Bayport Aerodrome - Part 3

 I had a little time left before the aerodrome event was closing so I looked for a shady spot to sit with the view of this plane. As I started sketching this older gentleman came over and asked if I was going to draw his plane. I said I was going to try. He stayed and talked to me for a while. I asked him how long he had the plane and he said 50 years. Then he proceeded to tell me that he was 95 years old. I asked him if he still flies the plane and he told me that he still does and loves it. Just before I was finished 2 men came over to the plane. Between the owner and the two men they each took a wing and one of them took the tail. They turned the plane around and wheeled it back into the hangar. It was nice to see someone who still enjoyed what he was doing at the age of 95. I think the secret is to love what you are doing.

Bayport Aeodrome - Part 2

There were quite a few planes to sketch at the Bayport Aerodrome but we found that they moved some of them because they were flying. I sketch fast but not that fast. lol This plane sat pretty much in one location for most of the day. It was another one that was fun to sketch.

Bayport Aerodrome - Part 1

 My friends, Suzala, her husband, Rick and I decided to attend an event at the Bayport Aerodrome on Sunday. The field  and museum are usually open for a few hours on Sundays...but once a year they open the entire grounds and the hangars as well as the museum to the community. There was musical entertainment, games for the kids, food, old classic cars, and lots of classic old planes. There were also raffles for biplane rides and those were taking place quite often leaving from the runway next to us. The Bayport Aerodrome is the only Long Island public airport with grass runways. It has national historic status and has been in use since 1910.

I got there before Suzala so I scoped out the planes nearest the entrance. I sat down to sketch one of the yellow planes. Luckily I had filled up my palette with paint the other night so I had some very clean cadmium yellow paint to use. A man came over a few times to look at what I was doing and comment. It turns out this was his "new" plane and he bought the painting from me. It was funny because my friend and her husband had gone there before and Suzala sketched one of the planes in her sketchbook. The owner of the plane asked to buy it but she didn't want to take it out of her sketchbook. Rick told me that the smart thing to do would be to work on loose paper and he was right. The owner was happy and I was happy also.

Bayport Aerodrome

I have passed a sign in Bayport for the Bayport Aerodrome so many times, and finally I decided to go check it out. It is a small airport with small private planes and mostly grass runways. It was colorful and fun. I think you need be a member to enter with your car but I think you can walk through the gate with no problem.
I sat in my car outside the gate to paint this since it was too cold for outdoor painting.
(Spring temperatures where are you???) This is about 5 x 7.