Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Aviation artist historian in England, brand new to Internet and this forum! Takes a while to learn when you are 56 years old! Can help with recent questions regarding 625Sqn. R.A.F. and also Shell House raid/ Mosquito. Have until recently been lecturing demonstrating on firearms and Special Forces skills (I'm ex Paratrooper) but had to give up due to disability! Got an extensive library and archives which I use for my paintings, profiles, writing and models. Was involved in 'hands-on' aviation and have met a number of WW2 personalities over the years, including RAF, RCAF, RAAF, USAAF and Luftwaffe. Have flown in or been in various WW2 aircraft and flown a couple myself. (And modern aircraft, and had privilege of being in and occaisionally flying in fast jets. Makes a change from jumping out of them for so many years!)
Willing to share info via this forum or direct, but bear with me as I'm still learning how to use these new-fangled contraptions! Using an old laptop for this as my PC has decided to throw a 'wobbly' since I first went on line two days ago.!
Just thought I'd introduce myself to everyone and let you all know what I'm up to.
Recent and current artwork includes:
Oil painting, Bristol Blenheims, France, 1941. Commisioned.
'' '' '' Harrier GR3, Belieze, 1986. Commisioned.
'' '' '' B24 Liberators, 1944, 389th BG. For own collection.
'' '' '' P38J Lightning, 20th or 55th FG, 1944 (not started yet.)
'' '' '' B17G 381st. BG, summer 1944. '' '' ''
Various digitally produced profiles, some commisioned, some for my records.
Article on producing 'Operation Carthage', painting for 50th anniversary of Shell House raid in 1945, prints signed by aircrew, SOE Danish Resistance.
Article profiles for modellers on 21st. Panzer Div., Normandy, 1944.
Oh! And just waiting to see if my novel is going to be published!!
Thats it for now, I WILL reply to all messages, eventually, when I figure out how to use this site properly! All the best and' Blue Skies' to all air-minded folk everywhere, and heres hoping we keep the wings but get rid of the wars. From Airframes.
Willing to share info via this forum or direct, but bear with me as I'm still learning how to use these new-fangled contraptions! Using an old laptop for this as my PC has decided to throw a 'wobbly' since I first went on line two days ago.!
Just thought I'd introduce myself to everyone and let you all know what I'm up to.
Recent and current artwork includes:
Oil painting, Bristol Blenheims, France, 1941. Commisioned.
'' '' '' Harrier GR3, Belieze, 1986. Commisioned.
'' '' '' B24 Liberators, 1944, 389th BG. For own collection.
'' '' '' P38J Lightning, 20th or 55th FG, 1944 (not started yet.)
'' '' '' B17G 381st. BG, summer 1944. '' '' ''
Various digitally produced profiles, some commisioned, some for my records.
Article on producing 'Operation Carthage', painting for 50th anniversary of Shell House raid in 1945, prints signed by aircrew, SOE Danish Resistance.
Article profiles for modellers on 21st. Panzer Div., Normandy, 1944.
Oh! And just waiting to see if my novel is going to be published!!
Thats it for now, I WILL reply to all messages, eventually, when I figure out how to use this site properly! All the best and' Blue Skies' to all air-minded folk everywhere, and heres hoping we keep the wings but get rid of the wars. From Airframes.