Johan
A Fixture
Hello people,
I'm new to this forum and would like to say a few words here as introduction. I'm Johan, 37 years of age, I live in Belgium and I paint figures (what else? ). I've been doing this on and off for quite a few years now. I never went to any clubs, but did go to shows, until 1996 I went to Euromilitaire each year, but not anymore since then... to be honest, it was maybe the coming of the Acrylic paints that put me off a little bit then - go figure, I had always thought oil painting was the way, and then suddenly these guys with their acrylics did wonderful things I could only dream of!
Anyway, I'm still painting, although I'm certainly not the greatest painter. But I have fun and that is what counts.
My favourite subjects: the battle of Waterloo 1815, the Franco Prussian war 1870, and everything that has to do with the history of that fascinating continent, America! I currently am working on something Franco Prussian, but have something American in mind for the next couple of figures : two figures of the battle of New Orleans 1815, one a highlander of the 93rd Sutherland, the other a "cottonbaler" of the 7th US infantry... so, people, EVERY little bit of information you can give me here is welcome !!! (especially for the uniform of the 7th US inf.)
Cheers,
Johan
I'm new to this forum and would like to say a few words here as introduction. I'm Johan, 37 years of age, I live in Belgium and I paint figures (what else? ). I've been doing this on and off for quite a few years now. I never went to any clubs, but did go to shows, until 1996 I went to Euromilitaire each year, but not anymore since then... to be honest, it was maybe the coming of the Acrylic paints that put me off a little bit then - go figure, I had always thought oil painting was the way, and then suddenly these guys with their acrylics did wonderful things I could only dream of!
Anyway, I'm still painting, although I'm certainly not the greatest painter. But I have fun and that is what counts.
My favourite subjects: the battle of Waterloo 1815, the Franco Prussian war 1870, and everything that has to do with the history of that fascinating continent, America! I currently am working on something Franco Prussian, but have something American in mind for the next couple of figures : two figures of the battle of New Orleans 1815, one a highlander of the 93rd Sutherland, the other a "cottonbaler" of the 7th US infantry... so, people, EVERY little bit of information you can give me here is welcome !!! (especially for the uniform of the 7th US inf.)
Cheers,
Johan
Kenneth.
