Falling Inflation Post WWII Crews worked in terrible conditions

Crews worked in terrible conditions during the winter

One model was used for the initial perspective study by positioning the close up model on a length of wire and photographing it

a gesture reflecting the heroism of the equally brave crew

I thought if that's the only thing he can pick out in the whole image I must be doing something right

Hurricanes were the main defence force during the Battle of Britain

Falling Inflation Post WWII Crews worked in terrible conditionsThis was in fact a canvas I painted on site at the Birmingham NEC during the Christmas '08 show. This is the sort of thing I like to do on the easel at shows with observers keen to come back the next day to see how it is progressing. This can be quite amusing as sometimes I don't know what it is going to finish up as myself! I adore the severe contrast between the relatively bright sky with the very dark ground, especially if there is plenty of water