WIP "The Iron Marshal".

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Beautiful finish Keith.
Great idea with the flag... when Colin mentioned the label idea I had to go back to realize the embroidery on the flag WAS the label... Bravo, very cool.

Well done

Colin
 
ChaosCossack said:
Beautiful finish Keith.
Great idea with the flag... when Colin mentioned the label idea I had to go back to realize the embroidery on the flag WAS the label... Bravo, very cool.

Well done

Colin
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Many thanks My friend,
I have wanted to paint one of these flags for a while but I have nothing on my horizon that would scratch this itch.
Thank you for your more than generous comments Colin.
All the best wishes,
Keith
 
Viking Bob said:
Keith
Very nice painting style, great idea with the flag
Regards
Bob
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Hi Bob,
I am pleased that you like My painting style. I do try to work at least one new experimental method on every piece.
This one was to use my 5 colour pallet but using acrylics.
This was a success but must add that these Verlinden Busts are a joy to paint.
All the best Mate,
Keith
 
Wings5797 said:
His prodigious talent for war along with his reputation as a stern disciplinarian, earned Louis-Nicolas d'Avout the title "The Iron Marshal". He is ranked along with Masséna and Lannes as one of Napoleon's finest commanders. He was one of the few commanders in history to never be defeated on the field. His loyalty and obedience to Napoleon were absolute. During his lifetime, Davout's name was commonly spelled Davoust, which is how it appears on the Arc de Triomphe and in much of the correspondence between Napoleon and his general. Many thanks to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page for this excerpt.
This bust is a very much matured piece from my GA and is from Verlinden releases of Napoleon’s Marshals. It is a fine sculpt from the Pre Action Bust era with very sharp detail throughout.
For this example the top of the head was removed and I modelled a typical Marshals bicorn for circa 1808.
A pure joy for me to paint……unusually for me, in acrylics. Although a lot of work still to come I thought that I would share it with you Guys at this part cooked stage.
All the very best,
Keith

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Really nice piece of work Keith,I love the fur on the hat as well
 
Ron Tamburrini said:
Seemed to have missed this Keith , very nice finish and setting ,.
must read up on this Marshal

Ron
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HI Ron,
Good to hear from you my friend.
Thanks for looking in and commenting.
His background is very very interesting and one of unquestionable success on the battlefield.
I know that you will enjoy reading up on him.
All the very best
Keith
 
Hi Keith ,

Nice work on this mate , love the presentation , very clever

As for biscuits ...all safe from me yes..as Jimbo ate them all including the tin !

Thanks for sharing

Nap
 
napoleonpeart said:
Hi Keith ,

Nice work on this mate , love the presentation , very clever

As for biscuits ...all safe from me yes..as Jimbo ate them all including the tin !

Thanks for sharing

Nap
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Many thanks for your very kind comments Kevin. Always appreciate your view on my stuff Mate.
As for the reduction of the biscuits, I thought you were writing a bit slimmer these days.
All the very best,
Keith
 

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