Dan's Somme vignette

[billyturnip]

Almost there I think, comments welcome.

A reminder of the illustration Dan used as inspiration, I hope he likes it.

 

[MAB]

Hi Roger and Dan compliments to both it is a Nice Work
Saluti MAB

 

[billyturnip]

Thank you very much Maurizio.

Roger

 

[yeo_64]

Well Done !!!!

GOOD JOB, Roger !!!!! It captures the " muddy " Somme " look " pretty well ! Cheers !
Kenneth .

 

[billyturnip]

Thanks Kenneth, pretty much sums up the weather here at the moment too.

Roger

 

[Christos]

Very nice Roger,I like muddy projects!
christos

 

[billyturnip]

Thanks Christos, you can't get much muddier than this one.

 

[marcellin de marbot]

Hi Roger,
Well done, I think it was hard almost as at Waterloo.
Ooops, sorry, but my mind goes always in that Century...
Cheers
Marcello

 

[billyturnip]

Ooops, sorry, but my mind goes always in that Century...
Cheers
Marcello

Hi Marcello, thank you. I think your mind must spend a lot of time in that century
I am going to Paris sunday so my mind will be there soon too. Les Invalides here I come.

Roger

 

[John Bowery]

Roger,
Looks great and I keep grunting for the guys doing the lifting. I think that might help them.
Cheers
John

 

[Ulrich]

Hi Roger and Dan

very nice scene and what is more important for me: a very good sculpting and painting job. As the others said: You can see and feel the mud

Ulrich

 

[billyturnip]

Thank you John & Ulrich I appreciate your comments.

Roger

 

[marcellin de marbot]

Hi Roger,
If you go to the Army Museum at the "Invaildes" you'll find a bad surprise, the reason why I did not go last spring in Paris. The galleries of the 1st and 2nd Empire are closed for works in progress. They will open again only next year with some changes, I think negative for the visitors. More multimedial supports, but less and less uniforms, weapons and objects in the windows.
But you can enjoy with all the Middle Age galleries, watching at swords, helms, armours, shields, and something also of the period you like, armoured cars too, if I remember correct.
Nice trip
Marcello

 

[captnenglish]

Nicely done guys

 

[billyturnip]

That is bad news indeed Marcello, I was there last year and thought it would be all open by now. oh well, I'll have to go back every year 'til I see it all.
Thanks very much Matthew.

Roger

 

[eissteban]

hey Roger
Nice to see you again here, The last month spent so fast !
I follow your progress closely

Seb.

 

[billyturnip]

Hi Seb, It's good to be back. How is your Sevastopol project coming on? Also how is the weather going to be in Paris over the next couple of weeks? Good I hope.
Did you get my email?

Roger

 

[megroot]

Roger,
You did a good job on Dan's Somme vignette. I was in Flanders Field last week for the 14 th time (it is only 1 1/2 hour drive) and on Hill 60.
Well, it must be there as you painted it. No environment except for the rat's.
People shouldn't lived there.

Marc

 

[eissteban]

Roger
the weather here is absollutly abominable but since two days it's better.
I think you'll be lucky for the 2 weeks. After it will be my turn, cross the fingers
my job let me some very small moments to work on my dio and the soviet is about to finish ! I hope i could present it soon.

Seb.

 

[eissteban]

... yes for the mail but only this evening, sorry and thanks for it