Aviation Art.Handling the Big Jets

[Aye Ess]

These paintings are all acrylic on stretched canvas.....

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/alan_spears/AnsettDC9cruise.jpg?t=1333447859

'Ansett DC9' 40cm x 50cm

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/alan_spears/B727AustralianAirlines.jpg?t=1333447708

'Australian Airlines B727-200' 30cm x 60cm

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/alan_spears/LuftA340-600.jpg?t=1333447583

'A340' 40cm x 50cm

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/alan_spears/QantasB737.jpg?t=1333447166

'B737' 30cm x 60cm

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/alan_spears/A330-1.jpg?t=1333447022

'A330 departing Melbourne' 40cm x 50cm

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/alan_spears/WestBurleighTunnel.jpg?t=1332669832

'West Burleigh Tunnel' 40cm x 50cm (A slight diversion due to people who said I had 'tunnel' vision and was on the way to having a one 'track' mind. A total mis'carriage' which got me 'steam'ed up)

[Piano Man]

Fantastic work as always Aye Ess. It has been far too long! :ok:

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

No ties on the rails either!

Oh dear - that is gonna end in tears!

Dr :8

[tasdevil.f27]

Outstanding as usual Alan, LOVE the 727 btw!

[Howard Hughes]

727 is my fave too, where is it departing? Ayers Rock?

[Worrals in the wilds]

They're awesome! :ok:Love the 727.
Aviation isn't the same without 727s. :sad:

[metalman2]

I rode a bike into the old burleigh tunnel with my grandfather when I was about 12 yo , he took a photo and did an oil painting of it. Can't remember what the date over the entrance was but it was in the early 1900's might've been around 1905. He also did a painting of the old shops at the bottom of the hill where Fleays fauna reserve was. I think the tunnel was where the highway runs now.

[reubee]

... :hmm: western half of 09/27 and/or taxiway in the 330 picture

[Jabawocky]

AS, you have done it again, although the harsh critics of pprune never miss a trick, they fault my photo's......now they pick on your train set :}

I guess you can claim not to be a Railway Artist, and get away with it. Whatever you do dont miss one VHF antenna on a Boeing now will ya:ok:

They will roast you :uhoh:

[TOUCH-AND-GO]

Marvellous job on all of the paintings. :D

Any chance of purchasing this art work? Especially the 727 and A330 out of Ymml?

[Wally Mk2]

'T&G' everything is 4 sale with AE, he even sold his misses!:)

As usual 'AE' yr work is impeccable, pity about the train though.:E


Wmk2

[Aye Ess]

Thank you all for your compliments. Pianoman...yes,it has been a while since I posted,but I have a fear of cluttering up pprune. Howard....loosely based on Avalon,but I had a B727 driver see the painting and he was convinced it was Mt Isa,so I guess the'airport is in the eye of the beholder'.Worral...I agree,never seen an ugly B727.

Metalman.....the date was 1903. I did a lot of research into the tunnel on a railway forum,whew! railway enthusiasts are fanatical. I'd love to see Grandad's paintings,can you stick some piccys on this thread? Reubee....the a/c is departing rwy34,most of the cross strip is obscured by the a/c. Touch and Go.....a PM is hurtling your way. Wally....I didn't sell the missus. She kicked me and my paintbrushes out. I spent years sitting in Brisbane main street with a cardboard sign 'WILL PAINT FOR FOOD'

Brian and Forky....you are both correct,thanks. I'm sure I have some railway ties in the shed and 37 cu mt of ballast will fix that. I'll work on those today and post a piccy here when done,please check back. As they say 'never take the ballast for granite'

[Animalclub]

AE

Is there a web site where we can see all your paintings? I really enjoy them especially from the 60s, 70s and 80s

Thanks

[Aye Ess]

Hello Animal, I too have a passion for the nostalgic stuff like the old radial airliners.I haven't gone down that road of a website,but I do have a lot of my paintings right here on Pprune. Just click on my user name,then 'view public profile',then 'statistics' then 'Find all threads started by Aye Ess'. There is a lot to browse through.

