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The Artists
| Brian Fare | | Brian has always had a keen interest in aviation since being a young lad.Born and raised in Freckleton Lancashire and living a few hundred yards from the main runway of BAE Warton where his interest stems from,mainly due to his father working at Warton on aircraft such as the lightning,TRS2,Jaguar and the MRCA/Tornado.After leaving school,Brian joined the Royal Air Force as an aircraft engineer and is still serving today, 23 years later.
He has always had an interest in art with his preferred medium being the graphite pencil.Having had no "formal" training Brian is entirely self taught.It is only recently that his pencil drawings depicting aircraft of the Royal Air Force have "taken-off" and the popularity of his work has increased,with many of his originals works being commissioned as leaving gifts for colleagues within the Royal Air Force. | | View Artwork | | Richard Ashby | | Richard went to Sheffield Art College studying Graphic Design and Illustration before working for an Ad Agency and then a design group for a number of years.
He set up his own Design company, TW Design,specializing in Industrial Design, and now works for companies all over the world.His Aviation Art being a release from his more formal work. | | View Artwork | | Greg Beecham | | The son of the artist Tom Beecham, Greg grew up hunting, fishing, observing
nature and learning to draw—always aware of a yearning to follow in his
father’s footsteps. He remembers standing for hours with his dad, studying the
movements of whitetail deer in the woods behind their home.
His dream of studying full-time with his father had to be postponed until Greg
completed a tour in the U.S. Navy. He enlisted as a hospital corpsman and
served on the Guided Missile Destroyer the USS John S. McCain, which sailed
home from Vietnam just six days after Beecham reported for duty. Finally, in
1978, after a few years at Southern Oregon State College, father and son
dedicated themselves to developing Greg’s fine art career. At an art show in
1985, Beecham was further inspired by Bob Kuhn, who gave me "permission," as
Greg puts it, to play with paint. Since then, Beecham has won many awards for
his fluid unions of animal and environment, including Best of Show, People’s
Choice and Artist’s Choice awards at the C.M. Russell Auction; Best of Show,
People’s Choice and Featured Artist honors at the Pacific Rim Wildlife Art
Show, and the Wildlife Art News Award at the Society of Animal Artist’s Art
Exhibition. He was just asked to be special guest artist at the ‘99
Southeastern Wildlife Exposition. In addition, Beecham’s artwork has been
exhibited in the Museum of Natural History in Beijing, China and is in the
permanent collection of the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum and the Clymer Museum
in Ellensburg, Washington.
A devout Christian, Greg Beecham honors the beauty of creation while raising
his children to become productive, caring people and remaining a loving husband to his wife of more than twenty years. "I try to create interesting
compositions, complimented by dynamic color harmonies, light and value," he
says. "My motto, Do all things unto the Lord and get so good you can’t be
ignored."
| | View Artwork | | Alan Bean | | Alan Bean—Apollo XII astronaut, commander of Skylab II and artist—was born in 1932 in Wheeler, Texas. In 1950 he was selected for an NROTC scholarship at the University of Texas at Austin. In 1955, he was commissioned an ensign in the United States Navy.
Holder of eleven world records in space and astronautics, as well as numerous national and international honors, Alan Bean has had a most distinguished peacetime career. His awards include two NASA Distinguished Service Medals, the Yuri Gagarin Gold Medal and the Robert J. Collier Trophy. As part of the Apollo XII crew, he became the fourth of only twelve men ever to walk on the Moon. As the spacecraft commander of Skylab Mission II, he set a world record: 24,400,000 miles traveled during the 59-day flight. He has also launched himself successfully into a new career as an artist.
When he wasn’t flying, Bean always enjoyed painting as a hobby. Attending night classes at St. Mary’s College in Maryland in 1962, Alan experimented with landscapes. During training and between missions as a test pilot and astronaut, he continued private art lessons. On space voyages, his artist’s eye and talent enabled him to document impressions of the Moon and space to be preserved later on canvas. His art reflects the attention to detail of the aeronautical engineer, the respect for the unknown of the astronaut and the unabashed appreciation of a skilled painter.
The space program has seen unprecedented achievements and Bean realized that most of those who participated actively in this adventure would be gone in forty years. He knew that if any credible artistic impressions were to remain for future generations, he must paint them now. “My decision to resign from NASA in 1981 was based on the fact that I am fortunate enough to have seen sights no other artist ever has,” Bean said, “and I hope to communicate these experiences through art.”
Bean’s book Apollo: An Eyewitness Account which chronicles his first-person experience as an Apollo astronaut in words and paintings was received with critical and popular acclaim upon its publication in 1998.
| | View Artwork | | Daniel Smith | | Daniel Smith, one of America’s foremost wildlife artists, enjoys wide acclaim for his depictions of the natural world. He is inspired by his surroundings in southwest Montana and paints from personal experience. He also has had a lifetime fascination with Africa and travels there frequently seeking artistic inspiration.
