https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/the-thirties/american-aircraft daily 0.75 2020-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299780731-1AMGH7TLADUSNCXBYEVM/uploaded-file-46820 American Aircraft - Gee Bee Zeta The Gee Bee racers of the thirties hark back to an era when the only thing that mattered was winning. The Granville Brothers of Springfield, Massachusetts basically stuck the biggest engine they could find on the smallest airframe possible. Known for their difficult handling, they set the standard during the air races of that wild decade. Pen and pencil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299780731-1AMGH7TLADUSNCXBYEVM/uploaded-file-46820 American Aircraft - Gee Bee Zeta The Gee Bee racers of the thirties hark back to an era when the only thing that mattered was winning. The Granville Brothers of Springfield, Massachusetts basically stuck the biggest engine they could find on the smallest airframe possible. Known for their difficult handling, they set the standard during the air races of that wild decade. Pen and pencil https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/world-war-ii/battle-of-britain daily 0.75 2020-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299780731-7ECGROH3N92DUH2QSZU6/uploaded-file-84138 Battle of Britain - Heinkel He 111H, 1940 The He 111 is the iconic German bomber of WWII and the Battle of Britain. Though outclassed by other aircraft, its distinctive shape made it unmistakable in flight. This example wears the colours of 4/Kg 1, based in France in 1940. Coloured Pencil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299780731-7ECGROH3N92DUH2QSZU6/uploaded-file-84138 Battle of Britain - Heinkel He 111H, 1940 The He 111 is the iconic German bomber of WWII and the Battle of Britain. Though outclassed by other aircraft, its distinctive shape made it unmistakable in flight. This example wears the colours of 4/Kg 1, based in France in 1940. Coloured Pencil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299780731-O7K9VZDNVHR7AMFXVBWK/uploaded-file-52214 Battle of Britain - Messerschmitt Bf-109E, 1940 The 109 was the definitive German fighter of the Battle of Britain. Though hampered by the fact that they only had fuel enough for a 10 minute combat time over London, they took a high toll of the defending British aircraft. This example is shown in the colours of Adolf Galland while serving with JG 26. Coloured Pencil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299780731-7AMWEEQ2INNGMJV921B8/uploaded-file-22575 Battle of Britain - Supermarine Spitfire Mk VA, 1941 This example of the glamourous and beloved Spit is shown in the colours of one of its most famous Pilots, Douglas Bader, while serving with 616 Squadron at Tangmere. Coloured pencil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299780731-70E1VMBP10M0EQPBGW7L/uploaded-file-10717 Battle of Britain - Hawker Hurricane Mk IA, 1940 This example of the workhorse of the Battle of Britain wears the colours of Robert Standford Tuck, while serving with 257 Squadron, North Weald, 1940. Coloured pencil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299780731-6I0B3AT6K03SLPBT5NVY/uploaded-file-50051 Battle of Britain - Spitfire Cockpit at Brooklands This cockpit section of a Battle of Britain Spitfire sits forlornly under the wing of the Loch Ness Wellington bomber in a dark corner of the Brooklands Museum. I felt that such a historical artifact deserved a little attention. Pencil and Coloured pencil on paper. https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/world-war-ii/the-flying-tigers daily 0.75 2020-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299784029-XEDF5W500S2QKXAD9QM5/uploaded-file-08207 The Flying Tigers - Kunming Takeoff A P-40B of the American Volunteer Group taxis for takeoff at Kunming Airfield, while a P-40E circles overhead waiting for his wingman to get airborne. The AVG was instrumental in stemming the Japanese advance into southern China, though equipped with aircraft that were already becoming obsolete. Pen and Pencil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299784029-XEDF5W500S2QKXAD9QM5/uploaded-file-08207 The Flying Tigers - Kunming Takeoff A P-40B of the American Volunteer Group taxis for takeoff at Kunming Airfield, while a P-40E circles overhead waiting for his wingman to get airborne. The AVG was instrumental in stemming the Japanese advance into southern China, though equipped with aircraft that were already becoming obsolete. Pen and Pencil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299783928-MQR418MUQDZVQHXB3VBE/uploaded-file-84733 The Flying Tigers - Tiger's Dream This never happened. Although every pilot in the Flying Tigers dreamed of having a go at the Mitsubishi A6M zero, Japan's most famous fighter, they never had the chance. The zero was never assigned to the Southern Chinese theatre. This picture is in homage to the "Gung Ho" spirit of that untruly band of Americans who chose to fought before the US officially entered the war. Pencil https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/world-war-ii/european-theatre daily 0.75 2020-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299784429-RTRVT4QHUZNTQP3ZQBLC/uploaded-file-08716 European Theatre - Gotcha ! In the closing days of WWII, a Hawker Tempest of 222 Squadron, based at Quackenbruck, Germany, downs a Luftwaffe Focke Wulf 190. The Tempest was more than a match for the German fighter and also scored many shootdowns of the V1 Flying bomb. Coloured pencil on Bristol Vellum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299784429-RTRVT4QHUZNTQP3ZQBLC/uploaded-file-08716 European Theatre - Gotcha ! In the closing days of WWII, a Hawker Tempest of 222 Squadron, based at Quackenbruck, Germany, downs a Luftwaffe Focke Wulf 190. The Tempest was more than a match for the German fighter and also scored many shootdowns of the V1 Flying bomb. Coloured pencil on Bristol Vellum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299784329-AJMSI5K8L1FW9SBZVZYT/uploaded-file-83774 European Theatre - Twilight of the Gods In the last act of WWII, a Hawker Tempest downs a Focke Wulf 190. This picture and the similar "Gotcha!" are preliminary sketches for an oil painting yet to come. Graphite on Cartridge Paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299784229-8JK42YW3PB2JGX8X4BED/uploaded-file-66045 European Theatre - The Straggler A lone B-17 of the 8th Air Force fends off an attacking Luftwaffe FW-190. The American daylight bombing campaign relied on close formation discipline for mutual fire support. A bomber that became separated from its formation became easy prey for the patrolling German Fighters. Oil on Canvas board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299785028-O0MT4CUDE401WM6KT6M2/uploaded-file-72507 European Theatre - Lucky day 1942; Robert S. Johnson survives a punishing battle with the Luftwaffe despite sustaining more than 200 machine gun and cannon hits on his P-47. He made it safely back to England and went on to become one of the USAAF's highest scoring aces of the war. In this painting, a frustrated FW-190, out of ammunition, peels off over the French coast as an injured Johnson struggles with his heavily damaged fighter. This aircraft was written off and he named the next one "Lucky". No surprise there. Oil on Canvas. 18in. x 24in (46cm x 61cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299787528-UL48QS2P925VEWR3G2N8/uploaded-file-76574 European Theatre - Transition This picture was done for a friend of mine who flew both of these aircraft while serving with 222 Squadron in the closing days of WWII. It represents the transition from the ultimate expression of the piston engined fighter, the Tempest V to the first generation of jets, the Gloster Meteor F3. Coloured pencil and graphite on paper Original in private collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299787729-ZOIAWJPWBG5KN665VL0Q/uploaded-file-82767 European Theatre - Tangmere Transition In mid 1945, the RAF's 222 Squadron, which was operating Tempest V aircraft in Germany began training its pilots on the Gloster Meteor F3 at Tangmere airfield near Chichester, West Sussex. This painting commemorates the transition from the ultimate expression of the piston engined fighter to the first generation of jets. A good friend of mine went through this transition and this work is dedicated to him as well. Oil on Canvas / Panel 45cm x 35cm Original on display in Tangmere Aviation History Museum, Tangmere, UK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299784629-JU8E0PGCKHAJLEP4HW4J/uploaded-file-70161 European Theatre - EZ-Goin' comes home On 7 April, 1945, the B-17G "EZ-Goin'", of the 349th Bomb Squadron, Thorpe Abbot, was rammed by a Bf-109 while enroute to its target, Buchen, Germany. Despite losing the left horizontal