Griffiss AFB Rome NY
by David Luebbert
Title
Griffiss AFB Rome NY
Artist
David Luebbert
Medium
Painting - 2d/3d Digital Painting
Description
Griffiss Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force installation, located in Rome, New York, about 15 miles (24 km) NW of Utica in central New York state. Missions at Griffiss AFB included fighter interceptors, electronic research, installation, and support activities, aerial refueling, and bombers. Opened in 1942, the base closed in 1995 and its airfield is now Griffiss International Airport, owned by Oneida County.
Aircraft depicted are the B-52 Bomber releasing cruise missiles, KC-135 refueling plane, F-94 Starfire, F-86 Sabre, F-80 Shooting Star, F-89 Scorpion, F-102 Delta Dagger, F-106 Delta Dart, and F-101 Voodoo.
Revised version, July 4, 2016.
Reference sketch for the Corel Painter painting was done by David using his aircraft 3D digital models, posing them, rendering them, then using those images to base this hand painted image on.
David finishes his prints in very high resolution, so even large size prints will have great smoothness, sharpness and details. His monitor is color calibrated, so for a person viewing this image with a calibrated screen, the ordered print will look very close to it. Visit the LouBear Pixels gallery, loubear.pixels.com, for many more forms of printing... puzzles, lifestyle, stationery, beach, coffee mugs, apparel. Use the CODE at Pixels for an artist discount.
David has always been good at sketching exactly what he sees and as faithfully as possible, that is, if he can see it first, this has become his ADVENTURE, once he helps that subject become reality, he finds something else he has not created before, something that he yearns to paint. For David, style and technique are secondary in importance to the subject, making them transparent, so the subject can form completely as it should without him interjecting his own personality. The joy of creating, the love of the Creator and appreciation of Creation itself is what drives this whole process, more than anything else. Starting with an idea, a concept, he starts sketching, imagining, studying, creating the subject and composition, then develops the idea into his painting. The adventure of creation is not about David, it is about letting the creation come into existence, and his sole goal as an artist is to experience the joy of creating something fun or enjoyable, and to be able to share those creation experiences with all others.
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November 5th, 2015
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