Daniel has been painting fulltime for over twenty years. His works are in the permanent collection of The Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum and The Wildlife Experience. Daniel participates annually in the Masters of the American West exhibit at the Autry National Center and the Western Visions exhibit at the National Museum of Wildlife Art. He has wonnumerous awards from The Society of Animal Artists as well as being chosen as “Artist of the Year” for several conservation organizations.
Throughout his career Smith has used his art to aid and endorse manyconservation efforts. He feels indebted to the natural world that has been the sole inspiration for his award winning career.
| | View Artwork | | Bonnie Marris | | Bonnie Marris has taken an unusual path into art; she developed her talent by portraying animals “from the inside out.” While she was a student at Michigan State University, Bonnie illustrated several major books. One volume she worked on was a leading expert’s mammalogy text that contained several hundred drawings and detail studies. This massive project attracted the attention of noted zoologist George Schaller, who invited Bonnie to prepare the art for posters that would support his worldwide rare animal relief programs.
Beyond academic training and emotional involvement, art requires another element for which there is no substitute: experience. Each year, Bonnie makes two major trips, and countless smaller ones, to observe and learn about the wildlife she loves.
In 1980, one such voyage took her to Alaska, where she lived in the wilderness for six months. She recounts, “To get into a natural environment and see the animals on their own terms is as important as knowing the animals themselves.
For instance, gray wolves on the tundra—the vast, vast tundra with the wind and other forces of nature at their most extreme—that’s what makes them what they are. To stand not far from a grizzly that is so overpowering, so beautiful and so large . . . to watch it pull up a small tree with a swipe of its paw and just a few minutes later see it delicately picking blueberries with its black lips. . . Alaska changed me; it gave me the biggest incentive to paint and increased my interest in the predators: the cats, bears, coyotes, wolves and foxes. They exist on so many levels. Their moods show in their eyes and we can learn so much from them.”
| | View Artwork | | William Philips | | “Aviation was my first artistic love,” says William S. Phillips, “but my true, enduring love remains my Christian faith, home and family. So it is my pleasure to combine all of it in my work. The historical aviation subjects, I research; the contemporary and nostalgic subjects, I live.”
Phillips grew up loving art but never thought he could make it his livelihood. At college he majored in criminology, and he had been accepted into law school when four of his paintings were sold at an airport restaurant. That was all the incentive he needed to begin his work as a fine art painter.
Bill Phillips is now the aviation artist of choice for many American heroes and the nostalgic landscape artist of choice for many collectors. Bill’s strengths as a landscape painter are what gave him an edge in the aviation field: respect and reverence for a time and place. When one sees his aviation pieces, thoughts are about the courageous individuals who risked their lives for our freedom. In Bill’s nostalgic works, the viewer understands fully what that freedom is... the precious values that make life worth living.
After one of his paintings was presented to King Hussein of Jordan, Phillips was commissioned by the Royal Jordanian Air Force. He developed sixteen major paintings, many of which now hang in the Royal Jordanian Air Force Museum in Amman. The Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum presented a one-man show of Phillips’ work in 1986; he is one of only a few artists to have been so honored.
In 1988, Phillips was chosen to be a U.S. Navy combat artist. For his outstanding work, the artist was awarded the Navy’s Meritorious Public Service Award and the Air Force Sergeants Association’s Americanism Medal. In 1991, three of Phillips’ works were chosen as part of the top 100 in “Art for the Parks,” the prestigious annual fund-raiser for the National Park Service, and one painting received the “Art History Award” from the National Park Foundation | | View Artwork | | John Buxton | | John was born and raised in the small town of Oxford, NC. From childhood, he excelled at drawing and painting. After two years of general college in his home state, he traveled to Los Angeles to earn his BPA degree in illustration from the Art Center College of Design.
John was a successful illustrator for 31 years, working in Detroit, Cleveland and finally Pittsburgh where he met and married a cute receptionist named Noralee. During this period, Buxton worked for several advertising studios but in 1983, he formed John Buxton Illustration, Inc. On of his clients was the National Geographic Society (book division and World magazine) where John developed a fascination with their dedication to documentation and research, insuring that all artwork was as correct as possible. This impressed on him the realization that most of his adverting illustration had been "throw away art" and perhaps there was another type of art that may be held in higher regard. Thusly, in 1994, Buxton put aside the requests of Art Directors to begin painting subjects more to his interests and hopefully of more validity. He wasn't quite sure, however, with so much to choose from, just which subject matter he was going to paint.
John soon began exhibiting his new oil paintings, placing two works in the Birds in Art Show at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum. These two paintings were later reproduced in The Best of Wildlife Art, Volume 2 by Rachael R. Wolf, published by Northlight Books. John also tried the National Park Service's annual competition, Art for the Parks placing in their Top 100 and included in their traveling show. The Society of Animal Artists elected him to membership and invited him to exhibit in their national snows. He also exhibited with the American Academy of Equine Artists before settling into his true niche-Historical Art.
