Saturday, March 25, 2023

Supplying The War Machine

 Continuing on with where I left off yesterday, here we have a dramatic painting by Munnings: Charge Of Flowerdew's Squadron.


This is Study For A Mural.


After leaving the Canadian Cavalry Brigade, the next unit Munnings spent time with was the Canadian Forestry Corps, where a different aspect of the war effort showed itself to him. Here we have A Team Of Blacks And A Mill.


The work of the Corps was vital for the war effort, allowing for timber to reach the front without having to cross the ocean and be subject to attack by u-boats.


Felling A Tree In The Vosges is the title of this painting.

38 comments:

  1. Each painting tells a unique story, that in itself is a gift. And yet each scene does draws me in to linger viewing the paintings, this too is a gift.

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  2. Felling a tree is my fav, they are all painted so well.

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  3. Beautiful paintings and exhibit. I love the tulips header too. Have a great weekend.

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  4. ...the war machine is raging today.

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  5. Beautiful and interesting paintings.

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  6. He must have been painting constantly to produce so many pieces.

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  7. Unfortunately the war machine is cranked up again.

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  8. That felling a tree painting is very nice.

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  9. That War Machine... poor Ukraine.

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  10. The horses must have been traumatized by war.

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  11. War is sad ~ no matter how you look at ~ sigh

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  12. Always such a great presentation, and I'm still in awe of your blogger header photo it's like spring has sprung for you there!

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    1. Not yet- we have snow today. Our tulips come in May.

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  13. Felling A Tree is my favorite.

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  14. Lovely to see the beautiful tulips in your header photograph.

    I like the 'Felling a tree' painting in your post here.

    All the best Jan

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  15. Battle scenes well portrayed with tension and fear.

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  16. Wonderful paintings but I do feel for the horses especially those in the cavalry charge.

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  17. What would they have done without horses?

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