Hi All,
Well here is the finished painting, looks like that drooping outer starboard wing has gone do you think somebody told him ?….:D None the less a
lovely picture from one of the masters of Aviation Art….:cool:
Below are comments/replies from Marks facebook page about the claim the RAF where not over Dunkirk, IMHO puts it to bed, they were there!.. :angel:
Tony Goodchild I have been reliably informed by a friend of mine who’s father was at Dunkirk that there were NO Spitfires flying over the
beaches so the pictures look good but inaccurate. – 1 · 15 August at 16:44
Mark Postlethwaite GAvA RAF squadrons were tasked with mounting patrol lines usually from Calais – Dunkirk or Dunkirk – Furnes. There
was no radar control so they simply engaged enemy aircraft whenever they came across them. Many combats therefore took place over Dunkirk
itself from 20,000ft down to ground level. As a result, around a dozen RAF fighters ended up on the beaches along with several German aircraft,
most of which we have photographic evidence of. – 6 · 16 August at 06:16
Scott Brownlee The capacity for folk to pitch hearsay against experts is continuously astounding, from Moon landings and climate change,
to Spitfire paintings. Nice work on the painting and I applaud the “making of..” films. I’ve seen a few artists do time-lapse and I think it finally brings
the artistry – the magic – to life in a new way. – 3 · 16 August at 16:02
Gazza TheHutt Mark Postlethwaite GAvA Hi Mark, great painting of the spits over Dunkirk! Are your prints a standard size that are easy to
source a frame for? I’m looking to get one for my father’s seventieth birthday next month. Thanks, Gary Page. – 18 August at 03:08
Andy Mac Robert Taylor painted an engagement between Me110s and the late Bob Stanford-Tuck sometime in the 1980s. It was endorsed
and, signed by him. One of the great aces of Fighter Command. There were a number of Squadrons flying over Dunkirk. – 19 August at 10:14
Mark Postlethwaite GAvA All the print dimensions are listed under the Additional Information tab on the website’s product page. Most people
add a mount to the print which means you should then be able to fit a standard sized frame. However, I’d guess around 90% of purchasers use a
professional framer to handle all this for them. – 19 August at 14:16
Geoff.
Hi All,
Just started (George Gamow-Mr Tompkins in paperback)….:cool:
Since his first appearance over sixty years ago, Mr Tompkins has become known and loved by many thousands of readers as the bank clerk whose fantastic dreams and adventures lead him into a world inside the atom. George Gamow’s classic provides a delightful explanation of the central concepts in modern physics, from atomic structure to relativity, and quantum theory to fusion and fission. Roger Penrose’s foreword introduces Mr Tompkins to a new generation of readers, and reviews his adventures in light of recent developments in physics.
Geoff.
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