stabilizer and a good portion of the vertical fin and rudder, the crew continued on to release their bombs on the target. They then managed to fly the heavily damaged Boeing back to Thorpe Abbot and land successfully. This painting portrays the crew, grateful to be back on the ground in one piece, examining the damage before heading back to quarters for a well earned pint. Oil on Daler Board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299784729-N0YG2D9CCW6UXHSMLE42/uploaded-file-01144 European Theatre - Sketching at St. Albans This Painting illustrates the typical activity at a Guild of Aviation Artists sketching day, this one at the DeHavilland museum at St. Albans. The aircraft is a DH Dove, one of my all time favourites, though I've never been fortunate enough to fly one. Oil on Canvas Original in Artist's collection (available for sale) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299787229-TN5783MC7ZIZ0EXJ5ZBU/uploaded-file-73237 European Theatre - победа (victory) This painting commemorates the 70th anniversary of a major turning point in World War II. In July 1943 the Soviet Army and Air Force blunted Hitler's effort to conquer Russia. This confrontation, the battle of Kursk was a severe blow to the Nazis and a great boost to Russian morale. A key element in this victory was the Ilyushin 2 Sturmovik, a rugged and versatile ground attack aircraft. Heavily armoured and armed, the IL-2 protected the crew and was capable of delivering massive firepower. This scene depicts a Sturmovik pulling out of a low pass on a Tiger Tank of the 'DAS REICH' division. Oil on canvas https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/vietnam-era/c-7a-caribou-operations daily 0.75 2017-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299788129-VQHEF20V7S1GV00OUKIL/uploaded-file-45755 C-7A Caribou operations - Morning, Cam Ranh Bay, 1968 The Artist's first day in country. This is the Caribou ramp at Cam Ranh, with aircraft of the 457th and 458th Squadrons being readied for the day's flying. Pencil Prints available through the C-7A Caribou Association: http://www.c-7acaribou.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299788029-U3J806UMN53IVR3THNX1/uploaded-file-10667 C-7A Caribou operations - Almost a Bad Day, August 1968 This picture is based on an incident that took place during the siege of Duc Lap, a Special Forces camp in the central highlands of Vietnam, near the Cambodian border. While the camp was under attack, we were tasked with the evacuation of GIs and ARVN forces. Heavily overloaded, we staggered into the air and were barely able to keep above the trees. As we rounded a hill, we were faced with a CH-54 Skycrane carrying a truck on a sling. We were both slow and had no ability to maneuver, but with takeoff flaps selected, I managed to get the Caribou into a left turn, passing in front of the helicopter and missing by about 100 yards. Sighs of relief all around. Pencil Prints available through the C-7A Caribou Association: http://www.c-7acaribou.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299787929-HJXKMXF97HYKIP6NVENM/uploaded-file-63321 C-7A Caribou operations - IFR, Caribou style Not "Instrument Flight Rules", but "I Follow Roads". Most of our destinations were not equipped with landing aids for bad weather so we often had to stay under the clouds to find the field. During the monsoon season this could result in some pretty low flying. Pencil Prints available through the C-7A Caribou Association: http://www.c-7acaribou.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299788329-PBDXTKH7A8ZDEW2ZYT7O/uploaded-file-06527 C-7A Caribou operations - Dak Pek Arrival A Caribou lands at the Special Forces camp of Dak Pek in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Our mission here was resupply of the Montagnard and American forces who manned this mountain outpost. A difficult approach and landing amid the hills required a special qualification on the part of the pilots. Pencil Prints available through the C-7A Caribou Association: http://www.c-7acaribou.com https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/vietnam-era/vietnam-miscellaneous daily 0.75 2017-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299788429-A62MOUE4Q3K6RSG7C0V0/img_4667.png Vietnam Miscellaneous - Elephants' Graveyard The hulks of two F-102 Delta Dart fighters at the aircraft dump at Bien Hoa Airbase, 1968. This was where the damaged, unwanted aircraft were dumped. The F-102 was used for a short while in Ground Support roles, but proved unsuitable for the job. I assume the Government reckoned it was more cost effective to just dump them rather than take them back to the USA, where they were already obsolete in the all-weather interceptor role. https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/vintage-cars/old-favourites daily 0.75 2011-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299788929-3Z6YCUZJ7L9B94U00B4U/uploaded-file-21301 Old Favourites - Daisy, Daisy 1958 VW Kombi. One of the definitive rides of the era of Flower Power, peace and love. I had a '68 camper version that I drove across the USA twice. Always had a soft spot for the old original though. Pencil and watercolour on Bristol Vellum Original in Private collection. https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/vintage-cars/sports-and-racing daily 0.75 2020-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604225961778-X66I77S4R0Y42VFC0P87/c%2Bjag.jpg Sports and racing - The Big C An iconic British sports / racer from the golden age of motoring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604225961778-X66I77S4R0Y42VFC0P87/c%2Bjag.jpg Sports and racing - The Big C An iconic British sports / racer from the golden age of motoring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299791228-R0CICHOFVK1Z2WWRJF38/uploaded-file-70274 Sports and racing - MG TA, 1936 The MG TA was first produced in 1936 and was, to many, the definitive British Sports car of the era prior to World War II. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299791828-196IR39W274K9V0MGQAM/uploaded-file-18141 Sports and racing - Austin A-40 Somerset, 1954 Not a sports car at all, The Somerset was a family saloon car that supplanted the Austin Devon in 1954 and could tear up the roads at a blistering 69 mph. It became a common sight on British roads as more families became car owners. There was also a convertible version available. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299791728-J64KG0WCNIR3VS3MM09T/uploaded-file-87141 Sports and racing - Lotus Exige Though not exactly a vintage car, the Exige represents the current crop of British Sports cars. Pencil on paper, A3 size. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299791429-T4J75752AV6IR17G2MSJ/uploaded-file-08085 Sports and racing - Lotus Elise Another example of the current crop of sports cars, the Elise is popular not only in the UK but around the world. Pencil on paper, A3 size https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299789629-8YLDKRIT0QRMUT9GJTIP/uploaded-file-20188 Sports and racing - Exige at Goodwood A Lotus Exige rounds the first corner during the Goodwood Festival of Speed. A yearly event, this celebration of all things motorized gives drivers a chance to test their machines against one another and the clock. Oil on Panel, 57cm X 37cm https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/potpourri/houses-gardens-etc daily 0.75 2020-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299792329-VPVFN84H34U3Q91G1V18/uploaded-file-65351 Houses, gardens etc. - Seattle Garden This is a rendering of a garden near Seattle, Washington which was done on commission. A difficult subject, because of the different flowering seasons, it has to be considered a "time lapse" picture because most of the plants in the garden bloom at different times. That's what "artistic licence" is all about. Oil on Canvas, 60cm X 80cm Original in private collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299792329-VPVFN84H34U3Q91G1V18/uploaded-file-65351 Houses, gardens etc. - Seattle Garden This is a rendering of a garden near Seattle, Washington which was done on commission. A difficult subject, because of the different flowering seasons, it has to be considered a "time lapse" picture because most of the plants in the garden bloom at different times. That's what "artistic licence" is all about. Oil on Canvas, 60cm X 80cm Original in private collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299792629-HB57E0QO862Q7ZE9EK0G/uploaded-file-43443 Houses, gardens etc. - Stocklands House, late summer This is our house on a late summer afternoon. One last chance for a leisurely drink in the garden before the weather turns. The Austin Seven in the foreground is but a pipe dream. Don't have one yet. Oil on Panel 18in x 14in. Original not for