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Published: 2012-01-28 18:56:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 8921; Favourites: 230; Downloads: 564
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Oil on 20"x24" canvas. On to Trafalgar is a depiction of H.M.S. Victory. In memory of the great naval victory obtained off the cape of Trafalgar, under Nelson over the combined fleets of France and Spain under Villeneuve, on oct. 21, 1805. On this occasion 27 ships of the line, with 2,138 guns, outfought 33 ships, mounting 2,640 guns. Nelson was mortally wounded by a musket ball from a sharp shooter as the battle was ending. In 1849 a monument known as the Nelson Column was erected to Admiral Nelson in Trafalgar Square, London.Related content
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very cool man, makes me wonder if it's a good old fashioned stern chase
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Looks like she's sinking, but otherwise nicely done.
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I love the angle, shading, and just this entire painting!
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Thank you for the positive feedback and all of your kind comments. I do enjoy it when these paintings work out, even if they do take me a long to paint,how far from British Columbia are you? I was there on a vacation when i was much younger, have a nice weekend...
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You are very welcome! I love looking at ship artwork, and yours are some of the etter ones that I have seen on DA. 
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Cool, are you enjoying University life? what is your major? I am an older student at 53 and doing a graphic design program(A.S.)online, they are accelerated classes at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, the only negative things are it's only accredited like in the mid-western states here,
I am a glad to have met you Dragonheart...
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I have a love-hate relationship with uni, since I am a first year earth and ocean sciences major (I am taking 5 intense courses, 4 of which have 3h labs 
I am glad to have met you too! Would you like to be friends on DA?
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Hi DragonHeart, I like the online classes even though they are accelerated, 5.5 weeks for 10 weeks,ouch!One of the reasons is, I was able to transfer in with 33 credits and most of the general ed.out of the way,but there are classes in different areas of design, using photoshop and illustrator, which i never used until Feb.of 2010,plus I work independently pretty good, it is very interesting and I hope to grad. at the end of 2013, I hope it pays off after all the time and and paying back st.loans,another ouch! yes we can be friends on DA. I have been working on a painting off and on for two months now, might be done sometime soon.
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Accelerated classes... >.< But it seems to be working really well for you!
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I know about the spare time thing. I have only been using the computer since 09, and had to do some extreme learning to get what little distance i have in photoshop and illustrator. There is a lot of writing and everything has to be MLA which is pretty easy compared to APA writing. I don't mind doing the research on different areas of graphic design. The ship I am working on is one of the two American whaling ships that made it into the 20th century,The Wanderer, sadly it was blown on the rocks in the early 1900's and sank. The civil war is to blame for sinking hundreds of whalers because they all came from northern ports, what a shame!Now there is only one whaler, The Charles W. Morgan which is a floating museum. You can paint sail boats a ships in acrylic. I would like to see some of your pictures.
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[link] and [link] are the two best tall ship pics I currently have in my gallery. There are a couple more in my gallery, all on the most recent page. I'm hoping to put up some more of my two summers ago tall ship trip (I took a lot more pictures on it than I did on this summer's one), but midterms are fast approaching so I don't know when that will be.
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Thanks for the positive, oh hey, one of these days Im thinking of doing a WW1 or WW2 airplane scene, I am familiar with Dehavland, Avro, Sopwith and others, anyway have a good weekend!
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Any time. I'll keep a look out for some planes!
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Thanks for the positive comment...
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Thank you for noticing On to Trafalgar, have a good week...
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In the featured folder nΒΊ 3 in Special-Groups. (Best works!).
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Β‘En la carpeta de mejores trabajos dentro Special-Groups! (Carpeta "Featured nΒΊ 3).
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Thank you quite very much, this is a fun group to be a part of. I promise to spend more time looking at everyone elses art too, right now I am jammed with graphic design class work, thanks roundtower...
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Beautiful. Simply beautiful. If there were anyone who doubted the beauty of sailing ships, one look at your paintings would cure him.
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Thank you very much for the nice and positive reply, have a good weekend...
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Thank you for the very nice reply, quite glad to hear from you, working and painting, sounds very positive, hope things stay good for you...
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I love it! The water is beautiful, and I love the detail! Keep up the great work!
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Thank you very much for noticing and adding it your collections and the positive reply...
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I heard that Victory is still "alive" in Portsmouth in Great Britain. I'd love to see her!
An amazing painting! It looks like a real photo! 
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Thank you very much for the inspiring. The restoration of the ship must have taken years to complete, thanks, have a great week end...
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You're very welcome!
And thanks! You too have a great day!
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Glad you like it, have a good week...
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Thank you very much for noticing On to Trafalgar...
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I am glad you like it,thank you...
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Another wonderful painting and very interesting story
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Thank you very much for the positive...
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A fantastic piece old chap. I think you did a marvellous job here.
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Wow this is amazing! The detail is extraordinary
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Thank you for checking it out...
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Thanks for the positive comment and noticing Point of Rocks J.
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YouΒ΄re welcome! Your work is just great!
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