On the coast of Hastings 1066

[Graeme]

Great entry! Interesting Idea to put these Normans beside The Chanel.

Very well painted Normans and a very nice little coastal scene. The marram grass looks good.

[C M Dodson]

A simple yet effective composition with nice painting and composition.

Lovely.

Best wishes,

Chris

[Rich W]

I can only repeat what everyone else has already said-a lovely little scene.

[Mr. Andrea]

I told you in person already: a great vignette, one of my top three favorite entries in the competition.
If I close my eyes, I can hear the waves gently breaking on the shore and all is quiet. Sure, it's a sunny and peaceful day for those three soldiers. Kudos!

[MABO]

Thank you all again for your kind words!

[Santi Pérez]

It's an excellent vignette, Jan. I love especially the nice detail of the free stirrups hanging from the saddle.

My very best congratulations.

Santi.

[k.b.]

Yep ….. I loved this little scene from the outset. Personally thought it could have easily been a finalist. The figures were very nicely interacting and the water was also a nice touch. However, there was a little something - that I couldn’t figure out what it was - that seemed to let everything down and left it a bit cold, distant to the viewer.
I think only now have I sussed it out. I think it’s the photoshop background. It’s all so very ……..blue……… and cold …. And maybe unfriendly! Contradictory for telling a story.
But back to the figures I loved them… well painted, nicely composed and in general the scene was very agreeable. Perhaps a few closeups and maybe a scenic background might convince me that that indeed was the weak point - at least for me.

[T. Dürrschmidt]

One of my favourite entries of the last competition. I like they way how you composed the landscape. The colors are just beautiful.

[huib]

Nicely done, MABO!

[Egbert]

Wonderful vignette Mabo,
very nicely painted and staged figures!
Small but great!!

[MABO]

Thanks my friends, very encouraging!

Btw: @k.b. I use a blue paper card background. For me it is the natural blue sky, that is behind the scene and something like nothing, a neutral background.