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Milvian bridge part deaux

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Vista del Tíber a AcquaAcetosa, Jan Frans van Bloemen, copyright Museu de Belles Arts de València Milvian Bridge; Blog #2 So once i have the basic brief of the artwork its time to take each at a time, bearing in mind, these images are part of a set. I spend quite a bit of time thinking these concepts through, so i am not always at a desk. I do a lot of thinking doing other things such as sporadic drumming, by walking with the dog ( the Irish countryside is good for that, especially in summer with the heavy aroma of various flora and sometimes fauna ;¬) or doodling as i did at a birthday party when muy friend where dancing to Kanye West of something ;¬) The image searcher .... Il Tevere all'Acqua Acetosa (c) FABIO_QUICI@ARCHIVE One of the things i did initially, was take a trip around the area in the Google mobile, then I did a search for images of the area concerned, to see if there are visual references to consolidate what i received from the author. These include

Milvian Bridge part wan

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On the first day... I have decided to attempt a blog on my new Osprey book "battle of the Milvian bridge", inspired by my dear friend and volleyball compadré Joanna Mooney ( Huggie ). This will probably be very tedious for the average reader, so if you're expecting the "girl with the Pearl earrings" or "Caravaggio", I'm afraid this may disappoint ;-). coin of Maxentius coin of Maxentius In the beginning... Lots of people ask me, how i do an Osprey book or how it all works? Its actually relatively straight forward. Its probably best to break it down in stages. stage1: You are offered a title, if you agree, you are sent a contract, you sign it, send it back, once you get the second copy back from Osprey, your good to go. Maxentius Stage 2: You are sent a "reference pack". This should contain all the information the illustrator needs to produce the artwork. This can be paper or digital or both. This pack comprises a s

NIDAS: New Irish Digital Archaeological Survey: 'Intro Part 2'

NIDAS: New Irish Digital Archaeological Survey: brilliant!
well the new year is at hand and  I am wishing you a belated new year. Been looking at a number of events and subjects for the forthcoming year. Its hard to decide, if any of you have any interesting ideas you would like to see me tackle let me know. I have been reading about Tangier 1662-84 again, I don't know why this place or subject holds a fascination for me? Anyway please feel free to make a constructive suggestion...looking at RALPHEUS post on Almanza, an interesting spot, although the weekend I was there was one of the wettest I have ever experienced in my life (that's saying something for an Irish person!!!)... OK GUYS... have a good one...