Original artwork description:

After reading many pilots accounts of their experiences during WW2 I wanted to paint a tribute to their braveness and created this montage. Spitfire MH434 still flies today, the pilot is unknown and from an old B&W photo.
About Martin Allen
Martin Allen is a London based artist. Martin came to oil painting through a circuitous route, having drawn for most of his life and being largely self-taught he was eventually re-introduced to oil painting as a preferred medium to create his varied and diverse work. The methods he uses to paint are classic ones, using layered paint applications rounded off by oil glazes. These create, add depth and harmonise colours. He has shown solo numerous times at Goodwood, and other fairs, been a finalist at the ‘London art Biennale 2019’, been published in Vogue magazine, alongside various commissions including work for the BP Shipping collection. Most recently Vogue magazine.

Materials used:

Oil on canvas

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