BLUENOSE, Queen of the North Atlantic

[bigEd_H]

Awesome relief carving, Bob. I can hear the bow cutting through the water and feel the spray on my face just looking at it. Thanks for sharing.

[squbrigg]

Thank you folks for your comments. I am especially glad that the sense of being there has shone through. Your comments about the lines, the sound of the wind in the rigging and feeling the sense of wind on your face, are all things that I try to achieve in my relief carvings of the ships under sail.

I love the sea. I love being aboard a ship and revel in the sensations that a ship cutting through the seas evokes. The sound of the wind, the sharp tang of salt spray, the movement of the ship : up and down, yawing from left to right and back again, the roll of the hull as it works through the sea. That spiral and roller coaster ride is what makes you feel alive. The bracing cold of the wind and spray on your face (and trickling down your neck) and the howl of the wind and the whole vista of the sea puts life in perspective. Love it, miss it. So my carvings and ship models keep me connected to it.

Bob

[markken5889]

Hi Bob,

wow - what a dramatic piece! I love the sense of motion and those sails really pop!!!

Mark

[Merle Rice]

Hi Bob, Excellent detailing without a lot of clutter. Easy on the eyes Bob. Merle

[richlinelwood]

Hi Bob
That is an inspirational piece for me and others. I've wanted to do relief work like that on my nautical sign hobby. Another, inspiration I have is doing a Jenny Lind figurehead from the Nightingale. I have two books that has her in them.
Thanks Andy

[feb]

Beautiful job Bob, reminds me of me and my buddy we watched every pirate movie there was.

Feb

[Thor]

This one is such a wonder of texture and lines. I love what you did with the lines on the sails. I looked as closely as the image allowed and thought it was the grain, but it doesn't line up right. How did you accomplish that?
Christina

[squbrigg]

Glad you are enjoying it folks, I love doing them.

Thor ... the lines on the sails are burned in, they represent the seams of the stitching of the sails, and the pattern is accurate as to scale and sailmakers design. The sails are (were, 1935) actually made from bolts of canvas and the width of the canvas was 22" and the main sail (biggest one on the after mast) was 4100 square feet, some 950 running yards of canvas.

I uploaded a higher resolution pic in the gallery so you can examine the detail more closely.

Bob