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Hannibal

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« Reply #29 on: October 02, 2018, 11:24:03 AM »
This is a Japanese dragon, with three fingers, and a samurai warrior (fantastic) upfront.  If I am right, they don't have wings in Japan, more looking as a snake.  Largest wings are found in European mythology (see Harry Potter, or Games of Thrones).


Thanks for your information Glen and feel sad old mythologies do not inspire our overseas colleagues as much as here in the old continent... perhaps because we identify more ourselves to our older traditions and myths here and they are more part of our heritage;

When reading the descriptions of dragons, however it is surprising that many countries have described dragons in their mythlogies since over more than 2000 years, even at times they did not know each other, which raises the question : are we sure they have really never existed ??  (I discover for example Hebrews, Hindous, Azteks ...) .... unless Adam met they at the origin .....


We are now 21 , one more in France ....
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Glen

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« Reply #28 on: October 02, 2018, 10:30:12 AM »
I'm going to pass as well. I noted the dragon seems to have been inspired by this illustration, but the samurai has been greatly simplified and turned to face the dragon. Looking at depictions of Asian dragons, I've also noted that they tend to be wingless and colorful. Have fun with it.

Hannibal

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« Reply #27 on: October 02, 2018, 08:44:54 AM »
Today we are twenty (20) participants, with Frank Dittmar joining us in Germany !
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Hannibal

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« Reply #26 on: October 01, 2018, 09:44:46 AM »
thank you, I sent him the list of participants this morning; he will expect you sign so!!

He already got contact with Brian and Jeorg.
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fesak_j

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« Reply #25 on: October 01, 2018, 08:15:41 AM »
Michel  ;)

I ll write Benedikt directly. My first name: Jozef

Hannibal

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« Reply #24 on: September 30, 2018, 10:30:05 AM »
Great fesak_j !!  Thanks for joining us ....

We have the whole range of painters experience, and the forum intends also to help, guide and support all of us ...

1) This flat is regularly posted on EBay.de by Benedikt Widmann Under the pseudo "Pisanello" under the name "Zinnfigur Flachfigur The Dragon Fighter "  There i one offered for bidding right now, ending up on Mnday 01 Otober 20:14 local time !!! (tomorrow).

2) Benedikt can be directly contacted via email at kontemplation@gmx.de , his email. You can order his flats there, or buy from his stand at contests, His web site is indeed no longer activated.  Payment is by Paypal, using his email address , or Banking transfer using his IBAN number (please ask him, I will no post it myself!)

3) Benedikt short term is busy till today or early next week, and will now recceid a request for some 19 casting of the dragon fighter to include all your requests, I will give him a list of your name, to reserve the pieces, so he can cross them out if you order to him directly.

4) You can also contact Benedikt via EBay.de by asking a question on any object on sales  (ask for "Flache zinnfiguren" ), and he will reply via EBay also, to your email, if you tick at bottom of question raise "copy the answer on my email too", via your nickname on eBay.



to: feask_j =  shall you contact and buy directly from Benedikt or EBay or do yu wish me to orginize a shipment to you, in which case I will need your home address by mp, and how you intend to pay.

you are the 19th participant globally ... (what is your first name?)

Michel/Hannibal
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fesak_j

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« Reply #23 on: September 30, 2018, 07:14:44 AM »
 8)  ....  i m in, Michel  :D  as since jun I painted only a room for a newborn kid - 00 brush/ pink  ;D 

Joerg

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« Reply #22 on: September 30, 2018, 03:57:42 AM »
Michel,
I will obtain the figure directly from Benedict.

By the way -it would be useful to get some information, how to contact Benedict.  His website is down, and what I can see at the linked Facebook-site is not really trustworthy  >:(

Regards
Liquorice, sire, is not the least important of our benefits out of the dark heart of Arabia.

G.K.Chesterton

Hannibal

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« Reply #21 on: September 29, 2018, 01:57:00 PM »
Thank you Joerg, very happy to receive your interest.

I am adding your need to the other one for Benedikt to provide suffisant castings.

Let me just know whether you will obtain it from Benedikt directly by yourself, being in Germany, I understand, or get it during one of the coming shows to avoid shipping costs (being in Turkey, I will get mine two at Sèvres early December).  I don't think Benedilt is attending the Veldhoven show in October (he is not listed in the vendors).

I will open also a theme soon called Dragon Fighter Project 2018-2019 for the participants, so Greg , Eric and perhaps Daniel can also place a summary of their work too aswell as myself, with you and Brian.

Free to you anyway to register in any contests as the main purpose is to share painting, quetions, and interprétations of this flat with today 17 painter.  I will also load the final paintings of the European particpants in our gallery,  Mark can open a gallery in due time (not urgent).

I will encourage also EU participants to come and look at our Forum, altough language can be an obstacle fr several of them, to increase inter-continent dialogue in flat painting.


Mark, Nick, what is the best folder to open this post, from now on?  (public or member, wnd where ...)....

 
Michel
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Joerg

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« Reply #20 on: September 29, 2018, 12:06:09 PM »
I will participate with the dragon slayer.
Liquorice, sire, is not the least important of our benefits out of the dark heart of Arabia.

G.K.Chesterton

Hannibal

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« Reply #19 on: September 29, 2018, 09:55:11 AM »
End of next year, but it dépends, with ne participant, I would suggest Brian to join us on the French forum , if no one else is interested;.  I will close the registration in two weeks as we do in France ...
Michel
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Jean_Paul

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« Reply #18 on: September 29, 2018, 06:51:13 AM »
I would be happy to participate, have done so in the past...just have no interest it the flat chosen. Am sure I am not alone in this.
Best of luck with the Project.
like me ... i'm not interest about this flat ...


One question, when can we see the actual project finish ?

Hannibal

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« Reply #17 on: September 28, 2018, 01:33:38 PM »
Now 16 ...
Michel
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Hannibal

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« Reply #16 on: September 28, 2018, 10:11:15 AM »
Well OK, sorry for kevind ... 

I just registered the 14th in Europe today (12 in France and 2 in Germany) and [u]thank you [/u][/b]Brian for your participation .. ! and I will support you but from January onwards.. (can't get my hand n it before December)

And in England ? with the many legends existing around? nor inspiration of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland?  (I have not seen him during my fantastic journey a couple of years ago....)

(of course we already have Eric and Daniel, and myself).  I do also on a previous proposal, that members of BFFS expressed their wish to have once a non historical subject to paint .... reason of my enthousiam here ...


You have however a dragon in England, with the WYVERNE (draconis albionensis) and the WORM (draconis menatoda), remeber le Lambton worm, and in the USA, the PIASA (one Draconis avis), in Alva, Illinois ...
Michel
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Brian

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« Reply #15 on: September 28, 2018, 08:25:19 AM »

I understand Kevin, if it's not your thing then it's a no go ;)