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Tim
'Flip' Wilson - Aviation Art |
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As an artist, I am very fortunate, for I find the
inspiration for the things that I paint and draw all
about me in my workplace. Strangely enough my interests
revolve on three cornerstones. First is the strange
properties of light and how we perceive what we "know"
is truly there, relative to objects in the world about
us. Next, is that airplanes don't let you down - they
are honest about what they will provide as long as you
listen. Finally, I am a 'tinkerer', if it is mechanical
I want to figure out how it works and why. That makes
aircraft, and painting/drawing them, one of my ultimate
interests.
I have been drawing aircraft since as
early as I can remember and I started oil paintings
about 18 years ago. Unfortunately, my workplace does
not always allow for the opportunity to paint, so
graphite has been my staple when at sea.
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I received an Honorable mention from the Naval
Aviation Museum, but I have not entered many art shows.
so I don't have a list of places where my work can be seen.
I do have paintings inside
CVN-65 elevator (2 deck to the O-2 deck), various Naval
installations & private collectors (or should I say my
drinking buddies from around the world).
I enlisted in 1989 in
the US Navy as a Nuclear Electronics Technician and left
the service as a Second Class Petty Officer in order to
pursue a college degree. This culminated in my
commissioning as an Ensign in 1995 after receiving a
B.A. in Physics from UCLA. I received my wings as a
Naval Aviator in 1998, became an FRS flight instructor
for the Grumman E-2C Hawkeye and I'm still active
Navy.
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↑ Waiting for starts to be called,
somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea |
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Other Activities : Sail boats, kayaks & sail planes - that covers my
other relaxing activities. Hum, seems to
be a pattern here - either it's floating or
flying! Somehow drinking the "blue stuff"
with JD, Bag, Terry and the Bears and surviving!
Losing everything that I own in nearly every
port that we hit. Getting put in HACK and
then sent to Corsica! Making it through
Tailhook with Spig - +........lots more. |
← Yes, my airplane is ugly & has propellers.
I like it! |
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