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Art featuring any type of ships and boats, eg. paintings, models, sculptures, wrecks etc

Ships and boats

Going to sea with Rowdy Wylie and Nicolas Baudin on the S.S. Casuarina

If you love sailing ships, as do I, this post is for you. Come aboard the SS Casuarina painted by Rowdy Wylie and also learn about Nicolas Baudin, French explorer.

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P.S. Melbourne

The P.S. Melbourne was originally launched on the River Murray in 1912. Built for the Victorian Government as a work boat, the Melbourne was fitted with a huge winch which was used for hauling fallen trees & snags from the river, keeping the main channel open. Image credit: paddlesteamers.com.au

Dynasty

Past Post: No 4 June 2018

Our Past Post today revisits the beautiful island of Malta as we take a look at the Schranz dynasty of artists.

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Friday's Feature: The Ninth Wave

I want Friday to be the day we show you just one Creative Feature for you to think about. It might be a sculpture, a painting, an installation, a cartoon, a photograph, a building. Today The Ninth Wave by Ivan Aivazovsky.

Ships and boats

The Joy of Paper Boats

Enjoying and appreciating the creative art of making paper boats. Including the work on Alessandro Lecis and Alessandra Panzeri.

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Getting All Steamed Up

Remembering steam power through some paintings of steam powered tugs by Robert Carter and steam trains by John Pickup. Plus images of the Bendigo Railway buildings.

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Returning for another voyage with Robert Carter, Marine Artist

Bringing you some marine paintings created by Robert Carter. Paintings of the full-rigged Monkbarns, Pamir and Passat included plus the monument to mariners on the peak of Cape Horn.

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Robert Carter: Marine Artist

Showcasing some marine paintings by Australian artist Robert Carter.

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Henry Parkyns Hoppner

Henry Parkyns Hoppner (1795- 1833). Hoppner went on four of the British voyages that attempted to find a Northwest Passage between 1818 & 1825, the last time as commander of his own ship, the HMS Fury shown below in a drawing by Captain Hoppner titled Sailing Through Young Ice.

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Canaletto’s British Period

Canaletto arrived in London in 1746 and stayed for 10 years. What was London like at this time? I wonder if Canaletto was aware that the Industrial Revolution was about to start? Image: Warwick Castle 2 (canalettogallery.org)

Dynasty

The Schranz Painters continued

There were at least 8 painters in the Schranz family across four generations. Anton’s other two sons Antonio and Giuseppe were also painters as was his daughter Maria Ana. Image: HMS Trafalgar at the entrance to the Grand Harbour, painted by Giovanni Schranz. pinterest.com

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Malta and Meeting the Schranz Family

Introducing you to the Schranz family and John J. Schranz, a descendant of Giovanni Schranz who was a son of Anton Schranz -head of a dynasty of Maltese artists. Image: The Grand Harbour by Anton Schranz /artnet.com

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More about Piers

When painting, sketching, photographing - listen to what your medium & subject matter are saying. If you can't hear the voice within the narrative you need to step back a little from your work. We hear better directions to follow when our eyes are perceiving what our heads & hands are producing.

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The Place of Piers in Art and Our Lives

Showcasing images of piers including Danish emigrants at Larsen's Plads leaving for New York and Gravesend in Kent UK.