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I’ve painted and sold this San Francisco Fleet Week scene 6 times. Time to do this popular subject again. Here it is in progress, but OOPS ! Got hand into wet paint and smeared it into sky. A blot … or a new feature?

I think back to when I started painting in lacquer on vans. I was just finishing up a heartfelt desert sunset scene, when my airbrush dropped its paint bottle right in the middle of the work. Disaster. With lacquer, instant permanence! I was facing a lengthy refinishing job.

An old paint hand nearby said “just paint a cactus over it.” So I painted a 4 foot cactus and added a cow skull for good measure. That enhanced scene turned out to be a big favorite. It even got into the magazines.

That blob – a warplane? Could be a plus for #7 .

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