"Contact"

I felt like "A simple plane" fell far short.  I was dissatisfied with the mechanic.  I decided to change his costume and gesture and found a willing model to pose for me.  I took some photos did some sketches and painted a quick 5 x 7 'study' to see if it would work.

Doing this change made me appreciate the awesomeness of Photoshop when it comes to making changes.  On this painting I had to paint over the old character, sand down the bumps caused by brush strokes, then start over.  A simple plane indeed.