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Danielle is an expedition artist for Phoenicia, a re-creation of a 6th century BC Phoenician sailing vessel. It departed from Arwad, Syria in August 2008, is sailing through the Suez Canal, around the Horn of Africa and down the east coast. The voyage will continue up the west coast of Africa, through the Straights of Gibraltar and across the Mediterranean to return to Syria. The circumnavigation will be followed by another voyage to bring the ship to the United Kingdom in Summer 2009. In all the voyage will travel 17,000 miles and be 10 months at sea. See phoenicia.org.uk on the ship's progress. |
 Phoenicia under sail for the first time August 2008 |
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| Phoenicia Expedition Check out Danielle's blog below for regular updates of her sketches and paintings documenting Phoenicia | ||||
20 September 2008
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Excited water at night. Oil on linen 24x34 inches. |
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17 September 2008
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Painting of the lights at night in the harbor. Oil on linen 24x28 inches. |
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17 September 2008
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| Reflection of Phoenicia in the harbor. Oil on paper 11x8 inches. | ||||
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16 September 2008 entry | |||
| Hull of Phoenicia at dusk. Oil on paper 8x11 inches. | ||||
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15 September 2008 entry | |||
| Phoenicia in the harbor. Oil on paper 4x6 inches. | ||||
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14 September 2008 entry | |||
Heathrow. A new beginning.
Oil on paper 8x11 inches.
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13 September 2008 entry | |||
| Heathrow. A new beginning. Oil on paper. 4x6 inches. | ||||
20 August 2008
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The last few minutes before Phoenicia is brought into the water, where she will stay from now on. Oil on paper 8x11 inches. |
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19 August 2008
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Everybody prepping Phoenicia to take her out to sea for the first time under sail. Oil on paper. 4x6 inches. |
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18 August 2008 entry | |||
| Phoenica off land for the last time! Oil on paper. 4x6 inches. | ||||
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17 August 2008 entry | |||
| Everybody on deck hauling up the yard. Pencil on paper. 4x6 inches. | ||||
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16 August 2008 entry | |||
Another boat in the boatyard on the island of Arwad. Mixed media on paper. 4x6 inches. |
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14 August 2008
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Other boats in the boatyard on the island of Arwad. Mixed media on paper. 4x6 inches. |
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13 August 2008
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Block that connects the ramshead to the deck. Used for raising and lowering the mast. Mixed media on paper. 6x4 inches. |
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12 August 2008
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The control panel inside Phoenicia. Mixed media on paper. 4x6 inches. |
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11 August 2008 entry | |||
| Floating dock in the marina in Arwad, Syria. oil oil on paper. 4x6 inches. | ||||
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10 August 2008 entry | |||
| Phoenicia. Mixed media on paper. 4x6 inches. | ||||
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7 August 2008 entry | |||
| Phoenicia and visitors. Pencil. 4x6 inches. | ||||
6 August 2008
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Phoenicia in the boatyard. Mixed media, 4x6 inches. |
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5 August 2008
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Down below. The mast is in, and there is a hole cut in the deck where the cabin will go. The ladder is temporary. Behind the mast will be bunkbeds. Mixed media, 4x6 inches.
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4 August 2008
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View of Arwad from Tartous. Mixed media, 4x6 inches.
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1 August 2008 entry | |||
| She is still in the boatyard. This is the view of her from the other side. Her first night floating in water was a success, without too much intake of water in the bilge. | ||||
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31 July 2008 entry | |||
| A lamb was sacrificed on deck and the boat was pulled into the water. Finally, Phoenicia is in the water, where she belongs. | ||||
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30 July 2008 entry | |||
| Photo of Phoenicia in the boatyard, Arwad. Today the cabin is much further along and the red anti-fouling has been painted on. | ||||
29 July 2008
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Photo of Phoenicia in the boatyard, Arwad. The cabin on top of the deck is just starting to get built. At this point there still is no lower deck, just metal sheets serving as ballast. |
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28 July 2008
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Photo of Phoenicia in the boatyard, Arwad. She has come on so far since the end of June! Notice the dark color. Now she has been coated with pine tar. |
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25 July 2008
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The last few days have been spent preparing for a show I'm part of in September and October at Thompson's Gallery on Marylebone High Street in London. This includes shipping the paintings, stretching, framing, and delivering them to the gallery.
