New Aviation Art by Kelli Swan: Waco YMF Biplane

After years on the fence, I have finally jumped back into the aviation art realm. My first two biplane drawings years ago, Stearman and Wacos, were quite successful, and many people have asked when I would be creating more aviation art. Yet I always seemed to have some other project that came first.

Last spring, one of my customers, Tim Corban, began egging me on for more aviation artwork. Not one to take “no” for an answer (or at least not for long) Tim periodically emailed notes of encouragement and mentions of his hopes to see new drawings of planes come off my table. When I started to whine about not having enough good reference photos, Tim sent his own!!

The result of those photographs is my new Waco YMF biplane drawing that you see here. Prints of this drawing are now available, as well as products such as biplane coffee mugs, totes and mousepads.

As a measure of my gratitude to Tim for his encouragement and help on this project, he will become the recipient of the original Waco YMF pencil drawing. Thanks Tim!

Tim Corban, aka Captin Tebo, has loved flying since a very young age. “I discovered it around age 8, when my family went to an airshow. Ever since that day, I would look up into the sky and envy the birds flying so freely. I dreamed of the day that I would be able to fly. Any time I was outside, my eyes were on the sky…looking for birds, airplanes or anything else that flew! To me flying represents FREEDOM. Like many pilots will tell you, it is almost a spiritual experience.” Tim now has over 150 hours of flight time logged and is working towards his commercial and instrument ratings.

Tim is also an avid Biker with a fascinating blog: The North American Biker. This year he will be touring the US via bike. You can visit his blog and cast your vote as to where he should travel next! To cast your vote, visit:  The North American Biker – 2010 Tell Tebo Where To Go Motorcycle Tour.