Buxton's historical images of the 18th century depicting scenes from the birth of our Nation, allowing "witness" to momentous events or experiencing everyday life on the frontier allows American history to come to life. His compassion and enthusiasm for historical accuracy has propelled him to great heights of recognition. Numerous museums and historical sites permanently display his extensively researched paintings. Several documentary files have chosen his art to enhance their programs. A program, using John's paintings to inspire students with our heritage, was developed on disc to be distributed to schools and teachers.
John's paintings have been featured within scores of genre magazines. Feature articles have appeared in US Art magazine, Westsylvania magazine, America's First Freedom and more recently, Art of the West magazine in its January/February 2006 issue featuring John's paintings and insight into their creation. The Artists Magazine's annual Art Competition awarded Buxton's painting, How Many Beaver? first place in the 2005 Portrait/Figure division from over 4,000 entries. It was featured on the cover in December.
In the part, most of John's art was painted as private commissions. He endeavors to produce more paintings each year for select shows, such as The Masters Invitational at the Autry Museum in Burbank, CA, the miniature show at the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa and the miniature show at Settlers West Gallery in Tucson. This year, John will also exhibit in the Eiteljorg Museum's Quest for the West show in Indianapolis.
He was recently accepted into membership of The Oil Painters of America. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife Noralee. They have two children, Bryan and Megan and will soon be blessed with two new grandchildren.
| | View Artwork | | Frank McCarthy | | Frank McCarthy knew from an early age that his passion was art, copying from his favorite comic strips. Encouraged by his parents and art teachers, he enrolled at fourteen in New York’s Art Students League, studying first under George Bridgeman and then under Reginald Marsh. After high school graduation, he studied for three years at Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute with a major in illustration. Following his studies, McCarthy embarked on his art career as a commercial illustrator in New York City. He painted illustrations for most of the paperback book publishers, magazines, movie companies and advertisements. He created works that became posters for such movies as the James Bond series. Frank McCarthy’s talents were highly sought-after by art directors enabling him to work as a free lance illustrator for many years. His art career spanned over 50 years, beginning with a request for a western cover for a magazine by an art director. He left the world of commercial art in 1968, and began his fine art career after moving to Sedona, Arizona. Frank McCarthy’s dynamic paintings frequently featured the people of the west with a special emphasis on the Plains Indian, mountain men and cavalry that comprised the lore and lure of the Old West. Appropriately entitled the “Dean of Western Action Painters,” Frank McCarthy’s art was unsurpassed for its motion, drama and absolute attention to accuracy and detail. Highly collected and frequently imitated, Frank McCarthy’s works were treasured throughout the world as classic examples of contemporary Western Art. Retrospective showings of Frank McCarthy’s paintings have been held at the Museum of the Southwest, Midland, Texas; the R.W. Norton Museum in Shreveport, La.; the Thomas Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Ok.; and in 1992, at the Cowboy Artist of America Museum (now known as National Center for American Western Art) in Kerrville, Texas. Frank McCarthy was invited to join the prestigious Cowboy Artists of America organization in 1975 and was an active member in the CAA group for 23 years. He was inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame in 1997 Three books of his paintings have been published-The Art of Frank C. McCarthy, Frank C. McCarthy, Fifteen Anniversary commemorative and The Old West, a leather-bound Collector’s Edition. More than 100 limited edition art prints of his paintings have been published since 1974 by The Greenwich Workshop. McCarthy passed away in 2002 at his home of 30 years in the beautiful red rocks of Sedona, Arizona.
| | View Artwork | | Howard Terpning | | Quite simply, Howard Terpning is one of the most lauded painters of Western art. His awards are so numerous and he is honored with them so often, that to list them would require changing the count every few months. To name three would be to cite the highest prizes awarded to Western art: countless awards from the Cowboy Artists of America, the Hubbard Art Award for Excellence, the National Academy of Western Art’s Prix de West and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Gene Autry Museum.
Why such praise? Passion, compassion, devotion and respect for his subject matter, extraordinary talent in palette and brushstroke, an exceptional ability to evoke emotion both in his paintings and from those viewing them — all this and more has made Terpning the "Storyteller of the Native American."
Born in Illinois and educated at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and the American Academy of Art, he first gained attention from some powerful Time and Newsweek covers. Film fans praised his movie posters for such classics as The Sound of Music, Dr. Zhivago and the re-issue of Gone with the Wind. But his love of the West and Native American traditions saw his transition to fine art.
Terpning is a long-time member of the Cowboy Artists of America, which has presented him with Gold and Silver awards, "Best of Show" awards, and "Best Overall Show by a Single Artist" awards more than two dozen times. His book, The Art of Howard Terpning won the Wrangler "Outstanding Art Book" award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame.
| | View Artwork | | Steve Hanks | | Although teachers often cited his artistic ability, Steve Hanks’ main interest while growing up around San Francisco was sports. As a young teenager, Hanks pursued surfing and tennis with passion. He eventually tired of a steady diet of competitive tennis, but continued to surf, finding a spiritual connection with the ocean. “Surfing had a strong influence on my paintings,” he says. “The ocean often appears in my work, because I have such strong feelings for it."
