I've always maintained that JMW Turner must have been some kind of psychic and a Bush fan before CSF was even born. Now, after I've finished reading THIS book about him, I'm more certain than ever, and I have evidence to back it up:

( Temeraire-Chichester-Caudebec )

I was reading a book about JMW Turner's paintings and found this lovely quote. John Ruskin on JMW Turner's The Fighting Téméraire being tugged to her last berth to be broken up

"We have stern keepers to trust her glory to - the fire and the worm. Never more shall sunset lay golden robes on her, not starlight tremble on the waves that part at her ( Read more... )

Just a reminder to those who had signed up but not yet submitted their fic- submissions will close on Monday, so can you all please try to get it in by then, or send me a pm if you can't get it in time if you haven't already.

Don't make me chase after you for your fic. I'm much too lazy for that- and I can't ride. =)

I'm posting this a little earlier than I'd originally intended to, as I'm going out today and I will be busy all of Monday.

Please post a link to your journal/website or whereever your fic is posted. Please follow my format below to make it easy for everyone. (Sorry I don't know how to do one of those html code boxes things)

TITLE: The Slave Ship ( Read more... )

Written for the Age of Sail Paintings Challenge.

TITLE: The Slave Ship
RATING: General
PROMPT: The Slave Ship by JMW Turner
CHARACTERS: Hornblower, Bush and crew/officers of the Lydia
DISCLAIMERS: Hornblower does not belong to me and I don't derived any profit from this.
SPOILERS:The Happy Return/Beat to Quarters
NOTES: Takes place after the ( Read more... )

Now's the time for everyone to choose which paintings they want to use as prompts. =)Based on the result of THIS POLL I've tentatively set the submission date to the first week of October. If you have any problems with the date, or any other questions, you can email me at sarlania@hotmail.com. In the beginning of the week, I will begin a thread ( Read more... )

Time to make your suggestions about which paintings to use as prompts! I will leave this open for one week, after which time you can choose the prompt you will to work on. Please make your suggestion in the following manner:
[Name of Painting] by [Author of Painting].

For example:
The Fighting Temeraire by JMW Turner.
You can suggest any painting, as ( Read more... )

After I wrote my drabble based on one of JMW Turner's paintings, there's been several people who have expressed an interest in a general AOS challenge to write fic based on paintings. So, here's a poll. If many people want to do it, I will run it from my LJ, here. The fic can be either general history, or related to any AOS fandom: Hornblower, M&C ( Read more... )

Chichester Canal 1818

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