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DarthFar — Serenade Before the Storm

Published: 2011-03-03 18:26:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 5451; Favourites: 101; Downloads: 36
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So I recently read Patrick O'Brian's excellent Master and Commander... and then chased it down with the 2003 movie. And really? all those scenes of Stephen Maturin and Jack Aubrey "scrape scrape, screech screech"-ing (as the steward disdainfully describes it) were just too amusing to simply let alone. Maturin's singularly hideous coat gets a cameo.

And somewhere out there, Jack Aubrey is protesting, "I am not *that* portly!"

Now I need to read the rest of the books...


The Aubrey-Maturin books written by Patrick O'Brian.
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Ysydora [2015-12-13 10:57:29 +0000 UTC]

Nice work! Cute  turtle   

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BaronNeutron [2014-10-12 06:44:47 +0000 UTC]

havew you finished the series?!!!!!!!

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LukaElrik [2013-02-02 13:09:10 +0000 UTC]

It's perfect! You must contribute art to this group: [link]

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thegriffin88 [2012-11-05 20:32:03 +0000 UTC]

+1 for the tortoise. <3

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DarthFar In reply to thegriffin88 [2012-11-06 01:35:18 +0000 UTC]

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plutoplus1 [2012-07-07 19:38:33 +0000 UTC]

Featured this here:

[link]

Thanks!

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DarthFar In reply to plutoplus1 [2012-07-18 16:34:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much!

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ZeroHourNineAM [2011-12-22 20:50:52 +0000 UTC]

Haha, love the tortoise The movie was awesome, maybe I'll read the books someday.
Love your stlye.

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DarthFar In reply to ZeroHourNineAM [2011-12-25 09:54:35 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, the movie was dead cool. So are the books, only some people find it a little disjointed and slow. But if you give it a chance, you might have fun. Some bits are perfectly hilarious.

Thanks!

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ZeroHourNineAM In reply to DarthFar [2011-12-25 17:57:58 +0000 UTC]

That sounds good, I have no problem with a "slow" narrative style.
You're welcome. And happy christmas

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Eliza-Aacher [2011-10-08 15:01:38 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic! I adored the film (the books are great too!)- it's also the first time I heard the Bach cello suite, which I have since learned to play (except for the fifth suite... omg, so hard. :/ I love these pieces though). It had some amazing music in it, actually...
So funny when Killick is complaining about the music. XD
Excellent work on this, btw.

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Steffel [2011-07-21 21:21:24 +0000 UTC]

I wasn't even aware this movie was based on a book. I saw it in cinema and bought my dad the DVD for his anniversary - he's such a fan of the Hornblower books that I thought he might like it. How close is the book to the movie. And if you know those, is it similar to the Hornblower books?

Lovely art (I feel so repetitive but it's hard to come up with something else on your pictures). And I applaud the choice of scene, I loved their little sessions.

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DarthFar In reply to Steffel [2011-07-22 03:43:47 +0000 UTC]

The movie was actually based on three of the books, I'm told. I've only read two of them so far (I can only get them abroad!), but I could definitely identify elements of the first book in the movie, and the characters are spot-on, so I guess it's true to the spirit of the series? I've never read the Hornblower books, but apparently the friends who recommended O'Brian's books are all Hornblower fans, if that says anything!

Thanks very much!

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Steffel In reply to DarthFar [2011-07-24 14:08:01 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks, I may check them out (though I've yet to finish the first of the Temeraire books).

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Likiana [2011-05-29 11:01:13 +0000 UTC]

Neat! LOVE the turtle.
Also: the expression on Jack's face. Just great!

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wolfdog7 [2011-05-09 15:02:06 +0000 UTC]

I LOVE THIS!!! i adore your drawing style! well done!

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DarthFar In reply to wolfdog7 [2011-05-09 16:21:39 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! glad you like it.

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FrauAubrey [2011-04-17 18:49:12 +0000 UTC]

yes, you really have to read the rest of the books!

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Pachaluche [2011-03-24 16:55:54 +0000 UTC]

amazing *-*
I love that Master and Commander scenes.

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DarthFar In reply to Pachaluche [2011-03-26 02:07:41 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, the music scenes just go against all the action bits. They're awesome.

[Even funnier in the books, on account of Jack Aubrey's foul jokes!]

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tweedandtea [2011-03-22 23:37:19 +0000 UTC]

This looks great, I've always been fond of their music scenes. The rest of the book series is fantastic.

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DarthFar In reply to tweedandtea [2011-03-26 02:16:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

And oi, I'm tempted to just buy the complete series boxed set (five hardbound books in a box) and get it over with.

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tweedandtea In reply to DarthFar [2011-03-26 16:29:30 +0000 UTC]

I have them all in paper back...much easier for travel, but they do take up a lot of space.

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Dragonfly22 [2011-03-20 17:50:13 +0000 UTC]

I very much love the environment, especially as I am currently listening to Mozart's Serenade no. 10 ^^

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DarthFar In reply to Dragonfly22 [2011-04-04 17:37:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, Romy. Are you familiar with any of Boccherini's compositions?

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Dragonfly22 In reply to DarthFar [2011-04-04 20:23:24 +0000 UTC]

No, never heard of the guy.

