Artist: John S Smith Medium: Gouache on Board Size: 22" x 15" (550mm x 375mm) Date: 1981 Signature: Signed by artist bottom left Code: SmithJSAirUKLL
This is the Signed unique original Gouache painting by John S Smith.
A lovely original painting by John S Smith depicting two aircraft employed by the then new company AirUK for short flights over the channel. On the ground is a Handley Page Herald, in the air a Dutch Fokker Friendship F27.
The inset diagram shows that both these aircraft have a high wing configuration which makes loading cargo easier at smaller airports.
Originally published as a double page spread, pages 8 & 9 in Look and Learn 27 June 1981.
John Stephen Smith (1921 - 2010; UK) John started drawing from an early age and he went to art school just prior to World War II when he was called up and joined the Royal Navy. He served on the Cruiser HMS Niagara on the Malta and Russian convoys. After the war he continued his art studies and career.
His work has been commissioned by most shipping companies and railway companies and his art has been used by many leading publishers in the UK and USA.
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