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Starting my plein air painting of "Painters with 'James Craig ' in Garden Island dry dock" |
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unfinished plein air painting of "Painters with 'James Craig ' in Garden Island dry dock" |
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unfinished plein air painting of "Painters with 'James Craig ' in Garden Island dry dock" |
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Unfinished plein air painting of "Painters with 'James Craig ' in Garden Island dry dock" |
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unfinished plein air painting of 'James Craig in drydock being painted'
2013 oil on canvas 100 x 75cm
$7,700
Enquiries : janecooperbennett@gmail.com |
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Artist Jane Bennett with her unfinished plein air painting of 'James Craig in drydock being painted'
2013 oil on canvas 100 x 75cm
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Artist Jane Bennett with her unfinished plein air painting of 'James Craig in drydock being painted'
2013 oil on canvas 100 x 75cm
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Unfinished plein air painting of 'James Craig in drydock being painted'
2013 oil on canvas 100 x 75cm
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Unfinished plein air painting of 'James Craig in drydock being painted'
2013 oil on canvas 100 x 75cm
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Unfinished plein air painting of 'James Craig in drydock being painted'
2013 oil on canvas 100 x 75cm
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Unfinished plein air painting of 'James Craig in drydock being painted'
2013 oil on canvas 100 x 75cm
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Unfinished plein air painting of
'James Craig in drydock being painted'
2013 oil on canvas 100 x 75cm
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Their figures provide a useful gauge to judge scale. This painterly device is known as "staffage" - the size of the figures can be compared and contrasted with the size of the ship
Tim Drinkwater, the dockyard manager of the Sydney Heritage Fleet, told me that the painters would only be there for 8 minutes, but that was long enough for me to block in the basic shapes.
The painters came up later to take photos of my painting of them.
They will be back to finish their painting on Tuesday.
I like the patchy 'work in progress' look of the hull, so I'll try to finish my painting before theirs.
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My half - finished painting of 'James Craig in drydock being painted' 2013 oil on canvas 100 x 75cm $7,700 Enquiries : janecooperbennett@gmail.com |
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My half - finished painting of 'James Craig in drydock being painted' 2013 oil on canvas 100 x 75cm $7,700 Enquiries : janecooperbennett@gmail.com |
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My half - finished painting of 'James Craig in drydock being painted' 2013 oil on canvas 100 x 75cm $7,700 Enquiries : janecooperbennett@gmail.com |
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My half - finished painting of 'James Craig in drydock being painted' 2013 oil on canvas 100 x 75cm $7,700 Enquiries : janecooperbennett@gmail.com |
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My half - finished painting of 'James Craig in drydock being painted' 2013 oil on canvas 100 x 75cm $7,700 Enquiries : janecooperbennett@gmail.com |
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My half - finished painting of "Painters with 'James Craig ' in Garden Island dry dock" 2013 oil on canvas 75 x 100cm Enquiries : janecooperbennett@gmail.com |
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My half - finished painting of "Painters with 'James Craig ' in Garden Island dry dock" 2013 oil on canvas 75 x 100cm Enquiries : janecooperbennett@gmail.com |
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My studio on the 'tween deck of the 'James Craig' Enquiries : janecooperbennett@gmail.com |
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'James Craig in drydock being painted' 2013 oil on canvas 100 x 75cm $7,700 Enquiries : janecooperbennett@gmail.com |
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'James Craig and HMB Endeavour in drydock 2' 2013 oil on canvas 75 x 100cm $7,700 Enquiries : janecooperbennett@gmail.com |
Tall Ships - Endeavour to be ship-shape again