RAF Nicosia remains officially an RAF airbase despite being embedded in a UN Buffer Zone. It is a terrible waste of an aviation asset but in 2010 I was tasked to conduct a survey on the airfield. The Control Tower made an impression, as beneath the decay lay an Art Deco building that once upon a time would have been a fantastic building / workplace. I decided that I would do my bit to preserve the aviation heritage of the RAF at Nicosia and paint the scene circa early sixties. If you like, the lull before the storm that was the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. The oil painting that I have created took months to complete, but I am very happy with the result and hope you dont mind if I share it on this most appropriate of internet pages.