Although it was apparent early on that he had talent, Hanks refused to do the required assignments in his high school art class and earned a grade of C in the class. "To prove I was good, I did a one-man show at the high school and sold my first painting to another art teacher," he says.
After high school Hanks enrolled in summer session commercial art courses at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. "The only way I could convince my parents to let me go was to say I was going into commercial art,"he says. "I didn’t even know what that was!" He did well in his commercial art classes, but it was a life drawing class that captured his interest. He focused his energy on the study of anatomy and figure drawing and transferred into the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California. He graduated in the 1960s with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, and then moved back to New Mexico in search of a home art gallery.
Initially, he drew in pencil and painted in oils. His paintings were impressionistic while his drawings were more realistic. Eventually, an allergic reaction to oils forced him to experiment with watercolors. Using the techniques learned from other mediums, he found he could create watercolors as "finished" as oils. Deeply affected by the emotions, shifting attitudes and music of the 1960s, the music of 60s icon Bob Dylan often accompanies Hanks as he paints in his studio today.
Steve Hanks’ paintings are much more than endearing images of women and children. Rather than conveying a specific message through his paintings, Hanks prefers to explore memories and emotions. “All art is an escape to somewhere you want to be or a feeling you want to have," Hanks says. "People see different things in my paintings because we all have different backgrounds and feelings.”
Hanks highly collected nudes convey an introspective solitude that prompts the viewer to think about his or her own life and path. “Women occupy a special niche in my sensitivity. They express more storytelling ability. There’s more magic in them,” he says.
Art jurors began recognizing the quality of his work in 1973. Steve Hanks won the Arts for the Parks Marine Art Award of Excellence in 1990 and 1994, and has been one of the Arts for the Parks top 100 artists since 1989. In 1991, Steve Hanks received the National Watercolor Society Merit Award and the National Academy of Western Art awarded him the Gold Medal in 1992. Since 1993, he has been one of U.S. Art Magazine's top ten American artists. When the Pacific Rim show in Seattle, WA decided to open the show up to a wider variety of art in 1999, they selected Steve as Artist of the Year. Steve wasone of five winners selected to the U.S. Art Hall of Fame 2000. He was named as one of the top 25 selling artists in the June, 2002 issue of Decor magazine. The 7th Annual Andre Agassi Grand Slam for Children chose Steve as their Feature Artist in 2002.
| | View Artwork | | John D.Shaw | | John D.Shaw,a native of Nevada,USA,was born in 1961 and began his career in art and graphics in the early 80s.Beginning as an illustrator,Shaw created commercial artwork for a wide variety of clients,such as Lucasfilms Ltd,Major League Basball,and several major entertainment software companies.
In 1993 his work took a major turn when he began creating paintings with an historical aviation theme,paying special attention to the World War II era.His award winning depictions of these aircraft,people and the missions in which they participated have proven extremely popular,particularly throughout the U.S. and have illustrated numerous publications.He has been exhibited extensively throghout the US and the rest of the world and his limited edition prints have enjoyed a huge amount of success,with many of his editions completely sold out and trading for considerable sums on the secondary market.
Over the last ten years John has gained a loyal and rapidly increasing following for his work making him one of the most highly regarded aviation artists in the US and an exciting prospect for collectors as his reputation and talent put him firmly on the world stage. | | View Artwork | | Tony Sweeney | | I have been interested in Motor Sport since I was a young lad.I grew up watching the likes of Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart in F1 & Barry Sheen and Kenny Roberts on two wheels.I live in Liverpool and a self taught artist,preferred medium being watercolour and goache.Capturing the detail of my subject, with less emphasis on the background, is the style I prefer and one in which I think people who follow motor sport appreciate. | | View Artwork | | Loran Speck | | Literary,pictoral and musical:Classical Art depicts an age of elegance beyond compare. | | View Artwork | | Laura Castellanos | | Abstract and organic elements. | | View Artwork | | Emilia Van Nest Markovich | | Abstract and organic elements. | | View Artwork | | Kathryn Fortson | | Abstract and organic elements. | | View Artwork | | Richard Taylor | | From an early age,young Richard Taylor had shown an exceptional ability to draw.Not surprising perhaps,having been brought up in a family where fine art drawing,painting,print publishing,gallery receptions and art exhibitions pervaded daily life,but in his case a quite unusual talent was obvious to all who saw his work.A future somewhere in the world of art seemed undoubted,though exactly where didn't become clear to Richard until he completed a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Graphic Design at Bath Spa University College.He excelled during his academic years,producing a remarkable body of creative illustrative work that was clearly leading vhim towards the world of fine art painting. | | View Artwork | | David Eccles | | David was born and raised in Sheffield,England.after leaving art school he continued his painting,mainly using water colours, but he has used oils in the past.Taking an interest in the jets of the cold war era,he has examples of the Lightning and phantom on display in the Jets gallery. | | View Artwork | | Tony Belobrajdic | | Tony was born in Rijeka,Croatia,1958.After working for several years as a civil engineer,he moved to New York in 1987,and a year later settled in Sydney,Austraila.Working as an architectural illustrator for a few years.Tony started his own studio "Perspective pty Ltd" in 1992.A passion for aircraft started at an early age,but more seriously in the last ten years,collecting books and researching,predominantly history of the Luftwaffe in World War II.All his paintings are based on through research,and whenever possible on photographs of actual aircraft,to ensure correct camouflage,markings and aircraft details.he is also a glider pilot. | | View Artwork | | Renato Casaro | | A combination of enthusiasm for the medium of film since his earliest youth,artistic talent and creativity have turned Casaro,born in 1935,in the northern Italian town Treviso,into one of the most important illustrators in film advertising.
