Tummelisa T-Shirt

At an airshow, I was able to paint this craft on location. I later found the postcards while out antiquing.

From Mikael Carson's site:
"At the end of WWI the Swedish Army Aviation Corps, “Flygkompaniet”, was in need of a replacement trainer for the Albatross fleet. In 1919 the Swedish designer Henrik Kjellson came up with a new, small, lightweight design, built around the 9 cylinder Le Rhone 80hp rotary engine, containing many features from the successful French fighter Nieuport.
Because of its diminutive size the aircraft was named the “Tummeliten” (Tom Thumb from the HC Andersen tale), but pilots quickly changed it to “Tummelisa” (Tammy Thumb) due to its tendency to (snap) roll onto its back!

The aircraft was in active service between 1919 and 1934, with 28 aircraft built in all. It holds an unusual distinction from that era in that, of the 28 single-seat aircraft built and flown to train young pilots, not one fatal accident occurred within i...

I am just an old grandmother soul that has been creating since I first got a chubby baby fist on a crayon. For decades, I have worked in a variety of media, in many sizes, and in several themes. Some may reoccur and occasionally mingle with others. My artwork sprawls from impressionist over to, but never reaching, absolute realism. It reflects my life, mental state and interests. I adore dramatic color and very often lean towards a blue/orange dynamic. Skies are rarely calm, buildings should look old and lived in, and people should make you wish you could meet them. I don't exactly have a 'chosen art form'. I began with hand-built figures, added watercolors, then acrylics. Along the way, I have tried marble, bronze-casting... I...