nfsOur first stop in Arizona was the Pima Air Museum outside of Tucson. There we found lots of cool stuff. But, airplanes are - well they're big and hard to make a composition from, especially on such a small canvas. So instead of painting whole planes, I ended up painting parts of planes. I traded the one above for one my buddy James painted. The one below is an engine from a particularly large plane.
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Wow - your handling of vehicles of all sizes and descriptions is impressive. Nice transition from small still lifes to enormous objects! (Such talent...)
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Well all I can say is, James you lucky %#*"+
Wow carol, these are fantastic, they really show your skill with brushwork
These are fantastic!!!! WOH! You really have a knack for the man made things!!!
These are VERY cool!! What great subjects! I love the colors you used and brushstrokes. You really got wonderful compositions by zeroing in on parts of the planes.
There is something special about celebrating the glory of machines and all their beauty. No need to get the whole thing, the smaller bits are grand in and of themselves. Fun work and a nice change from apples.
Kitty
All that aluminum reflecting sun, sky and earth. Fantastic. More?
I love what you did with the planes....looks great!!
The plane profile sorta looks like a cute doggie. Funny how we see faces in many objects. The close up of an engine is an amazing composition. When I see Carol Marine in my inbox, I get excited. Thanks for the inspiration!
I love these! Painting parts makes interesting compositions. I'd love to go out there and paint. I would imagine there are many, many paintings there!
Oh, wow - you get that feeling you're standing right under the monster. The sunny sky is so great.
Awesome paintings! As an Air Force wife I can appreciate the planes. Great color and composition, I think zeroing in on part of the plane makes for a more interesting painting.
I actually sid "wow" out loud when I saw this most recent post. Airplane props, and so small!!
I think you had a lot of fun with these. It shows!!
I love the play with scale here: such a large thing in such a small space.
These are great, Carol! Hurray!!
WOW these are great! You NAILED these planes, no small feat either. We have an airplane museum where I live, a bunch of us plein air painters went out there to paint, and I didn't see anyone come up with paintings this good.
These paintings are a treat to look at. I dont know how you do it.
These air museum paintings are breathtaking! Your sensitivity to composition and color are extraordinary.
Love these paintings. One of my favorite movies is "The Best Years of Our Lives" with Myrna Loy, Frederick March, Dana Andrews... 1946; telling the tale of the return of 3 veterans of WWII to their home town. There's a wonderful scene (or two) in an airfield with row after row of retired planes. Your paintings bring me right there.
WOW! talk about fantastic composition. I love everything about it!
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