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"Temporary Reprieve" is now available in a limited edition of 94 Canvas Giclees. The artwork image measures 16 x 32 inches. You may place your order here ~ http://www.wademeyersart.com/id83.html Cheers! Wade

Hi guys - FYI ~ I am now accepting PRE-ORDERS for my upcoming Canvas Giclee of "Temporary Reprieve". The Giclee image area will be 32 x 16 inches. The s/n edition will be limited to 94 prints. Pre-publication price of only $125.00 (+ $6.00 USA or $15.00 other shipping) good through 9/20/09. Payments accepted immediately via PayPal (to: chicoartist@yahoo.com) or check or MO to the address below - Wade Meyers 5418 Colony Way Hoover, AL 35226

Hi fellas, I'm currently "in discussions" with a printer I used for Mustangs at Dawn to see if we can go ahead with a run of Mission from Debden canvas giclees. I'm looking at a small edition of 36 (for the 336th Fighter Squadron) on canvas only. I'm not sure about the price since we haven't yet worked out a per-unit cost, but they should be priced similarly to others out there. If you think you'd be interested in reserving one or more, email me at chicoartistXyahoo.com (put an @ in place of the red X) to secure a copy. When I'm sure about the cost, I'll then email you with a quote and co

Get it here - http://wademeyersart.tripod.com/id69.html - or in my eBay Store, "Wade Meyers Studios". Cheers! Wade

The fuselage and tail group are complete - wings next! :) Wade

Forward section done - Wade

Hi Bill - Yes, the last post is all 'big' canvas - the pilot figure is roughly the size of your pinky nail. Everything you see on the closeup of the nose is all freehand. If you mess up a line, you just come back with the other color to clean up the edge if necessary. The only time I will use some kind of 'straightedge' is at the very, very last when I'm adding any aerials (if applicable). Then, I'll lay down a straightedge along the path of the aerial and drag a THIN mix of paint along that edge with a fine rigger brush. One pass is all that's necessary - even if every linear inch is no

Hi fellas - a quick update on this project: Just added the pilot yesterday. After the paint sets up, I'll come back in and glaze some darks and light touches to show some sunlight falling across him. Hard to do wet-in-wet - For comparison's sake, the final outline drawing before transfer to canvas - Two 353rd FG Mustangs, Mascara Maggie and Beautiful Dope, ride herd on this wounded Fort over the North Sea - Wade

Thx! I started out a long time ago doing pencil work only, but when I decided that I'd like to try to make a living at this game I began the long, hard road to understanding color. I'm still learning! My first few years were acrylics only, but *I* found that as my personal style developed that the longer drying time of oils were much better suited to my techniques. That being said, in capable hands you can achieve beautiful results with acrylics. Many professionals in all genres of art use acrylics exclusively. In aviation art, well-known artist Mark Postlethwaite does all, or almost all

Hi guys, Hopscotching around a couple of projects, I put the final glazes on this one this morning. I didn't intend to get too detailed with this small oil study, but the little sucker (the B-17 is 7.25" long from tip of the nose perspex to the tail guns) just looked so cool that I made sure to hint at everything, if not actually rendered. I'll be working on the final 20 x 40 inch canvas soon as I get a long-neglected B-25 piece finished. I think the client has hit men looking for me ... I've included the final pencil study next to the painting for comparison's sake. I stuck pretty m

Not modeling, but close ... Wade

Hi guys, I got the idea to start an aviation art 'blog' as a sideline to my main site from a fellow artist, and I think it's a great way to post WIPs and other news concerning my art and our DVDs, etc. Geez, as many of you guys already know, my site is 'cluttered' enough as it is ... this will be the perfect place for current and future WIPs for sure. Have a look at: http://wademeyersart.blogspot.com Cheers! Wade

As the saying goes, "Do not let slow progress dampen your enthusiasm!" Recent hours spent assembling and completing documents and forms for our annual report to the Imperial Federal Gov't meant slow progress of late. As a reminder, the canvas is 19 x 42": Wade

Hi guys, I finally finished the main aircraft ... lots of details, but now that it's done the rest of the elements, while detailed also, should go much faster now that my brushes are warmed up. Can I quit now ... ? :cry: :huh: :lol: :huh: A little recap for you of the painting of this plane: Wade