On the right is one of the paintings for the show, an image of Channel Islands Harbor in California. Oil on linen, 42x32 inches. |
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21 July 2008 entry | |||
| Packing for the launch in Syria. | ||||
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18 July 2008 entry | |||
| Finished? Oil on linen, 24x30 inches. | ||||
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16 July 2008 entry | |||
Three boats in the Arwad boat yard.
Oil on linen 16x12 inches. |
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15 July 2008
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Tightening up the initial drawing, moving some things around. Oil on linen 16x12 inches |
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14 July 2008
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Three boats in the boatyard, with Phoenicia in the background. Oil on linen16x12 inches |
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13 July 2008
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Today I worked a lot on the foreground. Oil on linen, 24x30 inches |
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12 July 2008 entry | |||
| Its starting to come together. Oil on linen, 24x30 inches | ||||
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11 July 2008 entry | |||
| Today I mostly painted sky and the wood of the ship. I added loads of yellow and purple to the sky. Oil on linen, 24x30 inches | ||||
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10 July 2008 entry | |||
| Today I worked on the sky. Oil on linen, 24x30 inches | ||||
9 July 2008
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Painting of the bow of the ship. Creating definition today. Oil on linen, 24x30 inches |
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8 July 2008
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| Painting of the bow of Phoenicia, in progress. Oil on linen, 24x30 inches | ||||
7 July 2008
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Study for the a painting of Phoenicia, from the bow. Mixed media, 4x6 inches |
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3 July 2008 entry | |||
| Sketch of the bow of Phoenica, from the boatyard in Arwad, Syria. Oil on paper 11x8 inches | ||||
2 July 2008
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I feel like I've been focusing on the bow so much. I think that is partly because the ship yard is quite crowded. Its difficult to find a place to sit and look at the stern. Mixed media on paper 11x8 inches. |
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1 July 2008
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The forms, the shapes. A fishing boat, lends scale to the Phoenicia behind, with houses in the background. I might make this into a painting. Oil on paper 8x11 inches. |
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30 June 2008
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| I'm continuing to work with the bow. The arched lines of the broadside profile create quite an impressive angle at the bow. Eventually this will have a carved horse's head on it. Oil on paper, 11x8 inches. | ||||
29 June 2008
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From the stern on a 'Phoenician purple' background. Mixed media on paper, 4x6 inches. |
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27 June 2008
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Phoenicia from the bow. I'm working out a composition for a big painting. Oil on paper, 4x6 inches. |
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26 June 2008
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Sketch of Feda, the daughter of the metal smith, Abdul. The Pheonicians invented purple dye. Mixed media on paper, 6x4 inches. |
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| Capturing the belly. The ship has a voluptuous curve right in the middle. Difficult to capture. Mixed media on paper 6x4 inches. | ||||
23 June 2008
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| The stern of Phoenicia. Charcoal on paper, 6x4 inches. | ||||
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| Orwah's boat, with a ship behind, and in the distance the city of Tartus, Syria. Oil on paper, 6x8 inches. | ||||
21 June 2008
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Reflection of a boat in the marina on Arwad, Syria. Mixed media, 6x4 inches. |
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| The Phoenicia in the boatyard on Arwad with a wooden boat in front and houses behind. Mixed media, 4x6 inches. | ||||
19 June 2008
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The bow of Phoenicia, in construction in the boatyard in Arwad, Syria. Mixed media, 6x4 inches. |
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18 June 2008
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Enas, Orwah's niece. Mixed media, 6x4 inches. |
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17 June 2008 entry | |||
| One of the cargo ships waiting off the coast of Tartus, Syria. Mixed media, 6x4 inches. | ||||
16 June 2008
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The first sketch. First thing in the morning, overlooking the harbor in the island of Arwad, Syria. Mixed media, 4x6 inches. |
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| contact Danielle at danielle@danielleeubank.com | ||||