Oakland Aviation Museum P-51 Mustang and Helicopter

P-51 Mustang 3/4 scale replica

I thoroughly enjoyed sketching at the Oakland Aviation Museum. It was great being surrounded by so many flying machines.

Hiller Helicopter and a random sea plane (I think)

I was surprised how you could see all the rivets that held the sections of metal together. My mother was riveter in WWII and might have even riveted one of the planes. Even though most of the planes in the museum were actually flown, they looked so handmade close up.

Flying to New York: Oakland and Chicago Airport Sketches

Waiting at the Oakland Airport

My flight to New York City was supposed to only stop in Chicago to unload and load passengers. But mechanical problems led to a wait in the Chicago airport and then changing planes.

Seat-back tray still life and sketches of people waiting at the Chicago Airport

But after getting on plane number two, they informed us it was no good either, and we had to again return to the terminal to wait for a third plane. 

More waiting at the Chicago Airport

You can read the whole story on JanasJournal here. 

Aircraft at the Museum of Space, Seattle and the Glass Museum, Tacoma

These two very quick sketches were done while watching a glassmaking demo at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma:

And these airplanes were at the Museum of Flight, Seattle:

More from the trip to Seattle: