Author Topic: Latest aviation art "Thunderbolt's Playground" (Read 1205 times)

RedDg · « **on:** November 23, 2003, 11:49:18 PM »

A big thanks to Hajo for commissioning this project. It's a bit of a risk to hire an unknown artist, especially one you've never met. I sincerely hope I've put on canvas something he'll enjoy for a long time. We'll find out Friday when we get together for delivery.

I've got some great things in store for my website, and all the paperwork forming my company is finished. Things always progress slower than I'd like, but will be worth it. Tell you what tho', I no longer measure drawings in 'hours to complete'. It's now 'pots of coffee to complete'.

But I love every minute.

Tarmac · « **Reply #1 on:** November 24, 2003, 02:02:05 AM »

Very nice. Love the clouds and contrails.

It'd be even better if you could have drawn the two most beautiful fighters ever built without that fire and smoke obscuring one of them.

DipStick · « **Reply #2 on:** November 24, 2003, 02:52:06 AM »

Excellent work RedDog.

F4i · « **Reply #3 on:** November 24, 2003, 03:22:50 AM »

Excellent!!!

Please, is there a larger version of the picture available for download? I'd like to have that as wallpaper...for my office. Okay, for my desktop.

TBolt

davidpt40 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 24, 2003, 04:43:27 AM »

Contrails are amazing.

Curval · « **Reply #5 on:** November 24, 2003, 06:15:41 AM »

Fantastic work....but I got the first one ever commissioned by the "soon to be famous" RedDg, certified on the back of the canvas.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #6 on:** November 24, 2003, 06:33:59 AM »

Nice! Koike Shigeo watch out!

Hajo · « **Reply #7 on:** November 24, 2003, 08:06:02 AM »

RedDg.....absolutely perfect. Tarmac, Reddg captured what I

wanted perfectly. The Gentleman has a gift....let's see if we

can help getting the word out. I'm a long time Aviation Art Print

Collector...Taylor, Phillips and Trudgeon. RedDgs' drawings

hold a back seat to none of the above mentioned artists IMHO.

Well done RedDg! Cyaz Friday!!

Lone Wolf · « **Reply #8 on:** November 24, 2003, 09:34:50 AM »

Very impressive-is it color or b/w. Either way a well done print that captures a lot of what it must have been like. Now do one with the 190 victorious :>
LW

Octavius · « **Reply #9 on:** November 24, 2003, 11:39:09 AM »

I saw Curval's drawing first hand at the Con, it was amazing.

The closest I can come is a few doodles of Panzers in a notebook

Excellent work Red!

SlapShot · « **Reply #10 on:** November 24, 2003, 11:59:18 AM »

That is awesome RedDog ... although I am not surprized after viewing Curval's painting at the con.

Is your website gonna have information on we can contract you to make a custom drawing ?

I just purchase a pen-and-ink off of ebay which I love, but it just that ... pen-and-ink. You drawings have great depth and shadowing that set yours apart from others.

nopoop · « **Reply #11 on:** November 24, 2003, 07:18:33 PM »

VERY nice. Contrails set it off.

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #12 on:** November 24, 2003, 08:09:38 PM »

I hate to nitpick but I see a major problem with that picture...no P-38

ack-ack

Hajo · « **Reply #13 on:** November 24, 2003, 11:12:54 PM »

Ack-Ack LOL I have a print by Robert Taylor entitled Hostile skies.

It consists of a Liberator...one engine smoking falling back from

formation.....whilst two or more 190s try to finish the Liberator off

P38s jump in and defend the Liberator....can even see holes in

the 38s' rudder canvas on which dominates the picture...38 is in

foreground. I'm sure you can get a peep of Hostile Skies by Robt.

Taylor by doing a google search.....great print!

JB73 · « **Reply #14 on:** November 25, 2003, 10:33:54 AM »

ok i know the old addage...

if you have to ask how much then you can't afford it LOL

but really how much for a tabloid size (around 11x17) original drawing? (or do you do only 1 size? because i'd be looking for something smaller to put above the PC not a centerpiece for a livingroom)

maybe even an 8x10 type thing.

email me through the board if you dont want to post the info.