SkyWard Collection
The Skyward Collection is now available as a CNFT collection on CNFT.io! Each of the three aircraft below are editions of 10 and you can find them by following the buttons below. If you have any questions about the artworks or are interested in a physical edition too, please reach out via the form at the bottom of this page or on twitter.
Each CNFT is a high-res fine art render of the artworks so that you will be able to comfortably display them on any device and, eventually, in the meta-verse in massive sizes:
The Expeditor - 4502x3426 | The Skyraider - 5484 x 7390 | The Stratofortress - 8192x2731
Stratofortress Bomber (click for high res) Boeing KB-50J
The Skyward collection is captured with the legendary Mamiya 645 Medium Format camera system and are available in incredible detail and size. Skyward: Bomber is a panoramic combination of 6 individual MF images, panned from left to right.
As the B-50s began to be replaced by other types of bombers they were modified for use as aerial refueling tankers by the Tactical Air Command. The first modifications involved removing all armament and installing extra fuel tanks in the fuselage and under the wings.
a note from the artist
I always knew I was going to join the military. I'm a sixth generation first son and all my fathers were in the military. No one ever said I had to join, but I knew it would happen. As a child, if I was lucky enough to get a window seat on long drives I'd stick a Sprite bottle between my legs and pretend I were a pilot while I stared out the window at the sky. The inside of the car would become my cockpit, the bottle my control stick and I'd fly my fighter jet over the trees and between cars.
Instead of pilot or flight crew I ended up building and maintaining the bombs and missiles that defend our country. I still got to work around fighters and bombers I imagined as a kid and the wonder still captivates me. Today, I can't afford to let my imagination venture so far afield while I drive.
Beechcraft Expeditor (click for high res)
Like all of my work, the collection is a combination of what I saw there and what I imagined afterward. My love for aircraft and my love for big skies are combined here to create the three works in the Skyward collection.
Douglas EA-F1 Skyraider (click for high res)
Collecting is easy and accomplished online. I invoice with Square, which is secure and guaranteed. If you would like to see the work in your home, please download the Saatchi Art app on IOS and use the augmented reality feature to place artwork on your walls. Use the form below to let me know which size you’d like uploaded to the app. You can also send me a level, well-lit image of your space and I will render an installation for you.
Skyward Edition of 5
Beechcraft Expeditor
32"x40" | 40"x50" | 48"x60"
Douglas EA-F1 Skyraider
24"x36" | 36"x48" | 40"x54"
Bomber Stratofortress
27"x60" | 34"x75" | 40"x90"
About the prints: I print on a premium substrate that is unparalleled in depth and luminosity. The material refracts light in such a way that light travels laterally through the paper as well as reflects to the audience creating a brilliant effect that many mistake to be rear illumination. Each print is then face mounted to acrylic and sandwiched to a protective backing. The artwork is then framed or a recessed mount is added to the back to float on the wall. I offer Tabacchino and other handmade framing options. I feel the Skyward collection would look best in brushed aluminum frames.