Larry Rice has been an artist nearly his whole life. His ability
for drawing was evident early and he has been perfecting his
drawing and painting skills ever since. He attended the
University of Kansas and majored in fine art, graphic design
and illustration. He refined and disciplined his art skills in
many mediums—pen and ink, oil, and water color—but water
color ended up being his favorite medium.
Early on, he had a keen interest in aviation as he grew up in
Wichita, Kansas, the home of McConnell Air Force Base,
Cessna, Beechcraft and Learjet. Larry built model airplanes,
watched planes take off and land, and was inspired by a
friend’s stories about his experiences as a Navy pilot flying
Corsairs and Panthers off the deck of a carrier during the war.
He joined the Air National Guard (184th Fighter Interceptor
Squadron) in Wichita where he learned how to stock and
maintain aircraft inventory and later enjoyed refueling F86’s
and F100’s. He was away from aviation for several years and
worked as a graphic designer and illustrator, but he always
kept painting planes.
Then in 1985, Larry’s interest in aviation grew dramatically
while he worked for Bendix Aviation in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida,
illustrating pilot’s manuals in the beginning stages of the
glass cockpit era. While there, he painted P51’s, the Bendix air
racers, and a red Beech Staggerwing. The Staggerwing
painting was chosen by the Smithsonian’s Air & Space
Institute to appear in their 1988 Golden Age of Flight calendar,
and, upon request, he donated that painting to the Institute.
While his graphic design career grew during the next few
years, he painted airplanes in his free time. He worked
towards his dream--to be a full time fine art painter creating
great aviation art.
Larry’s style of painting is tight and realistic—nuts, bolts,
screws, hoses—everything to capture the intricate detail of
each plane and its distinctive engine. A new painting begins
with lots of close up photos to capture every detail. Extensive
research follows to be sure everything is accurate.
Larry is noted for his two-in-one paintings which show the
close-up detail of the radial engine with a profile of the plane
itself. In the past few months, Larry has also developed
another perspective which features the cockpit and
instrument panel as well as the plane itself. The pilots love it!
Larry loves to paint planes close up—whether it is an engine
or the cockpit—with all its detail because he can almost
touch, smell and hear the sounds as the plane starts up and
taxis away. He has really found his passion—aviation.
Copyright © 2006 LR Impressions. All rights reserved.
for drawing was evident early and he has been perfecting his
drawing and painting skills ever since. He attended the
University of Kansas and majored in fine art, graphic design
and illustration. He refined and disciplined his art skills in
many mediums—pen and ink, oil, and water color—but water
color ended up being his favorite medium.
Early on, he had a keen interest in aviation as he grew up in
Wichita, Kansas, the home of McConnell Air Force Base,
Cessna, Beechcraft and Learjet. Larry built model airplanes,
watched planes take off and land, and was inspired by a
friend’s stories about his experiences as a Navy pilot flying
Corsairs and Panthers off the deck of a carrier during the war.
He joined the Air National Guard (184th Fighter Interceptor
Squadron) in Wichita where he learned how to stock and
maintain aircraft inventory and later enjoyed refueling F86’s
and F100’s. He was away from aviation for several years and
worked as a graphic designer and illustrator, but he always
kept painting planes.
Then in 1985, Larry’s interest in aviation grew dramatically
while he worked for Bendix Aviation in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida,
illustrating pilot’s manuals in the beginning stages of the
glass cockpit era. While there, he painted P51’s, the Bendix air
racers, and a red Beech Staggerwing. The Staggerwing
painting was chosen by the Smithsonian’s Air & Space
Institute to appear in their 1988 Golden Age of Flight calendar,
and, upon request, he donated that painting to the Institute.
While his graphic design career grew during the next few
years, he painted airplanes in his free time. He worked
towards his dream--to be a full time fine art painter creating
great aviation art.
Larry’s style of painting is tight and realistic—nuts, bolts,
screws, hoses—everything to capture the intricate detail of
each plane and its distinctive engine. A new painting begins
with lots of close up photos to capture every detail. Extensive
research follows to be sure everything is accurate.
Larry is noted for his two-in-one paintings which show the
close-up detail of the radial engine with a profile of the plane
itself. In the past few months, Larry has also developed
another perspective which features the cockpit and
instrument panel as well as the plane itself. The pilots love it!
Larry loves to paint planes close up—whether it is an engine
or the cockpit—with all its detail because he can almost
touch, smell and hear the sounds as the plane starts up and
taxis away. He has really found his passion—aviation.
Copyright © 2006 LR Impressions. All rights reserved.
Here at Ozark Airfield Artworks we offer a large selection art prints. These prints mainly
depict modern and historic aviation along with military, civil and space flight. We also deal
with naval subjects and military armor and infantry works. These prints are from all the top
national and international artists along with some local artists. Many of our prints are
signed by the artist and by famous pilots and veterans. If you are looking for a specific
plane, pilot, artist or subject please contact us.
depict modern and historic aviation along with military, civil and space flight. We also deal
with naval subjects and military armor and infantry works. These prints are from all the top
national and international artists along with some local artists. Many of our prints are
signed by the artist and by famous pilots and veterans. If you are looking for a specific
plane, pilot, artist or subject please contact us.
Copyright © Ozark Airfield Artworks 2005 All Rights Reserved
All sales are subject to availability.
All sales are subject to availability.
All images are copyrighted by the individual artist and may not be reproduced
without their consent.
without their consent.
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