sale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299792228-CTQRC870F02YRR1M16Z4/21106752_10209965966761972_1881289659352059985_n.jpg Houses, gardens etc. - Old Man of Petworth Park Came across this ancient tree while strolling through Petworth Park one afternoon. Great texture and feel to it. Pencil on Cartridge paper. https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/potpourri/miscellaneous daily 0.75 2020-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299792928-DMPX0TBYOFNH9FO15N8D/uploaded-file-16188 Birds and beasts - Monty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299792928-DMPX0TBYOFNH9FO15N8D/uploaded-file-16188 Birds and beasts - Monty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603555989949-47124HJ2VX2Z01YPYUWZ/image-asset.jpeg Birds and beasts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603556049612-86L4QLB7V7NI2XE4O510/image-asset.jpeg Birds and beasts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603556091358-97Z48RUD8BN6DRHGYMHG/image-asset.jpeg Birds and beasts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603556171159-RSPCC5HYROWFTEYA7R1B/image-asset.jpeg Birds and beasts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603556385542-PF5JIPES01Y3OW4ZXUJG/image-asset.jpeg Birds and beasts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603559979708-F5960M21X83DO1THRSWN/image-asset.jpeg Birds and beasts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603560018477-HJ7BWOPYVVHDUP7464LX/image-asset.jpeg Birds and beasts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603560058296-W5GRWLV2HIS77VNMIAXC/image-asset.jpeg Birds and beasts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603560102205-JXS8DJWX5TDEA71FQAFZ/image-asset.jpeg Birds and beasts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603560149081-UFQ5NNBRRU1RY1NZU8OA/image-asset.jpeg Birds and beasts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603560211815-ZDPVXRTFXDX3LW5PJQJ9/image-asset.jpeg Birds and beasts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603560252560-2N9556PFGVU507NLF2GT/image-asset.jpeg Birds and beasts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603560306004-U8EKPQJR38RZT7QKKIS1/image-asset.jpeg Birds and beasts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603560368718-0SJ2WDN4YAK4S38X4Y25/image-asset.jpeg Birds and beasts https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/5f71e52c6158251fc1ba3e08/5f9463ca5c1997215cfad39b/1603560394912/ Birds and beasts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1602421002780-3IEU4G12PL2XY2CTWU25/image-asset.jpeg Birds and beasts - Robin The Robin is the quintessential British bird and unlike the American robin is a symbol of Christmas. This fellow is a year round visitor to our garden though and is very friendly. Not at all skittish, especially when we’re weeding and digging up lots of nice grubs and worms. Oil on Canvas board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1602682607542-L8JAX1X4RQ72J1V931X0/image-asset.png Birds and beasts - Thieving Magpie One of the most common birds in the British garden is the common Magpie. This fellow followed me around as I mowed the lawn and built little piles of grass clippings that he then carried off for nest building. Oil on Board. 8” x 10” . Original for sale £60 unframed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1602683004482-RK3ADHP5CRGP6CB3AXUG/image-asset.png Birds and beasts - Egyptian Goose at Petersfield Lake There is a rather large flock of these colourful birds in residence at the small lake in Petersfield, mixing with their Canadian cousins and a reasonable number of swans and moorhens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1602420689478-ORYWTBPAHBFOE1MYMFF4/image-asset.jpeg Birds and beasts - Blue Tit in Apple Tree The blue tit is a constant visitor to the British garden. This chap and his mates were always availing themselves of our apple trees during the apple blossom season. Oil on board, 8” x 10” Original for Sale, unframed: £40.00 https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/potpourri/foreign-climes daily 0.75 2020-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299795028-TBMITAMK5XNKD2SK6E9M/uploaded-file-42257 Foreign Climes - Jeddah House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299795028-TBMITAMK5XNKD2SK6E9M/uploaded-file-42257 Foreign Climes - Jeddah House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299794829-9TK2IN7N2Z60OMI2THAI/uploaded-file-67538 Foreign Climes - Al Wejh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299793528-A2DGIFX0VNR5BQEI3T1W/uploaded-file-78360 Foreign Climes - Sandstorm https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/civvy-street/airlines-and-airliners daily 0.75 2020-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299795628-LZVYORV1097FBO8KB1R8/uploaded-file-41044 Airlines and airliners - Bedouin Express Saudi Arabian Airlines began in 1942 with a DC-3 donated to the Kingdom by Franklin D. Roosevelt, president of the USA. Saudia operated the venerable Gooney Bird well into the 1970s, serving Bedouin encampments in the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula. Oil on Canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299795628-LZVYORV1097FBO8KB1R8/uploaded-file-41044 Airlines and airliners - Bedouin Express Saudi Arabian Airlines began in 1942 with a DC-3 donated to the Kingdom by Franklin D. Roosevelt, president of the USA. Saudia operated the venerable Gooney Bird well into the 1970s, serving Bedouin encampments in the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula. Oil on Canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299796029-ZBXVEB9US3620Z2I0XQF/uploaded-file-44277 Airlines and airliners - The Northern Lights have seen queer sights.... The Northern lights provide the backdrop for a 747 as it wings its way from JFK to Anchorage Alaska. I spent many nights on this route, with the Aurora dead ahead and awesome for hours on end. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299795529-9JI4H6WWE846WYNROUGT/uploaded-file-51478 Airlines and airliners - The Flying Lady, hotly pursued https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299795329-KHWLXO6DFIE2T0XS0XQM/uploaded-file-04608 Airlines and airliners - Dove at St. Albans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299795728-U1BAJQ3DGBGL8651VTUG/sketching+at+st.+albans+.png Airlines and airliners - Sketching day at St. Albans https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/post-war/the-early-jets daily 0.75 2020-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601652088186-VDT7BMBV9YDZVEBXWQ2N/uploaded-file-54154 The Early Jets - Shockwave The second prototype DH-108 Swallow, in the hands of John Derry, breaks the sound barrier on 9 September, 1948 to become the first British aircraft to exceed Mach 1. The type was plagued by problems and all three airframes were lost, with Geoffery DeHavilland being the first pilot to die, while testing the first prototype. This painting is stylized to show the shockwave as the aircraft pushes through the transonic zone to achieve super-sonic flight. Oil on board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601652088186-VDT7BMBV9YDZVEBXWQ2N/uploaded-file-54154 The Early Jets - Shockwave The second prototype DH-108 Swallow, in the hands of John Derry, breaks the sound barrier on 9 September, 1948 to become the first British aircraft to exceed Mach 1. The type was plagued by problems and all three airframes were lost, with Geoffery DeHavilland being the first pilot to die, while testing the first prototype. This painting is stylized to show the shockwave as the aircraft pushes through the transonic zone to achieve super-sonic flight. Oil on board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299797029-181RB5ZIK7JGD9H5EB8K/uploaded-file-22488 The Early Jets - yeager's away Chuck Yeager releases from the B-29 mother ship to become the first man to break the sound barrier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299796928-6DEANOKG5T7VFZSEJA5L/uploaded-file-80128 The Early Jets - Desert Streak 25 September, 1953. Over the Libyan desert near Tripoli, Supermarine test pilot Mike Lithgow pushes the Swift F.4 prototype WK 198 to 735.7 MPH to set a new world speed record. Oil on Canvas, 30" x 40". Original in Tangmere Military Aircraft History Museum, West Sussex, UK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604932034110-A20Q0DSKIMSN8XJ3GBZR/E5632CAB-9536-48D4-9681-5769C782F47E_1_201_a.jpeg The Early Jets - Preparation is everything R.J. Mitchell, designer of the Supermarine S6 Schneider trophy winner of 1929 watches from the sidelines as the aircraft is prepared for what would be the race that retired the Trophy to Britain for all time. White Charcoal on black paper, A4 size. