New drawing in progress.

[MAJOR DUNDEE]

I began this drawing on friday evening, I'll show it finished when it's done.

 

[LoriAnn]

You started this past Friday night and are this far already?! That's amazing!

Beautiful work.

 

[MAJOR DUNDEE]

Some characters where added today...I missed the Union flag bearer, it should not be a sergeant...

 

[Tom Reagan]

Excellent work. I should like to see when it's finished!

 

[Kip124thNY]

Very nice, can't wait to see when it's done.

 

[Longhall]

Furling flags and stacking arms, is this April 9?
Whatever your calling it, it's very impressive.
Thanks for sharing it.

 

[MAJOR DUNDEE]

Thanks for your comments.
This could be a deetail of the April 9 surrender, but in the next posting you'll see unidentified generals, let's say this scene occured somewhere around and concerns a group of Lee's command...I plan to make my own version of Appomattox court house surrender one of these days, it's a good challenge cause it has been represented many times by talented artists.

 

[MAJOR DUNDEE]

I definitly prefer to draw peacefull USCW scenes than battles, even if this war was bloody and brutal, it's end was "fair" through the conditions afforded to deafeted soldiers, for example,I've heard that southerners living in dangerous areas , indian country mainly, were granted to keep their weapons...not sure about this, I surely can get the answer here

 

[MAJOR DUNDEE]

Just achieved this drawing representing the surrender of a group of confederate soldiers to Union forces (place and date unknow !), I made it close to the sea so to draw some Monitors.

 

[MAJOR DUNDEE]

As usually, I notice the same main problem (among others) once finished : I lose the scale while drawing...some characters ,supposed to be in front of others are smaller, and vice-versa...for those of you interested in scale modelism, front rank subjects are supposed to be 1.32 size (toy soldiers), second line 1.35, middle 1.48, back 1.72 and back x 2 : 1.100 (trains models)...

 

[MAJOR DUNDEE]

It doesn't appears on the image, even bigger sized , but the chariot on the left is Matthew Brady's wagon, he comes to take pictures of the event (he and none of his colleagues wasn't in Appomattox, so he's here !).

 

[MAJOR DUNDEE]

Once ago, in an other drawing I did a most signicative deetail of M.Brady, this time at work, ready to do the famous photo of the 3 confederate prisonners (I join it...but I don't know if it's his work...).

 

[chellers]

.not sure about this, I surely can get the answer here

Can anyone provide an answer?

Paging @johan_steele, @Nathanb1

 

[MAJOR DUNDEE]

Another one, I quitted it a months ago, I may finish it I think. The harder part is done.

 

[MAJOR DUNDEE]

Looking at older drawings, I see this one, never finished...I was bored at the time, and mostly disapointed by some of the horses...It's not representing the Brandy Station fight, but an unknow cavalry engagement, with dismounted confederates.

 

[MAJOR DUNDEE]

Another one, I quitted it a months ago, I may finish it I think. The harder part is done.
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I was out of green at that time maybe...there is no other explanation.

 

[chellers]

Great work, I love your details.

 

[donna]

I like your work too. I do some drawing but I am terrible at it. I do, do coloring. The color books are stress reducers.

 

[major bill]

I like the drawings and have no problem with them not being perfect.

 

[MAJOR DUNDEE]

Made this one recently.