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11 January 2007
It's been awhile since the last update, however a number of airshow galleries have been added to the Aircraft Photo Gallery last summer. This includes shots from a flight in a Ryan PT-22 (many thanks Peter!), which was a most enjoyable experience.
On the artwork front, 2006 has been a bit of a slow year. But some things did happen. Most importantly, I had my first aviation art exhibition! This happened at the Military Aviation Museum in Soesterberg, The Netherlands. This was a joint exhibition together with Wiek Luijken and John Wallin, both very talented digital aviation artists. The exhibition opened on 23 November and will run until June 2007.
Also in 2006, I was commissioned to do an artwork for Bill "Tiger" Lyons, a veteran Mustang pilot of the 355th Fighter Group USAAF, with two victories to his credit. I had a telephone interview with Mr Lyons in which he told me about his air battles fought over Germany in World War 2. It was great to hear about his experiences and I have compiled a 10-minute clip from this interview, in which he describes how he scored his second victory. This second victory was to be the subject of the artwork I made for him. It's called Tiger's Revenge after the name Mr Lyon assigned to his aircraft. Prints of Tiger's Revenge are available through digitalaviationart.com, including a limited canvas edition signed by Mr Lyons (only two left!).
Another artwork finished in 2006 was Vichy Fledglings, which illustrates a couple of NAA-57 trainers of the Vichy-French naval air service. As you may notice, both new works are historically based and I will continue this more historical approach in the future. In fact, historic research has become something of an addictive hobby for me! Prints of Vichy Fledglings available through digitalaviationart.com.
Currently I am working on a new aircraft model, the famous F4U Corsair. This model will be a lot more detailed than any work I have produced so far. A sneak-peek of the Corsair can be had in the work-in-progress section.
Last but not least, I wish you all a happy, healthy and successful 2007!
17 April 2006
More 359th FG Mustangs were added, the new image is titled Shepherds. I have rearranged some of the galleries a bit, with the Mustangs moving to the Aircraft 7 gallery, which has a new layout and bigger images.
After receiving many requests to make prints available of the Daddy's Girl artwork, I am proud to announce that prints of my work are now available on digitalaviationart.com. Currently only my Mustang artwork is available. If you wish other prints to become available, please let me know via e-mail.
21 March 2006
More of an announcement than an update: 3DTotal are now shipping their new book Digital Art Masters, Volume 1. The book is more than a digital art gallery, as it features many making-of articles of high quality digital artwork. I am proud to say it also features a making-of of my Little Friends image.
Then a small update after all: about a year ago I wrote a mini-guide on various techniques of aircraft texture mapping for Military-Meshes and CGTalk. I've finally transferred this guide to the tutorial section of my website, here.
Speaking of Military-Meshes and CGTalk, I forgot to mention that Daddy's Girl was voted Best Finished Image of 2005 on Military-Meshes, while on CGTalk it won a CGChoice Award. I now also have a CGPortfolio, which showcases the finished work I've posted on CGTalk over the past year and a half. You can access it via skyraider3d.cgsociety.org.
Also, due to high demand, prints of Daddy's Girl will become available soon. Thanks everyone for your interest and support!
25 February 2006
Today there's a big update to the photo gallery! The photo gallery is all-new and consists now of three main sections: Aircraft, aircraft Walkarounds and Miscellaneous stuff. In the near future these galleries will be frequently updated and should become a significant part of my website. Check back regularly for updates!
25 December 2005
Another 359th Fighter Group Mustang was added: Daddy's Girl. This artwork was made for the children of Ray Wetmore, a famous Mustang ace of WW2, and for the owner of a restored Mustang flying in Wetmore's personal colour scheme. Additionally, the image featured in Ballistic Publishing's latest book Elemental 2.
Merry Christmas!
6 December 2005
The Messerschmitt Me P 1070 was added to the Aircraft 6 gallery. This forerunner of the famous Me 262 features in John Baxter's new book: The Alternate Luftwaffe, Volume II
Wallpapers of this aircraft have also been added.
19 November 2005
The Messerschmitt Me P 1091a Stufe III extreme high altitude fighter was added to the Aircraft 6 gallery. This bizarre aircraft features in John Baxter's new book: The Alternate Luftwaffe, Volume II
Two wallpapers of this image have also been added.
31 July 2005
Small update: a brand new Ju EF 100 render was added to the Ju EF 100 gallery.
Wallpapers of this aircraft have also been added.
9 May 2005
A small but hopefully nice update: the Junkers Ju EF 100 transatlantic airliner gallery has been added to the Aircraft 5 gallery.
30 April 2005
Wow... it's been over a year since I last updated my website! But I haven't been sitting still. So after a very long time of silence I am happy to present you with a thoroughly reworked website.
First of all I have added no less than three new aircraft galleries, containing four new models, with three more soon to follow. The first of these new galleries is Aircraft 5, including the Junkers EF 130 flying wing bomber design and the Henschel Hs P 122 high altitude bomber design. Then there's the Aircraft 6 gallery so far only including the famous P-51D Mustang, but with two more to follow very soon. And then there's the Aircraft 7 gallery, which includes the Junkers Ju 88 T-1 reconnaissance aircraft.
Wallpapers of the P-51D Mustang artwork have also been added to Wallpapers 2 gallery. This image was made for two veterans, the actual pilots who flew the two Mustangs in the image during World War II. It was the first time I did artwork for real wartime veterans, and it's something I am very proud of. It made this image a true pleasure to work on. Also, this image received a CGChoice Award at CGTalk.
Lastly I have removed some embarrassing work from the past, which has partly been dumped in a new Old Stuff gallery and cleaned up the Work In Progress gallery as well.
I hope you like the updates. There will be more to follow in the not-too-distant future. These will include a significant upgrade of the rather pathetic photo gallery, as well as filling in the blank spaces in some of the new aircraft galleries.
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