During World War 2 the Nazi soldiers besides their rifles had also cameras handy and made a lot of photos of the conquered territories. Such pictures were banned in Soviet Russia because they didn’t fit in the official agenda. According to Soviet propaganda Nazis were not much better than wild...
The original of this my very first aviation has been sold. I tried to get the feel of what it was like to be in the situation suggested by the title. The unusual shape of the canvas really added somehting.
Although the original has been sold I have uploaded this as an example of how little subject matter you can have to still make an exciting painting. Imagine (as I did) I was a young boy standing on a dune watching these two come towards me!
A photo of an oil on canvas on two ME109s being pursued at a dangerously low level by ywo RAF Spitfires. It may not have been sensioble or possible to fly this low, but I claim artists licence.
This photo is of a painting I have just finished (oil on board 5' x 3') which gives a very large aerial perspective and space for the subject an ME109.