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Engine PowerArtist Princess Tarinan von Anhalt throws paint into the flow of air coming from a Learjet 40 XR jet engine in West Palm Beach, Florida, on April 30.Called jet art, the practice involves an artist standing on a platform between a plane and a canvas, allowing the power current of the engine to hurl paint onto the canvas, creating abstract paintings. (See "Reshaping Flight for Fuel Efficiency: Five Technologies on the Runway.")

Von Anhalt made new paintings to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Learjet, a line of personal luxury jets.

Why We Love It"We enjoyed the interplay between the dark, brooding mood of this picture and the less-than-serious situation that it depicts."—Chris Combs, news photo editor

Photograph by Joe Raedle, Getty Images

Pictures We Love: May

A desert oasis, nano flowers, and a "jet artist" feature among our photo editors' picks of the most interesting news pictures from May.

May 18, 2013