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604932034956-XTOUIPBJ3VAJGJB0TSP9/12BD50D5-7C1F-422A-AEAE-024CD51337B9_1_201_a.jpeg The Early Jets - S6 over Calshot The Supermarine S6 racer retired the Schneider Trophy for Britain in 1929. Designed by the legendary R.J. Mitchell, whose subsequent aircraft, the Spitfire, the Racers were crucial in the development of the subsequent fighter aircraft. https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/post-vietnam-military/falklands-war daily 0.75 2012-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299798328-EL2WDLN3GVCMTTZN8MB6/uploaded-file-42248 Falklands War - Is this a dagger which I see before me (Macbeth III,i,3) 21 May,1982 May 21 was a busy day of war. The British landings in San Carlos Water provoked a strong reaction by the Argentine air force, and during fierce aerial combat an estimated nine enemy aircraft were shot down. In mid-afternoon Lt. Cdr. R.V. “Fred” Frederiksen, serving with 800 Squadron RNAS on HMS Hermes, was leading a flight of two Sea Harriers with sub-lieutenant Andy George as his wingman. At low level and under a layer of cloud the pair spotted a flight of four Dagger ground attack aircraft approaching the Task Force. Closing behind the last of these, Frederiksen launched an AIM-9L Sidewinder air-to-air missile to bring down Lieutenant Hector Luna's jet. He then sprayed the leader of the enemy formation with cannon fire. Luna ejected at low level and was lucky to land on the side of a mountain, from where he was rescued. https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/latest-works daily 0.75 2021-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601477856787-D8S2OPWPL6PHYQ5ER84U/image-asset.jpeg Latest works - European Goldfinch The European Goldfinch is a frequent visitor to the average British garden. Oil on Board. (9” x 7”) Original for sale; £50 unframed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601477856787-D8S2OPWPL6PHYQ5ER84U/image-asset.jpeg Latest works - European Goldfinch The European Goldfinch is a frequent visitor to the average British garden. Oil on Board. (9” x 7”) Original for sale; £50 unframed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1602337580803-XGTZYNCLY6CLVKVH2NBM/image-asset.jpeg Latest works - Sopwith PUP The Sopwith pup was an effective early fighter until replaced by the more well-known Sopwith Camel. The Pup was powered by a Le Rhone Rotary engine and is show uncowled prior to an engine test. Of note are the wooden Engine supports that, though common at the time, seem strange to us now. Oil on Canvas board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1602420727527-F9IG3C9VHX3OWB3WWA71/image.jpg Latest works - The Sopwith Pup The Sopwith Pup was an effective World War One British fighter, but was supplanted by the more agile and speedy Sopwith Camel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1602683453544-YI9LXTIC9675JFQGUM5X/image-asset.png Latest works - Playtime at Redhill Tiger moth and Stampe SV-4 of the Tiger Club over Redhill Aerodrome, Surrey. I flew both aircraft many times in those days. Great Fun and a challenge. Oil on canvas board, A5 size. Original in private collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1602683873688-QWF937KJ5E037PFLERES/image-asset.png Latest works - T-38s over Webb AFB Two T-38As of the 7560th Pilot Training Wing over their home, Webb AFB, Big Spring Texas in the mid 60s. I flew these amazing aircraft during my pilot training in 1967. A delightful and manoeuvrable airplane and one of the highlights of my flying career. Oil on Board, A5 size. Original in private collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603629351215-IRMT6TF0CQIETU16O73W/image-asset.jpeg Latest works - T-38s over Webb AFB Another painting of one of my all time favourite steeds. There is nothing bad I can say about this aircraft. A real joy to fly. This painting commemorates the final days of pilot training in 1968, when one of the last rides was a four ship formation mission, flown solo. Oil on Canvas board. Original in private collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604664609813-JXUZ89VNGY0DIDGUPA6N/IMG_0305.png Latest works - Sea Harrier at Boscombe Down Air Museum A quick sketch of a veteran Sea Harrier that will be incorporated into a future painting. The skin is somewhat wrinkled as the aircraft has been restored from and accident. Done during a Guild of Aviation Artists sketching day. Pencil on A4 paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604924669337-TEX0QTULR2GURGE3N4TF/IMG_0606.png Latest works - Boxgrove Priory (ruins) Boxgrove Priory, Boxgrove, West Sussex. I went over there to have a look at the grave of Billy Fiske, an American Hurricane pilot who died flying for the RAF in the Battle of Britain. At a time when the US was not involved in the war, a few Americans put themselves in harm’s way to defeat the Nazis. Fiske was stationed at Tangmere in 602 Squadron and was shot down during the attack on the airfield on 16 August 1940. He managed to land his badly damaged Hurricane, but died of severe injuries and burns a day later. In accordance with his wishes, he is interred in the churchyard at Boxgrove Priory church, which is adjacent the the ruins pictured here. His headstone bears the inscription “He died for England”. In addition, On 4 July 1941, a plaque was unveiled in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral, London. The inscription reads: “An American citizen who died that England might live”. It’s worth remembering people like him. Pen and Pencil, A4 cartridge paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1602684638427-0SN37DIQXREWEJY6GELS/image-asset.png Latest works - Old Jeddah, 1920s Street scene in Jeddah Saudi Arabia in the 1920s. Pen and ink drawing on Bristol board. size A4. Original for sale, unmounted: £50 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1605787345764-CAZWKV307BAA0QAD7AD5/IMG_0609.png Latest works - Street scene, Cairo - 1920s Having lived in the Middle East for 15 years, I have an appreciation for the old style architecture found in cities like Cairo and Jeddah. Unfortunately, a lot of the really stunning old buildings are being replaced by modern glass and steel structures that have, in my opinion, considerably less “soul” than the old ones. Pen and Pencil, A4 on Bristol board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1607444042236-AWKNQXVLOYPC8WG1SJ6M/image.jpg Latest works - Tiger In The Mist At a private airfield in rural East Hampshire, an expectant pilot waits for the morning mist to clear so he can take to the skies in his Tiger Moth. Pen & Pencil on Bristol board. A4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1610552674234-YG3U7H2L0AURAAWKSYZ5/image-asset.png Latest works - Rollout My first go at gouache. Better than I expected, not as good as I'd like. Volunteers at the DeHavilland museum rolling their Mosquito B.Mk.35 out of the hangar on a GAvA sketching day back in 2011. Thought I'd do this now as the Mossie is celebrating 80 years since entering active service in 1941. Gouache, pen and Derwent Inktense Pencil on A3 Watercolour paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1617471236820-FZA39S8J4TQYLEX3WO38/image-asset.jpeg Latest works - It Flies! Imagined scene from one of the great aviation films, “Flight of the Phoenix”. Gouache on Toned watercolour paper, A4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1617471379793-YX978N2XJE0MQ49M5C7F/image-asset.jpeg Latest works - Mitchell Mission B-25 Mitchells depart on a bombing mission in a scene from one of the great flying movies, “Catch 22.” Gouache on toned watercolour paper, A4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1617471525042-0K7VHK53WQTM2MBGIMR5/image-asset.jpeg Latest works - Penny for your thoughts Penny is a fox who was rescued from a fur farm and now lives the life of Riley at Pawsitive Beginnings Inc., a centre for rescued foxes in Key Largo, Florida. Gouache on toned watercolour paper, A3 https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1 daily 0.75 2021-08-01 https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/keep-on-truckin monthly 0.5 2021-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1627828050284-1MX0G5R67SKVMME6Q6AH/tempImageblVuT3.gif Blog - Keep on Truckin' - Make it stand out Still quite a ways to go, but as I say, it’s a learning process. Fun though. https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/q9zya6qj5w2vhd4dh6l593vheitsih monthly 0.5 2021-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1627226979115-O20EYVPG96MAXEWZV3BA/2782AC1B-A216-403D-A937-EA30A8DB6C22.jpeg Blog - Mad dogs and aviation artists go out in the midday sun - Make it stand out Looks like the pilot misjudged the parking somewhat.