get lost.

 

[Oda]

Fear not my child,you have a bishop on your side.

Oda.

 

[Huw63]

Marvellous to see this one coming along - always go for black and silver -> I only ride black and chrome or flame job and chrome choppers, almost everything else except candy coated choppers suck! Great work Roger.

Cheers

Huw

 

[MarquisMini]

the man that never sleeps.
great stuff mate

 

[billyturnip]

Marvellous to see this one coming along - always go for black and silver -> I only ride black and chrome or flame job and chrome choppers, almost everything else except candy coated choppers suck! Great work Roger.

Cheers

Huw

Thanks Huw.
"D'ya wanna see my candy coated chopper" has got a bit of a ring to it though.

 

[billyturnip]

the man that never sleeps.
great stuff mate

Thanks very much Daniel and in response I can only say Listenois Dragoons..... standby.

 

[Huw63]

Thanks Huw.
"D'ya wanna see my candy coated chopper" has got a bit of a ring to it though.

And the girls love it... compensates for getting older!

 

[billyturnip]

Todays work.
There is still more to do on the highlights and shadows of the robes.

 

[billyturnip]

A bit further.

 

[theBaron]

I missed the start of this one. This is an excellent project, Roger, and your work reminds me of Martin's vignettes and the SBS' that he posts of them. Your process, and the quality of your work, I mean. I'm looking forward eagerly to your next updates!

I had never heard of this event, but then, I haven't really studied modern Greek history much beyond its connections to the history of the bigger powers in Europe

Was the flag they presented to the bishop a blue cross of St. George on a white field? I didn't know those were traditional or historical colors for the Greeks, but that they were adopted later, when the Greeks invited a Wittelsbach to be their king.

Prost!
Brad

 

[billyturnip]

I missed the start of this one. This is an excellent project, Roger, and your work reminds me of Martin's vignettes and the SBS' that he posts of them. Your process, and the quality of your work, I mean. I'm looking forward eagerly to your next updates!

I had never heard of this event, but then, I haven't really studied modern Greek history much beyond its connections to the history of the bigger powers in Europe

Was the flag they presented to the bishop a blue cross of St. George on a white field? I didn't know those were traditional or historical colors for the Greeks, but that they were adopted later, when the Greeks invited a Wittelsbach to be their king.

Prost!
Brad

Glad you'll be following this Brad.

The question of the flag, during the revolution there was a multitude of flags belonging to the different leaders and regions. As the Agia lavra event may never have occured I'll be depicting the flag in the painting and it was also the flag of the First National Assembly.
Have a look here for some info, http://www.greeka.com/greece-history/flags.htm

I think the light blue and white of the flag and the connection to the Wittlesbach's is purely coincidental.

 

[billyturnip]

Work has commenced on the next figure.

 

[theBaron]

Glad you'll be following this Brad.

The question of the flag, during the revolution there was a multitude of flags belonging to the different leaders and regions. As the Agia lavra event may never have occured I'll be depicting the flag in the painting and it was also the flag of the First National Assembly.
Have a look here for some info, http://www.greeka.com/greece-history/flags.htm

I think the light blue and white of the flag and the connection to the Wittlesbach's is purely coincidental.

Thanks for that link, Roger, I've bookmarked it for my references. I don't recall where I read that about the Wittelsbachs, but I bet now it was a Bavarian who wrote it!

Prost!
Brad

 

[Oda]

Fantastic paintwork Roger.You are doing a terrific job!

Oda.