Beautiful Warbirds

I wanted to make an attempt at painting a Royal Navy Martlet (A Wildcat for us in the States). I saw a beautiful picture online and wanted to attempt to capture it in a painting, as I love the British camouflage patterns. This aircraft is often overlooked in favor of the more popular Spitfire, Corsair, Mustang, etc...), and rightfully so. But this stong, stubby aircraft served with distinction in the early phase of the war.

I'm a hobby artist, nowhere professional. I love to paint in oils, and generally do landscapes but have over the past half year worked on a few aircraft (a Skyraider for a coworker's father who flew them in Vietnam, a Spitfire, and a Piper Cub for my dad in honor of my brother who passed from cancer and was an airline pilot who always talked about owning a Piper Cub one day). I finished this Constellation (August 17, 2024) as a gift for a coworker named Connie. ha ha. Not overly thought of as a warbird, it did have its role in the military. But kept this generic in nature. Maybe a little rough around the edges, but wanted to capture a Connie in flight.