In Rome,the Mecca of the European film industry during the 1950s,he developed his artistic signature:a hyperrealism with photographic exactness.With his poster message for the film "For a Handful of Dollars" with Clint Eastwood in 1964,Casaro convinced the top names of the business.Numerous international awards-the most recent of which is the "Jupiter" he received for the best film poster for "Dances With Wolves"-confirm that the artistic standards of his work never fall victim to sheer comercialism. | | View Artwork | | Talantbek Chekirov | | Born on April 15th,1971 in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgystan.His paintings show varied aspects of the beautiful and the decorative art,his works are extracts of his rich and broadly situated ideas concerning the ideal notion of beauty in painting. | | View Artwork | | Alberto Morrocco | | Alberto Morrocco,OBE,R.S.A.(1917-1998),is generally regarded as one of the most successful Scottish Contemporay painters of recent years.He is internationally renowned for his still life,portraiture and vibrant Italian genre subjects.His colourful visions of everday life perfectly capture the sunlight,warmth and relaxed lifestyle of the Mediterranean. | | View Artwork | | Jean Feeney | | "The light and energy of the landscape,are what inspire me to paint;then the thrill of applying pure glorious colour onto a blank canvas becomes a joy in itself.If people can then share my excitement when they see one of my paintings,what more can I ask". | | View Artwork | | Hamish Macdonald | | Hanish MacDonald was born in Glasgow in 1935 and studied at Glasgow School of Art.From 1968 to 1991 he successfully developed his distinctive and vibrant style of painting whilst teaching and lecturing throughout Scotland.
He is now widely regarded as on of Scotland's most successful contemporary artists,with a broad ,fluid style and bold palette which place him directly within the continuing lineage of the Scottish Colourist tradition. | | View Artwork | | John Warmerdam | | "The wide ranging effects of light on the sea never cease to fasinate me.If I can successfully capture some of that timeless natural beauty then I feel I have achieved something". | | View Artwork | | Francis Boag | | "My paintings allow me to process the whole experience of being in a landscape and create a unique record of a very personel nature.My good fortune is that so many people are happy to share my experience". | | View Artwork | | Marc Heaton | | I have always been passionate about Aviation since being very young,especially aviation from the Second World War.Being an ex member of the armed forces,I always aim to portray the intensity of the situations in my art.I am a self-taught artist whose preferred medium is acrylic paint,although I also use oils.I live in a small village in the north of England, very close to the Pennine Moors with its breathtaking scenery,which I try to put down onto canvas whenever possible. | | View Artwork | | Lilita | | Landscapes and flowers-everything is a pretext for painting,but it is still-life works that Lilita Upenice excels.Her compositions are simple and natural: a steaming teapot, a bowl of cherries,a few pears lying on a tray,and the artists magic weaves its spell.Lilita Upenice draws us into decors with pastel shades of grey beige and wood,sometimes leaving room for turquoise blues.Her universe is simple and precious,a moment frozen in time. | | View Artwork | | Lita van Engelenhoven | | The art of still life is often criticised for being too dark or too sad.With Lita van Engelenhoven,we seem to be exploring new horizons.perfectly structured and harmonious,her compositions are set against backdrops executed in colours unique to the artist's deep blues blending with turquoise,warm browns and yellows.The object is no longer frozen,but moves within the universe of the painting,becoming the memory of an existence or a moment in the past.The same theme is reflected in maritime motifs,powerful but discreet.The artist reveals an innovative approach to a genre about which we thought there was nothing more to learn. | | View Artwork | | Maritta Haggenmacher | | We run our fingertips over Maritta Haggenmacher's works.We purse out lips at the sourness of her limes,we chew on juicy cherries and sun-ripened figs.Her paintings are an ode to Nature.Each season is portrayed on extremely rich backgrounds and we are overcome by pure joy.her roses,a display of the artist's perfect technique,delight the eye and appeal to out purest sentiment,joie de vivre.There is no passion or pain,but simply the joy of living and taking advantage of every moment through the enjoyment of flower's and fruit. | | View Artwork | | Veronique Mansart | | Pinpointing the essential part is Veronique Mansart's distinguishing theme.It is through the medium of colour and various techniques,collages,acrylics and oils that she pulls this off to a perfection.The artists language,expressed in her still life works and portraits,sublimates every object and every being,transposing reality into a backdrop of light and transparency sustained by an intense range of colours. | | View Artwork | | Fabio Calvetti | | A graduate of the Florence Academy of Fine Arts,his paintings are now exhibited in the USA,Spain and Japan.Calvetti's compositions are disconcerting.The female figure is depicted in warmly coloured tones of wood and leather.Assuming a different pose each time leaning at a bar counter,seductively peeling off a stocking,she charms the viewer,drawing them into her most intimate universe.Calvetti's work is what is known as "intimist",exploring the