[Jack Ranga]

C'mon, there are plenty of techo's on here that could set the man up a website (probably for the cost of a painting!!) I'd love to see all aye ess's stuff together. SOMEBODY DO IT!

[Fantome]

There might be those whose taste in art is more inclined to the
highly atmospheric . . .. . not only that but where the portrayal for instance captures to perfection a dramatic setting in which the artist has placed his subject.

The sheer brilliance of aviation artist Frank Wooten comes to mind. So too the great Australian marine artist John Alcott whose graphic representations of square riggers were set off perfectively by his skill at capturing the texture and the mood of the seas in which they were set.

David Marshall's stunning impression of Catalina Frigate Bird 11 sailing the mighty seas off Easter Island is another case in point.

His repertoire is huge and diverse. His purchasable A3 size prints are magnificent. They can be found on his website.

My first encounter with his work was seeing hanging in Nancy B W's sitting room at St Ives a breathtakingly beautiful impression of the Lady Southern Cross passing through broken cloud with the Harbour and the Harbour Bridge some two or three thousand feet below. You could not help thinking 'Ah . . he's got it!'


David Marshall Aviation artist (http://www.davidmarshallaviationart.com/)

[Aye Ess]

I've been working on the railroad. Thanks to Brian and Forky,I have installed ballast (that's them rocks between the sleepers) and the railway ties (that's them bolty things what hold the rails to the sleepers)

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/alan_spears/Westburleightunnel1.jpg?t=1333929694

[Jabawocky]

You are a legend!

Hey the B727 above? was that one you did for someone or is it available.

A bloke we both know, Humpho, should have one :ok:

[Aye Ess]

Humpho? Humpho?.....um,nope don't know of whom you speak. It's still available,please await a PM which is hurtling your way.

[megle2]

Aye Ess

Sneaky trick to leave the ballast and ties off the tracks to check our attention
Shows we do check all pictures for accuracy, including trains
Excellent work

[Aye Ess]

Eer,yeees,megle2......THAT'S exactly why I left them off,to check you guys (* slinks away,hoping everyone doesn't pick up the fact I'm way out of my comfort zone painting trains)

[Howard Hughes]

Haven't you blokes heard of 'artistic licence'?

I hadn't noticed until you blokes in the anoraks pointed it out...;)

[Animalclub]

Aye Ess

You paint good... bugger the critics!!!

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

I've been working on the railroad. Thanks to Brian and Forky,I have installed ballast (that's them rocks between the sleepers) and the railway ties (that's them bolty things what hold the rails to the sleepers)

Hahahahaha! :ok:

Dr :8

[Wally Mk2]

'AE' I wanna see Alan Hale at the throttle there in dat engine,I shoulda bin train driver, it was either that or a plane driver:ok: I'll get one right some day!:-)
Wallie & RedRock:ok:


Wmk2

[Aye Ess]

CRUMBS !! Wally are you that old to remember Casey Jones?? Sorry for the thread drift.....hey....this is MY thread. I can drift all I like. Anyhoo,the show was an American western and EVERY little boy wanted to drive a steam locomotive and fight off Indians (now known as Native Americans). Wally,have a look at this Tv Theme Casey Jones - YouTube (http://youtu.be/ig3GcDBjQN4) it will bring tears to your old,wrinkly eyes :E

[Wally Mk2]

Thanks 'AE' for the link but I have watched every link I can find on Casey Jones via You Tube etc,maybe I do need to get a life but I luv it that somebody gets peeved about that,gives me purpose & being woman free we guys have gotta stick 2gether!:E
Jet Jackson was the best though!:ok:
Oh & Skippy of course:E...........what's that Skip.....Sony's been hurt...........where?..... take me to him Skip.....sheeeez!!!!:)
How about a painting of the whirlygig in Skipy AE:-)


Wmk2