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Rhodes
05-28-11, 02:30 PM
From my father, knowing about my u-boat passion, he made this two paintings:

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/4632/dscf0103s.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/827/dscf0103s.jpg/)
a soft pastel of a u-boat in the atlantic and this

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/5637/dscf0102v.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/856/dscf0102v.jpg/)
water color of the turm!
Bakkels
05-28-11, 02:35 PM
Very very good! I especially like the pastel one. :yeah:
Gerald
05-28-11, 02:37 PM
Yes,very good :DL
Betonov
05-28-11, 02:40 PM
me like :yeah:

P.S. happy birthday :woot::woot:
Sailor Steve
05-28-11, 02:45 PM
Quite nice! :sunny:
MH
05-28-11, 02:52 PM
Very nice paintings:cool:

Happy birthday:salute:
Oberon
05-28-11, 03:28 PM
Wow, they're excellent. Captures the North Atlantic weather and feeling very well. :yeah: Your father do a lot of art? He certainly has the talent. :rock:
Howard313
05-28-11, 04:09 PM
Those are very nice, makes me want one. :hmmm:

Edit: Happy birthday!
JU_88
05-28-11, 04:20 PM
Nice one! your dad is clearly a very talented and thoughtful guy.
Happy birthday BTW :yeah:
Growler
05-28-11, 05:29 PM
Now THOSE make for a happy birthday, especially from one's father... very talented, he is!!

Happy birthday, indeed!
gimpy117
05-28-11, 05:38 PM
wonderful! :DL you father is so very talented, and i still think that such a gift made by his own hand is the most personal expression of love one can give. :up:

also, it's your birthday too? well lets party it up mate!
Matador.es
05-28-11, 05:48 PM
Very nice, any idea which boat it's supposed to be?
frau kaleun
05-28-11, 06:01 PM
Wow, really nice. :yeah:
GoldenRivet
05-28-11, 06:47 PM
Sarcasm ON

they're stupid

I hate them

Im not even remotely jealous

Sarcasm OFF

:D






seriously though - very nice stuff, would be proud to hang them on my wall.
yubba
05-28-11, 07:01 PM
PRrrretty, HAPPY BIRTHDAY:woot:Where cake, Yubba hungry.
GoldenRivet
05-28-11, 07:05 PM
Where cake, Yubba hungry.



the cake is a lie
Rhodes
05-28-11, 07:45 PM
Thank you mates. My birthday was in the 16 of this month, there was a thread here about it.
My father give me the second painting yesterday. He likes to paint to rest and relaxation, and fun. He does mainly water colors, since it was what he learn more. Has I say, he can draw and paint and I can not do a strait line. He was a son of a tailor and a seamstress/dressmaker and he can not sew, I can sew even with a old pedal sewing machine...

@matador.es, the first paint he drew from a picture (as the second) but the picture is from a ww1 boat, that he did a turm from the type VII, my father didn't know the mistake. The second is also from a photo from one of the u-boat books that I have.
Sailor Steve
05-28-11, 09:01 PM
PRrrretty, HAPPY BIRTHDAY:woot:Where cake, Yubba hungry.
Yubba ALWAYS hungry! This not about cake, about boat and water. Watch pretty water. It rolls back and forth. Back and forth. Yubba go back to sleep now. :O:
FIREWALL
05-28-11, 09:03 PM
Happy B-Day And what great presents. :yep:..:up:
TarJak
05-28-11, 09:12 PM
Brilliant presents Rhodes! You've made a few people jealous.:woot:
Anthony W.
05-28-11, 10:28 PM
Happy B-Day!

And, is your father for hire?

(Semi serious about that - he is REALLY good)
Reece
05-28-11, 10:52 PM
Damned nice pictures!!:yep: Happy Birthday!:woot:
Jimbuna
05-29-11, 05:30 AM
Happy Birthday Rhodes http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/Party.gif

A very thoughtful present from a loved one...and something to be treasured.
Oberon
05-29-11, 08:07 AM
Thank you mates. My birthday was in the 16 of this month, there was a thread here about it.
My father give me the second painting yesterday. He likes to paint to rest and relaxation, and fun. He does mainly water colors, since it was what he learn more. Has I say, he can draw and paint and I can not do a strait line. He was a son of a tailor and a seamstress/dressmaker and he can not sew, I can sew even with a old pedal sewing machine...

@matador.es, the first paint he drew from a picture (as the second) but the picture is from a ww1 boat, that he did a turm from the type VII, my father didn't know the mistake. The second is also from a photo from one of the u-boat books that I have.

Reminds me a bit of my grandfather, got a lovely painting of the Titanic hanging in the front porch. In a way, it's good that he does it for relaxation. I once asked my grandfather if he'd ever considered doing paintings and selling them, and he replied that he did it purely for the love of doing it, and if he started doing them to a deadline or to order then it would be a job and not a hobby, and it's rare that jobs are as enjoyable as hobbies.
AVGWarhawk
05-29-11, 09:05 AM
Your father has a awesome talent for drawing. I'm envious of this talent. He has the ability to capture the uboat as it was. We have several watercolor renderings of nautical themes, mostly shipwrecks on the shores, that are very similar in feeling. I could only dream of creating such artwork as this. I'm sure you will enjoy these for years to come.

Beautiful.:yeah: