"Your new studio is awesome! Pure aviation history, Bro.
Many thanks for the tour and updates! Blue Skies! Pat "
 

Good friend and USAFA 2000 Graduate Mike C. dropped by for a visit.  Mike was "Overwhelmed" with the new studio!

Sir,

I have to start by saying that I've been prompted to send you this message by a good friend and classmate of mine from the USAFA. I was pretty excited to hear that he'd gotten in touch with you and that you'd expressed the possibility of a Class of 2008 painting if we can demonstrate the necessary interest. I understand the need for some sort of commitment from a good number of grads before you can invest the time and energy into an undertaking like this. I want to emphasize that learning you would not be doing our class painting was one of the single biggest disappointments of my cadet career. While I don't have any family members who are grads, my family has many close friends who as grads proudly display your work in their homes and offices. It has occurred to me that now is the best possible time to explore this possibility of "resurrecting" the class painting, not only because we graduated recently, but also because most members of our class are in close contact with one another at several large training bases. At the moment I'm stationed in Texas with about 50 classmates, and with your permission I'd like to see what sort of interest in the painting there is amongst those of us who are here. I wish you all the best as you develop the painting (and as I understand it, compete) for the class of 2009. I really hope I can hang your USAFA Class of 2008 painting on my wall in the near future,

This is one tradition we need to continue,

Respectfully Yours,

Zach
2dLt, USAF
Class of 2008

 

Sir,

I recently graduated from the Academy with the class of 2008 and was disappointed to see that the class painting was not done by you. I know you have the experience and heritage painting for each individual class and wish the decision had been left up to someone else in our class. I heard a rumor that you had completed a painting for our class and was wondering if that was true and if so if I know several classmates (to include myself) that are wondering if it is available for purchase. Thank you.

Respectfully,

Jonathan

Al
 

 Rick,                                                     

I just wanted to tell you all that my painting is absolutely beautiful! I can’t begin to describe how amazing it is especially when I turn the lights off in my room and the backlight on the painting. You really have created something I will treasure for the rest of my life. I am so glad I spent the money to own one of your masterpieces.

Richard
USAFA 2007