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1627228931669-3IPRT1U2WJ7EYFPDIIAJ/IMG_1046+%281%29.jpeg Blog - Mad dogs and aviation artists go out in the midday sun - Make it stand out John Wynne - Hopkins an David Calow passing comments on my efforts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1627228280931-TBT48V9UUD58GBASO3C8/IMG_0631+%281%29.jpeg Blog - Mad dogs and aviation artists go out in the midday sun - Make it stand out This is as far as I got before the heat got to me. Will finish it off with a nice Chianti. https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/mea-culpa monthly 0.5 2021-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1626013921620-AFHGR6IC33N8BL43MVD4/IMG_4444.jpeg Blog - Mea Culpa - Make it stand out Spent the better part of a sunny afternoon at Petworth Park catching this old fellow. I love trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1626012458392-WCFPBZKIH6QC4WOT5A42/IMG_0918.jpeg Blog - Mea Culpa - Make it stand out My old faithful canvas satchel. My constant traveling companion for I don’t know how many years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1626012592796-KUSSVQPUVM8K865GYY4J/IMG_0922.jpeg Blog - Mea Culpa - Make it stand out Pagoda Tower, Kunming China. I spent too many years there for this to be the only sketch I have. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1626012253325-OFGF36OPBT4NE2C7IRDA/IMG_0917.jpeg Blog - Mea Culpa - Make it stand out Arabic Coffee pot and a couple of hand made metal bowls done during my time in the Middle East. https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/happy-independence-day monthly 0.5 2021-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1625425941152-1PB2EEMEBJ1ZOBKNCJ23/DB73D947-E100-4510-9AE9-687E1A9D2C4C.jpeg Blog - Happy Independence Day - Make it stand out A well earned pint at the end of a great day: Left to right - Rob Hames, Jack Froelich, Richard Hawkin, Martin Perman, John Wynne Hopkins, Ieuan Layton-Matthews, Tim Jenkins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1625426243572-N7LWYYM8Q4QURW373FRZ/tempImageFbUAzG.gif Blog - Happy Independence Day - Make it stand out Our flag was flown with pride, but with all the hay bales around, we looked like a Wurzel Gummidge convention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1625427436482-7JR37TJ1O3KF9UEMWP1Z/tempImagen5f5uS.gif Blog - Happy Independence Day - Make it stand out All set up and waiting for the first punters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1625427649076-XRMN3YDVYTCEPSVLSJHA/tempImagewRMyaa.gif Blog - Happy Independence Day - Make it stand out Avgeek’s delight: TravelAir 4000 - a rare bird indeed, though an invasive species in the UK. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1625427541342-IA5EUUDXZQO5CDDWBGKO/IMG_0959.jpeg Blog - Happy Independence Day - Make it stand out My Contribution to the day’s display. https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/better-late-than-never monthly 0.5 2021-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1624894070744-IAEPX6QFUIBHDPZ5OHIK/B21E9FA7-EAA8-4214-AF0D-E79D8C02A152.jpeg Blog - Better late than never - Make it stand out The US Coast Guard Cutter Manning. Spring 1918 on convoy escort leaving Gibraltar. Acrylic on Canvas 4 feet by 2 feet. Now in the collection of the USCG Museum and Exhibition Centre Maryland USA. by Michael Daley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1624893675551-C6BAB5J7PPHURZM6Y1NI/EE549_JF_300dpi_6x4.5.jpg Blog - Better late than never - Make it stand out Meteor F4 EE549 is readied for Group Captain Donaldson’s speed record flight, Sept 1946. https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/3izxsed581eweb0r7ndu2cdi8hqgq7 monthly 0.5 2021-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1624199019658-FC2QMMFF9NEKIQ9UTYP0/IMG_0930.jpeg Blog - Remembrance of things past - Make it stand out C-7A of the 457th TAS during the siege of Dak Seang, 6 April 1970. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1624198646871-C7DDR6AQ10WYQWOUIUJX/tempImageWzRhxE.gif Blog - Remembrance of things past - Make it stand out Almost there. https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/de-clutter monthly 0.5 2021-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1623597418598-TB9V9EL71XXWIVNXYD16/tempImageyaqhnp.gif Blog - De-clutter? - Make it stand out Giraffe Sculpture, Ole Sereni Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1623598581609-FPQI4QJS403DWB4KX1JW/tempImageXeGAgd.gif Blog - De-clutter? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1623597591163-ZF6JH1Q0EFIRUZRUVO0J/SDC10965.png Blog - De-clutter? - Make it stand out D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1623597298665-N4Q8IRSRC7557WQMO673/tempImage2GeU2x.gif Blog - De-clutter? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1623598003586-K9Y3SW8Y7OB0FN4HB1KA/P3082273.jpeg Blog - De-clutter? - Make it stand out Harbour, Al Wejh, Saudi Arabia, Pen and pencil, A3 https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/remember-the-greatest-generation-we-owe-them-so-much monthly 0.5 2021-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1622980898715-RQ3EKJ5VVNXGCC4K6OGQ/SDC10969.png Blog - Remember the greatest generation.. we owe them so much. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1622981015371-JYAHNN4URSJ4AIID6VXS/P3270276.png Blog - Remember the greatest generation.. we owe them so much. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/4dshjg8n8oeony6jlw1emg8cm1ed6u monthly 0.5 2021-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1622376229995-ZGG6UMRWL884W8WGE173/Group-PDF-Export.jpg Blog - The Sun has got his hat on.... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1622376502889-VMU4A7SRJLF55R43C5EN/tempImagecuKScI.gif Blog - The Sun has got his hat on.... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1622376804739-F6ARVSRKY7MQ0BE6J09V/Hunter_At_Tangmere.jpg Blog - The Sun has got his hat on.... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/dcfscob3cr1qqarwluggwwyhk0ekce monthly 0.5 2021-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1621703008432-4HJ7ISK98S7EWAT7TL3A/IMG_0655.png Blog - Broad, Sunlit Uplands ahead...Use caution - Make it stand out Volunteers at the DeHavilland Museum moving their Mosquito out of the hangar. https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/chill-dude monthly 0.5 2021-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1621091646628-BGH73CQXC4RMON6ANMZX/P3270272.jpeg Blog - Chill, Dude.... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/boo monthly 0.5 2021-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1620491627930-MD2C3PQR8BYD4Q5ANV7R/tempImage8MWOAD.gif Blog - Boo! Slowly, slowly, catchee monkey. Progress is being made, gradually. https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/open-season monthly 0.5 2021-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1619949167855-W422BHVMUOGX2X1YMX48/IMG_0015.jpeg Blog - Open Season? Sopwith Pup, uncowled, with Le Rhone Rotary Engine. Note the wooden Engine Bearers. They don’t make ‘em like that any more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1619949564917-A8H3A6Z5ZCYYM929FW9E/tempImage6eIj0P.gif Blog - Open Season? Work in progress, Meteor F.4 preparing for World Speed record attempt, 1946. https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/are-we-there-yet-daddy monthly 0.5 2021-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1619371431746-KHD793CE6O07E53MQ9CQ/tempImageynSEIt.gif Blog - Are we there yet, Daddy? https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/how-do-you-do-that monthly 0.5 2021-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1618777676112-VOAUF0BRA7NTNL787826/tempImage5AEQ82.gif Blog - How do you do that? https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/safety-first-then-paint monthly 0.5 2021-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1618052320531-GA7JNXMAAKP201QF36MI/tempImageHX9C19.gif Blog - Safety First, then paint Preliminary study for commissioned painting for Tangmere Museum. https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/happy-easter-artists monthly 0.5 2021-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1617465147448-FKY5K8W1NF5JJ70CUO7T/tempImagekk2H4H.gif Blog - Happy Easter, Artists... Gouache rendering / concept for painting of Meteor F4 as commissioned by Tangmere Military Aviation Museum. https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/tnshfdyx7941bo5fqvje5wsw4iyyzm monthly 0.5 2021-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1616857540276-IAVPL2BG4T6S49049VJA/tempImageST37BN.jpg Blog - I'll just Google that, shall I? Work in Progress: Night Drop, Dak Seang 1970. Gouache on watercolour paper., A4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1616853416055-HZI6HVRAG23G9QM52OPJ/tempImage8JbLJA.gif Blog - I'll just Google that, shall I? Part of a work in progress: Memorable Aviation Book. Mixed media on A4 watercolour paper. https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/now-what monthly 0.5 2021-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1616323896915-GWOVG9VH6B39TYLND6FG/tempImageRZ3bnK.gif Blog - Now What?? Relief of Dak Seang, 1970. