Biography: James Patrick (1911-1944), Born: Cranbrook, British Columbia; Studied at Chouinard Art Institute (Los Angeles); Member: California Water Color Society. James Patrick grew up in Southern California and attended high school in Hollywood. In the late 1920s, he received a three-year scholarship to study at the Chouinard Art Institute. During the...... read more
A California art print on Arches watercolor paper. 100% archival, and printed in HD.
One of Patrick's specialties was camouflage and Ariel deception. Some of the tools used by the Army Air Corp. in WWII were inventions of his. A large group of canvas aircraft were set up on air strips away from the real aircraft. The actual aircraft were then disguised with camouflage to deceive any enemy attacks.
Courtesy of son, Ian Patrick
