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As I have been sketching and even now painting on this project I am finding that I will be changing it drastically. So I am doing more sketching and returning to the piece with a different appeal. One that lends itself to more of a portrait in nature. To say the least, the helicoptor rescue teams of the Coast Guard fascinate me to say the least as you can tell in my work. While I would paint anything on the genre I would say that I will stick to this for now because I enjoy it so much.
The thing that is so much fun about this particular sketch is that you can look at it and you start to winder where this fellow is and what could possibly be in the background. We may find out in the near future. For now this is just another fun piece of the puzzle.
An introduction to the process. Bryan is currently working on a piece that tells the tale of advanced rescue swimmer training in the caves of the Pacific Northwest. The Coast Guard's Advanced Rescue Swimmer School is where Aviation Survival Technicians receive training in conducting rescues in heavy weather and heavy surf conditions. That also includes a great deal of attention to rescues performed in adverse terrain such caves and mountainous cliffs. The Pacific Northwest such as a location like CGAS Astoria, Oregon is a perfect launching point for training of this nature. The painting will be a fantastic view to celebrate what Aviation Survival Technicians, Flight Mechanics and Pilots alike wil go through to become a force that will go to any lengths to save lives!
What you are looking at is an early view of what the painting may look like. A swimmer land born glances back for a moment over his shoulder to see an 65 still in hover over the rocky coastline he has just transcended to arrive at his current position. A feirce feat of physical stamina for sure but can he complete his task? He is a machine and there is no emotions involved right now, just go!
"What is going through his mind is the real interesting part of this image to me and I hope that it will be as equally interesting to my audience!" -Bryan
Story Excerpt from Rotor Magazine
"W hen 64-year old hiker John Williams was injured while climbing in the Olympic Mountains near Port Angeles, Washington, local rescuers felt there was little hope of safely evacuating him by land. At an altitude of 7,000 feet, transporting the man down the rugged, snow covered terrain would be too dangerous. So, local officials called the Coast Guard for help. An HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Port Angeles answered the call. Shortly before dusk, the crew located the man and movedin for the rescue. After maneuvering around the rocks and cloud cover, a rescue swimmer attached to a steel cable was lowered more that 100 feet to the rocks. In less than one minute, the swimmer strapped himself to the injured hiker and was hoisted back to the helicopter."
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