Joe Foss WIP

Inspired by Roy Grinnell's fabulous portrait of Joe Foss, this is the progress so far on my own interpretation of the same subject. When I came across a great reference of a Wildcat, albeit in black & white, I couldn't resist trying my own portrait of Joe. I wanted to portray Joe in the cockpit of his Wildcat with a tropical backdrop of, what else, Guadalcanal of course. Oil Pastel on Canson board..

Pearl Harbor P-40 Colour Version

The completed pastel. This medium really gives a toothy texture especially on the Canson paper. Up close it's fairly rough but it comes together nicely at a distance.

Six Shooter

This is a small acrylic sketch portraying twelve-victory ace Alex Vraciu on the day that he shot down six Japanese "Judy" dive bombers on June 19, 1944 during what came to be known as the "Marianas Turkey Shoot". I'd like to work this up to a larger size pastel piece. Will try and get to the colour version of the P-40 soon, just been very busy with other things

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Pearl Harbor P-40

Here is a concept sketch and a finished pencil drawing which I will use as a model for a P-40 piece which will be rendered in oil pastel. I would like to portray the aircraft of George Welch on December 7, 1941 as he shot down two Vals.

Hurricane Limited Edition Print

A limited edition print produced to pay tribute to "The Few" who sacrificed much for
"King and Country" during the Battle of Britain. Edition size of 140 signed and numbered.

A portion of the sales will go toward the restoration of the Hawker Hurricane project at the Calgary Mosquito Society.
The print is signed on behalf of RAF crewmen by David Cairns, D.F.C. If you are interested in a remarqued print, please contact me to let me know if there is a specific aircraft that you are interested in, otherwise I will do a remarque of my own choosing.

Print Size: 18" x 10.75" • 48 x 27 cm

Lone Sentry Limited Edition Print

Signed Edition$60.00 CAD Signed/Remarqued Edition$100.00 CAD

Mossie by Night Rework

This is an alternate version to the previous Mosquito pastel piece. I needed to add the distant horizon to give more of a sense of height which I hope has improved this piece.

New Pastel Commission

I've completed a commission for one of my framers. He wanted an image of Christ, preferably from the side, and he didn't elaborate beyond that so this image is what I was able to come up with. IMO, something with a diffused background and strong contrast is a good way to try and convey a sense of the sublime, and I hope that he will find it appealing.