Mahoney, 48" x 25", Mixed-Media and Acrylic on Canvas with Painted Recycled Frame, 2010, by Nova Hall. Provenance: Original Flying Over Time Art Collection. Displayed extensively at the ASU West Bookstore and all major collection tours.

Mahoney mixed-media painting by Nova Hall. A 48x25 inch contemporary portrait of Frank Mahoney, owner of Ryan Airlines, who bet on Donald A. Hall Sr. and Charles Lindbergh. This 2010 foundational piece utilizes Arte Povera and Robert Rauschenberg assemblage techniques under the mentorship of Leandro Soto. The canvas and its recycled frame are painted over with sweeping, vibrant strokes, incorporating haunting background faces. Highly desirable for aviation art collectors and fine art museums. — Mahoney, 48" x 25", Mixed-Media and Acrylic on Canvas with Painted Recycled Frame, 2010, by Nova Hall. Provenance: Original Flying Over Time Art Collection. Displayed extensively at the ASU West Bookstore and all major collection tours. · Nova Hall

A towering 48-by-25-inch exploration of risk and intuition, Mahoney captures the enigmatic owner of Ryan Airlines who gambled his company on an unknown pilot and a newly hired chief engineer. Executed in 2010 during Nova Hall's foundational mentorship under Leandro Soto, the piece breaks the boundaries of traditional canvas, with frantic, expressive strokes of yellow and viridian bleeding directly onto the recycled frame—a pure manifestation of Arte Povera. Above a stylized, confident portrait of Frank Mahoney, the Spirit of St. Louis banks aggressively, while ghostly, distorted faces churn in the negative space. The artwork visualizes the ultimate poker player's bet: wagering everything on Donald A. Hall Sr.'s uncompromising mathematics and Lindbergh's raw courage.