The Flying Hat

The hat gets ahead!

coming along... feeling better now.. the blockage might be over. Meanwhile the Vulcan is off getting framed for  an exhibition and the Solent is awaiting its new owner!

New Beginnings

The Solent is now complete - the original is so much better than this small image can convey. The subtle coloured lights in the background seem to intensify the darkness of the night. Unfortunately, this is spoilt by the way the light fell on the painting when I tried to photograph it - but the scan will be superb.



Ka945 simmers in the afternoon sun awaiting a final touch-up - I need to add a tad more detail to the tender undercarriage:



Brett has started his next drawing - Denny Hulme in a McLaren M19:



and I have commenced NZR RM123, one of the Blue Streak Railcars:

Let there be Light!

coloured lights in the distance that is...
nearly there now.

Reflections on the Solent

Been dabbing at the Solent all day on and off..
Reflections are improving but not there yet... Harder than the dratted plane!!

and here's a couple of my pics from the airshow to complement Warwicks.. I only have a canon compact SX1 so not as good as warwicks professional kit...  as you can see

But here's the new Albatross DVa and one of the P-40 flashing past

Vintage Aviators

No combined drawing today - Brett has decided to concentrate on his painting.

Yesterday the boys travelled to Hood Aerodrome in Masterton to view the Vintage Aviator's 'Joyeux Noel' WWI evening air show. A great collection of aircraft including Fokker Dr.1 & DVIII, Sopworth Camel & Triplane, RAF RE8, SE5a & FE2b, Albatross DVa and Pfalz DIII to name but a few.

We were both busy capturing images as references for future possible drawings - here we see Brett amongst the SE5a:



Overhead there were flying displays and mock battles - the Pfalz comes to an end.



And, because it was Hood, the Corsair and Kittyhawk put on a display of power flying. Here we see Keith Skilling waiting for clearance:

Driftin'

Sunday morning at Warwicks...The E.R.A. R4D is complete.. finished the tweaking of the car with grey pencils and then brushed a light wash over the background to darken it once I got home.
Looks fine... btw ERA stands for English Racing Automobiles and with Willie Green on board this one is certainly 'racing'!

winnie atwell

the famous black and white rag is playing as I post this (hence the name).. so progress on the Thud is slow but positive.. lots of detail. we now have a Hat!. Might restart the Solent tomorrow after the drawing session at warwicks..
We DO apparently get some blog viewers from all over the world.. I wish at least one would post a comment someday!!