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1616324494559-9M249E7K5EZTYIFDDNCS/tempImage7M8RYG.gif Blog - Now What?? Compositional study for projected painting for Tangmere Military Aviation Museum. https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/ojce55q49uc1jxaj8q9z1dvmf0j1b2 monthly 0.5 2021-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1615656918582-UTH6C0HYC6JWABBGY50I/02E59C3A-3731-4C7D-85A2-219E263A8E57_1_201_a.jpeg Blog - Light at the end of the tunnel (?) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1615656479719-SDFRKNV704OCH37UMGJ1/B9CE6B35-A4D5-444D-8156-E50D88FB7413_1_201_a.jpeg Blog - Light at the end of the tunnel (?) https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/kwpfuramp3l4vaj8rg383js932w30q monthly 0.5 2021-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1615120887503-93OHAW0BASHNVJHYZFEL/tempImagegWQt8I.png Blog - So What Else is New? Composition study for “Night Drop”. Gouache on toned watercolour paper, A4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1615121145723-W6HRXJB39UD4Q93LGC3P/IMG_0700.jpeg Blog - So What Else is New? Work in Progress: “Relief of Dak Seang, 1970. oil on board 35cm x 45 cm. https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/spring-is-in-the-air monthly 0.5 2021-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1614510772155-GZZZYELOWL97X1B12B2T/7F43500D-EE3F-4FA5-BFFD-EAFD195B1216.jpeg Blog - Spring is in the air Dusty takeoff. B-25 Mitchells from the film “Catch 22”. Gouache on toned Watercolour paper, A4 size. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1614510062017-U3M6GQDUNCP92EQ2SEMY/A5FBE5E9-4EF2-4D02-B669-64D2988D2E20.jpeg Blog - Spring is in the air Boxgrove Abbey ruins, Boxgrove, West Sussex. Pen and Pencil, A4 https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/more-lockdown-musings monthly 0.5 2021-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1613906260512-K6MKVKQEEO685YGM2MZ2/IMG_0683.jpeg Blog - More Lockdown Musings Flight of The Phoenix: Gouache on toned watercolour paper, A4 https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/what-to-do-how-to-do-it monthly 0.5 2021-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1613233951476-3ZOFS0BEQMXAQQ6X27JG/Sketching%252Bat%252BSt.%252BAlbans.jpg Blog - What to do? How to do it? Sketching at DeHavilland Museum, Oil on Canvas, 2011 https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/palettes monthly 0.5 2021-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1612698515865-ZVU4N9GJWUGNY6VU6BF6/P3270272.jpg Blog - What colours? https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/the-tyranny-of-the-blank-canvas monthly 0.5 2021-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1612106480531-8ZLVHN261BLMPU7T525W/IMG_0667.png Blog - The Tyranny of the Blank canvas. https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/kdn1txiopavmqfxntknipl22r5lw2y monthly 0.5 2021-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1611494788544-V8MKBE6E0OI6196KKM7G/P1292305.png Blog - A Winter's Tail? Flick https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1611495232481-QPHC3MLXK06S30L4L7CT/IMG_0129.png Blog - A Winter's Tail? https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/are-we-there-yet monthly 0.5 2021-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1610813525927-W9EFIS017FG0PP70BAT3/IMG_0655.png Blog - Are We There Yet? https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/12gx2yl0kzlbgmh776jrdv1ysm66pa monthly 0.5 2021-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1610283618438-0Q04M6D473E284PG5KZZ/IMG_0651.jpeg Blog - Move along now, nothing to see here..... https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/welcome-to-my-2021-world monthly 0.5 2021-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1609763153921-KL52X86P30KKGZUDAXN6/62A09352-DC37-4CE3-B477-2B69B989E9F1.jpeg Blog - Welcome to my (2021) world https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/jqzwgt0ffc2hl7gwrnjuah4zpm2daa monthly 0.5 2020-12-27 https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/right-or-left-side-of-the-brain monthly 0.5 2020-12-20 https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/almost-there monthly 0.5 2020-12-21 https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/the-exhibition-is-open monthly 0.5 2020-12-07 https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/clearing-skies monthly 0.5 2020-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1607174633775-Q7G5L9DEJDE4TAO3KUGR/image001.jpg Blog - Clearing Skies https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/lockdown-blues monthly 0.5 2020-11-28 https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/looking-east monthly 0.5 2020-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1605788978967-1Q4A6RIIRWVYQN505P4Z/IMG_0609+%281%29.png Blog - Looking East Cairo Street Scene, 1920s. Various products with this image available here: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/62852391 https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/gcve0tc5xnk2kdyafogtujyi0jutt1 monthly 0.5 2020-11-14 https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/here-we-go-again monthly 0.5 2020-11-06 https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/blog-1/catching monthly 0.5 2020-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604054696752-YI73IPDHEYN0KAJ3TFWW/Jack+Painting.png Blog - CATCHING UP https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/displays-and-exhibitions daily 0.75 2020-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601645447194-1HSC0KYDQ3J6REDP58DR/IMG_0453.png Displays and Exhibitions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601645203654-MHV1O5AVZAVG5RQLXXOQ/IMG_0450.png Displays and Exhibitions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601638216610-E5KDWAGFHANP1WBEJMGK/IMG_0447.png Displays and Exhibitions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603890325787-2OMPRYBPTXLI9EPACW6L/SDC10826.jpg Displays and Exhibitions - On Show in London I exhibited (and sold) my drawing “Tiger’s Dream” at the annual Guild of Aviation Artists show at the Mall Galleries in London in 2012. https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/displays-and-exhibitions-2 daily 0.75 2020-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601646397480-EUGHW77JTZZF7ANM4V9P/IMG_0455.png Displays and Exhibitions 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603543098182-JLVIGJJUXF7383RWBGM4/BE962A28-DE9D-4F1E-A82C-1EE668663784.jpeg Displays and Exhibitions 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601646084224-JCU5KXV1C4KP2FX8R6XP/IMG_0454.png Displays and Exhibitions 2 https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/galleries daily 0.75 2020-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604057443875-2SVVFRCHKQ3MOELORN0S/P7041214.png Galleries - Tangmere Transition Two Aircraft of 222 Squadron RAF over Tangmere. The Tempest V was flown by the squadron in Germany in the final days of the war. After being posted to Tangmere in the immediate post-war era, 222 Squadron transitioned to the Meteor, one of the first generation of jet fighters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604057551319-2E2ZH71WV619GDOI1S27/SDC10969.png Galleries - Almost Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604057717118-JTZSTJBV8P870VFKVA07/8658302C-11DD-4B4E-A40B-2C38DA63889C.jpeg Galleries - The Straggler An 8th Air Force B-17 who has dropped out of formation is attacked by a FW 190 of the Luftwaffe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604057727715-NENBNQMUPZJGUPRSZTTH/A243F8ED-75AB-4694-BF78-30E5D4E69BF5_1_201_a.jpeg Galleries - Победа Победа, meaning “Victory” in Russian. A Soviet IL-2 Sturmovik attacks a German Tiger Tank during the decisive battle of Kursk, marking the beginning of the end for the Nazi invasion of Russia. Oil on Canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604057851917-788LADXZEDV51AXG0LA0/little+P-40s.png Galleries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604057856768-V78L356D77OEG7BY8JIE/little+zero.png Galleries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604058197771-4QNS7DEYONPTYNVJTYOW/P3270276.png Galleries - "Easy Goin'" is home The B-17 Easy goin’ has returned damaged from a raid over Germany and the crew takes a moment to rest after their mission before heading in for de-briefing. Oil on Canvas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604058187146-AG05T3ZT7DNM53ZO6C31/P4272336.png Galleries - Boeing Stearman "Kaydet" The