RAF CLUB PICTURE, Frank Wootton
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RAF CLUB PICTURE, Frank Wootton
Can anyone remember seeing the original of this painting of a Canberra by Frank Wootton on their travels around the UK? The subject is Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Hodges's Canberra over the Alps during the UK-New Zealand Air Race.
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We need to find the original in order to have a copy made to replace the faded copy in the RAF Club.
Thanks for looking.
Mike R
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We need to find the original in order to have a copy made to replace the faded copy in the RAF Club.
Thanks for looking.
Mike R
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I think he is saying the print they have has faded so they want to borrow the original to get it copied.
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I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
MC, artistic licence?
A2, it does not look like a limited edition. I imagine, as proven by the fading, that the printing techniques of 60 years ago are not as good as they are now. Somewhere I have a Vulcan print which is going the same way.
A2, it does not look like a limited edition. I imagine, as proven by the fading, that the printing techniques of 60 years ago are not as good as they are now. Somewhere I have a Vulcan print which is going the same way.
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
Deviation, but looking at the Wootton site and the Sinking of the Tirpitz, did the Lancaster have bomb doors when carrying the Tall Boy?
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I recall my father giving me a book he was given in the late 30s "How to Draw Aeroplanes" this was part of a small series of "How to draw...." books by various artists covering figures, animals trains etc
This particular one was by Frank Wootton and what a lovely book it is too.
Itstarted with form & perspective then moved on to light n shade and composition of picture
This particular one was by Frank Wootton and what a lovely book it is too.
Itstarted with form & perspective then moved on to light n shade and composition of picture
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My guess is that it has faded because it is a photo print on canvas from the original and was not made with light-fast inks. I believe it is a one-off copy made about 8 years ago from a not very good transparency.
The original is no doubt a vibrant and colourful picture but this copy is rather flat and dull and does no justice to the great aircraft, the great man and the great event it seeks to portray.
Thanks for your suggestions. I will contact the RAF Museum curator of pictures. FW's family do not have the original or a transparency on file.
The original is no doubt a vibrant and colourful picture but this copy is rather flat and dull and does no justice to the great aircraft, the great man and the great event it seeks to portray.
Thanks for your suggestions. I will contact the RAF Museum curator of pictures. FW's family do not have the original or a transparency on file.
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Mike is there not a label on the back for the people that did it, or an invoice somewhere, if they scanned it they may have the original scan on file.
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Canberra Picture
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You do another one mate it will be just as good
Perhaps you could include a lightning going in the wrong direction as usual
Paddy
You do another one mate it will be just as good
Perhaps you could include a lightning going in the wrong direction as usual
Paddy
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Can you not scan it then boost the scans colours?
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just opened in Windows Office picture manager
auto adjust, gives the original colours back.
sorry can not repost from laptop, but it looks good....
so take scan to any good photo processorshop, and get it reprinted on canvas.
glf
sorry can not repost from laptop, but it looks good....
so take scan to any good photo processorshop, and get it reprinted on canvas.
glf