We are looking to reduce stock on our current line of mugs so we can make way for a new line. We have 4 mugs left. 2 F-4 Phantoms from VF-114. Both have aircraft caricature and squadron mascot on the reverse. One B-17G mug Nine O Nine with Squadron patch on reverse. and one F15 Eagle in retro paint scheme with squadron logo. These mugs are the last of a limited edition set we created a few years ago. Once they are gone they are gone. So order now. $20 plus shipping.
May is Indy month for the most part, with the Indy Racing series come to the Brickyard for just about the whole month, testing, preparing for the big race at the end of the month. I have always had an affinity for the Indy cars. Team pushing the envelope to get more speed and endurance from their cars. For years it was practically and unlimited event. Bring what you got, engine mods, aero packages and new innovations. Now it is more of a cookie cutter form of racing. Mandated engines, body styles and aero packages make it less innovative and more driver /team$$$ driven. Still a spectral none the less. 2.5 miles of speed and endurance, team strategy. Here is an new car caricature to ring in May and looking forward to the 100th running of the Indy 500. This one is the 1928 winner driven by Louis Meyer. It is a Miller Special. Miller race cars dominated this time period. I hope to do the 1936 winner just in time for the 2016 winner. Maybe I will put both on one print.
Hey everyone,
We have been cleaning house lately and came across a collection of 11×14 prints. We discontinued that size several years ago in favor of the 12×17 size. So in an effort to clean out some over stock we are offering these 11×14 prints at the discounted price of $20 each plus shipping. That is just $5 more the the smaller 8.5×11 prints. So take advantage of this offer while supplies last.
We have A-4E John McCain,F/A-18 Swiss tiger meet.Planes of \Fame P-40 in desert scheme,F-15 Eagle 493rdFS/ 48th FG Mig killer Capt, Hwang,a Ju-87, Memphis Bell B-17, F-15 65th AGRS Blue Scheme,B-24D, F-16 64th AGRS tan scheme,P-51B Blad Eagle,F-5N VFC-111 CO Scheme,F/A-18F VFA-154,A-6E Intruder from VMA(AW) 533, F-22 from 90th FS and 27th FS, A-7 from VA-146, E-2 Hawkeye from VAW-113 CO Scheme, F-14 from VF-103 Jolly Rogers both Colorful and subdued schemesF-A-18C Blue Angels #6 and F4U-1A Corsair from VF-17 Lt Cdr. John Blackburn…. and several more.
Thanks to a customer in Japan we can now ad a new tank caricature to the collection. The newest tank in the Japanese arsenal is this Type 10 main battle tank. 120mm smooth bore main gun and armor that can be changed out to suit the situation. This tank is from the 1st Armoured Training Unit, of the Eastern Army Combined Brigade.
If you like the way we create these tank caricatures and would like to see others just drop us a line and let us know what you want to see next. As usual commissions take priority.
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Today we add a new racer to my Air Racer collection. The Leroy Penhall owned and raced P-51D. I loved the color scheme and the recent Mustangs International Magazine included a nice color shot of this wonderful racer. I started by doing my usual caricature version as well as one with a nice cloud background ‘in action’ piece. I then added another regular proportioned side profile to the mix. I am looking to add Seattle Miss the Mustang raced by Ben Hall around the same time as the Penhall Mustang. I am just drawn to those racers.
If anyone has suggestions for future caricatures or is looking for a special art work just drop me a line.
Hey Again.
I also just finished and new regular side profile, another P-51D. This time the Planes of Fame P-51D Wee Willy II. I also have this same aircraft in a caricature version. If you looking for a regular side profile Mustang just send me an email and we can work it up for you. If you want to see more regular side profiles let me know what you would like to see me do next. Check out the fighter propeller section to see the new art.
BHA
Hey everyone.
Just finished up a new caricature. This time a local resident at Cable Airport (KCCB). The C53D/DC-3A operated by Aviator Flight Training. This aircraft was built as C-53D serial number 42-68738. She saw action in Sicily and France. In 1945 after returning to US where she was converted to DC-3A standards and flew with TWA as #303 NC86558. In 1949 she was operated by Northeast Airlines and in 1951 flew with United Airlines. From 52 on till early 2000’s she was then flown by numerous owners until 2013 when Aviator Flight Training bought her and fly her out of Cable Airport.
I want to add a nice background with Cable tower in the backgrounds and a version with the history added. Look for those soon.
BHA
Well I hope you all had a great holiday, New Year and Superbowl. I must apologize of my lack of posts and production. The “day job” tends to kick my butt from time to time. That is no excuse just a fact. Fear not I am still working on new stuff and trying to finish up some custom work. (A-7, C-17 F/A-18 etc) I just finished two prints of the same aircraft for a customer who at first wanted the caricature of his warbird, then his wife told him he needed the regular profile to go with it. So we created a completely new art work that was regular proportions. I have to say it was a bit of a struggle as I have been doing the caricatures for so long, the new piece just looked strange. All long and thin. Anyway I think it turned out pretty good. Both art works are of the P-51D Shangrila that was flown by Dominic S. Gentile after he finished his tour with the 4th Fighter Group in England. When he returned to the states he was given a brand new P-51D so he could tour the states on a bond tour. The markings are for the 4th FG and used the same code as his P-51B Shangri-la. We will be doing a few more of the regular profiles (next up Wee Willie from Planes of Fame) and if your interested we can do a custom Mustang for you as well. Just drop us a line.
I also worked up a couple of new F-4 Phantoms, both USMC birds. This time adding some backgrounds.
Okay that about wraps it up for right now. I have a few more plus some images for the first air show of the season, the 2016 Cable Air Show and car show. Dreary day with threatening rain clouds, but some fun stuff to be seen.
BH
Besides doing these wonderful fun caricatures, sometimes I get to do something a bit different. Recently a friend approached me about doing the art for his forthcoming book. He is a sports writer and driving force behind the Mid Valley Sports web site. He recently finished a novel set at a fictional high school and tells the tale of the star QB and wide receiver. As it so happened I just happen to have worked on a few football based art works a few years back while my nephew was playing football at Temple City High School. I was lucky enough to act as the team photographer for a few years and not content to just do the pictures I started playing with creating interesting art works with the pictures. When Joe told me about the subject and premise of his book I immediately thought these art works would be prefect. Joe and I worked out a very cool cover for the book and now that he has posted about it on his web site I can unveil it here as well So here is my first book cover… “Tangent Dreams”, by Joe Torosian. The book will he available from Amazon at the end of November so if you are looking to get a fun book about high school football, check it out. Mid Valley Sports.com
