tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62879011882676481662024-02-19T10:04:06.748+00:00Pete Wenman Aviation ArtAn insight into my current projects, the inspiration, motivation and preperation behind the artwork.Pete Wenman Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335671296853202416noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287901188267648166.post-3514598383901349082019-02-17T12:57:00.000+00:002019-02-17T12:57:38.519+00:00Distant Horizons.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In talking with Keith Ferris at the 2007 American Society of
Aviation Artists forum in Baltimore, I was asking him for solutions to life,
the universe and how to paint aviation art. Keith, who I sense has been asked
that question more times than I’ve stopped and watched an aircraft fly over,
answered by telling me that I need to consider the issue, understand the
problem and then solve it myself. At the time I was pretty miffed that Keith
was not giving away his hard earned knowledge to a mere upstart who had only
been painting aviation art for a year or so at this time. However after a
little reflection I understood how important a lesson that Keith imparted that
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As a result I now give a lot of thought to the components of
a picture in the planning stage with the aim to solve as many problems as I can
before I start to paint. And so here are a few thoughts on the impact and issues the
horizon might have on a painting.</div>
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Horizon according to the Concise Oxford Dictionary is
defined as “ the line at which the earth and sky appear to meet”. OK so you
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What else do we know about the horizon ? Well to tell you
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A few basic rules of perspective immediately come to mind
but perhaps more interestingly from the aviation artist’s point of view is the
relationship between the distance to the horizon and the height above ground
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The distance to
the horizon (in miles) is the square root of 1.5 times the height above ground
or sea level (in feet) of the eye of the observer.</div>
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of all clouds. Normal bombing height for a B-17 raid was 26-28000 ft. From that
height the distance to the horizon is 217-225 miles. At the lower height of 16500
ft from which bombs were sometimes dropped the horizon is still 172 miles
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And so one of the challenges of aviation art is dealing with
distances that have to be portrayed when aircraft are depicted at altitude. Given
the distance to the horizon at 20000 feet is around 200 miles this must be
taken into account if the composition of a picture includes the horizon. The
main task is to identify any key landmarks such as a coastline, large towns or
cities or mountain ranges that might be visible, and their position and size
within the picture. At the same time the effect of atmospheric recession must
be taken into account and it fully understood that cloud and atmospheric conditions
most likely will reduce the distant horizon to a blue/grey band of indistinct detail.
However somewhere between the viewpoint and the horizon a level of ground
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<br />Pete Wenman Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335671296853202416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287901188267648166.post-25025387923628751312018-05-26T15:34:00.000+01:002018-05-26T15:34:27.626+01:00How small can you go<div class="faso-user-p">
When I think of aviation art I think of planes in flight, skies, of cloudscapes, of sweeping vistas - not always but mostly. While aviation art is obviously air craft themed it is also very much about light and the skyscapes created. In consequence if a canvas is too small it becomes difficult to catch the essence of light and flight.</div>
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So how small can you go ? - for me it's a canvas size of 9" x 6" (23cm x 15cm) </div>
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Working small has several significant benefits for me</div>
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1. It forces me to work looser than is my natural style and inclination.</div>
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Perhaps the most significant benefit to me however, is that with less time and effort being invested in the piece, I am far more willing to take risks with it, to experiment and to potentially ruin it as I try new ideas. It is liberating to be able to commit paint to canvas without being overly concerned as to what the end result may look like, and this undoubtedly leads to better art.</div>
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Finally the last advantage of working small is that the price of these small pieces reflects their size, and so offers something for the collector working to a budget. </div>
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F-4 colour study for By the Dawn's Early Light, 12"x8"</div>
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<br />Pete Wenman Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335671296853202416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287901188267648166.post-35790180452335875352018-05-06T17:08:00.002+01:002018-05-14T15:44:45.340+01:00Navairart has a new home.<br />
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Pete Wenman Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335671296853202416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287901188267648166.post-85103454880984592212017-10-23T17:52:00.000+01:002017-10-23T17:59:29.674+01:00Estuary Foes<br />
