Good morning Dean. Wow what an amazing experience. Did you fly solo..... a man of many talents. It is also really cool to see all your plane models on the shelves. That is quite the collection. Cheers Grant
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Thanks Grant! I did not fly the aircraft, I rode in it. The pilot is a commercial airline pilot and ex military pilot. So a lot of experience, which is required to fly a military aircraft and especially a tail dragger. It was definitely a blast! I’m going again soon!
Also, I am going to need more shelves as I have 65 aircraft on shelves and another 20 plus in boxes!
I’m going to take a break from aircraft and get some work done on the NL ship soon.
Right now I am in the middle of painting scenery on canvas…have not done any paintings in a while!
Hello Dean, I am delighted to be able to continue following the growth of your extraordinary collection.
Thank you Adi
As I mentioned, I have been sidetracked lately doing a painting. I have done a lot of painting in the past, but never a paint by number.
So out of curiosity I ordered a paint by number canvas with a picture I liked. I had in mind that I would embellish the painting to add more detail.
Once started, I realized the detail was crude and the colors were not blended well and looked very cartoonish…
This to me was hideous and I pondered throwing it away and considering it a lesson learned. But rather than give up, I decided to go ahead and see to what degree I had to embellish it to make it something worth pursuing…below was what I did next…
I was not completely satisfied, but it motivated me to continue.
I embellished the roof and cabin, and did the basic colors on the trees above the cabin.
I decided I wanted a wood shingle look to the roof and to embellish the trees…
I also put a lot of work into the sky and chimney. It’s actually starting to look promising and I am enjoying watching it come to life, even though I am redoing everything. So this will most likely keep me busy for a while and then I can resume model building.
See ya next time…
So out of curiosity I ordered a paint by number canvas with a picture I liked. I had in mind that I would embellish the painting to add more detail.
Once started, I realized the detail was crude and the colors were not blended well and looked very cartoonish…
This to me was hideous and I pondered throwing it away and considering it a lesson learned. But rather than give up, I decided to go ahead and see to what degree I had to embellish it to make it something worth pursuing…below was what I did next…
I was not completely satisfied, but it motivated me to continue.
I embellished the roof and cabin, and did the basic colors on the trees above the cabin.
I decided I wanted a wood shingle look to the roof and to embellish the trees…
I also put a lot of work into the sky and chimney. It’s actually starting to look promising and I am enjoying watching it come to life, even though I am redoing everything. So this will most likely keep me busy for a while and then I can resume model building.
See ya next time…
Your embellishments do soften the harsh contrast typical of a PbN painting. This looks like a fun and challenging diversion Dean, I like it.
Thanks Daniel, my embellishments have become a redo...
...I basically painted over everything they had and I am now avoiding that unnecessary step by painting it the way I want it and disregarding their numbered areas. I am now using their outlines as a basic guide.
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Thank you. Looks like a nice project!
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Your interpretation makes a lot more sense than the prescription does.
Looking forward to the final result.
Thanks Johan!