A Little Sunday Painting in Zum Stollenkeller. . .

Blobs of color on the piece of palette paper above include Prussian Blue, Yellow Ochre, Flesh Tone, Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna, Black, and Sap Green.

A spot of painting here in Zum Stollenkeller this afternoon. The usual oils and alkyd oils thinned with Liquin Original, so the air is subtly fragrant with that delightful aroma of pigment and the vehicles in which it has been suspended. Among the four individually based figures currently under the brush include Banastre Tarleton and Francis Marion by Fife & Drum. Eagerly awaiting the arrival of two packages that contain various bits and pieces that will become either the supply train or the pontoon train. Exciting times indeed!

-- Stokes

Comments

Bluebear Jeff said…

Just a reminder, Stokes, that Grant's "Wagon Train" scenario is LOTS of fun to play.

-- Jeff

4:38 PM

marinergrim said…

Thoroughly enjoyed your recent article in MWBG. Very well argued.

4:43 PM

tradgardmastare said…

I too enjoyed your recent article.I will give it a go one day having been inspired...

12:16 AM

WSTKS-FM Worldwide said…

Thanks, men! Glad you enjoyed it.

Best Regards,

Stokes

8:20 AM

Anonymous said…

I heartily agree with the above comments. It's always a special issue with one of your enjoyable articles inside.
Weather or not I ever use oils in my painting is another thing, but it got the old brain thinking of my painting style.
Keep up the good work.
Cheers.

1:19 PM

Presenting the Anspach-Bayreuth Kuirassiere!!!

Here they are, with the rearmost nine figures still drying, three squadrons of the Anspach-Bayreuth Kuirassiere, now in the service of the Grand Duchy of Stollen. And now, it's onto that artillery!

And It's the End of September!!!

Saxony's Ploetz Cuirassiers, an illustration lifted from the Kronoskaf website, which has thus far guided my spectacularly glacial painting of 30 28mm Eureka Saxon cuirassiers purchased all the way back in October 2016. A gray, cool Saturday here in Mid-Michigan with rain in the forecast. The Grand Duchess is away at a conference, so it's just "The Boys" here at home. The Young Master (almost 15) has retreated to his room for something or other following breakfast while I have stolen back down here to Zum Stollenkeller (masquerading as my office) with a second mug of coffee and both cats comfortably ensconced nearby. Enjoying the late morning and still in my pajamas! Not much planned for today beyond designing a couple of promotional flyers for workshops my department is presenting (small parties we will throw?) in October and November. With maybe a bit of on the next podcast script. More important, I am toying with the idea of returning for an hour or...

Happy September 2nd!!!

T his weekend, the question of what, precisely, constitutes an "imagination" came up in an online forum of which I am a part. To be fair, the issue originates from further afield in a Facebook group that I am not a member of, but I weighed in with my own view. The following was in response to the question posed yesterday (Sunday) morning by an exasperated member of my own rather more gentlemanly town square, who had been met with a strident response to information he shared about his (admirable) hobby activities on said FB group. Here is, more or less, what I wrote: To my mind, the concept of imagi-nation(s) is a broad one. It can range from historical refights or what-if scenarios/battles/campaigns between armies of a particular era, to completely made up combatants operating in a quasi-historical setting, to the rather generic red and blue forces of the Prussian Kriegspiel that examine a particular tactical problem, task, or exercise. ...

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