Thanks, fellas ... I'll be submitting this piece for consideration for the upcoming ASAA juried exhibition in Seattle, along with three other works of mine. Hope at least ONE of them gets in since I'll be attending the June Forum. For more info on that, see: http://www.asaa-avart.org. Oops ... my time to work expires in 40 minutes ... best get back to it! Wade

This is my current project, which I'm feverishly trying to complete by mid-March. It's a commission project for a long-time collector of mine: Final pencil study. The image was tweaked post-completion to add the four airborne aircraft, which I decided to add after the original drawing had been sold off: The 19 x 42 inch canvas ready for paint. If you look closely, you can see the outline images of everything. A Burnt Sienna wash aids in value judgements - more so than the stark white: Sky complete: Background pretty much complete: Fuselage getting there: Prop and more fusel

And yes, to add to my post above, taking a bit more care/refinement with the studies makes them very attractive to collectors, some of whom specialize in the preliminary works such as pencil and oil studies. :wub: Wade

Thanks - most of us DO use models shot outside in the "real sun" to establish the pattern of darks and lights. Hey, high-falutin' portrait artists have the REAL THING sitting right in front of them, and most of us aviation artists don't have that luxury, so the next best thing is a scale model shot outside. The actual studies (pencil and oil - the latter for color) need not be HUGE and full of detail, but they do allow you to run into problems that you may not have thought of when that "perfect" image was forming in your head. The goal is to begin work on the final canvas knowing with 99%

Finished this one about a month ago - had to let it dry a bit before scanning. This is one I can't wait to varnish because those Luft colors always look so great with a coat of varnish: "Deelen Wolves" (companion painting to "Most Dangerous Game") 18 x 24 oil on panel Wade

Thanks ... hmm, I don't know yet. I'll definitely scan it in once completed, so it can be printed at some point. Don't really know yet. :blink: Wade

Hi gang, I had a few minutes to kill, so I snapped a quick one of the progress on "Deelen Wolves". Should have her wrapped up next week. This will be the last canvas I complete before my show (with three other aviation artists) this fall at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum in Savannah. More details to follow on that. There will be a stronger highlight on the cowling/checks (see the pencil study for comparison), but I have to wait a few days to avoid "oil soup", that is, I want the highlight to be strong, and unless I pile 1/2 inch of "highlight" on there, it's going to mix with the blac

Thanks all. I prefer to paint on a firm surface ... I have used "Wind River Arts" for my last 5 or 6 panels. They apply Linen to several different types of "hard" (but light in weight) panels. Not cheap, but highly recommended. They are FLAT, and do not warp. They can do any size/aspect ratio you want. May not be practicable for non-US residents (especially in the very large sizes), but if you don't mind paying a bit more, they can help you out. See their 'panel' site page here: http://windriverarts.com/canvas_boards.htm Let me clarify - for smaller works, anything 18" x 24" or smalle

Checkin' in ... This is the pencil study for "Most Dangerous Game". The final canvas will be a 20 x 40 oil. Most Dangerous Game (study) 11 x 22 inches Pencil on 90# Canson paper Wade

Cool! Glad you like it, Llarry. Speaking of elbow grease, I won't be offering remarques again on these two new giclee prints (Corsair and P-38J) for some time - those of you who pre-ordered those two may be the only ones getting remarques before they sell out. Reason is they do indeed take a bit of time to do, and I found out yesterday that I'll be involved in an aviation art show (me + 3 other artists) at the beautiful Mighty Eighth museum in Savannah, GA this fall. I SERIOUSLY need to ramp up and without interruption finish several large + several small projects before the show. Thank

Hi guys, Here's the latest from the Art Shack . . . I really like the interplay between ground shadows and aircraft shapes with strong lighting - the 190 lends itself to this effect quite well. This is the pencil study for my upcoming 18 x 24 oil, "Deelen Wolves". It's mid-September 1943, and Oblt. Georg Schott, Staffelkapitan of 1./JG 1 and a veteran of the Legion Condor, is leading his wingman Uffz. Rudolf Hubl as they marshal for takeoff at their base at Deelen, Holland. Two ground crewmen wave while one takes a picture . . . This will be one of the companion pieces to my upcoming 20