"Wasted, I Decided To Lie On The Hangar Floor And Sketch!"

A Boeing P-12 fighter...

I haven't done as many sketches on this trip to Southern California, as maybe I should have, but this one was saved by my crosshatching. By one pm, yesterday, I was wasted. The Santa Ana sun and wind wasted most of us aircraft enthusiasts, and I had to sit on the cool concrete floor and sketch in hopes of saving the rest of the day. There were many horrible false starts for me which really is frustrating for someone who is supposed to be an aviation illustrator. It's such a waste of paper... This is one of two completed sketches.

I'll save the other one, for later!

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