Two blue and yellow U.S. Navy Blue Angels jets fly against a pale blue sky and white clouds, one level on the left and the other banking steeply on the right.

Two Lines of Flight

MG-0396

2024-07-30

About this piece

Mike Gedj frames two Blue Angels jets against a broad field of sky and cloud, contrasting a level profile with a sharply angled underside. Deep blue fuselages and yellow accents give the aircraft graphic clarity against the soft cloud forms.

The story

I followed the two blue shapes across the clouds, drawn to the difference in their angles. One held a nearly horizontal line; the other showed its underside, its nose pointing toward the upper edge of the sky. In the frame, their speed became a balance of shapes and space. I wanted to keep that brief relationship intact: two aircraft, two directions, and the pale clouds giving each room to stand out.

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