Bora Bora Baby

PBJ-1D Mitchell Bora Bora Baby

One of my absolute favorite pieces from back in the early 90s, when I was crafting these panels full time, was this very piece. After having done many recreations of historic nose art I wanted to create something unique, a tribute to the pin up artists of the day and to the entire concept of nose art as an art formĀ 

I had found an old Bell Telephone advertisementĀ  featuring this lovely lady featured in a wartime publication and fell in love with the simple beauty of the art. Ā Representing the U.S. Navy version of the B-25 known as the PBJ1D and painted in the intermediate Blue Background I created Bora Bora Baby.

Carefully Painted with both airbrush and by hand this panel came to life. it seemed that the art and color palate spoke to many people as it quickly became one of my best sellers .

bora bora baby

PBJ-1D Mitchell