Ben is the first of a series of five commissions I did for aviator, entrepreneur, and investor Cyrus Sigari, who gifted them to friends. Ben flies competition aerobatics in a Game Composites GB1. I wanted to capture the intense sensory stimulation of competition flight and the challenge of staying inside the aerobatic box in the busy Santa Monica airspace. " " Ben, " Gouache on paper, 22 inches by 30 inches, 2022 84 AOPA PILOT / September 2024