Although the actual painting hasn’t yet reached me in the US I am very pleased with my most recent Jamieson. It is part of a collection that Ce has named The "Knights" of the White Shield. Most of the others have the surcoat in similar heraldic colors, but mine has the eight-pointed green maltese cross to show my affiliation with the Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem. It is nice to know that Heraldry doesn’t always need to be a standard coat of arms with a shield and helmet.
Absolutely smashing! Excellent workmanship. I really like the old-school look.
This was done for me by Kevin Kane who modified an historical work at my request:
http://imageshack.us/a/img535/7179/powerparchment1sm.jpg
—Guy
Guy, that is very cool; Kevin Kane does nice work.
Beautiful work, Chris. You must be thrilled to bits.
I’ve been seeing a lot of these on facebook for someone who has stopped doing heraldic artwork.
As I understand it, it is a last little bit of heraldic related work for friends and collectors. He paints them to relax in the evenings after a day in his studio doing his fine art projects. Also, although they are definitely heraldic, they aren’t standard coat of arms emblazonments.
cachambers007;96512 wrote:
Although the actual painting hasn’t yet reached me in the US I am very pleased with my most recent Jamieson. It is part of a collection that Ce has named The "Knights" of the White Shield. Most of the others have the surcoat in similar heraldic colors, but mine has the eight-pointed green maltese cross to show my affiliation with the Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem. It is nice to know that Heraldry doesn’t always need to be a standard coat of arms with a shield and helmet.
Wow, that is gorgeous! Frankly I’m ashamed to have my work posted in the same thread, although I appreciate the kind words.
Your work is excellent as well Kevin, though I would probably feel the same way. Excellent emblazon of your arms though Chris, I like the unique look.
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I’ve been seeing a lot of these on facebook for someone who has stopped doing heraldic artwork.
cachambers007;96526 wrote:
As I understand it, it is a last little bit of heraldic related work for friends and collectors. He paints them to relax in the evenings after a day in his studio doing his fine art projects. Also, although they are definitely heraldic, they aren’t standard coat of arms emblazonments.
That’s an excellent rationalization. Unsure if the knights on horseback included a fee like the knights standing. Which, in my mind throws them out of the realm of "relaxing" into "work." Regardless, Andy’s doodles certainly rival some artists work.
Part of excellence is making it look easy—a master artist’s "doodling" is in many ways a measure, or at least a strong indicator, of just how good he really is.
