Wednesday, Roberta and I biked down to South Saint Paul with our friend Andy Singer to do a little sketching at the
Commemorative Air Force Minnesota Wing hangar and museum. CAF's museum is a great place to sketch. We were able to view the airplanes up close and the volunteers were friendly and informative. We will definitely return to sketch again.
Andy and I enjoyed sketching the vintage airplanes and vehicles. Roberta found the exhibit on WASPs (Women Air Force Service Pilots) more interesting from a fashion artist point of view.
Here's our sketches, click on them to make them bigger:
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| Roberta Avidor's sketch of a WASP in uniform. |
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| Andy Singer's sketch of a vintage army bike. |
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| Andy Singer's sketch of a army staff car. |
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| My sketch of an engine. |
This was my second visit to the museum. Back in April, I biked down to the museum to sketch their B-25 bomber. My dad was a bombardier on a B-25 during WW2. He wrote a several stories about his experience including this short story
"Hot Lips". My brother wrote a short story about my dad's experience during the war and after titled
"The Navigator". I thought a lot about my dad as I sketched the CAF's "Miss Mitchell".
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| B-25 Sketched on two pieces of Strathmore toned paper glued together |
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| Me and "Miss Mitchell" |
Fun sketches, Ken, Roberta, Andy! You should join me back there next weekend for the
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Amber, that sounds awesome. Too bad we can't go. I hope you get some sketches!
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