eing ▁Company ▁after ▁a ▁mer ger ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁companies ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ). ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁art ▁education ▁while ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁company ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁under stud y ▁of ▁f amed ▁av iation ▁artist ▁Robert ▁Grant ▁( R . G .) ▁Smith , ▁who ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁company ▁as ▁a ▁design ▁engineer . ▁When ▁Smith ▁died ▁due ▁to ▁comp lications ▁related ▁to ▁Park inson ' s ▁disease , ▁L on nie ▁was ▁asked ▁by ▁Smith ' s ▁daughter ▁to ▁do ▁a ▁portrait ▁of ▁her ▁father ▁- ▁he ▁was ▁hon ored ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁for ▁his ▁famous ▁ment or . ▁ ▁L on nie ▁retired ▁from ▁The ▁Bo eing ▁Company ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁purs ue ▁his ▁art ▁career ▁full - time . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Comm emor ative ▁Air ▁Force ▁and ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Air ▁Group ▁One , ▁which ▁is ▁station ed ▁out ▁of ▁El ▁C aj on , ▁California . ▁Each ▁year , ▁L on nie ▁cont ributes ▁his ▁time ▁and ▁money ▁to ▁the ▁on going ▁projects ▁within ▁the ▁group ▁by ▁s elling ▁his ▁art work ▁at ▁the ▁G illes pie ▁Field ▁Air ▁Show ▁and ▁don ating ▁a ▁percentage ▁of ▁the ▁proceed s ▁to ▁Air ▁Group ▁One . ▁ ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁art work ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁found ▁at ▁various ▁other ▁air ▁shows ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁California ▁area ▁and ▁throughout ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( i . e . ▁the ▁O sh k osh ▁Air show ▁and ▁Ren o ▁Air ▁R