St. Ives, Cornwall Gifts I then compiled as much

I then compiled as much hard copy visual reference material as I could

two of the most famous and successful fighter types of the war

The image depicts Will Turner chancing upon a German Zeppelin early one morning over the coast of England

the Hawker Hurricane rests between sorties

The painting has been produced as a fine art print giving me the opportunity to release it at a very reasonable price

St. Ives, Cornwall Gifts I then compiled as muchthink it may be difficult to imagine that when the initial studies for this image were complete, there were in fact no boats in the view. I took advantage of making separate studies of the boats that I wanted in the painting, this gave me full control of the final image. How often have I said to myself "If only the boats were in slightly different positions". This is artistic licence at its best. One is able to contrive the ideal composition yet it