Jim darling

While working on an art show about air and water, Los Angeles-based artist and designer Jim Darling developed an interest in views from aeroplane seats. By Kathryn Bromwich

After a weekend full of house painting and Lowe’s visits, I could do with a little daydreaming. The painted...

Do you prefer a window or aisle seat? For me, it’s always a window. There’s nothing better than being able to enjoy the view out of an airplane window, plus, I like having something to…

Often I use the windows of airplanes as frames in which to view the landscapes just beyond the thick glass— scenes featuring rolling clouds, rich gradient skies, and patchwork fields. Jim Darling has taken this idea of the window as frame and created paintings that place the audience as passenger, showcasing vague yet nostalgic landscapes within his constructed airplane windows. Darling’s paintings are from this sky-high perspective, painted cities, clouds, and oceans with the occasional…

Often I use the windows of airplanes as frames in which to view the landscapes just beyond the thick glass— scenes featuring rolling clouds, rich gradient skies, and patchwork fields. Jim Darling has taken this idea of the window as frame and created paintings that place the audience as passenger, showcasing vague yet nostalgic landscapes within his constructed airplane windows. Darling’s paintings are from this sky-high perspective, painted cities, clouds, and oceans with the occasional…

An ongoing series by artist Jim Darling depicts many of the scenes you probably miss while you’re napping on a lengthy flight. “Windows” mimics that of an airplane view, depicting lush landscapes, rocky gorges, and dense urban areas from a 35,000 foot view. Since we last wrote about the Los Angeles-based painter, Darling has producedContinue reading "Peek Out of These Painted Airplane Windows to Spot Diverse Landscapes"

Jim Darling - Airplane Window Seat painting

When you book the plane tickets, you try your best to choose the window seat, and it doesn't matter that view is not so huge, but the idea of seeing the sky and the land down is captivating. The famous artists Jim Darling, decided to make the memory from the flight last longer. All his masterpieces are done in the plane window frame, each of them telling their own story. Jim Darling created the artworks basing on the pictures he made himself while on the plane or he borrowed the shots made…

The way airplane windows — and other rounded edges — are designed is for one reason: safety.