Oil painting of a classic Pan American Airways Martin M-130 flying boat descending over the blue waters and lush green coastline of Diamond Head, Honolulu - Aviation collection of oil paintings by Gregory Smith

Aviation

Oil paintings of aircraft and aerial scenes — from pioneering flying boats over coastal waters to WW2 sorties and modern aviation. Every painting an original scene based on careful research with reference to photography and written record.

7 paintings

Oil painting of Howard Pixton's Sopwith Tabloid floatplane banking sharply over the blue waters of Monaco during the 1914 Schneider Trophy.

Around the Mark - Monaco 1914

Howard Pixton's Sopwith Tabloid during the Schneider Trophy competition Oil on panel · 14″ × 20″ Available

M-130 Inbound to Honolulu

A Pan Am M-130 flying boat over Diamond Head Oil on panel · 14″ × 20″ Available

Oil painting of a Short Empire flying boat descending through a warm, hazy evening sky over the old town architecture of Dubai Creek.

Through the Haze, Dubai Creek

A Short Empire flying boat descending over Dubai Oil on panel · 14″ × 20″ Available

Oil painting of a Supermarine S.6B racing seaplane banking sharply over the blue waters of the Solent, with Calshot Castle and hangars in the background.

S.6B Banking over Calshot

Schneider trophy winning S.6B over the Solent Oil on panel · 14″ × 20″ Available

Oil painting of a British Airways Boeing 777 airliner cruising high in a vast blue sky above a layer of soft clouds over the Atlantic.

Crossing the Pond

A BA777 over the Atlantic Oil on panel · 12″ × 10″ Available

Harriet Quimby

Harriet Quimby's Bleriot X1 passing Dover's cliffs Oil on panel · 10″ × 12″ Private Collection

Oil painting of a pale blue reconnaissance Spitfire aircraft flying high above the clouds. The plane is seen from slightly below, banking gently in a vast, airy blue sky dotted with soft, fluffy white clouds.

Open Skies

A reconnaissance spitfire at altitude Oil on panel · 10″ × 12″ Private Collection

Commission an Aviation Painting

Have a specific aircraft or aerial moment in mind? Whether from the early pioneer period or your own first solo, I work from photographic references, aicraft plans, and written records to create accurate, atmospheric paintings of aircraft in their element.

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