most secrective and fascinating depths of the female soul. | | View Artwork | | Zhaoming Wu | | Born and raised in China,Wu earned his undergraduate degree from one of the best art colleges in China and made later his Master of Fine Arts degree at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco.The artist enjoys an especially high reputation and has already received several art awards.Among other locations he exhibited at the Shanghai Museum of Fine Art and the National Museum of Fine Art,Beijing,China and the California Museum of Art. | | View Artwork | | Ramon Lombarte | | Ramon Lombarte was born in Barcelona,the Catalan region of Spain.This region is the cultural,financial and industrial centre of the country and he shares the rich artistic heritage of this region with many famous artists,among whom are Miro,Dali,Tobaiasse,Picasso,Gaudi and Tapies.He graduated from Massana School of Fine Art in 1976,the school also attended by Picasso and Miro.There he received traditional training and learned to create canvases without relying on modern-day short cuts.He typically sketches as many as 60 to 70 preliminary studies in pencil,prepares intermediary "mixed media" studies,and finishes with fully conceived final canvases(acrylic and oil on linen).Being a traditionalist in this sense,he does not work from photographs,but with live models.Nonetheless he is surprisingly prolific,producing between 30 to 40 new canvases yearly. | | View Artwork | | Beate Emanuel | | Beate is a graduate of the Fashion Academy of Dusseldorf.From 1981 until 1993 she worked as a fashion designer in Asia,based in Hong Kong.Graphical illustrations of designs and collections were an integral part of her work at this time.Since 1993 Beate has been fully focused on her real passion-painting.When painting,Beate likes simplicity,both in her choice of composition and colour.Beate uses mixed media and employs special combinations of acrylic with paper,sand,silver,gold and sometimes textiles.Paint is applied in various layers.Pureness and minimalism is often the starting point of her work.Common themes are abstract or figurative.
| | View Artwork | | Richard C O Lovesey | | Richard was born and raised in Lincolnshire's inspirational rural countryside.Richards interest in art began when he decided to capture Lincolnshires rich aviation heritage in a series of graphite drawings which he produced in his spare time.It was positive encouragement from family and friends which inspired him to use his newly discovered talent to provide people with a unique product at an affordable price.
Richard now accepts comissions for a whole range of subjects,from aircraft and landscapes,to portraits of pets and family members.Working mostly from photographs,allowing time to achieve the best results,his work is created using only the finest coloured pencils and pastel pencils.This approach allows him to achieve a finely detailed and realistic representation of the subject. | | View Artwork | | Stephen Brown | | Stephen Brown is a self-taught artist who has specialised almost exclusively in aviation subjects for the last 15 years.Building on a background as a landscape and aviation photographer,his style carefully combines both these areas of interest.Stephens original oil paintings are always in demand and have been regularly exhibited with the prestigious Guild of Aviation Artists.Regular commissions being undertaken for commercial and private clients as well as the RAF.
Stephen says"My interest in aviation comes from both my father,who was a designer at Westland,and from growing up in post war Britain on a diet of films like 633 Squadron and The Dambusters.Photography also taught me much about composition,colour and contrast drawing and brushwork skills,though,have taken a long time to develop." | | View Artwork | | Graham Turner | | Having been brought up surrounded by art and motorsport,it was perhaps not surprising that Graham Turner chose to follow a similar career to his father,Michael.While their work is inevitably compared,Graham has firmly established himself as a leading motorsport artist in his own right,creating a world wide reputation for his attention to detail,combined with dramatic compositions that convey the excitement of motor racing from all eras.
Graham Turner also paints scenes from medieval history,recreating the events,battles and characters from this turbulent period in our past. | | View Artwork | | Simon Smith | | Simon was born in 1960 and is a painter of historical,military and marine subjects.Having had a passion for art during his childhood he went on to study at the West Surrey College of Art & Design and also at Reigate College of art.
After graduating he initially worked as a freelance illustrator of historical themes before turning to fine art professionally.He has exhibited in the United States with the American Society of Aviation Artists and in London with the Guild of Aviation Artists. | | View Artwork | | Simon Atack | | After formal training at Wakefield College of Art where he studied graphic design,illustration and life drawing,finding it difficult to get a job employing his skills,he joined the RAF.During his service his talents were quickly recognised,leading to commissions for his squadron and other units throughout the RAF.
His service days over,he began a career as a full-time professional artist,drawing and painting anything clients asked him to tackle.After two of his paintings were exhibited at the 1989 Paris Salon,his career took off and by the mid 1990s he was able to return to his favourite subjects,painting aircraft,ships and the sea.
