Lusitania wreck painting

Kurt Urbain

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• Jan 10, 2019

• #1

Lusitania wreck I painted for fun. Acrylic on wood 18x30. Got the idea from a Ken Marschall painting of the same angle, but I wanted to go darker and dingier with it. Thanks for lookin.

 

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Itsstillthinking

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• Jan 10, 2019

• #2

Looks really good!

 

Kurt Urbain

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• Jan 10, 2019

• #3

Thanks! I was also inspired to paint it from your ‘sinking in real time’ animation. Good stuff. Lucy doesn’t get enough love. She’s the ugliest wreck ever.

 

Itsstillthinking

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• Jan 10, 2019

• #4

Yep the wreck is basically a scrap heap, but oddly enough i find the bow somewhat majestic. Maybe its just my nostalgia for Ken's work

 

Kurt Urbain

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• Jan 10, 2019

• #5

The bow still has some dignity, at least it did back in the 90’s when it was explored last. I’d bet she’s in really rough shape nowadays.

 

Itsstillthinking

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• Jan 10, 2019

• #6

basically only the stem is left, the hold are has collapsed in later years. This will be in detail discussed in the paper that will be released with my new animation/demo
Story Map Journal

 

Kurt Urbain

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• Jan 11, 2019

• #7

Here’s another painting I made of the bow. Acrylic on canvas 8x10. Had fun with this one.

 

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Martin Owen Cahill

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• Jan 13, 2019

• #8

Nice work. I'm thinking of doing the wrecksite myself.

 

Dan Kappes

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• May 19, 2019

• #9

I've read that part of the reason why the wreck is in such bad shape is because it was sometimes used as target practice.

That's quite a shame.

And is the Lusitania decaying faster than the Titanic because she's so messed up and in shallower water?

 

Itsstillthinking

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• May 19, 2019

• #10

To get a complete look at the wrecks condition, i would check the companion document in the Real-Time sinking topic on page 14