"Realm of the gods": 467 Squadron Lancaster

[galgos]

I've recently finished this oil painting of a Lancaster set against some stormy clouds, I've called it "Realm of the gods"

 

 

Max

[stevehnz]

That looks lovely, the sunlight on the clouds is very well done to my eye & really conveys that sense of the immensity of the heavens flying over cloud can give. The Lanc looks pretty good too. 👍

Steve.

[galgos]

Thanks Steve; the insignificance of Man (even in a Lancaster!) in the ethereal magnificence of the skies was very much my intention when planning the painting. 

[keefr22]

That is really lovely work, I like that a lot! Superb cloudscape, I  want to go flying! 

 

The title is really fitting too  !

 

Top job !

 

Keith 

[Alan P]

1 hour ago, galgos said:

Thanks Steve; the insignificance of Man (even in a Lancaster!) in the ethereal magnificence of the skies was very much my intention when planning the painting. 

Caught it perfectly. One of the things I never got used to in flying was seeing how tiny a huge 747 looked when flying in front of a large CB cloud, just a speck in front of a mountain. It reminds me every time we're not that significant after all...

[galgos]

Thank you for your lovely comments chaps, they’re very much appreciated. The only regret that I have is that the photograph doesn’t convey the softness of the clouds in the actual painting, they look very hard-edged but I actually worked quite hard in order to stop them looking like cauliflowers!! 🤔😄 Ah well, it’ll be ok when framed only the study wall!