Congrats to Evan Fagen for becoming the newest P-47 pilot in Chief Ski-U-Mah II, as he shows off my nose art that I painted back in November on a beautiful sunny MN day! I can't wait to see the P-47 beating up the airfield in the near future. 😍
Category: Nose Art
Olive Ann Nose Art
The Military Aviation Museum announced today via Vintage Aviation News that the name for their WWII Navy Bombardier Trainer, the Beechcraft SNB-1 will be "Olive Ann" to honor Olive Ann Beech who led the company through some of the country’s hardest times, receiving awards and recognition for production excellence, including the very rare 5x Army … Continue reading Olive Ann Nose Art
Warbird Radio Shout Out
Big surprise listening to the new Warbird Radio podcast that dropped today and get a shout out during Chris Henry's interview with Matt Jolley! Thanks guys! 😎 Listen HERE... https://shop.eaa.org/products/the-final-mission-by-chris-henry-with-hal-bryan?_pos=2&_sid=1e8a7b570&_ss=r
Placid Lassie C-47 A-2 Jacket
Finished up painting this Placid Lassie A-2 Jacket yesterday and getting it ready for the trip back to its owner.
Fagen Fighters P-47 Nose Art
The cat is out of the bag... I'll be at Fagen Fighters WWII Museum in MN next week painting the nose art on their new P-47! And on Wednesday Nov 29 at 1pm, you can stop in for their History Hour program to watch me paint as well as a Q&A.
Bomber Jacket Exhibit
Excited to share that the Bomber Jacket exhibit that I designed for the Military Aviation Museum featuring the fantastic photos by John Slemp's book "Bomber Boys: WWII Flight Jacket Art", will open on November 18, and I will be there doing a live jacket painting demonstration on a commemorative 100th Bomb Group jacket!
B-25 Executive Sweet Nose Art
Here's a great video produced by Landlocked Aviation documenting my time last week painting the nose art on the Liberty Foundation B-25 "Executive Sweet"!
WASP T-6 “Nella”
Great close up of the Commemorative Air Force Wasp Squadron T-6 by Centerline Images with the new "Nella" lettering that I designed for them. They were all really happy with the final product!
Original Ol 927 Sketch
Here’s a blast from the past that I just found in a box… This is one of the nose art concepts that presented to CAF HQ back in early 2007 for the B-24 as a train based on the idea of a flying boxcar. This evolved into what would be chosen to paint on the … Continue reading Original Ol 927 Sketch
Rosie the Riveter Day
For Rosie the Riveter Day, here's my favorite Rosie, the nose art that I designed and painted for the @yankee_air_museum B-25. Do you know the name of the original "Rosie" that was my inspiration for this project? It's probably not who you think...