Stearman was the US equivalent of the British Tiger Moth and used extensively for initial pilot training throughout World War Two. Easy to fly, but tricky to land, it was a challenge for the students who flew it. Pencil and pen on A4 paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604059395222-THE2DIYJK7IJVQM12KQO/3F25A7BF-335A-4A51-BE21-10839D8048B9_1_201_a.jpeg Galleries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604059394469-OFK7MBZZ20OI32DSPHPP/40A0C33E-00A6-43D3-920E-49DE52D9E7FA_1_201_a.jpeg Galleries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604059473593-Q0BGYRUFGWHCY2U7KIV9/BD307894-3E15-49A3-834A-E6B206C8346B_1_201_a.jpeg Galleries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604059456084-QFWWZI4LKHFRTR25K4BH/C2536150-C3A8-425D-8F37-9C775ABECB50_1_201_a.jpeg Galleries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604075879476-HGGO42ED5XTSM0JW9ATQ/P2172315.png Galleries - Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk Drawn on site at the RAF Museum, Hendon, this P-40 is displayed with the iconic Shark’s mouth and desert camouflage it wore in the North African Campaign. Pencil and coloured pencil on A4 paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604854190096-LXUMRGKBE5IJAUHZ6841/01020B94-83EC-43A9-8988-39F46D1243DB_1_201_a.jpeg Galleries - Late Departure A Lockheed Hudson operated by the SOE picks up an agent and some cargo for transport to an isolated field in France during WWII. The Hudson could carry up to 10 agents rather than the 3 that could be carried in the Lysander. The Hudson also needed a larger field, and was not as extensively used as the Lizzie. Oil on Board. Original on display in the Tangmere Military Aviation Museum, West Sussex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604931148703-GY4T9DLS28RWSMICR6T8/SDC10751.png Galleries - Concept Sketch for future painting A friend of my flew Tempest Vs in Germany in April and May 1945. This sketch is a composition study for a future painting commemorating his service in this outstanding aircraft. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604931160806-TIZ35Y7R1GQC9XQC44K5/SDC10757.png Galleries - Colour Concept sketch A coloured pencil compositional study for a future work commemorating the Tempest V operations of 222 Squadron in Germany in the final months of the war. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604931186700-EWZEQRNRE6SABYQI758U/SDC11053.png Galleries - Tangmere Transition (concept sketch) Concept and composition study for the painting of the same name elsewhere in this gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603905922323-26Y3O5GQXG64B2I4ZJF8/409D0544-BC8D-4445-833C-F07FE9E6F274_1_201_a.jpeg Galleries - The Old Man of Petworth An ancient tree I ran across while strolling the grounds of Petworth Park, a National Trust property in West Sussex. Pencil on A4 paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603905934079-72NA42PAXU6D6RPN11D0/192B43FA-F885-469B-ABE0-C16CE1DC7365_1_201_a.jpeg Galleries - Alligator Hunting in Alabama, 1800s A party of tourists enjoys a spot of alligator hunting from a steam launch. One of the ladies in the bow takes aim for a pot shot. Different times, different amusements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1605355754086-3F8B5ARHEYMAZHX50SQ9/IMG_0239.png Galleries - Is this a dagger which I see before me (Macbeth III,i,3) 21 May,1982 May 21 was a busy day of war. The British landings in San Carlos Water provoked a strong reaction by the Argentine air force, and during fierce aerial combat an estimated nine enemy aircraft were shot down. In mid-afternoon Lt. Cdr. R.V. “Fred” Frederiksen, serving with 800 Squadron RNAS on HMS Hermes, was leading a flight of two Sea Harriers with sub-lieutenant Andy George as his wingman. At low level and under a layer of cloud the pair spotted a flight of four Dagger ground attack aircraft approaching the Task Force. Closing behind the last of these, Frederiksen launched an AIM-9L Sidewinder air-to-air missile to bring down Lieutenant Hector Luna's jet. He then sprayed the leader of the enemy formation with cannon fire. Luna ejected at low level and was lucky to land on the side of a mountain, from where he was rescued. Oil on canvas. Original in private collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1605355737993-98EMM0X3R2NL7MYJLSCW/IMG_4469.png Galleries - Alan and ACDC A great day out at the Tiger Club when it was based at Redhill. Loved flying the old girl. On the day pictured, I took Alan up in the Tiger and, I think, the Super cub. Oil on Canvas. Original in Private collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603632597943-2497M0CG0S8UJ6OC0KAR/8C28A99F-4FB1-451A-A757-944C9C307FC7.jpg Galleries - Sandstorm Done in oils with palette knife, this camel braves a typical windy day in the Saudi desert. Taken from a photo I took while out and about one day during the 1970s. Oil on Canvas. Original in private collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603638160951-Z3LS54ZXOUTQ12SQCYBD/088B4824-EBB2-4C88-9E43-890CB1F65980_1_201_a.jpeg Galleries - Traditional home, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia This house typifies the architecture and style of older homes and buildings in Saudi Arabia. This house was not far from the compound where I lived from 1976 - 1991. Pen and Pencil, A3 size. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603638197264-X9NV3JOYXPVBAICGGNB4/81E48C23-FD91-4649-B5AC-EDB49D9CE8EE_1_201_a.jpeg Galleries - Harbour at Al Wedjh, Saudi Arabia. I visited Al Wedjh on many occasions while serving as a B-737 training captain. We used the airport for training and often went down to the town and harbour at lunchtime to get some fresh fish. Pencil on Cartridge paper, A3 size https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604926020755-E1J3PGCD8PV5QW9HXX5Y/IMG_0505.png Galleries - Street Scene, Jeddah, 1920s Typical street scene in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in the twenties. Pen and pencil on A3 Paper. (The mosque in the centre of the picture was still there when I lived in Jeddah in the 70s and 80s) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1605979166259-6BW7OZ5GG4UYKMOXEJFH/E0F09158-C806-46C5-B03B-0E8671E154C3.jpg Galleries - Street Scene - Cairo - 1920s This drawing harks back to the early days of the 20th Century, before glass and steel became the default architecture throughout the world. I love the old streets of Jeddah, Cairo and many other cities in the Middle East. Pen and Ink on A4 Bristol board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603883347786-Q9ENJB6Y9I1JB5IRNL3W/31D3A3BF-F6F3-42F6-BD1F-95DEF8097F7B.jpeg Galleries - Hedgehog Family Once very common throughout the UK, these little critters are becoming the victim of habitat loss, pesticides which kill off their insect prey and their distressing habit of becoming roadkill. Pen and Pencil on A4 paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603883344676-DQTOVFG4YFU7FWAXPRP3/F717BB9A-E363-4080-B579-960ECFA28D52.jpeg Galleries - You Lookin' at me The Jack Russell is a favourite pet pretty much everywhere. This is a portrait of my sister’s late and much missed doggo, Jack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603883360530-CUMJ3NI0UDGJW23O0TIV/2EF5577C-C175-4A36-ABA2-A8842EF10971.jpeg Galleries - Lucy Can’t exactly say what breed Lucy is, but she’s a bundle of joy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603883361658-UEM39TX4LDMTKCTJVATE/BBDCBFE9-939A-476A-B6F3-1606E7AEF7EC.jpeg Galleries - Flick This drawing was done as a gift for a colleague. Pencil and coloured pencil on Bristol board, A4. Original in private collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603883372404-VQCQW3DQPEZQJB53LJH6/3E526EAE-9E0A-4A12-A7F0-0D8DC9C7DB0A.jpeg Galleries - Beary hungry Not all the critters I draw are pets, although perhaps the owner of this little chap would disagree. Pencil on A4 paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603883365371-OD3WG8C5Z44TA2BT4SVA/D5442480-FD15-484F-830E-BD0F90CECD04.jpeg Galleries - I see you A relative’s late, beloved moggy. Pencil and Charcoal on A4 paper. Original in private collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603883375739-Z0EAINN3S7XMAEXRNB4C/F4907353-207C-48C3-84AE-440CF4FB9681.jpeg Galleries - I'm ready for my closeup Another much loved Teddy. Pencil on A4. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603883567460-PR9X1YBOM9BEDE6YSK1Q/FEF2BBDF-86D5-4C9C-9DDC-E8CC5212357D.jpg Galleries - Heart Warmer This bear gets tucked up with my wife all winter, as he has a nice warm hot water bottle in his tummy. Pencil on A4 paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603883381946-JOSD3P1XV67FWALUBYFY/75380451-F5AF-46D5-8270-BA73234F5E49.jpeg Galleries - Steller's Jay, Yosemite I photographed this fellow back in 1969 while camping in Yosemite park, California. Always a good subject. Oil on wood panel. 