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Topic: New painting "Noah's Ark"
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heng44
Member Posts: 3386
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 06-14-2005 10:11 AM
   
 After returning from the Moon in 1971, Apollo-15 astronaut Jim Irwin spent the final years of his life searching for the remains of Noah’s Ark. He died -without having found it - in 1991, exactly 20 years after the Apollo-15 mission. Noah Bradley planted the idea in my brain that it would be nice if Irwin had found the Ark on the Moon. Because of Noah's first name he obviously had special feelings on the subject and I agreed that it would be a nice symbolic image. But painting this scene wasn’t easy. Apart from problems in deciding the right perspective, I didn’t have a clue how the Ark should look, or how big it should be in relation to Irwin. But after some research I think I managed to paint a reasonably convincing Ark… Ed Hengeveld |
Scott
Member Posts: 3307
From: Houston, TX
Registered: May 2001
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posted 06-14-2005 10:52 AM
That is amazing, Ed! You are very talented! Neat sig, too - looks like Escher's.
 [This message has been edited by Scott (edited June 14, 2005).] |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 06-14-2005 11:06 AM
Prachtig werk ED ... what a great idea!
Did anyone of IRWIN's family see this already ? |
lunarrv15
Member Posts: 1355
From: Cincinnati, Ohio, Hamilton
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 06-14-2005 11:45 AM
severe flood |
heng44
Member Posts: 3386
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 06-14-2005 11:50 AM
Hello Philip,I have no info on the Irwin family, so if anyone can point them to this page I would appreciate it... Ed |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 2896
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 06-14-2005 06:33 PM
Ed-You are an incredible talent. I had the great pleasure of meeting Jim Irwin in1990 and hosting him in April, 1991. I believe he would have been very pleased with this piece. He always signed his letters to me, "your grateful brother from the Moon".
Great Job on this!! Tim [This message has been edited by KSCartist (edited June 14, 2005).] |
nojnj
Member Posts: 503
From: Highland Heights, KY
Registered: Feb 2003
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posted 06-14-2005 10:10 PM
absolutely stunning!!!!!! Is this a piece that prints will be for sale?------------------
Evan |
dss65
Member Posts: 1156
From: Sandpoint, ID, USA
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 06-14-2005 10:34 PM
Wow. What more needs to be said? Wow.------------------
Don |
Davide
Member Posts: 56
From: Venezia, Italy
Registered: Mar 2004
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posted 06-15-2005 03:26 AM
Really wonderful, Ed! |
Moonwalker1954
Member Posts: 245
From: Montreal, Canada
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted 06-15-2005 11:21 AM
Ed,So Irwin was searching on the wrong planet?!! Beautiful painting! Pierre-Yves |
Rizz
Member Posts: 1208
From: Upcountry, Maui, Hawaii
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 06-16-2005 05:20 PM
Ed thats an awesome piece of work.I was doing a google search for A13 images and this popped up, thought I'd share it.
http://www.romantic-3d-art.de/bild_c2_5.html |
Scott
Member Posts: 3307
From: Houston, TX
Registered: May 2001
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posted 06-16-2005 06:45 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Rizz:
I was doing a google search for A13 images and this popped up, thought I'd share it.
http://www.romantic-3d-art.de/bild_c2_5.html
Cool.
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spaceheaded
Member Posts: 147
From: MD
Registered: Feb 2003
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posted 06-16-2005 06:55 PM
Irwin should have searched in Arizona. The ark is obviously there at a secret movie studio. You can tell by the impossible shadow angles.  Seriously, Ed, it's beautiful! Prints?! Bill |
bruce
Member Posts: 916
From: Fort Mill, SC, USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 06-16-2005 08:13 PM
Bill et al, What do you think they're "guarding" at Area 51? Best,
Bruce |
machbusterman
Member Posts: 1778
From: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Registered: May 2004
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posted 06-16-2005 10:15 PM
quote:
Originally posted by bruce:
Bill et al, What do you think they're "guarding" at Area 51? Best,
Bruce
The aircraft which has superceded the "Aurora" and other top secret projects they want to test without the public seeing. Ed, FANTASTIC piece.... and I bet its even better in the flesh!! Rgds, Derek [This message has been edited by machbusterman (edited June 16, 2005).] |
heng44
Member Posts: 3386
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 06-17-2005 12:09 AM
Thanks for all the kind words here! And Rizz, that Apollo-13 "thing" is very interesting. I hadn't seen that before.Perhaps I should consider making limited edition prints available... Ed |
Rizz
Member Posts: 1208
From: Upcountry, Maui, Hawaii
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 06-17-2005 12:28 AM
quote:
Originally posted by heng44:
Perhaps I should consider making limited edition prints available...Ed
I'd buy one.
Rizz
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