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Getting to know one another => Your Introduction => Topic started by: Pete Wenman on July 23, 2017, 06:39:45 PM

Title: Morning all - an aviation artist here
Post by: Pete Wenman on July 23, 2017, 06:39:45 PM
Morning all, I'm a UK based aviation artist, who has just dipped his toes into the WW1 aviation scene, and quite likes the temperature.

One reason for joining is that I'm after a specific kit (the MPM 1/72 Hansa Brandenburg W.29) as reference for a painting , but I can see there is also a wealth of knowledge here.

Not yet finished, but a small oil on panel showing a Short 184

(http://i.imgur.com/6yqW2oP.jpg)

I'll start a seperate thread to carry this WIP on and also a post re the W.29

If anybody is interested I'm on Facebook and my website is here
http://navairart.com/
No WW1 stuff though yet

Good to be here

P
Title: Re: Morning all - an aviation artist here
Post by: Des on July 23, 2017, 08:51:50 PM
Hello Pete and welcome to the forum, I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work.

Des.
Title: Re: Morning all - an aviation artist here
Post by: bobs_buckles on July 23, 2017, 10:17:13 PM
Welcome aboard, Pete.
Always good to see creative people amongst our ranks.

Enjoy!

Von B
Title: Re: Morning all - an aviation artist here
Post by: RAGIII on July 23, 2017, 11:11:00 PM
Welcome Pete! I am also looking  forward to seeing more of your work! The Short is Looking Beautiful!
RAGIII
Title: Re: Morning all - an aviation artist here
Post by: dr 1 ace on July 24, 2017, 02:21:25 AM
Quote from: RAGIII on July 23, 2017, 11:11:00 PM
Welcome Pete! I am also looking  forward to seeing more of your work! The Short is Looking Beautiful!
RAGIII

Ditto, Welcome !!

Ed
Title: Re: Morning all - an aviation artist here
Post by: lcarroll on July 24, 2017, 03:21:46 AM
   Welcome to the Forum Pete. I browsed through your Gallery, you really have some beautiful work there. I too am looking forward to your contributions here, and I'm sure the wealth of knowledge available will prove very useful to your art work.
Cheers,
Lance
Title: Re: Morning all - an aviation artist here
Post by: Nigel Jackson on July 24, 2017, 05:25:37 AM
Welcome to the forum, Pete. Like many others, I'm really looking forward to seeing your talents applied to Great War subjects.

Best wishes
Nigel
Title: Re: Morning all - an aviation artist here
Post by: Pete Wenman on July 25, 2017, 05:08:15 AM

Cheers Gents and thanks for the warm welcome.

I starting to realise how little I know about the subject, but loving the colour schemes and markings. The big question is where to start, but living in East Kent and being a fan of all things Naval Aviation I can see the actions over the North Sea and Channel featuring large.

P
Title: Re: Morning all - an aviation artist here
Post by: Manni on July 25, 2017, 06:46:50 PM
Welcome, Pete,
good to have you here, your are a real artist, the painting looks great.
Manni
Title: Re: Morning all - an aviation artist here
Post by: coyotemagic on July 26, 2017, 12:33:00 AM
Welcome aboard, Pete!  So glad you've decided to dip your toe into WWI aviation.  Please, feel free to dive in to the deep end.
Cheers,
Bud
Title: Re: Morning all - an aviation artist here
Post by: Pete Wenman on July 26, 2017, 04:40:22 AM

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good to have you here, your are a real artist, the painting looks great.

Manni  I've just seen your Industria Mechanika dragonfly and would consider that art (along with most of the models I've seen here), but thanks for your kind words.

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feel free to dive in to the deep end

The danger here is not getting out of my depth. There is so much stuff to love from this era I could drown in it all.

 :D

P
Title: Re: Morning all - an aviation artist here
Post by: coyotemagic on July 26, 2017, 10:04:35 AM
Quote from: Pete Wenman on July 26, 2017, 04:40:22 AM

 There is so much stuff to love from this era I could drown in it all.

 

Pete, I have over 300 WWI model aircraft in my stash.  I reckon you might consider me fully drowned.
I was an art major in college (God only knows why), but I know if I were to pick up a brush after all these years, my work would resembles Whistler's mother's, if I'm lucky.
Cheers,
Bud