Kurt Urbain
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Hey all, new guy here. Thought I’d share a couple paintings and a drawing I did. I’ve drawn and painted the wreck countless times.
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Some artwork I made
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Hey all, new guy here. Thought I’d share a couple paintings and a drawing I did. I’ve drawn and painted the wreck countless times.
Kurt Urbain
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Here’s a couple more smaller paintings, and a drawing of Frederick Fleet.
Kurt Urbain
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And finally this is me at the museum in Gatlinburg TN. I’ve been a huge Titanic geek since I was about 7.
Kyle Naber
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I LOVE those wreck paintings!
Kurt Urbain
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Thanks! I’m sure I’ll make more.
Steven Christian
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Nice work on the paintings. I like them.
Dan Kappes
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No offense, but the painting you did of the ship splitting in half looks like the one drawn by Ken Marschall. It's still great, though! 
Were you inspired by Ken Marschall's?
Were you inspired by Ken Marschall's?
Kurt Urbain
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Yeah, that one is pretty old, I basically drew it right outta the book. The rest are painted from photographic reference.
Dan Kappes
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Yeah, I've also been a big Titanic fan since I saw the 97 film at age 5 on VHS.
By the way, you're quite a handsome man and I love your stocking cap! I have one just like it, only it's striped, and I also have quite a lot of facial hair like you.
I think I'll send you a photo of me wearing it.
Kurt Urbain
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I caught the bug in about Autumn ‘89, I was in 2nd grade; we watched the Nat Geo doc about the discovery of the wreck. The one Martin Sheen narrated. I wouldn’t shut up about it to my folks, they saw fit to snag me the kiddie version of the Ballard ‘Discovery’ book for Christmas, which was full of Ken Marschall paintings. I’ve been completely obsessed for 30 years since.
Dan Kappes
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I think the "kiddie" book by Ballard is titled Exploring the Titanic and I did read that book also shortly after seeing the 97 film.
Kurt Urbain
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Dan Kappes
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That's it!
He also wrote a very easy-to-read book for toddlers called Finding the Titanic.
Exploring the Titanic is part of the Time Quest series books. They also include a couple books about the Bismarck and the Hindenburg.
He also wrote a very easy-to-read book for toddlers called Finding the Titanic.
Exploring the Titanic is part of the Time Quest series books. They also include a couple books about the Bismarck and the Hindenburg.
Kurt Urbain
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I have all 3. They’re for kids in the sense that they’re all paperback and have simple writing, but they’re all excellent and full of photos and paintings I’ve never seen anywhere else.
Dan Kappes
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They're great for all ages and also are great for kids who are just starting to learn about them!
