Random Picture Thread

That is a nice painting bntii posted, really draws you in.

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Oh Yes...

This is Edward Wadsworth's 'Dazzle-ships in Drydock at Liverpool' 1919

He was a one of a number of artists whose wartime effort involved drafting the camouflage for ships during WWI as a means of countering submarine attacks. They were called Dazzle ships, or Razzle Dazzle by the yanks. After the war his work was inspired by what he had seen. He and his fellow artists in this field created a remarkable body of postwar work.





The photos of the period are black-n-whites while the real ships were bright orange- lime green-blues-canary yellow.





It must have been a remarkable sight and inspired these artists for years afterwords.

 

Edward Wadsworth (British ~ 1880-1950) http://www.tendreams.org/wadsworth.htm

Edward Wadsworth
Dazzle-ships in Drydock at Liverpool 1919

oil on canvas
304.8 x 243.8 cm
Transfer from the Canadian War Memorials, 1921
National Gallery of Canada (no. 8925)


It was the British marine painter Lieutenant-Commander Norman Wilkinson who came up with the idea of painting battle ships with huge zig-zag bands and bold diagonals as a form of "dazzle" camouflage at sea. The dizzying stripes and masses of contrasting colours worked to visually break up the ship's forms, making it difficult for enemy submarines to accurately determine its course. Wadsworth was enlisted to oversee the painting of over two thousand ships at major British ports. It is not surprising that his official war commission featured one of these freshly-painted vessels in drydock.

One interesting dude, thanks for the lead.
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artist...azzle/articles/dazzle.htmldsworth_edward.html

 

I always thought they were just B&W until now.

EDIT:
I posted this link/picture in another thread a few hours ago. Now I have to imagine it in color.

From WWII
http://www.ptboats.org/20-09-05-gallery-017.html

 

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http://gotouring.com/razzledazzle/articles/dazzle.html

Second pic is the French cruiser Gloire

 

Really is sorta tough to see this ships direction..

 

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I´m trying to find a razzle dazzle t-shirt so my wife doesnt see me come in late at night from the pub !!

 

That is easy, no need for "dressups" just come in loud and hoping spouse is awake to enjoy some sex as the beer has made me feel inclined.... (she will feign deep sleep and avoid any confrontation)

 

Ha ha.... old beer breath strikes again !!

 

You could go further (most non Aussies) cannot stand the taste of "Vegemite" - get a small jar from the local Aust Consulate "as you are expecting an Aussy visitor and would like to be able to offer a treat from home"... - - - Remove the label and declare that you got a sex-aid supposedly better than "Spanish Fly" and "vi147a" combined and must be consumed by both parties.... The consequent search and secretive tasting could become a "too dangerous - cannot reveal joke" to enjoy privately - or down at the pub....

 

thats cool old racers hu kach

 

afrhydro, nice clouds & river but "Where'd he ..... gone...."

 

yep just like that im gone there was not quite the room i needed here
but this was the first splash before makeing a few ajustments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONptXkCfsn4