This last week leading up to Christmas has been somewhat hectic, but here I am on Sunday wondering what the heck happened. Like so many things, the build-up is long and slow and full of sound and fury, but the actual event is over in a flash. As we here in Southeast England are now in yet another forced lockdownish situation, I plan on spending the next week at the easel. I’m currently labouring over three works; two related to C-7A Caribou operations during the Vietnam war, and one commemorating the 80th anniversary of the DeHavilland Mosquito’s entry into active service in WW2. There are a few more projects lurking in the recesses of my mind that will soon start to take shape as well.

Unfortunately, due to the depredations of the Covid Virus, most, if not all, art venues in the southern half of the UK are closed, though some have posted some online exhibitions and events that I’ve listed below. Have a look and perhaps you might even try the RA quiz and see just how much of an expert you really are.

I’ve also include some more links to the web sites of aviation artists for you to enjoy.

Here’s hoping the coming year will enable us to get out and about to do some sketching, painting or just looking.

Until next week.

Royal Academy: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/article/the-great-art-quiz-of-2020?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=AE_BoxingDay_d_MARKETING_261220&utm_content=version_A&sourceNumber=632467

Pallant House Gallery, Chichester: https://pallant.org.uk/whats-on/

National Gallery - Artemisia: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/artemisia

National Portrait Gallery: https://www.npg.org.uk

Here are some links to individual Aviation Artists as well:

Vincent Nevin: https://www.wirralsocietyarts.org/gallery/vincent-nevin-2/

David Livesley: https://gava.org.uk/2019-gallery?start=240

Jonathan Westwood: https://www.westyart.co.uk