Today,working from his studio in a haunted 18th century farmhouse in Yorkshire,Simon Atack's art has achieved the kind of recognition that his blend of natural talent and serious application deserves. | | View Artwork | | Michael Turner | | Michael Turner is one of today's best known and highly regarded motorsport artists,establishing himself as part of the Grand Prix scene in the 1960s.His parallel career in the field of aviation art has seen him achieve similiar success and has been President of the Guild of Aviation Artists for the past 14 years.
Michael Turner's paintings and prints are prized by collectors for their drama and atmosphere,combined with a technical accuracy that comes with a deep understanding of his subject matter. | | View Artwork | | Jonathan Truss | | Jonathan has always had a fascination for wildlife although his early career began as a professional musician and actor.Travelling extensively in Africa to favourite haunts such as Zimbabwe and Botswana,his work is now selling through major auctions,exhibitions and galleries in London,USA and Africa.Jonathan is a member of New York's Society of Animal Artists and in addition to his originals selling fast,his limited edition prints now sell out quickly.He was recently featured on BBC's holiday programme and being a great supporter of DSWF,regularly stages painting demonstrations at fundraising events. | | View Artwork | | Ronald Homes DFC | | Belived to be the first time a print has ever been published from a painting bt an ex-Lancaster WW2 Bomber pilot. | | View Artwork | | David Shepherd | | Having failed his childhood ambition to be a game warden David faced two choices:"to drive buses or starve as an artist".Rejected by the Slade School of Fine Art he was trained by Robin Goodwin to whom he owes most of his success.Although starting as an aviation artist,his career has taken him across the globe painting a diverse range of subjects including landscapes,steam railways,portraits and for the services,although he is best known internationally for his wildlife paintings.The RAF flew him to Kenya in 1960 and commissioned his first wildlife painting at which time he became a conservationist overnight when he witnessed 255 zebra lying dead around a poisoned waterhole.David has worked tirelessly for wildlife conservation ever since,latterly through DSWF.His life story was featured by the BBC and has appeared on TV around the world,written six books and has many awards for services to art and conservation.David is 70,married with four daughters and lives in West Sussex. | | View Artwork | | Geoff Pleasance | | Pencil Print Artist.More details to follow. | | View Artwork | | Chris Caple | | Chris grew up in Lincolnshire England and it is from here that he works and draws inspiration for his aviation work.
Being the son of an RAF Crew Chief he has always had a keen interest in aviation which goes back to the years when his father flew on Vickers Valiants and Avro Vulcans while serving with the V Force during the 1950-1960s.
After working with photography and imaging for more that twenty years he decided to bring his interests of aviation and artwork together to produce a set on images that will appeal to a wide range of aviation enthusiasts and professional aircrews alike.
The images are a mixture of photography,artwork,drawings and combined with Computer Generated Imaging techniques.
All of his works are drawn from memories and talking to people connected with the images portrayed. | | View Artwork | | Steven Leahy | | Steven Leahy has been working as a professional illustrator since graduation from the University of Massachusetts in 1991.
After experimenting with various mediums and techniques,Steven now works in gouache on illustration board-utilizing both conventional brushes and an airbrush.The matte even finish of the opaque watercolour heightens the three-dimensional feel of the work.
His love of depicting aviation themes has earned him top awards at the AirVenture show in Oshkosh,Wisconsin,in both 1997 and 1998.Stevens work has also won the Publishers Award for Artistic Excellence at the 1998 American Society of Aviation Artists forum in Wichita,Kansas,and was included in the 33rd Society of Illustrators show in New York. | | View Artwork | | Philip E.West | | Philip West is now establishing a rapidly growing reputation among art collectors for his well researched paintings of modern jets.His compelling style,accuracy and attention to detail,has caught the imagination of collectors internationally,and it was no surprise to his ardent fans when he was awarded the Duane Whitney Award for excellence at the 1997 American Society of Aviation Artists Exhibition.As a young professional artist with a big future,Philip West's first collections to be published provide the aviation art market with wonderfully exciting images. | | View Artwork | | Barry Rowe | | Much admired for his accurately painted works depicting aviation and automotive scenes from the 1920s and 30s,Barry Rowe has an established reputation on both sides of the Atlantic.He has been awarded the prestigious Sotheby's Art Award. | | View Artwork | | Nicolas Trudgian | | Nicolas Trudgian is a landscape artist who paints in time-honoured tradition,and it shows in his aviation art.he is also an enthusiast of the magnificent machines of the first half of the 20th century,and paints them with inordinate skill.
Since he exploded on to the fine art scene at the end of the 1980s,Nicolas Trudgian has established himself as a best selling aviation artist,his prints now ranked with the finest in the world for popularity.His paintings have a compelling quality.Hanging on a wall,it is simply impossible to walk past one of his works,be it print or original.His work has tremendous impact,and in each there is so much detail to admire.
After five years of formal training in fine art,Trudgian so impressed his college tutors that when he graduated they asked him to join the teaching staff;thus he spent the first years of his professional life teaching others to paint.