A pair of paintings showing the Short-184 and Hansa-Brandenburg W.12. Both these float planes operated in the area of the Thames Estuary, English Channel and North Sea during 1917/1918. In this instance the Short-184 was based at Westgate on Sea, while the W.12 operated out of Zeebrugge.<br />
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Both pieces are 12" x 6" Oil on panel and are available.<br />
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<br />Pete Wenman Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335671296853202416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287901188267648166.post-10847938954993190002017-09-17T19:14:00.001+01:002017-09-17T19:20:54.121+01:00Warparty Rocks<br />
I've recently finished this small oil painting which shows the scene moments before Party 302 scores the aerial kill of a Syrian Su-22 over Raqqa, 18th June 2017<br />
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I'm delighted to announce that "Fighting Snakes" has been accepted into the 2017 American Society of Aviation Artists International Aerospace Art Exhibition. This year's exhibition will hang at the Virginia Air and Space Center in Hampton, VA., and will run from May 22nd to Sept 3rd<br />
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Fighting Snakes - A pilot with VT-7 makes his first solo carrier landing in a T-45C Goshawk.<br />
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This painting is available for purchase, -<a href="mailto:petewenman@navairart.com"> drop me an email</a> if interested (it of course won't be available until after the exhibition ends.Pete Wenman Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335671296853202416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287901188267648166.post-13911955239362773582016-10-17T21:45:00.002+01:002016-10-17T21:51:45.748+01:00In Happier Times - Prints now available<br />
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Having not posted for too long here is my latest piece. A small colour study of two TBD-1 Devastators from Torpedo Squadron Six.<br />
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A quick piece worked up over the last few days, primarily worked alla prima.<br />
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Pete Wenman Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335671296853202416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287901188267648166.post-61837647191969354092013-07-23T17:20:00.000+01:002013-07-23T18:09:46.956+01:00<br />
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Open Edition Prints are now available via Fine Art America for the following three paintings<br />
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<br />Pete Wenman Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335671296853202416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287901188267648166.post-81748686323754842492013-05-27T18:21:00.000+01:002013-05-27T18:24:26.244+01:00Working Title - Hunters and Farmers<br />
A traditional grisell "dead layer" underpainting. About 12 hours work over two sessions alla prima. This is the first step in producing the colour study for the full size work.<br />
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Oil on board and small at 12" x 9"<br />
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<br />Pete Wenman Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335671296853202416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287901188267648166.post-11401113429786288092013-02-17T21:04:00.001+00:002013-05-26T20:01:12.208+01:00Update on the Dogs of WarGood progress has been made in recent weeks and this piece is now approaching completion. Have said that there is still a sizeable list of details to be added and tweaks to be made.
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36" x 18"
oil on canvas<br />
Available for purchase<br />
Please contact the artist - <a href="mailto:petewenman@navairart.com">petewenman@navairart.com</a>Pete Wenman Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335671296853202416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287901188267648166.post-12787516607724382822013-01-19T16:04:00.001+00:002013-01-19T16:05:56.105+00:00Playing with paint
Just to sharpen the brushes a little I knocked up these two small paintings over the last week.
A F-14A Tomcat of VF-211 for a friend
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and for a change of pace a Boeing F4B-4 from the pre-war era.
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Each painting took about 5 hours and the aircraft each measure about 6 inches.
Both were painted Alla Prima ( at first attempt) and Brunaille (executed entirely in shades of brown) - in this case using burnt umber and white over a burnt sienna wash.Pete Wenman Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335671296853202416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287901188267648166.post-39989848670071455382012-11-10T21:00:00.000+00:002012-11-10T21:04:14.167+00:00New website and domain name.I'm pleased to announce the launch of my new website at it's new domain of <a href="http://navairart.com">navairart.com</a>
Please bookmark the address and drop in and have a look around.
Feel free to drop me a comment on the site or subjects you might like to see.Pete Wenman Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335671296853202416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287901188267648166.post-53281703609049799502012-09-15T21:55:00.000+01:002012-11-07T15:00:16.840+00:00Pukin Dog ProgressBoth aircraft now pretty much blocked in and detail starting to be added.
