This is how I paint outside of my van, sitting in front of my homemade
easel. This easel is designed so that any size painting support ends where
the paintings image starts. My paint box in the background is set up like
a color wheel, this one is for acrylics. The top five drawers are brushes.
Some creature comforts I can see in this picture are the hair drier and
bug spray.
Lahaina 1999
This is President Kennedy congratulating our Photo Squadron VFP-62
based in
Jacksonville Fla. 1963. I was in Photo Intelligence and found
the proof
that Castro was bringing in Sam II missiles into Cuba.
VFP-62 is having a first reunion (after 45 years) in Mobile AL on April 3-6. Battleship Park, is restoring one of our RF8 photo-Crusaders that flew a mission over Cuba. We will dedicate it as an exhibit. You can check out the history of it by clicking on: www.vfp62.com/Sea_Stories_5.html.
Also, if you haven't already seen it, we have a section dedicated to the Cuban Missile Crisis: www.vfp62.com/cuban.htm
It's 4-1-8 today, in 3 days our old squadron VFP-62 is getting together in Alabama, 145645 was taken out of mothballs last year. I have to miss the reunion, I'm sad about that. It was a lot of work for the guys but they got the job finished.. and on time. Hurricane Katrenia destroyed the original F8 that was in Battleship Park. Today I got an email from one of our lead members, Owen. It made me very proud.
"Attached is a little portion from one of the storyboards. Thanks again, Don.!
Blue skies,
Owen"
The Artwork on Crusader BU145645
During the Cuban Missile Crisis the Crusaders of VFP-62 bore colorful and imaginative artwork on their aircraft. Known as "noseart,"
these drawings were good for morale and helped create an esprit de corps. However they were rare on U.S. Navy aircraft.
To properly reproduce the markings seen on Bu145645 Battleship Park contacted period squadron artist Don Jusko
who graciously consented to recreate the drawings from 1962.
Thanks Owen.
I stayed in Jacksonville for a few years after I left the Navy.
My Jag back in 1964 when I was an art director for an
advertising agency in Jacksonville Florida.
This is story about me in my first gallery, Lahaina, 1984.
Here's a blow up of the above photograph.
That's me sitting on a chest, this side of it is painted to fool the eye,
the sleeping cat, the legs of the table and the carpet.
The little girl is one of my art students.
This is the Lahaina Gallery, the portrait is painted on the wall.
This is my last gallery in Wailuku.
We sold 15 years of my work in five years.
Here's a painting hike into the creator.
From 1996 to 2001 I taught tennis in Lahaina with a great teacher, Shagish Waikida. I had 13 young students. Alex was 8 and hit topspin with two hands on both sides. She didn't know any other way.
Alex Hasling in 1998 Novice Champ for all of Hawaii.
Alex, Aug. 4th 2000, Still winning!
