Not long ago, I was in San Diego and I went to the old town area.
It is quite amazing and a tourist hotspot especially because most
Americans are fearful of going over the border into Tijuana to party and
go to the bars due to the drug gang violence in Mexico. Although it
might be safe if you are relatively close to the border, it probably
isn't worth the risk, at least that's what most people think. One thing I
noted while I was there were the incredible murals that had been done
by contemporary Mexican artists. Okay so, let's talk at some of the
alternative venues for the artistic painter.
Painting incredible
murals on the side of the buildings is one such venue, and there can be
good money in it, along with notoriety and extending your personal brand
name and fame as an artist. Or perhaps you'd like to try something even
crazier. Why not paint a mural or design on an entire aircraft like an
airline?. No, I doubt if any of the airline companies would allow you to
do this, and besides they use specialty paint on aircraft these days
which is very light weight, very costly, and specific to the aviation
industry to prevent corrosion and deal with the extreme temperatures of
both hot and cold.
But that doesn't mean you can't paint murals on aircraft elsewhere. In fact, there was an interesting article in "Aviation History" magazine in the July 2012 issue titled; "Boneyard Art" by Stephen Mauro which had pictures of artistic paintings and designs which had been painted onto old aircraft, no longer flying, out in the desert "boneyard" where they are stored in case someone might use them for parts someday or in case we decide to mine the aluminum on them. The article had a picture of an old DC-3 all painted up and an old C-45, and both looked quite interesting, almost as if high-end murals or graffiti design art.
In World War II the bomber pilots painted the nose of their aircraft with a personalized logo and they named their bomber as well. They called this "nose art" and if you search that online you will see an incredible number of nose art paintings. Of course, the aircraft was already painted a specific color for the theater it would operate in as part of its camouflage. A true artist and creative genius will find all sorts of venues to stake their claim. I just thought you might be interested in something new, unique, intriguing, and exciting. Please consider all this and think on it.
But that doesn't mean you can't paint murals on aircraft elsewhere. In fact, there was an interesting article in "Aviation History" magazine in the July 2012 issue titled; "Boneyard Art" by Stephen Mauro which had pictures of artistic paintings and designs which had been painted onto old aircraft, no longer flying, out in the desert "boneyard" where they are stored in case someone might use them for parts someday or in case we decide to mine the aluminum on them. The article had a picture of an old DC-3 all painted up and an old C-45, and both looked quite interesting, almost as if high-end murals or graffiti design art.
In World War II the bomber pilots painted the nose of their aircraft with a personalized logo and they named their bomber as well. They called this "nose art" and if you search that online you will see an incredible number of nose art paintings. Of course, the aircraft was already painted a specific color for the theater it would operate in as part of its camouflage. A true artist and creative genius will find all sorts of venues to stake their claim. I just thought you might be interested in something new, unique, intriguing, and exciting. Please consider all this and think on it.
Lance Winslow has launched a new provocative series of eBooks on Creativity Concepts. Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank; http://www.worldthinktank.net
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