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Canvas
It’s happening. Steve has started sketching the basic outline for the painting onto the canvas. Here’s a preliminary photo: You can see the general arrangement of the Lancaster (with H2S bulge) and the...
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Two posts in a week???!?
I know I’m trying to only post one article a week at the moment – but this painting is starting to look rather impressive so I thought I’d share it. Steve has begun actually adding paint to the canvas:...
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What Steve Did Next
Oh ok then. Here is another update from Steve’s studio: Some more progress for you. We probably need to start thinking about the guy working on the engine, the bike, etc. I’m still looking to include...
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I hate moving.
I’m in the middle of moving house interstate… so everything’s all packed up and, mostly, in Mum and Dad’s garage. This morning I took down the B707 print from my wall… and so the flat is now looking...
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Seven Crew
Here’s Steve’s latest update on the Lancaster. You’ll see our missing seventh crewman has been painted in, sitting on a kitbag. Steve says that at this stage he looks like he’s searching for...
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Objects
”For me it is a strange emotional feeling to hold this knife considering where it has been and also the fact that it was a prized possession of my father when he was just 21 years old.” -Clive Rattray,...
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Bicycle
Another update from Steve: The crew are gaining some definition. There is even the hint of a ‘flare chute’ inside the door to the Lancaster. The saucepan shape of the dispersal pan is beginning to take...
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Painting Complete!
Here is the completed painting, now framed and hanging on my wall. I reckon it looks pretty damn fine: Avro Lancaster LM475 PO-B for Baker, of 467 Sqn RAAF, sits on its dispersal at RAF Waddington on...
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The Crew of B for Baker
The crew of LM475 B for Baker, an Avro Lancaster Mk III of 467 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, arrive on dispersal at RAF Waddington on the evening of 11 April 1944. Their target is Aachen in...
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B for Baker in print
About five years ago now, I commissioned aviation artist and friend of mine Steve Leadenham to paint me a picture of B for Baker sitting at its dispersal as its crew arrived for an operation. I’d just...
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Nose Art
It’s quite uncommon to get artwork on aeroplanes these days. ‘Nose art’ usually conjures up visions of pin-ups, bomber jackets and B-17s. Ahh yes, the old Memphis Belle effect: clearly Hollywood has a...
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