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This gouache piece captures a fleeting moment of wonder—an unexpected encounter with a DC3 aircraft soaring above the Porirua shoreline. Painted during a quiet walk to the beach, Yesteryear evokes the spirit of the 1950s, when air travel was a privilege wrapped in elegance and anticipation.
The Douglas DC3, operated in New Zealand by the National Airways Corporation (NAC), marked a turning point in civilian aviation—repurposed from wartime service to carry dreams across the skies. This artwork pays tribute to that era’s optimism and the sense of possibility that once felt just out of reach.
Now part of Wendy Shipman’s collectable archive at MakeHer Studio, Yesteryear remains a nostalgic window into New Zealand’s airborne history and the quiet magic of looking up.
This gouache piece captures a fleeting moment of wonder—an unexpected encounter with a DC3 aircraft soaring above the Porirua shoreline. Painted during a quiet walk to the beach, Yesteryear evokes the spirit of the 1950s, when air travel was a privilege wrapped in elegance and anticipation.
The Douglas DC3, operated in New Zealand by the National Airways Corporation (NAC), marked a turning point in civilian aviation—repurposed from wartime service to carry dreams across the skies. This artwork pays tribute to that era’s optimism and the sense of possibility that once felt just out of reach.
Now part of Wendy Shipman’s collectable archive at MakeHer Studio, Yesteryear remains a nostalgic window into New Zealand’s airborne history and the quiet magic of looking up.