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Anavilante [2011-03-08 20:41:39 +0000 UTC]

Cool

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DarthFar In reply to Anavilante [2011-03-12 17:08:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Anavilante In reply to Anavilante [2011-03-08 20:43:10 +0000 UTC]

Maturin's coat is really hideous *rofl*

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Ricky-Roo302 [2011-03-08 05:15:15 +0000 UTC]

...I just think you work is SUPERB.

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DarthFar In reply to Ricky-Roo302 [2011-03-14 13:21:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, Ric.

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Pyz001 [2011-03-04 06:40:55 +0000 UTC]

omgawdomgawdomagwd!

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virusq [2011-03-04 03:57:24 +0000 UTC]

MATURIN! <3 <3 <3

I couldn't read the books. They read like weird nautical dream sequence. They were on a boat, and then they were on horses, and then they were on the boat again, but they were really in a tavern, and then they'd never met.

AUUGHGHHG.

But the movie was awesome! :3

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FracturedReality [2011-03-04 03:49:24 +0000 UTC]

Always remember, Dear Far, that one should choose the lesser of two weevils.

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DarthFar In reply to FracturedReality [2011-03-04 04:24:50 +0000 UTC]

In this case, I must stand with Maturin in choosing the greater one. Not simply because I'm not in service, but also because... well, I'm Far.

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merlinemrys5 [2011-03-04 03:31:47 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous! And I'm so very happy for you that you discovered this -- I've read a few of the books and seen the movie ... er ... *multiple* times and I'm always thrilled to see someone finding them for the first time.

(Just wait until you get to the debauched sloth ... )

I love that the ugly coat gets in there as well! Excellent picture, very nicely done.

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DarthFar In reply to merlinemrys5 [2011-03-04 03:40:52 +0000 UTC]

I know just *enough* about the sloth to know that *that* was where Marguerite's "Courfeyrac, you have debauched my lobster!" came from! [Of course, now the whole Courfeyrac ≡ Aubrey imagery is firmly cemented in my mind, dangit]

Thanks very much. (And haha, Maturin's rug of a coat *needed* to make an appearance!). I look forward to the rest of the books.

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la-rose-anglaise [2011-03-04 00:40:34 +0000 UTC]

That movie is my idea of a chick flick. Action! British accents! Men in shirtsleeves! Boats! What more could a girl want? XD

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DarthFar In reply to la-rose-anglaise [2011-03-04 02:35:20 +0000 UTC]

DRAGONS! Wouldn't it be even more awesome with fighting dragons in it??

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la-rose-anglaise In reply to DarthFar [2011-03-04 04:27:38 +0000 UTC]

Ew, no! If it had dragons it'd be a boy's movie.

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FracturedReality In reply to DarthFar [2011-03-04 03:54:09 +0000 UTC]

-whisper- Nonononono, dinosaurs, mate. Everything is better with dinosaurs. Example: Both Jurassic Park Sequels (which I only watched because dinosaurs were in them), Land of the Lost (TV series and horrendous Will Farrel trash heap, which again, I only watched because dinosaurs were in it) and the Journey to the Center of the Earth (with the guy from The Mummy in it, not the James Mason one. I love the James Mason one. But that's because James Mason is in it. ).
So, to be the ultimate form of Entertainment, M&C needs Dinosaurs in it!!! Like, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, but everyone is speaking with British accents!!!

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DarthFar In reply to FracturedReality [2011-03-04 04:27:13 +0000 UTC]

- whisper - Nononono, that was a reference to Naomi Novik's Temeraire books ya doof! (The tagline's "Napoleonic Wars! with dragons!"). I can't wait to see Peter Jackson make it into a *movie*.

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Rhonda---Young [2011-03-03 23:22:56 +0000 UTC]

Excellent!!

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DarthFar In reply to Rhonda---Young [2011-03-04 02:34:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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DocMallard [2011-03-03 23:17:59 +0000 UTC]

I love that series!

Too bad Jack (in the series) isn't as healthy looking as Russell Crowe!

-Doc

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DarthFar In reply to DocMallard [2011-03-04 02:33:20 +0000 UTC]

Oh, no kidding! All those references to Jack being big enough to spill out of his seat/Stephen calling him "portly" etc etc made me howl.

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davincipoppalag [2011-03-03 20:28:37 +0000 UTC]

Nice piece of work.. I loved that movie... The ship they used in it used to be the HMS Rose ( a replica of the original Rose) and she was berthed here in Bridgeport, I was on her many times

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DarthFar In reply to davincipoppalag [2011-03-04 02:34:22 +0000 UTC]

Oh yeah, I know about it being the HMS Rose - but WOW, you've had the chance to see her. I need to trawl your gallery and look at the ship pictures again.

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davincipoppalag In reply to DarthFar [2011-03-04 02:36:24 +0000 UTC]

I dont have any shots of here there.. she got sold years back and went to Rhode Island..then sold to some place in California.. I dont know where she is now..;though I know they changed the name too... it was restored here and kept here for years before all that.. down at Captain's Cove in Brigeport.. (where I shot the pics of the Bounty replica)

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quiteproustian [2011-03-03 19:42:28 +0000 UTC]

looks great! and the movie is awesome.

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