Finished work - "God of the North Wind"

[rhallinger]

Spectacular Russell!  Thanks for sharing this.

Regards,

Bob

[Des]

Thanks very much for the tips on painting a "black" aeroplane, no just a simple matter of slapping on some black paint, the result you have achieved is excellent.

Des.

[uncletony]

The reflections under the middle wing are perfectly rendered. Also love the pilot, we get the sense that he is is multitasking without even seeing his face...

Awesome.

[Zabu]

Amazing painting.

I like the way the aircraft reflects in the middle wing and elevator, and how the sunlight refletcs in the weathered cooling creating those very nice shades.

Thank you for posting and for the tips.

Cheers

[LindsayT]

Wow, I hadn't noticed the reflections. That's incredible.

Great work, Russell.

Lindsay

[pepperman42]

Love this scene. As the others say, the detail work is amazing

Steve

[RussellSmith]

Another round of glazing is now completed. I'm getting SO very close to being finished with this painting. The entire surface is still very wet (which is evident by the glare on the upper right corner). In a week or two I'll apply another quick round of glazes just to tweak some spots here and there, at which point I'll sign my name and call it finished.

[Zabu]

It's a true privilege to see one of your paiting coming to life.

As always, the level of detail in it and the dynamic you put into them makes the viewer to go back in time and to be perfectly capable of getting that frame having a glince of that very moment in time.
I can almost smell that castor oil.

A master piece. Thank you for sharing... thank you for painting.

Cheers

[Ernie]

Superb painting, Russell.  You are so very talented.  I'm really at a loss for
words.  The more you look at it, the more it comes alive.  Special.

Cheers,
Ernie

[RussellSmith]

Thanks guys. This, of course, is simply a close-up of the triplane. I've been resisting showing the entire image until its completed. I'll do so in a couple of weeks.

[PrzemoL]

I can only copy what Zabu said. Thanks for sharing the creation phase of this one and thank you for painting.
I owe the book Tumult in the clouds - it is a masterpiece. Do you plan to publish another book with your newer creations? It would be great to have a companion book to the previous one.

[RussellSmith]

Finally finished!

God of the North Wind
42" x 26"
oil on linen

private collection

[RussellSmith]

A bit more.

[olfogey]

Just WOW!!

Jim J. -- "olfogey"

[Des]

Absolutely amazing work Russell, your attention to detail in this work is astonishing, congratulations on producing a masterpiece.

Des.