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"Airborne Ranger" by Andrea Thomas

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When my husband got home from boot camp, he taught me a cadence that goes like this:

When I get to Heaven, St. Peter's gonna say

How'd you make your livin', how'd you earn your pay?

I will reply with a whole lotta anger

"I made my livin' as an airborne ranger

Blood, guts, sex and danger!

That's the life of the airborne ranger"

...just a cadence. Anyway, this was done with prismacolors, black ink,  and a little bit of sharpie. If you're wondering what those black dots in the field behind him are, they are his comrades marching on. Hard to get detail that good with a dull colored pencil :)




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8 May 2006:-) Heather ´Pixy´ Lynn
What a very moving and well-done piece. The composition and emotion in this are wonderful! First Comment Pixy Dusting:********sprinkle*********
11 May 200645 Anonymous1
Looks pretty beat. I guess i can "feel" where he's coming from. I like the break from traditional white angel wings and black angel wings.

11 Andrea Thomas replies: "Thanks, I kinda wanted the wings to look like they had been dipped in blood. "
16 May 200645 Anonymous
Uniform not right for a real Airborne Ranger. May seem minor to the wanna-bes or those that are just appreciating the pretty picture. Takes away all credibility.

22 Andrea Thomas replies: "Well, let me just tell you what I know about that: a)myhusband's drill sargeant was airborne, and he wore the same uniform as all the other guys. b)the airborne guys in his company now wear the same thing, the only difference being the red beret (n/a in this pic because he has his kevlar on) and some medal or patch or something, but the same uniform. Here's another thing I have noticed about that; airborne guys are very, shall we say, proud of their status and love to flaunt it even when there's no reason (ie, the airborne guys here will probably never set foot in another airplane)Another thing I know is; I haven't been trained in military protocol. I don't know if they wear something different in battle. I don't know if I got the boots wrong (those boots are modeled after vietnam era jungle boots, btw) And lastly... I just like the cadence. I drew a generic soldier and called it 'airborne ranger' after the cadence. It's fantasy art. It's just art for that matter. I'm not here to catalogue military uniform, I'm here to convey ideas through a visual media. "
29 Mar 200745 Mr Anonymous
Above comment made by an agent of RE.-T.A.R.D

Mr Anonymous, of 4chan conveys his delight of such imagery, and says good job.

/b/ Stands on this as so.
(PS, Pool's closed, desu lion fell in.)
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About 'Airborne Ranger':
 • Status: OK
 • Created by: :-) Andrea Thomas
 • Copyright: ©Andrea Thomas. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Army, Ranger, Soldier, Death, War, Angel, Wings, Blood, Unit, Military, Armer, Forces, Man, Repentance, Solitude, Reflection
 • Categories: Angels, Religious, Spiritual, Holy
 • Techniques: Coloured Pencils, Black Ink, Mixed Media
 • Submitted: 2006-04-14 17:17:24
 • Views: 1804
 • Resolution: 492x674


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