19 x 19cm (painting only. 26 x 26cm overall) Original for sale, unframed; £45.00 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603883397217-ZLAHFYN0LSC7OCGYDQDN/FED16D3C-6C19-409F-B77C-0DB6ABE9086C.jpeg Galleries - Eric and Jag Done as a gift for a relative. Pencil and coloured pencil on A3 Paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1603883401178-JZOQHP8YU81SEPT0HPKT/CD8E14B9-4C7A-4681-BD55-97267B2446DB.jpeg Galleries - Libby and Louie Actually two separate 8’ x 10’ paintings of rescued foxes. My niece runs a charity in Key Largo, Florida to rescue foxes from fur farms. (Pawsitive Beginnings) These two would have been killed as Libby has no tail and Louie’s ears are stunted. They are now living out their lives in style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604926505135-3UNXWLCVAVLOECNW5FP7/IMG_0425.png Galleries - Thieving Magpie Certainly one of the most common birds in the UK, we have several pairs who visit us on a regular basis. This fellow followed me around while I was cutting the grass and made a neat pile of the grass clippings, when he then took bit by bit off to where they were building their nest. Oil on board, 8” x 10”. Original for sale, unframed: £40.00 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604926506963-3ZYF3O050HE7KK1XYBYH/IMG_0351.png Galleries - Egyptian Goose There is a rather large flock of these colourful waterfowl at our local lake. They are joined by a resident flock of Canada geese and assorted swans, moorhens and coots. Quite a good place for birdwatching, if that’s your thing. Oil on panel, A5 size. Original for sale, unframed: £35.00 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604926689245-FEBAR1BRUWANXDTTKAWX/F9C7D35D-6EB0-4475-813F-647008D08D11_1_201_a.jpeg Galleries - English robin There are a good many of these little chaps around our back garden. One of them tends to hop along behind me when I’m weeding, feasting on the upturned grubs and worms. Oil on Canvas Board 7” x 9”. Original for sale, unframed; £40.00 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604927076160-A48OS0SJHPG4R08ZJYC1/IMG_0423.png Galleries - European Goldfinch Quite common around our area of Hampshire. They always add a touch of colour to the back yard. Oil on board, 7” x 9”. Original for sale, unframed: £35.00 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604927079707-HHU6X7VMIS8ZC9XG9UI0/IMG_0422.png Galleries - Blue tit and apple blossom We have a large and fruitful apple tree in the back garden, which attracts a large number of these little chaps when in bloom. Oil on board, 8” x 10”. Original for sale; £45.00 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1617471787899-O6RII4XAF4XT3YUAIGMU/IMG_0669.jpeg Galleries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299788129-VQHEF20V7S1GV00OUKIL/uploaded-file-45755 Galleries - Morning, Cam Ranh Bay, 1968 The Artist's first day in country. This is the Caribou ramp at Cam Ranh, with aircraft of the 457th and 458th Squadrons being readied for the day's flying. Pencil Prints available through the C-7A Caribou Association: http://www.c-7acaribou.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299788029-U3J806UMN53IVR3THNX1/uploaded-file-10667 Galleries - Almost a Bad Day, August 1968 This picture is based on an incident that took place during the siege of Duc Lap, a Special Forces camp in the central highlands of Vietnam, near the Cambodian border. While the camp was under attack, we were tasked with the evacuation of GIs and ARVN forces. Heavily overloaded, we staggered into the air and were barely able to keep above the trees. As we rounded a hill, we were faced with a CH-54 Skycrane carrying a truck on a sling. We were both slow and had no ability to maneuver, but with takeoff flaps selected, I managed to get the Caribou into a left turn, passing in front of the helicopter and missing by about 100 yards. Sighs of relief all around. Pencil Prints available through the C-7A Caribou Association: http://www.c-7acaribou.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299787929-HJXKMXF97HYKIP6NVENM/uploaded-file-63321 Galleries - IFR, Caribou style Not "Instrument Flight Rules", but "I Follow Roads". Most of our destinations were not equipped with landing aids for bad weather so we often had to stay under the clouds to find the field. During the monsoon season this could result in some pretty low flying. Pencil Prints available through the C-7A Caribou Association: http://www.c-7acaribou.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299788329-PBDXTKH7A8ZDEW2ZYT7O/uploaded-file-06527 Galleries - Dak Pek Arrival A Caribou lands at the Special Forces camp of Dak Pek in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Our mission here was resupply of the Montagnard and American forces who manned this mountain outpost. A difficult approach and landing amid the hills required a special qualification on the part of the pilots. Pencil Prints available through the C-7A Caribou Association: http://www.c-7acaribou.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601652088186-VDT7BMBV9YDZVEBXWQ2N/uploaded-file-54154 Galleries - Shockwave The second prototype DH-108 Swallow, in the hands of John Derry, breaks the sound barrier on 9 September, 1948 to become the first British aircraft to exceed Mach 1. The type was plagued by problems and all three airframes were lost, with Geoffery DeHavilland being the first pilot to die, while testing the first prototype. This painting is stylized to show the shockwave as the aircraft pushes through the transonic zone to achieve super-sonic flight. Oil on board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299797029-181RB5ZIK7JGD9H5EB8K/uploaded-file-22488 Galleries - yeager's away Chuck Yeager releases from the B-29 mother ship to become the first man to break the sound barrier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299796928-6DEANOKG5T7VFZSEJA5L/uploaded-file-80128 Galleries - Desert Streak 25 September, 1953. Over the Libyan desert near Tripoli, Supermarine test pilot Mike Lithgow pushes the Swift F.4 prototype WK 198 to 735.7 MPH to set a new world speed record. Oil on Canvas, 30" x 40". Original in Tangmere Military Aircraft History Museum, West Sussex, UK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604932034110-A20Q0DSKIMSN8XJ3GBZR/E5632CAB-9536-48D4-9681-5769C782F47E_1_201_a.jpeg Galleries - Preparation is everything R.J. Mitchell, designer of the Supermarine S6 Schneider trophy winner of 1929 watches from the sidelines as the aircraft is prepared for what would be the race that retired the Trophy to Britain for all time. White Charcoal on black paper, A4 size. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604932034956-XTOUIPBJ3VAJGJB0TSP9/12BD50D5-7C1F-422A-AEAE-024CD51337B9_1_201_a.jpeg Galleries - S6 over Calshot The Supermarine S6 racer retired the Schneider Trophy for Britain in 1929. Designed by the legendary R.J. Mitchell, whose subsequent aircraft, the Spitfire, the Racers were crucial in the development of the subsequent fighter aircraft. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299795628-LZVYORV1097FBO8KB1R8/uploaded-file-41044 Galleries - Bedouin Express Saudi Arabian Airlines began in 1942 with a DC-3 donated to the Kingdom by Franklin D. Roosevelt, president of the USA. Saudia operated the venerable Gooney Bird well into the 1970s, serving Bedouin encampments in the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula. Oil on Canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299796029-ZBXVEB9US3620Z2I0XQF/uploaded-file-44277 Galleries - The Northern Lights have seen queer sights.... The Northern lights provide the backdrop for a 747 as it wings its way from JFK to Anchorage Alaska. I spent many nights on this route, with the Aurora dead ahead and awesome for hours on end. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299795529-9JI4H6WWE846WYNROUGT/uploaded-file-51478 Galleries - The Flying Lady, hotly pursued https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299795329-KHWLXO6DFIE2T0XS0XQM/uploaded-file-04608 Galleries - Dove at St. Albans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1601299795728-U1BAJQ3DGBGL8651VTUG/sketching+at+st.+albans+.png Galleries - Sketching day at St. Albans https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/about daily 0.75 2020-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604061904594-DK7MV7KZ6VDMW3YMNQKS/F3BE7C92-C74F-434A-BB97-ABA01841E9FA.jpeg About https://www.theartfulcodger.co.uk/welcome-aboard daily 1.0 2021-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f71e46215563e35c8ed2c0b/1604074890050-GZV6YFY7OKA9BCM7C3HN/jack+under+vampire.png Welcome aboard Hard at work under a DeHavilland Artist’s sunshade MK I.