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done one year and 3 months worth of painting (SECOND PLACE WINNER oils category) Kansas City graphics institut oil painting competitionOil on Masonite panel
36x48 inch. US standard
Williamsburg hand made Paints
and Gamblen pigment
Linseed Damar and turps medium
this is being executed in the direct method
a signal layer with no under painting
but with several layers of glazing to increase depth
Waltham is considered one of the most desirable American made watches they bring vary high prices at auction.
the cop. was started in the mid 1850 making very accurate time keeping. a Chronometer differs from a chronograph in that it has specially adapted vibration dampers that compensate for external conditions such as the movements a time piece might have to deal with on a train or a ship at sea. all chronographs are also chronometers but not all Chronometers Chronographs in other words Chronographs use a an entirely different way of dealing with this external movement problem this particular timepiece was made in the 1868 under the Waltham Watch cop logo over the years Waltham experienced a series of financial setback causing it to close down then be bout and reopened under various names part of the cop still exsist today in the form of the Waltham technical instrument co they make high precision timepieces for the aeronautical industry
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Comments: 75
21stCenturyDamocles In reply to ??? [2013-12-10 13:10:28 +0000 UTC]
it sold right after that thanks nice praze you rock!
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TomsGG In reply to 21stCenturyDamocles [2013-12-10 13:32:49 +0000 UTC]
you're sooo welcome ahh okay sold, that's really great and deserved. and well, you too!
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21stCenturyDamocles In reply to TomsGG [2013-12-10 20:05:26 +0000 UTC]
thanks did you see the new WIP watch this one makes that first one look like an amature painted it if i do say so my selfย
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21stCenturyDamocles In reply to TheArtofCorsair [2013-03-23 03:57:27 +0000 UTC]
thanks this was a fantastic experiences for me i learned a bunch about the changing temperatures of shadows across a light sores
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21stCenturyDamocles In reply to elka [2013-02-08 21:08:29 +0000 UTC]
that's cool thanks for looking at my work
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elka In reply to 21stCenturyDamocles [2013-02-08 21:15:08 +0000 UTC]
Np! Thank you for uploading!
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minid97 [2013-01-28 14:30:50 +0000 UTC]
When I first saw this I thought it was a photograph! This is beautiful! Amazing job!
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21stCenturyDamocles In reply to minid97 [2013-01-28 14:41:45 +0000 UTC]
thanks but i hope it looks like a painting i'm a realist painter but not a photo realist
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Holidayrush [2012-11-17 06:45:23 +0000 UTC]
I- No, theres no way. That can NOT be an oil painting. Its by far to realistic.
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21stCenturyDamocles In reply to Holidayrush [2012-11-17 12:00:21 +0000 UTC]
yes its an oil I promise LOL
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Holidayrush In reply to 21stCenturyDamocles [2012-11-17 22:16:31 +0000 UTC]
Its fucking beautiful!
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21stCenturyDamocles In reply to Holidayrush [2012-11-18 04:02:42 +0000 UTC]
thanks i hope to do a few more mechanical painting soon
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Holidayrush In reply to 21stCenturyDamocles [2012-11-18 19:05:59 +0000 UTC]
Should be neat then! Ill have to check those out!
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21stCenturyDamocles In reply to Redchillismoke [2012-10-09 17:30:43 +0000 UTC]
thanks redchillismoke
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J-Rayner [2012-10-08 19:53:39 +0000 UTC]
Unbelievable details and colours. Well done!!!
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waynecampbell-art [2012-10-06 14:21:02 +0000 UTC]
Fantastic work!!!
It is amazing to look at,
Bravo!!!
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21stCenturyDamocles In reply to waynecampbell-art [2012-10-09 11:27:19 +0000 UTC]
thank you Wayne
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21stCenturyDamocles In reply to bleuie [2012-09-02 15:40:17 +0000 UTC]
thanks i should be done with it in one or two more days but i need to take today off my hand is killing me
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21stCenturyDamocles In reply to mehmetmumtaz [2012-08-29 17:11:54 +0000 UTC]
thanks you what a nice complement iv been inching away on this all week all post again this week end if you want to see were i'm at. its a rather difficult painting to work
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21stCenturyDamocles In reply to quintmckown [2012-08-23 11:19:29 +0000 UTC]
thank you quintmckown
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DABECKER53 [2012-05-29 12:54:57 +0000 UTC]
Beautiful WIP! It is interesting to see completely finished areas mixed with areas of under-drawing. I'm glad you said F*** the corporate world and returned to your passion.
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21stCenturyDamocles In reply to DABECKER53 [2012-05-31 03:47:55 +0000 UTC]
wow thanks ya well i still have to engage the Cop world 20hr a week its all i can stand honestly i don't know how people do it they must feel dead inside i know i did when i was working full time thanks again
Paul
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DABECKER53 In reply to 21stCenturyDamocles [2012-05-31 04:13:55 +0000 UTC]
Thanks Paul for your response Keep up the amazing work
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21stCenturyDamocles In reply to DABECKER53 [2012-06-10 12:17:07 +0000 UTC]
your welcome dear and thank you
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DABECKER53 In reply to 21stCenturyDamocles [2012-06-10 18:13:54 +0000 UTC]
You are so sweet
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21stCenturyDamocles In reply to RedVanda [2011-10-05 19:35:47 +0000 UTC]
i hope to finish it befor the end of the month thank you
Paul
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