Uit Canada
'Shari Blaukopf: My point is that a year ago I
might have spent 10 minutes getting his hood
just right but today in that time I had the whole
thing drawn and coloured. It may not be a per
fect drawing but the essence of the surveyor on
a cold sunny day has been captured.
Comment Ross C: At first, I thought he had a
paper bag on his head but then I read that it
was a hood.so I guess that means it is still a
little cold over there?
Shari Blaukopf: Yes, it is brutally cold and
windy here today. He looked miserable out
there!
And envious of me sitting in my car with a cup
of coffee.
Lee Kline: You caught his stance so that we
KNOW he is watching his partner and waiting
to do something. A real capture.
Shari Blaukopf: You're right Lee. He was
waiting for his partner across the road.
fruitrootleaf: Shari, my soon-to-be brother-in-
law is a surveyor. I'm sharing this with him, as
I know he'll enjoy it as much as I did. The
vibrancy in the colors, against the subdued
winter hues, is delightful.'
www. sharibla ukopf. com,
werkend in Montreal)
Uit Rusland
Als er een geodeet aan mankeert wordt dat
door vakgenoten instrumenteel opgelost!
(www.geodezist.info)
Uit Frankrijk
'French Army 1812
Geographical Engi
neer Officers Sur
veying by Carle
Vernet. Carle Vernet
(1758 to 1835) the
French artist was
commissioned under
the authority of the
Emperor Napoleon
Bonaparte to pro
duce illustrations of
the Imperial French
Army dress regula
tions of 1812 for the
Grand Army, other than the Imperial Guard,
an institution too powerful and quixotic for the
Dress Commission to tackle. The illustra
tions were designed to illustrate the require
ments of the new regulations in tailoring the
uniforms. This may explain the idiosyncratic
activities of some of the soldiers.'
(www.britishbattles.com)
NB Deze afbeelding prijkte in DHC 2010-3,
p. 109 in zwart-wit in een artikel van Raymond
Uppelschoten met de zin 'De betrouwbaarheid
van de prent wordt echter betwist, met name
vanwege foutieve afbeelding van de uniformen.'
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