Ian Bott

Loved this homage to the Miata in the FT. Here’s ours, bought in 97 and still going strong. Just don’t own any tapes to play on the cassette deck any more

Sad to hear Roy Huxley has passed away. He was one of that inspiring genre of commercial artists of the 50s and 60s who, in my opinion, were the best aviation artists of all. This original by him that hangs in the @TheRAFClub in London and is one of my favourite paintings there

I’ve written and illustrated a 7th museum walk for #FT globetrotter, the @FT's cities guide. The subject’s the @ROGAstronomers and its treasures. Starting with 4 cities in 2019, Globetrotter now covers 19 cities worldwide ft.com/content/c744b6… via @ft

The most fun of evenings at the @TheRAFClub, my favourite place, celebrating my work promotion with the lovely team I’m proud to work with

‘Winter dusk, Hyde Park’

Boom Supersonic jet breaks sound barrier to open way for new ‘Concorde’ ft.com/content/5fb9b5… via with @ian_bott_artist and @Philgeorgiadis

NEW: The UK government wants 80 per cent of new cars to be electric by 2030 🚗⚡️ But upfront prices, charging availability, range and running costs worry consumers Our imaginary town of Greenwell shows how these issues could be tackled 👉 ig.ft.com/uk-electric-ve…

I’ll miss David Lynch, an artist with a vision all his own who could realise that vision in mainstream Hollywood. You might be baffled and/or disturbed by his films but you’d never forget them.Also, he played this, the greatest cameo role in a film, ever youtu.be/dk6spjF98No?si…

Art for issue 50 of @AvHistorian looks inside a typical WWII RAF 1,000lb bomb. From this issue TAH switches from a quarterly to a larger annual issue. I'm proud to have been a TAH contributor and editorial board member since 2012 and look forward to continuing work on the annual

Andrew Slade, FT journalist, 1963-2025 via @FT A tribute to a hugely valued colleague and good friend. We miss you Andy on.ft.com/4fPT2aJ

Nice overview of aerial firefighting from Reuters here

The logo I designed for the folks at the air tanker base at Ramona in 2002. As ever, I’m amazed by the job they do