I almost feel that I'm being too presumptuous, but, as a fairly new member of this forum, dare I express my honest opinion! I agree with all said about the airbrush work and am in awe of the quality of the work. However.....whenever I see finishes as opaque as this, it makes me wonder why a natural material with such inherent beauty as we find in wood, is used as a base for the applied art.
I'm still at the stage of questioning the need for any opaque finish on the items that I turn because I want to see the beauty of the wood shining through. I visited Andy Coates several days ago to see the way in which he applies colour to his turning, and this reinforced my beliefs. With the transparent colours that he uses one can still see grain patterns and even variations in final colour brought about by the initial variations in the colours within the one piece of timber. To me, that is an example of man-the-artist working in harmony with natural materials and synthetic finishes, but when opaque finishes are used, then the 'natural materials' element drops out of the equation.
As is so often stated in this forum, this is my opinion, it doesn't mean it's right or that any other opinion is wrong. it's just something that I was fairly oblivious to until I started woodturning, but which I feel quite strongly about now that I've experienced both sides of the coin.
.......but I'm still in awe of the skill that creates the art-work!
Les