This Beechcraft Model 18 classic twin-engine aircraft flying in formation with the Citabria was a commission from the owner. He wanted an easy-on-the-eye painting showing his two aircraft flying alongside each other. To create depth I decided to view the aircraft from a side-to-rear angle with the furthest aircraft smaller and in the lead of the formation. I decided against a bright sky to make the scene a moody, lazy, late afternoon image, perhaps a Sunday afternoon relaxing flight with the owner of the aircraft, family, and friends. I used a blue-grey cloud formation to contrast the off-white colour of the main subject, the Beech 18. " Artist rendering of a Beech 18 and Citabria flying formation in Florida. AOPA PILOT / June 2022 81