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victory for the buccaneers at the last stand. by michael beardmore

victory for the buccaneers at the last stand.

© michael beardmore

the woman(marlene) in this painting is the singer in my band,her husband(john) is on the right,the the man(stephen) laying down on the left,middle(paul)and the man(sam)being shot are all ship builders in portsmouth docklands.i'd like to thank them all for posing in this painting.and the ship is authentic too.H.M.S victory.

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Priscilla M Norris

Wow! Wonderful impressive work Michael, live models! Great inspiration for success. Bravo! Glad to be the first to vote for this beautiful painting. 5*****

1 month ago

michael beardmore

thanks priscilla.

1 month

a very nice style and rendering

1 month

michael beardmore

thank you steven.

1 month

Wow! A band and you paint, what in the world are you going to be when you grow up? LOL!

1 month

michael beardmore

cheers randy.i've never grown up and i'm in my 40's.

1 month

Love the concept of this. Very cool!

1 month

michael beardmore

thanks paul.it's an idea that i've had for quite a while.

1 month

superb!!!!5*s++

1 month

michael beardmore

thanks lorena.working on a pixie/fairie one now.

1 month

beautiful and lovely composition. all these details and rendering. excellent job. 5*****

1 month

michael beardmore

thanks oldivad

1 month

Wow, painted with such precision - I see you love boats too, Not sure about the dead/wounded figures, look a bit like shop dummy, but the live pirates are super, their hands, everything so precise. Very well painted

1 month

michael beardmore

thanks bhagvati.as for shop dummies...well they are dead/dying.

1 month

What a brilliant idea and fun picture!

1 month

michael beardmore

thanks vibeke.it was fun to paint but a labour of love as well.i missed out most of the rigging otherwise i'd still be doing it now.

1 month

How fun and I am sure the Band liked being the subjects of your painting . You are a man of many talents

1 month

michael beardmore

thanks lanita,i've only got 2 talents. ;-)

1 month

michelle turner

wow just brillant 5* from michelle

1 month

michael beardmore

cheers michelle.

1 month

:o)
A gruesome start to the day.
Nice rendering. More movement will push it over the line.
R

1 month

michael beardmore

cheers ray,i'll have them running next time. ;-)

1 month

awesome wot a great picture fantastic colour and detail

1 month

michael beardmore

thanks sue.its 1.1m x o.9m big so the next one will be smaller.used up all my patience but it was fun.

1 month

Great Idea Michael to paint your friends, and bandmembers in this fantastic illustration like paitning. This would be great for the cover of a CD. I love all the details, The action, and the way you,ve captured there expressions. Great concept. By the way, what is the name of your band Michael.
With friendly regards, Johann.

1 month

michael beardmore

thanks johann.bands called 'fooled again' and we play 'the who' music.

1 month

I,ve found your site on Google and You-Tube,Michael.
Fantastic band, and great music. Beautiful singer by the way. Thanks for telling me.

1 month

Madmad Geoffers

awesome, whats the name of your band?
Geoffers

1 month

michael beardmore

we're called 'fooled again'.

1 month

Madmad Geoffers

cool man where do you play?

1 month

michael beardmore

on the southcoast of england.between southampton and portsmouth.

1 month

Madmad Geoffers

next time i am down that way i shall keep my eyes open for you :)
Happy days and safe dreams
Geoffers

1 month

I love this one michael, especially the female weiding the cutlass!As always your work is awesome and inspiring, love pinky x

1 month

michael beardmore

thanks pinkwitch.she's a natural for the camera.not only can she sing but she can speak and read 2 languages.some people are just born with everything. ;-)

1 month

daniel perkowski

amazing details and colours 5*

1 month

michael beardmore

thanks daniel.

1 month

Higinio Alguacil

Fantastic painting, wonderful composition, I love it.

1 month

michael beardmore

thanks higinio.

1 month

Michael this is just great *****

1 month

michael beardmore

thanks alexandra.

1 month

Great,love the subject and an unusual portrait piece.Love the colours 5*****

1 month

michael beardmore

thanks peter.

1 month

Giselle Dumont Reis

Great composition!

1 month

michael beardmore

thanks giselle.i had the picture in my minds eye and all i had to do was move the figures around till they connected.

1 month

nice job on all aspects of this painting. wonderful extra details

27 days

michael beardmore

thank you marta.

27 days

Very well done ! I love to paint piraits myself, and did id a lot for special commission, it is fun!!!

25 days

michael beardmore

thanks tamara.it was fun to paint but i had to get people to pose and take some decent photo's of H.M.S Victory.so there was alot to do before i even started it.but i think i did a reasonable job.

25 days

michael beardmore

thanks tamara.it was fun to paint but i had to get people to pose and take some decent photo's of H.M.S Victory.so there was alot to do before i even started it.but i think i did a reasonable job.

25 days

You did more than a reasonable job there Michael it is fantastic - well done!

25 days

michael beardmore

thanks audrey.comments like yours help us all to have confidence in what we do.

24 days

Wow fantastic composition! you and your bandmates look like you had a lot of fun doing this, great job!

16 days

michael beardmore

thank you dan.love your painting.your idea is brillaint.

15 days

Kostas Koutsoukanidis

I like it very much, the colors are so bright!

12 days

michael beardmore

thanks kostas.i like painting sunny days.

12 days

Nigel Mc Clements

just brilliant work, the detail is gorgeious

9 days

michael beardmore

thanks nigel.they do say the devils in the details.

9 days

Awesome painting that keeps up with the very high standards of all of your work! 5* and many thanks for your comment on my work. Best regards, Ermis

9 days

michael beardmore

thanks ermis.

8 days

Very good exciting piece. Lots to view and well applied.

7 days

michael beardmore

thanks mark.always wanted to do a complicated painting.

7 days

what a great picture to paint.love it.

5 days

michael beardmore

thanks donald.

5 days

Fantastic painting , a big 5 from me!

4 days

michael beardmore

thanks siobhan.

4 days

Fabulous artwork, with strong colours and plenty of action! Anything to do with pirates works for me! 5*!

PS. Thanks for your recent kind comment, appreciated.

3 days

michael beardmore

cheers tom.after i show my next pic i'm going to be doing another pirate pic.

3 days

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i have always liked art right from an early age and having spent most of my chilhood drawing.in 1990 i decided to start up oil painting as a hobby.a big decision for me then.i'd always been a big boris vallejo fan and i'd thought i'd give it a go.and now i can't get enough of it.i find painting extremely relaxing.after a hard day in the shipyard this is what i need.hope you enjoy looking at my paintings as much as i have painting them.

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