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Post by komata on Dec 15, 2015 10:14:23 GMT 12
Ian
Thank you for the invitation. However, as my current artistic endeavours are largely either gold-mining railway-orientated / themed (and as such, not exactly applicable to this forum), I must regretfully decline. However, I will do a search through my archives and see what is lurking there-in 'just in case'.. It may take a while...
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Post by Ian Warren on Dec 15, 2015 10:30:40 GMT 12
 I'm a little bit more adventurist .. what about a little gold mine train busting .. Harvard's or Tiger Moths attacking with a fury 
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Post by komata on Dec 15, 2015 10:49:53 GMT 12
Ian If only... Historical reality Sir, Historical reality... |
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Post by Ian Warren on Dec 15, 2015 11:15:17 GMT 12
 Artistic Licences and a little imagination
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Post by komata on Dec 15, 2015 12:11:47 GMT 12
True, but as an historian I am somewhat constrained in respect of accuracy (and the presence of innummerable 'rivet counters' who are experts on the subject of 'real' aircraft). 'Imaginary' flying machines are, of course, a completely different matter, but venturing into the realms of Diesel Punk has no real appeal... |
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Post by Ian Warren on Dec 15, 2015 14:20:54 GMT 12
You have to remember, some details are very sketchy at the least regard to, I'm in good company like you a historian, the aircraft are so very easy to find out about or least to draw and paint, its the background that gets the difficult part, a Japanese Cruiser, so unique one has to add guestamation  |
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Post by komata on Dec 15, 2015 16:34:34 GMT 12
Ian
Thank you. As an aviation historian you have it relatively easy in that you can at least find photographs of most of your aircraft. New Zealand gold mining photos are somewhat thin on the ground and as a result I operate on a 'reasonable hypothesis' basis (especially if no illustrations are known to exist; a very frequent ocurrence). On that basis it would seem that we are somewhat similar in our approach. For me, backgrounds are usually not a problem - it's the subject in the foreground that is the main 'difficulty', especially as not all mines are equal... The research alone can be fun, while subsequent confirmation of a drawn hypothesis is always gratifying, and adds another little piece to a very large jigsaw...
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Post by Ian Warren on Dec 15, 2015 18:33:15 GMT 12
Not so strange my father was a real McCoy train follower, one of the biggest things was I was lucky to see these huge steam engines when still in service, off all things they have an operational KA/KB class? just here a kilometer away that dose a special to the West Coast and back.
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Post by Ian Warren on Dec 24, 2015 12:23:08 GMT 12
.............................................................. My Christmas Tree  
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Post by Ian Warren on May 2, 2016 18:20:04 GMT 12
BLACK CATS , This all started because one morning mowing the lawn, neighbour's Helen and Bruce stopped for a chat, they mentioned their son Jason had just open a small 'cafe' in Dunedin called the 'Black Cat Cafe' ... I start waffling away about a group in WWII Catalinas in the Pacific :rolleyes: you know me, anyway Helen told Jason about this, one thing lead to another ... so it has been full speed ahead.  This is in the late hours of the night, but it dose show this detail like is if the light is directly on - as the light in the room changes so dose the painting. A made up history here, I could not find any detail off the cargo ship but reading about the exploits and tricks these guys did in 1943 , I decided - Target - one ammunition cargo ship old 1920 design and simply blow it up moored in shallow water somewhere in the Pacific. the ship hit by four 500lb bombs 'Direct Hit' first the initial explosion and next thing 'WHOOLIP' - a second massive explosion - ammunition ship alright , simply broke its back snapped in two and disintegrated , gone in 30 seconds !
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 12, 2016 21:51:53 GMT 12
Nice!!
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Post by Ian Warren on May 19, 2016 13:01:14 GMT 12
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Post by Ian Warren on May 19, 2016 23:03:33 GMT 12
Now on to something truly Historical , tho thinking about it 1977 I think this STAR WARS may fit the bill, the background was done Oct/Nov 2014 truly this got paused and it wasn't until to girls after looking through my art portfolio, asked could I do a 'STAR WARS' , figured it was going to be a difficult one but with the background already done the rest was kinda easy .. Well least the critics who stop here really serious got plopped into the WHAUW FACTOR ...  |
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Post by Ian Warren on Jun 6, 2016 10:31:49 GMT 12
Good thing happening and appears to be catching on , a little project for the www.croydonaircraft.com/ , leather embossing for their flight gear done by Plains Leather here in Christchurch , be interesting to see the result on this one.  |
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Post by Ian Warren on Jun 9, 2016 14:58:42 GMT 12
Long weekend gone, I helped Jas with his Dunedin Cafe .. directly in the center of Dunners .. still only coffee at the mo , PASSWORD STILL WORKS !
OK YOU DUNEDINITES Long weekend , If your in the City - a new cafe, a Free Coffee @ 118 MORAY PLACE - Secret Password is Ian Warren, opens Monday June 6th , also on display is two of my latest works, they put there suits on today for the occasion.  THE BLACK CAT that started this print , both for sale , Stop in and take a look and have a great chin wag and get purrrred apon !  STAR WARS course that had to be added .... I do believe I saw a BLACK CAT in the 1979 movie ALIENS So Secret Password is Ian Warren  Outta Furrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr |
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Post by Ian Warren on Jun 12, 2016 12:24:29 GMT 12
BLACKBIRD , it was so hard to figure out the best way to draw/paint this one, nephew Caleb wanted a SR-17 - bit of a bumpy daisy landing  Few more details then to the printers tomorrow
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Post by suthg on Jun 13, 2016 12:38:51 GMT 12
Ian I think the Spikes would be out a lot more for landing speeds, retracted like that would be for Mach2+ speeds. The starboard one especially does not look right... I know they are angled inwards to the centre about 15degrees or something. I love this plane though!! |
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Post by Ian Warren on Jun 13, 2016 16:31:02 GMT 12
Hey ya Suthg, , I think you would find it was the lightning/hologen and time , night I took the photo, I was not fully completed either, a details required adding, ground and air effects, I t was of to the printer today but appear's I broke their machines.
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Post by suthg on Jun 14, 2016 9:30:14 GMT 12
Look at the spikes in the top left photo of the reference book - they are fully out - a long pointed spike out of the air intakes. Not short and stubby. I suppose I'm being pedantic and picky... |
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Post by camtech on Jun 14, 2016 11:04:58 GMT 12
Yes, but also compare with the photo - the angle is the confusing factor.
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I'm a little bit more adventurist .. what about a little gold mine train busting .. Harvard's or Tiger Moths attacking with a fury 
Artistic Licences and a little imagination 
