No. 21 Air Force Motorcraft Ford Taurus and F-16 Thunderbird No. 1

Aircraft art and automotive art are my passions. The two disciplines are a paradox, however. I like to accentuate automobile surfaces through use of reflections. Military aircraft play down reflections and accentuate dull surfaces for obvious reasons.

Two Legends was an assignment by the Air Force Art Program to portray the Air Force involvement with Nascar. The Air Force is a co-sponsor of the Wood Brothers #21 Winston Cup Car. The automobile is actually the "Motor Craft-Air Force" Ford Taurus, formerly driven by Elliott Sadler. The scene is accurate to detail and features the #21 car with the Air Force Thunderbird #1 at Nellis Air Force base. Both entities are Legends in their own right. They both started operations at approximately the same time in the late 40''s early 50's and have continued to this day. The original aviation art painting is opaque watercolor (gouache) and is in the Air Force Art Collection at the Pentagon.