[WWI] new work- Christmas Jenny?

[Helen and Chris]

> Howdy- yeah I guess I've been busy. Between work sessions on other projects, 
> I've squeezed in a small painting of a Jenny resting in her hangar on 
> Christmas Eve. After years of talking about it, we've finally gotten around 
> to attempting a Christmas card using one of my pictures. I'm not sure yet if 
> we'll go ahead and produce it for sale- it depends on me tweeking it 'till I 
> like it!
> I still don't get the blog thing, but this seemed to appropriate- so for a 
> peek and a few comments, head to:
> 
> http://karrart.com/WordPress/
> 
> click on the image for a closer look.
> Thanks!
> RK


Robert,

had a butcher's and, yeah, it's superb.  But, perhaps a little constructive criticism from my side of the water?

I should imagine that the Jenny is perceived as being the first truly American war plane by the average man in the street.  In America.  Probably most Americans have heard of the Jenny, even if they don't have a clue what it looks like.

Ask the average Brit about a Jenny and you'll get some mumblings about donkeys and weaving.  Put Curtis in front of it and you will get a look like a freshly stretched canvas.

The average recipient is not going to be a WW1 aircraft buff.  In America, the reaction may be "Oh, that's what it looks like, look at all those wires, blah blah blah". The lozenges will be missed.

Outside of the US, we're back to the new canvas again.

So, perhaps your international range should include Sopwiths, Fokkers, de Havillands, Avros and Siemens.

C'mon, if you're going to do it, you might just as well make them a limited run and therefore collectable - "Hey, I've got a Robert Karr first edition Sopwith Pup Christmas card".

JAT

Chris.
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