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36" X 18"
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Pete Wenman Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335671296853202416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287901188267648166.post-73156257355126983272012-09-09T22:27:00.000+01:002012-09-09T22:34:34.277+01:00Pukin Dogs<br />
A long time without any posts, but there has been plenty going on.<br />
The latest piece is a composition showing two F-18E's of VFA-143<br />
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The current state of play
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<br />Pete Wenman Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335671296853202416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287901188267648166.post-20905559281405483242012-04-15T19:26:00.000+01:002012-04-15T19:26:56.726+01:00Current WIPThis is a couple of Ordnance deck crew from VFA-151, based on a US Navy Photo.<br />
As always painting figures is a great way to improve your painting skills.<br />
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Oil on board 12" x 9"<br />
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A detail shot showing the first couple of hours workPete Wenman Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335671296853202416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287901188267648166.post-36414802978301653802012-04-15T19:17:00.001+01:002012-04-15T19:19:53.252+01:00Pensacola Texan - T-6B Texan IIThis is a quick colour study, worked from a photo I took last year at Pensacola. 6 hours work spread over about a 6 week period.<br />
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Five photos showing progress<br />
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Commissioned by the VP-45 AssociationPete Wenman Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335671296853202416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287901188267648166.post-668749554910518132011-12-11T21:23:00.002+00:002011-12-11T21:40:25.787+00:00Orion's GameMy current project is of a P-3C Orion catching a Soviet Juilet class submarine on the surface.<br />
Oil on canvas 36" x 18"<br />
Here's a sequence of images showing the process to date.<br />
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The original thumbnail sketch that was tweaked for the final image.Pete Wenman Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335671296853202416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287901188267648166.post-73337625169454859752011-05-16T19:38:00.004+01:002011-05-23T20:36:50.240+01:00By the Dawn's Early Light wins the The Captain Duane Whitney Martin, USAF Award at the 2011 ASAA International Aerospace Art ExhibitionI'm delighted and extremely proud to to announce that "By the Dawn's Early Light" won the Captain Duane Whitney Martin, USAF Award at the 2011 American Society of Aviation Artists International Aerospace Exhibition. The exhibition is currently hanging at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Fl through until 31/08/2011.<br />
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This award is awarded "for artistic excellence in depicting the conflict in South East Asia, 1964-1974". World renowned artist Jack Fellows selects the winner, and I was lucky enough for Jack to be present and for him to award it in person. <br />
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<em>CAPT DUANE WHITNEY MARTIN, USAF AWARD </em><br />
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<em>The Kaman HH-43 Huskie helicopter was originally designed to provide rescue support and fire suppression for aircraft accidents on or near any given airbase. In the opening days of America’s war in Southeast Asia, however, its job description was forced to expand to include combat rescue operations for downed flight crews. On 20 September 1965, Capt. Thomas J. Curtis, aircraft commander, 1Lt. Duane W. Martin, co-pilot, crew chief SSgt. William A. Robinson, and pararescueman A1C Arthur N. Black comprised the crew of a HH-43B helicopter, call sign "Duchy 41," which was on a rescue mission for the pilot of an F-105D. Willis E. Forby of the 334th Tactical Fighter Squadron had taken a severe beating; he ejected ten miles east of the Laotian border, forty miles south of Vinh, North Vietnam.</em><br />
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<em>The little Huskie departed Nakhon Phanom Airbase, Thailand – otherwise known as ‘NKP’ or ‘Naked Fanny’ - and headed northeast, where Air Force search & rescue Skyraider support aircraft were doing their best to keep Forby alive. Within five minutes of arriving on station, one of the Sandy pilots observed the Huskie take ground fire and crash on a ridge that bordered a small canyon which was enclosed on all sides by steep slopes and jungle canopy. As a second SAR helicopter hovered over the downed HH-43, it took several hits from enemy ground fire, forcing him to move away from the wreckage. Because of the intense enemy presence in the area – later determined to be a combination of North Vietnamese regular army troops and Communist Pathet Lao forces - no ground search was possible for the crews of the F-105D and HH-43B. All five men were listed Missing in Action.</em><br />
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<em>Throughout the fall of 1965 and into spring and summer of 1966, the group of Americans suffered regular beatings, torture, harassment, hunger and illness in the hands of their captors. They witnessed their captors behead one unnamed American Navy pilot and execute six wounded Marines.</em><br />
