New painting ... B-17G
Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:30 pm
"Temporary Reprieve"
20 x 40 in., Oil on linen
Here's the story:
Limping along in a crippled Flying Fortress over the North Sea, still within the reach of enemy fighters, 94th Bomb Group pilot 2Lt. C. Arliss Watts and his crew breathe a sigh of relief at the arrival of an escort of P-51s. Their B-17G, nicknamed "Roll Me Over", had received flak damage while on the bomb run over Kiel, Germany, on 4th April 1945, resulting in the failure of the no. 2 engine and a windmilling propeller. The suspense was not over yet, for soon after they had passed the island fortress of Heligoland, the Mustangs would depart and no. 3 engine, seen here trailing a mist, would also fail, forcing Lt. Watts to feather that propeller as well. However, the crew did return safely to the 94th's home base of Rougham, near Bury St. Edmunds.
Wade
20 x 40 in., Oil on linen
Here's the story:
Limping along in a crippled Flying Fortress over the North Sea, still within the reach of enemy fighters, 94th Bomb Group pilot 2Lt. C. Arliss Watts and his crew breathe a sigh of relief at the arrival of an escort of P-51s. Their B-17G, nicknamed "Roll Me Over", had received flak damage while on the bomb run over Kiel, Germany, on 4th April 1945, resulting in the failure of the no. 2 engine and a windmilling propeller. The suspense was not over yet, for soon after they had passed the island fortress of Heligoland, the Mustangs would depart and no. 3 engine, seen here trailing a mist, would also fail, forcing Lt. Watts to feather that propeller as well. However, the crew did return safely to the 94th's home base of Rougham, near Bury St. Edmunds.
Wade
Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:33 pm
BEEEEEEEEUTIFUL.
Very well done.
Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:49 pm
Turned out great!
Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:58 pm
Awesome!
Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:58 pm
Awesome job Wade..
Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:21 pm
Any chance there might be prints of that one Wade? That's a beauty!
Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:32 pm
Beautiful work!
It was very nice to see glimpses of the various stages of the painting.
Thanks for including us!
Jerry
It was very nice to see glimpses of the various stages of the painting.
Thanks for including us!
Jerry
Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:45 pm
Wow!!! Very nice!
Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:48 pm
Wade well done. Here at DFW at the SimuFlite training center where I do my box thingy they are having there annual painting contest with painting in the lobby..
Lynn
Lynn
Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:27 am
Lynn Allen wrote:... Here at DFW at the SimuFlite training center where I do my box thingy they are having there annual painting contest with painting in the lobby.
Thanks, guys!
Due to timing I always seem to miss that SimuFlite show - ! 
Wade
Fri May 01, 2009 3:41 pm
I'm pleased to announce that Temporary Reprieve has been juried into the American Society of Aviation Artists' 2009 International Aerospace Art Exhibition to be on display at The Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, Savannah, Georgia, from June 21, 2009 - January 3, 2010. For those interested, I have a detailed Work in Progress album for this piece in my Facebook photos section ...
Matter of fact - yes! I just had canvas giclees done of Mission from Debden (basis for my logo below), and I was so happy with the result that this B-17 will be published as a canvas giclee soon. If interested, pls email me at Chicoartist@XXXXXyahoo.com (remove capital Xs before emailing) to get on the list for information.
Cheers!
Wade
Dan Johnson II wrote:Any chance there might be prints of that one Wade? That's a beauty!
Matter of fact - yes! I just had canvas giclees done of Mission from Debden (basis for my logo below), and I was so happy with the result that this B-17 will be published as a canvas giclee soon. If interested, pls email me at Chicoartist@XXXXXyahoo.com (remove capital Xs before emailing) to get on the list for information.
Cheers!
Wade
Fri May 01, 2009 4:05 pm
That's awesome Wade. Congrats!
Gary
Gary
Fri May 01, 2009 4:52 pm
Very cool! Congrats!!
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Fri May 01, 2009 8:23 pm
well....all I can say is...........
and of course.... Be
erbower
and of course.... Be
erbower
Fri May 01, 2009 8:45 pm
Sometimes I wish I'd stayed in art school...
Then I see stuff like this.
Fantastic work!
SN
Then I see stuff like this.
Fantastic work!
SN