As his reputation grew,his commissions gained momentum and he soon found himself painting for some of the large auto and aerospace manufacturers,this leading to further prestigious commissions.It was when his paintings were first produced as prints,that his reputation began to reach international proportions.Today the quality of his aviation art is recognised right around the world,and demand for his work has justifiably reached remarkable levels. | | View Artwork | | Robert Taylor | | Robert has been a prolific sketcher and painter ever since he was a small boy.After leaving art college, while continuing to paint in his spare time,he became a professional picture restorer.This work brought him into contact with the work of the Great Masters,ancient and modern.His thirteen years as a restorer gave him valuable insight into the techniques of many of these great painters and radically influenced his own technique.
Robert Taylor has been selling his own paintings since his school days but it was not until he had his own publisher did he become a full-time professional in the mid seventies,that his fame spread.Today he is recognised by many as the world's leading aviation artist and international demand for his original canvases and his limited edition prints is unsurpassed.His work has been featured many times as the subject of television programmes,newspaper and magazine articles.His highly successful one-man exhibition in London was covered by Granada T.V. and many of the U.K.'s leading national newspapers.His one-man exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. was seen by 10 million visitors and has been quoted as the most successful aviation art exhibition ever staged.
Today,the genius of Robert Taylor is recognised all over the world and his art is the benchmark by which all others in this established field set their standards. | | View Artwork | | Robert Henderson | | Rob has been interested in aviation from a very early age and has drawn and painted since he can remember.Having had no "formal"training,unless you include attending 6th form college,where he always ended up doing projects with an aeronautical theme,much to the teachers despair-but it was-"more interesting than drawing bowls of fruit and ageing nude models".
It was from here,while enduring the day to day boredom of lectures,that small black and white cartoons of various aircraft began to appear.These in turn developed into the basis of the aircraft caricatures he does today.
Rob has since decided to go professional,and has started work on building his own business"Caricature Aircraft Pictures".During the past few years the popularity of his work has increased,with many of his original works being commissioned as leaving gifts for members of the armed forces not only at home in England but also in the U.S.A.
| | View Artwork | | Michael Rondot | | During his 25 year career as a pilot in the Royal Air Force Michael Rondot flew over 5000 hours on combat jets,including 29 missions in Jaguar fighter bombers during the Gulf war in 1991.His paintings of modern combat aircraft have a unique authority and accuracy,and are much sought after by both aviators and enthusiasts for their realism and powerful atmospheric settings.Of all the gulf war aviation art prints published,none can match the quality and authenticity of his series based on personal experiences and eye-witnessed events. | | View Artwork | | Keith Hill | | Keith Hill grew up in Rushden,Northamptonshire,England,and it is from here that he still works.Although he had no "formal"training in art his work is today sold world-wide and is permanently exhibited in many of the worlds most prestigious aviation museums.Included in these are the "Eagle Hanger"at Oshkosh,Wisconsin(USA),"The 8th Airforce Heritage Centre",Savannah,Georgia(USA),and the Imperial War Museum,Duxford.In recognition of his work in "perpetuating the memory of the 8th Air Force in World War 11"he was,in 1989,appointed as "official Artist"to the 8th Air Force Memorial museum Foundation",and in September 1990 was invited to exhibit his work at the massive 8th Air Force Reunion in Las Vegas,attended by over 2,000 U.S.veterans.
| | View Artwork | | Trevor Lay | | Trevor Lay is an exciting new artistic talent,much admired for his "Pilots Perspective"aircraft paintings.His flair for choosing characteristic poses for his subjects,set in beautiful skyscapes,and his outstanding technical accuracy,are shown to advantage in his outstanding paintings. | | View Artwork | | Gerald Coulson | | Gerald Coulson has been painting professionally for over 30 years.The Fine Art Guild have placed him among the top ten best selling UK artists no less than 15 times in 12 years-3 times at No1.Coulson's first love was aircraft,studying and drawing them at every opportunity,from an early age.His apprenticeship as an aircraft engineer and then as an RAF Technician and later engineer with British Airways,have allowed him an insight and intimate knowledge of the aircraft he paints.Gaining his pilot's licence in 1960,going solo in under four hours,he still flies today and can regularly be seen buzzing over the Fens of Cambridge in a Tiger Moth.Whatever the subject,whether aviation,landscape or portrait,his ability to capture the realism and "mood" of the scene is unsurpassed,making him one of the most collected and highly regarded artists in the world today.
| | View Artwork | | Robert Watts | | In a 25 year career beginning as an illustrator to the Ryan Aeronautical Company in 1966,Robert Watts has established an enviable reputation professionally illustrating for leading aerospace corporations,including Hughes,Teledyne,General Dynamics and Northrop.In 1971 ha was asked to join the Naval Art Program and served as a Naval Combat Artist during the Vietnam years.Turning to fine art painting just two years ago,he astonished the American aviation art world with the high quality of his paintings,taking the coveted BEST OF SHOW award at the 1992 A.S.A.A.exhibition at his very first attempt.Winning the award two consecutive years,in competition with America's finest aviation artists,is a feat no other artist has ever achieved,and gives notice that a new star has firmly established himself on the aviation art scene. | | View Artwork |
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