Aviation Art

[Aye Ess]

I have had quite a few PMs from Pprunites wanting to see more of my aviation art,so here is a small collection of my obsession. The colours & sharpness are MUCH better in real life. Dunno where the quality goes when I put them on the poota.

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/alan_spears/f27pp.jpg?t=1295950623

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/alan_spears/aqdc3pp.jpg?t=1295950623

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/alan_spears/cgpp.jpg?t=1295950623

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/alan_spears/dc3reflectpp.jpg?t=1295950287

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/alan_spears/dc3dawnpp.jpg?t=1295950287

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/alan_spears/dc6pp.jpg?t=1295950287

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/alan_spears/dhc6pp.jpg?t=1295950287

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/alan_spears/f27ewpp.jpg?t=1295950287

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/alan_spears/pipercubpp.jpg?t=1295950287 This is a commission by a young fella as a gift for his dad who used to own this a/c....so,if you know the previous owner....DON'T TELL HIM.

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/alan_spears/sunderlandlhipp.jpg?t=1295950287

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/alan_spears/constellationpp.jpg?t=1295950287

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/alan_spears/b727pp.jpg?t=1295950287

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/alan_spears/dc3ansettpp.jpg?t=1295950287

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/alan_spears/DC6-pp.jpg?t=1295950287 The blue colour here has not displayed correctly. On the actual painting it is MUCH darker.

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/alan_spears/dash8pp.jpg?t=1295950287

[PLovett]

I am envious of your talent. :ooh: Seriously, very well done and thank you for sharing. :ok:

[Jabawocky]

That is a stunning talent. I am gobsmacked!

Do yo want to do a retard vehicle - 10?

[SgtBundy]

Awesome work. If you are open to suggestions or ideas, one of my favourite memories is riding in a Caribou skimming over the headland at Lennox Head and down the coast on a clear summer evening. Might be a nice image with them being retired now.

Cheers,
Bundy

[The Chaser]

:D ... superb Alan :)

I particulalry like the detail in the 'sporty' Q400 painting! Brilliant! :ok:

[superdimona]

Awesome work, however am I the only one that cringed at the 2 impending mid-airs? :}

[tail wheel]

You're a man of many talents Alan........

Brilliant! :ok:

[Capt Claret]

Excellent!

Hope the dad's not a PRuNer. :ooh:

[rioncentu]

Great work AS

[Aye Ess]

Thank you all so much for your encouraging comments....I am SO amazed that you like them.

Jaba....yes,can do. When you are ready PM me,so that we don't upset the Pprune Gods by degenerating this thread into an 'infomercial'

Sgt Bundy...

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/alan_spears/img019.jpg?t=1295991948
This image is very fuzzy as it's a photo of a photo because it sold about 6 months ago to a lady who had a relative who used to work on them.

Supermona.....the 2 DHC6 a/c are travelling in the same direction,so if speed is maintained,the intersection of airframes would be remote (having said that pilots of ferrying a/c do have fun at times...nuff said)

Capt Claret.....you know,I thought the exact same thing

[Aye Ess]

Superdimona....my apologies. You mean the painting with the hang glider. That was just a muck around piece I did for my own enjoyment. The landscape is turning final rwy14 Coolangatta (now called Gold Coast). The flight deck is B767. The hang glider is purely a figment if my imagination & in no way depicts an actual event.:8

[training wheels]

Superb paintings sir :ok: ... and nice to see the one of QF with all four engines running .. :E

[b_sta]

Amazing stuff. Do you sell reprints of these? If so, details would be great!

[Aye Ess]

Hello b_sta,

I'll send you a PM shortly....don't want this threat commercialised.

regards,

Alan.

[717tech]

Beautiful work mate! Love the reflection on the DC3!

When will they be available for sale?

[Aye Ess]

Thank you 717tech,

Very kind words. I guess your title indicates your a/c type? I used to fly the MD80s of Swissair.

Anyhoo, art details coming to a PM near you shortly,please stand by.

Alan.

[yowieII]

Awesome:D:D

[The Green Goblin]

Nice one, too many wheels on the up-going wing of the Q400 though :ok:

[The Chaser]

too many wheels on the up-going wing of the Q400 though
Negative Gobo, look closely, the nose wheels are directly in front of the left mains from the position of the 'painter' ;)

[PLovett]

I used to fly the MD80s

You used to fly MD80s...........................barsteward!!! Now I really am jealous. :ok:

[Aye Ess]

You are quite correct,Chaser,nose wheels & mains aligned. Green Goblin,I agree with you,that it does look odd,but when I drew this piece up on paper before committing paint to canvas,I found that if I angled the nose more towards the a/c's right,the 'Qantaslink' signage was almost unreadable & if I put the nose more to the a/c's left I lost too much engine,so it had to be a compromise.

In real life,the nosewheels & mains don't appear so 'together'. Artwork does lose a lot of clarity once put on the computer.

[Worrals in the wilds]

They're lovely. :ok:
If you don't have your own website you should think about one, then you can be as commercial as you like :E!

Seriously, on Jetblast a while ago there was a lady seeking suggestions about a gift for her husband who was about to get his PPL. A few of us suggested a wooden model of his aircraft, but a painting would have been an awesome present.

[Aye Ess]

Hi Worrals,

I have often been tempted to get my own WWW thingy going,but I feel like the kid who just learnt to swim,standing on the edge of the deep pool & wondering should I,could I,will I?? Maybe it's safer in the shallow pool. My son designed his own & keeps nagging me...maybe one day.

I found that thread about the lady seeking gift suggestions & I agree with you,aviation art is a great gift because it can be personalised with the exact colours & registration of a specific aircraft. Also,the collection can be added to over the years with commemorations of new endorsements,licences,positions in companies. It is then a visual recollection of a pilot's life.

Alan.