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<em>By February 1966 Navy pilot LT Dieter Dengler joined the POWs. In late June the seven POWs prepared for an escape. At that time they were housed in two cells constructed of logs in a bamboo fenced compound measuring 20 by 20 meters. Three towers overlooked the compound. The camp's 16 guards had their quarters and mess hall near the front gate. Each morning the prisoners would be taken to a nearby stream and allowed to bathe and fetch water. They were permitted to walk within the compound until receiving their morning ration of rice. After eating, they were placed in stocks and handcuffs which they soon learned to remove. The guards then would eat together leaving their weapons in the watchtowers. </em><br />
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<em>Dieter and Duane floated down river on a raft they had constructed, eventually coming to an abandoned village where the men found some corn. After a night's rest, they made their way downstream to another village. It had been five days since their escape; Dengler was weak from dysentery, while Martin was delirious with malaria. As Dengler watched from the relative safety of some brush, Martin decided to get something for them to eat. Seen by a young girl, Duane entered the village to ask for food when another villager charged with a machete. As Lieutenant Martin fell to his knees, pleading with hands clasped, the man’s first swing cut off Martin's leg. Dengler, too weak to help his friend, could only watch in horror as the villager’s second swing decapitated him. The Naval Aviator was forced to continue alone. 23 days after their escape, on 20 July 1966, Dengler was rescued by helicopter. </em><br />
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<em>To date the Laotians have made no attempt to return the remains of Duane Martin. He left behind a young widow and two small daughters. Martin is one of nearly 600 Americans who remain missing or otherwise unaccounted for in Laos. ASAA artist Jack Fellows thought enough of his cousin’s late husband to establish the CAPT Duane Whitney Martin, USAF Award, honoring the best art commemorating aviation during the war in Southeast Asia.</em>Pete Wenman Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335671296853202416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287901188267648166.post-3771162161708712472011-03-12T13:09:00.004+00:002013-05-26T19:50:18.842+01:00By the Dawn's Early Light prints now availableTime for an update, and I'm really pleased to announce that I am now offering a limited edition of giclee prints, spread over three editions. One on paper, the other two on canvas.<br />
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In addition I can also announce that this painting and the OK2 colour study have both been accepted into this years ASAA juried exhibition and so both will be on display at the National Museum Naval Aviation, Pensacola, 1st May 2011 - 31/08/2011Pete Wenman Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335671296853202416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287901188267648166.post-25084211755336689222010-12-31T13:22:00.001+00:002010-12-31T13:30:28.984+00:00By the Dawn's Early LightWell it seems fitting that on the last day of 2010 I post images of the completed painting. I signed it yesterday, and so as far as I'm concerned it is finished.<br />
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By the Dawn’s Early Light<br />
Oil on canvas 36” x24”<br />
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Three Phantom F-4B’s from VF-151 on an early morning mission over North Vietnam. NF 213 is piloted by John Chesire, with RIO George Healey in the rear.<br />
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NF 210 has Ted Triebel in the front seat and Dave Everett in the rear. Dave and Ted were shot down on August 27, 1972, on a photo escort mission over North Vietnam while flying 210, and spent the rest of the war as POW’s in the infamous Hanoi Hilton.<br />
Dave recalls, ”Aside from the very occasional MiGCAP, the best hops a j.o. could draw were the armed recces in route pack 5/6 at first light -- targets of opportunity as mostly we defined them, hoping to catch those night trucks trying to squeeze in a few extra kilometers before parking under the trees for the day. (Don't think that scenario didn't occur to Ted and I when we were being trucked to Hanoi). RIP NF210 in a zillion pieces on a karst ridge in Thanh Hoa Province. Lost on one of those low altitude, go fast, flak magnet, Baby Giant photo escort missions, that we all came to enjoy, on 27 Aug over Phu Ly Bridge when all hell broke loose and luck petered out.<br />
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A Happy New Year to all, and let's see what 2011 brings - I see more F-4's, but also F-18s ;-)Pete Wenman Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335671296853202416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287901188267648166.post-11863075703154482562010-12-24T19:05:00.000+00:002010-12-24T19:05:19.591+00:00Merry Christmas !!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAz_Ws_Da6yBKEMJhLhps-x0Phx-Nyr8uHdweROYqwAjiamkeAxhnKSLFP7nFpGkouq1E1mnvFFt_GFHwoKTDweshx7e3mYrvBNQ6fW0ed5o1E_7-79v53gN1iaB9r8j53HOENtbxoWZB/s1600/kiddxmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:lrft; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="158" width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAz_Ws_Da6yBKEMJhLhps-x0Phx-Nyr8uHdweROYqwAjiamkeAxhnKSLFP7nFpGkouq1E1mnvFFt_GFHwoKTDweshx7e3mYrvBNQ6fW0ed5o1E_7-79v53gN1iaB9r8j53HOENtbxoWZB/s200/kiddxmas.jpg" /></a></div>Pete Wenman Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335671296853202416noreply@blogger.com0