Angel of the Air 10x20"
After viewing my Coventry Carol post a couple of months ago, Ann Somerset Miles of Journaling the Journal and Wild Somerset Child commented with several reminiscences of WWII, including the fact that her grandfather had worked with aviatrix Amy Johnson when she was transporting planes for the RAF. Johnson had quite a career in flying - she was the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia and she set time records for flights to Moscow, Japan and South Africa. During the war she held the rank of First Officer with the ATA (Air Transport Auxiliary) and was killed in 1941 while flying an Airspeed Oxford from Blackpool to Kiddlington. Johnson bailed out and drowned in the Thames Estuary before help could reach her.
I began by covering the canvas in muted blues, red iron oxide and cream acrylics, then splattered the surface with all three colours. The central xerox of Johnson was adhered with matte medium as were the dozens of bits of collage paper - including maps, letters, marbled paper, tissue paper and others. Stencils of an airplane and punchinello were painted over the top.
Final touches of dyed cheesecloth, distressed copper sheeting and a 1940 farthing (with another "flyer") complete the piece.
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