Wayne Lambert Davis  (1906 - 1988)

The Challenger
I have what looks like a pencil drawing of a Canadair Challenger Jet flying at you with a Knight on a horse below . It is signed by Wayne Davis and is marked 22/200. Was just wondering if this was done by this artist.

Knowledge about two pieces
I have 2 pieces of Wayne davis work and would like to know more about them. Both are signed. One is of a plane coming low into the deaert, possibly landing. The neat thing about it is that it appears to be coming directly at you no matter where you stand in the room. The second is a plane lading on the water with a captain and his mate watching from their ship. Does anyone know anything about these?

Wayne Davis Aviation Paintings
I'm a long-time aviation enthusiast and have several Wayne Davis paintings and am interesting in learning more about his work. Would particularly like to know more about the one of the "Experimental Monoplane"mentionedby.Mr.Speake.

Wayne Lambert Davis
I know a lot about Wayne Davis. If anyone would like to email me about him, you may do so

Wayne Davis Watercolor.
I recently picked up an original watercolor by Wayne Davis. The title is Model "C" Waco. The watercolor shows a bi-plane and another single wing plane in the distance. Does anyone have an idea as to the date of this watercolor?

Collection of 5 Wayne Davis Paintings
I own five paintings that are signed by Wayne Davis. Three are dated and titled. The first is what appears to be a Curtiss Seaplane flying over Catalina Island and it's titled 'Seahawk' 1928. The second is simply titled 'Test' and it's a dramatic picture of a Boeing R-12-E biplane in a power dive. The last titled picture deoicts a pilot who has just bailed out of his plance the moment just after his chute opens. Above him are three other plane. The title is 'Necessity' and dated 1935. The other two are not titled but are equally fine paintings. One is some kind of experimental monoplance and the other depicts three fighter beplanes at altitude with full contrails. Any biographical information regarding Wayne Davis would be greatly appreciated. As anyone who owns a Wayne Davis painting will tell you, they are incredible!

Wayne Davis watercolor
I have read that Wayne Davis was art director at Grumman Aircraft. Interestingly, I have a watercolor/pencil drawing (13 X 15 in) of three Curtiss OC-1 aircraft diving over a desert landscape. In the lower left in black ink is "Falcons", Curtiss Navy Falcons, Wayne Davis. The Curtiss OC-1 "Falcon" was primarily an observation plane used by the U.S. Navy/Marines between 1922-1962.

Wayne Davis Grumman Cougars
I am holding a painting of two jets leaving an aircraft carrier with a helicopter in the background.I am almost certain that this painting hung in my elementary school as a child.Deja-Vu--

wayne davis painting/print?
I just purchased one of Kitty Hawk. It is so beautiful, and I have been researching the artist. I cant even figure out how it is done. Looks like pen and ink, and watercolor. I can see no print dots with a lens, and it is signed in pencil and printed in ink. Does anyone know about this, and when it was done? cathy

Wayne Davis art
I own a print by Wayne Davis of a Grumman Tigercat plane. It was designed for the US Navy, but never actually saw combat in WWII. The print is signed by Davis, Roy Grumman and thirty-two test pilots who tested the plane prior to its acceptance by the US Navy.
It is my understanding that Wayne DAvis was also a test pilot, but do not know that for sure. Can anyone tell me?
Thanks, Ruth Lyon

Wayne Davis
I also own what I believe is an original watercolor signed Wayne Davis and dated '53. It is of a high cliff with a nude woman alone at a picnic with a small basket and what appears to be a thermos and towel. It is very lovely. It is framed and matted and I would like to know anything more about it.

Wayne Davis
I own what I believe to be an original Wayne Davis watercolor that I purchased when I was in college in the mid-seventies. I am happy to finally have some information on this talented artist.

The image depicts what appears to be a twin-engine seaplane painted in colors of blue, orange and gray flying over water. The background kind of looks like the New England coast.

I believe the work is in its original frame and custom matte (rules on the matte match colors on the plane). I always thought it was an original watercolor but seeing other listings here about prints makes me wonder. It is signed but not numbered.

The frame is a little worse for wear but I have and continue to enjoy it both in my home and office.

I would very much like to know what kind of plane it is.

Wayne Davis
I live in Putnam, Ct - the town where Wayne Davis lived. I have no. 5 of 100 print named "Ambush". This was given me by Wayne Davis himself. I worked at a plating shop and in the 1970's I plated a copper etching for Mr. Davis and he gave me this print as a thank you. I do have a newspaper article from the "Norwich Bulletin" dated Aug. 19, 1984 giving a little history on Wayne Davis. I also have his obituary from this same newspaper. He was born on Jan. 3, 1904 in Oak Park, Il. and died July 26th, 1988 in Putnam, CT.
We also have another print of Mr. Davis' painting of a Korean war era fighter aircraft "Fight Tested" Grumman Panther Jets.

Wayne Davis
I have also had difficulty finding any information on Wayne Davis. What I do know is that he was the art director for Grumman Aircraft and did several paintings of their planes. I understand that they are quite rare and the reproductions are hard to find.

Wayne Davis
2/6/05 This is small but possibly an interesting bit of information about one of this artist's prints. It takes place in 1940. In August of 1940, my father - Romeo Vachon, a licensed commercial transport pilot who had recently been posted to a desk job as Station Manager for TCA at Montreal's Dorval Airport, was asked by the RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) Ferry Command to fly two Grumman Goose machines from NY's Flloyd Bennett field to the seaplane base at Rockliffe Airport, near Ottawa, Ontario. At the time, if you recall, the USA had not yet declared war against the Axis powers and, not wanting to be seen helping any of the the warring nations, it insisted on civilians only being allowed to fly newly acquired aircraft from a US airfield and across the Canada/USA border. In any event, my father must have been impressed by the Grumman Goose because he purchased a print of it taking off on water that we had reframed recently. I have seen it around for the past sixty odd years but never understood why - that is, until just a few months ago when, as a result of someone finding my father's name on the official register of Rockliffe airport where he landed, we were we able to see the official registration of each of these machines and piece this story together. For my own sake I would like to have some biographical notes on this artist. Let me tell you, he is not an easy person to document, even on the InterNet. Pierre Vachon