SE5a oil study ...

Chicoartist · 27 May 2010, 08:05 PM

The oil study is finished - I had to let the whole thing dry for a while before I added the wing bracing wires. I'm currently laying down the underpainting on the larger 20 x 48" version ...

The Yielding Sky
(oil study for a larger work)
10 x 24 in., oil on linen

FOKKERJ · 27 May 2010, 08:12 PM

Hello Chicoartist,

it sure is purdy.

I like it too!

Very NICE.

Thanks for sharing, Jay aka FOKKERJ

BLOWHARD · 27 May 2010, 08:50 PM

Nice :d :d :d

Terrencejones · 28 May 2010, 10:26 AM

Nice work Wade

Great atmosphere , you get a reall sense of how chilly it was flying at that height and can see why these pilots had to get so wrapped up.
Looking forward to seeing the big one.

Terry

Mad Mac · 28 May 2010, 03:31 PM

Yes, an impressive painting that captures the feeling of cold and the potential menace of an empty sky. I think it would be improved by including more cloud cover in the lower foreground.

Chicoartist · 28 May 2010, 06:15 PM

Thanks! While my usual fare consists of Mustangs and Flying Fortresses and all that "Alternative Great War" sort of thing, I've been planning this one for ages! The large canvas will be my showpiece at our (Russell Smith, me, + four other artists) art show later this year at the Mighty 8th AF Museum near Savannah.

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Originally Posted by Mad Mac

Yes, an impressive painting that captures the feeling of cold and the potential menace of an empty sky. I think it would be improved by including more cloud cover in the lower foreground.

Agreed. In fact, the original 'cloud deck' photo of mine shows a distinct bank of clouds in the foreground - taking up roughly the lower third of the undercast you see. While they sort of blend together in the photo - and in my painting above - I have planned on a slight temperature shift to separate the two masses. I also will modify somewhat the mass horizontal lines to create a little more interest and to keep the eye moving in the frame. This study was mainly done to see if I could pull off the complex SE!

Wade

FOKKERJ · 28 May 2010, 06:25 PM

It looks like you definetly achieved pulling off the complex S.E.5a!

Chicoartist · 3 June 2010, 07:03 AM

The underpainting is complete on the 20 x 48 in. stretched linen. The three aircraft were underpainted in Raw Umber - these will serve as tonal "foundations" for the color layers to follow. For a sort of duotone effect (to trick my eye that we're actually making progress!), I washed in the background using Burnt Sienna ...

lisaps · 4 June 2010, 09:44 PM

WOW! I can say I have no patience for oils. I can't wait that long for drying to keep moving on, but oil paintings are some of my favorite pieces (too look at)

Just beautiful!

JP Vieira · 2 July 2010, 08:14 AM

Excellent artwork