The US Navy is 241 years old today.. Sadly, it seems 241 years of tradition have pretty much been destroyed in the last 8 years by the current administration’s use of the military as a social justice experiment… And the … Continue reading
Category Archives: honoring our military
Preserving Aviation History on canvas is Roy Grinnell’s forte’ and it has brought him worldwide recognition as an aviation artist of the highest caliber. Roy’s documentation of aerial combat events has given him the honor of being the official artist … Continue reading
Heinz Krebs was raised and lives in Southern Germany where he spends most of his free time either flying or painting. He is a passionate aviator, a commercial and test pilot, as well as a flying instructor with more than … Continue reading
John Shaw was inspired by the work of artists such as William S. Phillips, R.G. Smith and Robert Taylor, he volunteered to create artwork promoting various WWII aviation events in the area. When a local Military Museum located at a … Continue reading
In the pre-dawn of September 1st 1939, units of Hitler’s Luftwaffe and Wehrmacht were poised to smash across Poland’s borders to begin WWII. At sunrise, formations of German bombers were over Krakow and attacked the Polish airbase of Rakowice. Meanwhile, … Continue reading
Spent a few hours at the OKC VA yesterday, two ‘interesting’ things… First, we all STILL hate standing in line…LOL What a surprise! Pharmacy line was probably 8-9 long, 7 standing, 1 in wheelchair. The usual comments were flying (hurry … Continue reading
I remember reading about this in one of the histories of the Flying Tigers… Those guys clanked when they walked!!! … Continue reading
Postlethwaite does an excellent job of depicting damage in action, as you see on the rudder of the B-17, drawing the viewer into the picture, as the F190 breaks off an attack. … Continue reading
4 June 1942: one of the defining moments of the Pacific War when the tide turned against the Japanese aggressors at America’s Midway Islands. Lieutenant Richard H. Best and his two wingmen in their Douglas Dauntless SBD dive-bombers have … Continue reading
Gareth Hector is a UK based artist who works in both traditional and digital mediums. Interestingly, he not only does aviation paintings, but has also worked with video games companies, done story boards, and worked as an art director. Quite the diverse … Continue reading