Firstly, I wanted to say that this is a fantastic site! I've loved Ancient Rome, especially the Roman Army, since I was nine years old. Aside from being an emergency/fill-in teacher I am also an artist. Only in the last two years have I turned my focus in my paintings and drawings onto Ancient Rome. Desert landscapes have always featured in my painting and now I aim to highlight the grandiosity and ornamental quality of Roman art, architecture but, especially, Roman weapons and armour and place such elements within the epic desert landscapes.
The paintings shown here are all oil on canvas.
The first is titled "Glory?", 2012, 40x122cm.
The second is titled "His Divine Madness", 2013, 60x125cm.
The third is titled "Isolated Grandeur", 2013, 80 x 135cm.
I have to say that in respect to the use of colour I have been influenced lately by the art of Graham Sumner and the writings by Raffaele DÁmato. I definitely aim to portray Roman armour in an eclectic and colourful way!
I hope everyone likes these! I'll be sure to post some more work soon.
Cheers
Jeremy Elkington
Firstly, I wanted to say that this is a fantastic site! I've loved Ancient Rome, especially the Roman Army, since I was nine years old. Aside from being an emergency/fill-in teacher I am also an artist. Only in the last two years have I turned my focus in my paintings and drawings onto Ancient Rome. Desert landscapes have always featured in my painting and now I aim to highlight the grandiosity and ornamental quality of Roman art, architecture but, especially, Roman weapons and armour and place such elements within the epic desert landscapes.
The paintings shown here are all oil on canvas.
The first is titled "Glory?", 2012, 40x122cm.
The second is titled "His Divine Madness", 2013, 60x125cm.
The third is titled "Isolated Grandeur", 2013, 80 x 135cm.
I have to say that in respect to the use of colour I have been influenced lately by the art of Graham Sumner and the writings by Raffaele DÁmato. I definitely aim to portray Roman armour in an eclectic and colourful way!
I hope everyone likes these! I'll be sure to post some more work soon.
Cheers
Jeremy Elkington
All painted? Wow!
Salvador Dali came into my mind.
"Forth from the steppes they came, carried by the Eastern winds! They spread like wildfire across the Scythian plain, leaving only desolation in their wake. Forward rush the Tongur! The Alpilcur trails behind. Like the steppe grass all men bow before the Ultinzur, who pours from the Asian wastes. They came forth with bows and lances, and the Alan crumbled before them. The Herul, the Bosporan, and the Goth all stood firm in their path, but Persian blades tore them asunder. They came down the Tyras, and into the land of the Daci, where they were welcomed with Thracian arms and Gallic gold. They cast a blight of terror across the Macedonian realm, and now they pour across the Rhine, leading the whole North into Gaul."
Image 1: "Helmets of the Emperor", grey lead on paper, A3. 'Arms and Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier' by Raffaele D'Amato and Graham Sumner really came in handy with photographic references.
Image 2: "The Medusa Touch", grey lead on paper, A3. This one I might turn into a painting. 'Roman Centurions 31 BC - AD 500 The Classical and Late Empire'by Raffaele D'Amato and illustrated by Giuseppe Rava was referenced for the centurion armour in the foreground.