Black Stallions Patrol Canvas Print

A pair of MH-53 Sea Dragons of the US Navy's Helicopter Combat Support Squadron HC-4 on patrol somewhere in Iraq circa 2006. The squadron was deactivated in September of 2007.

I always liked the Sea Stallion and it's derivatives. It is an impressive sight to see such a large helicopter at high speed low to the ground.

Prints of all artworks are available at www.markkarvon.com. All artworks are copyright Mark Karvon. As a kid in the suburbs of Chicago, I always was interested in the mechanical creations of man. There is something about a purpose of design and the engineering solution to achieve that purpose that always created a spark in my mind. The forms those machines took were captivating to me - the pointed nose of a fighter jet; the exposed driving wheels of a mighty steam engine, the streamlined shape of a submarine. And the stories of the incredible experiences of the men who operated those machines are the stuff of legends and sometimes nightmares. From an early age I tried to express my fascination through drawing. I suppose my first...