Original Pencil Drawings

Hal · Squadron Leader Joined: Oct 14, 2007 Posts: 168

Hi guy's any of you collect artist pencil drawings, originals not prints, I think pencil is a great medium in art.
Here is one of mine it's called Bader versus Galland and has 23 Battle of Britain signatures. Look forward to seeing what you have.

RThasemptiedmywallet · Squadron Leader Joined: Oct 04, 2007 Posts: 160

Heres the first original pencil drawing that i purchased, its by NT and has been signed by 10 P51 pilots.

Hal · Squadron Leader Joined: Oct 14, 2007 Posts: 168

wow I love the P51 Superb drawing

Steven6095 · Air Vice Marshal Joined: Jan 25, 2006 Posts: 686

DROOL!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great thread!

bsquared · Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 8:16 pm Post subject:

Uh-oh! Some one let loose a monster!! Smile

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Rolex5513 · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 2:43 am Post subject: I like it

This is gonna be a real cool thread.

You guys have some real great stuff hidden away in your archives.

Hal, who is the artist on your pencil drawing?

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Rolex5513 · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 2:44 am Post subject: NT drawing

Yeah the detail on that NT P-51 is sweet no doubt about that.
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SpitfireGraphics · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:18 am Post subject:

I love pencil art. In many cases, I like the pencil work better than the paintings. I think RTs pencil work is outstanding. I am sure that many of you are familiar with the lovely and talented Chicoartist. Well...Mr. Wade Myers has some incredible pencil work! I haven't obtained any of his original work yet (I though long and hard about it a few times) but I hope to get some eventually.
When I visited the Military Gallery a couple of years ago, I got to meet Robert Taylor and see a few of his original pencil sketches. He did one that featured Gabby Gabreski standing on the wing of his P-47. It was perfect! Once the drooling and shaking stopped, I was o.k. The cost was high (but not anywhere near as high as his paintings), but if I had the money, I would have taken it.
I don't know if many of you remember some of the pencil sketches depicted in RTs books. There is one of note that has a few RAF pilots lounging around in the grass next to a spitfire, waiting for a scramble. that is my all time favorite. I told Robert as much....we looked at the picture and talked about it for awhile. I told him that I thought he should do more pencil work and publish it. (not that anyone is going to listen to me), but hey....thats how I feel ...and he should know it. MG started to issue more pencil work this past year. I am still waiting for them to issue my spitfire work though.
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Blacksheep · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:09 am Post subject:

Hal · Squadron Leader Joined: Oct 14, 2007 Posts: 168

Here is another one of mine Jet Strike by Nic Trudgian.

Pat Bader versus Galland is a Nic Trudgian drawing

Chicoartist · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 1:22 pm Post subject:

One of Jim Dietz's large studies (pencil on vellum) at the NMNA at Pensacola. I believe this one is the final study for Best on Deck:

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Hal · Squadron Leader Joined: Oct 14, 2007 Posts: 168

Fantastic drawing, I love Jim Dietz's work the detail is amazing

PDMCroft · Group Captain Joined: Apr 25, 2006 Posts: 320

I wish I knew how Trudgian sketches like that Confused

. When you see one of his sketches up close you realise that every single pencil stroke is *perfect*, almost like a machine has done it (that's a compliment!). They are really amazing.

Paul

Chicoartist · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:20 pm Post subject:

Here's some more for you ... keep in mind that these are flash pictures taken at a slight angle:

Detail view of Jim's pencil study:

The master himself, R. G. Smith. It's confusing here at first, because I wanted maximum detail, but the gray outer area isn't the wall, but yet another mat ... there's a nice dark frame outside of the image area you see here:

And a detail view:

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Rolex5513 · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:30 pm Post subject: my jaw is on the floor

You fellas never fail to amaze me with your awesome collections. That Dietz pencil and the RG Smith corsairs are just gorgeous......wow I know this thread would be a winner. Keep em coming guys.

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