eEXHIBIT 2005
The Artists
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Martin S. Bleasby B orn in Hitchin Hertfordshire in 1958. In the UK, I now live in a small town called Letchworth. I worked in the Aerospace Industry at BAe for a number of years, and have always been interested in Aviation Art. I joined the Guild of Aviation Artist’s in August 2002 and have only been painting aircraft for about a year. Most of my previous paintings have been mainly landscapes in both Oil and Watercolour.I studied Electronic Engineering for 7 years, and now work as a Systems Test Engineer in a local company. My interests range from Art through to Science Fiction, Sport and Classical Music. I must thank Mr Charles. J. Thompson, GAvA for all his help and advice. Charles normally attends the Guild's sketching days at Duxford Airfield and has helped me greatly with my Aviation Art, and I find his input is so valuable. Paul Couper
Aviation and aviation art have been a lifelong passion
for British born artist Paul Couper. From an early age he was fascinated
by the mysteries of flight and after a number of years as an Air Cadet
and not having the academic qualifications to be an RAF pilot, Paul
decided to combine his fascination with art and aviation into a career.
Prompted by the illustrations in 'Flight' and 'Aeroplane', he studied
technical illustration at Portsmouth College of Art, where the aviation
theme naturally flowed.
Upon completion of his studies, his dream started to take
shape and he was offered his first illustration job at 'Flight
International'. Here he learnt how aircraft are designed and
constructed, with this knowledge and the guidance of some of the best
illustrators in the world Paul learnt how to draw and paint aircraft
with the technical accuracy needed for such a subject.
After a number of years at 'Flight' and armed with the
skills learnt there he pursued a freelance career working in many fields
including aviation, while all the time honing his aviation art skills
and improving them with every completed picture. A move into oils and
acrylics gave him the flexibility to paint on a grander scale and with
more realism.
In 2002, he was invited to join a like-minded group of
artists in the 'Solent Aviation Art Society' and was prompted by the
positive response at their many exhibitions to also become a Friend of
'The Guild of Aviation Artists' in 2004. His next dream turned into
reality in 2005 when he had two paintings accepted for the Guilds annual
exhibition in London.
Paul was proud to be awarded the prestigious 'Arthur
Gibson Award' for the best painting by a first time exhibitor for the
painting 'Chopburg'
Paul Hambleton is an aviation and portrait artist living in Fort Myers, Florida. His interest in art began at an early age. Inspired by his father’s occupation as an Air Force fighter pilot, Paul began depicting airplanes at age four. By age eleven, he was producing several drawings per day. As Paul prepared for college, he decided to follow in his father’s footsteps and upon graduation from the University of Florida in 1987, was commissioned as an officer and attended Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training at Laughlin AFB, in Del Rio, Texas. Graduating in 1988, Paul spent two years in Panama as a forward air controller in the OA-37B, participating in Operation Just Cause. He spent the balance of his Air Force career flying the F-15C at Langley AFB, Virginia. He joined forces with the Massachusetts Air National Guard in 1996, flying the F-15A at Otis Air National Guard Base, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Paul left the Guard in 1999 after being hired by American Airlines a! s a pilot, his current occupation. His experience with oil painting dates back to 1995, when he began to paint his favorite subject, the F-15 Eagle. As a former fighter pilot, Paul continuously strives to compose paintings which give the viewer the “in the cockpit” experience he came to know and love. In recent years, Paul began to discover the art of the portrait and is in the process of developing a successful portraiture business.
Long inspired by the works of N.C. Wyeth and Maxfield Parrish, Ron studied at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, specializing in illustration and design. He went on to serve as a pilot for American Airlines for 22 years. He has always considered himself a full time artist and was never far from an easel and paint brushes. An inveterate people watcher, Ron has been fortunate to be able to observe a large cross section of humanity in his travels, which aided him in developing an artistic style that he characterizes as “narrative/expressive.” Hart finds there is room for whimsy in art, and takes many opportunities to imbue his accomplished paintings with charm and caprice. Whether creating landscapes, portraiture, still life studies, or aviation art, Ron makes a conscious decision at the onset of each piece whether to be serious or inject his natural tendency toward humor, resulting in a diverse body of masterful images.
An F-16 pilot and a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Captain, Mark S. Jannakos ,who earned his wings from the U.S. Air Force in
1984, expresses his love for flying through his artwork and records his unique
viewpoint as a pilot on canvas. Jannakos, whose paintings are technically
correct, mainly focuses on fighters and commercial airline jets for his subject
matter. "It's a way for me to fly when I'm not flying," Jannakos said. |
Robert J. Keith
Robert brings his passion
for aircraft and the love of flight into aviation related attempting to create a
place where the viewer may wish to be, if only for a moment. Therefore, his
paintings of military aircraft usually appear in non-lethal scenes focusing on
the beauty of the machine and its surroundings. When not painting aircraft
Robert follows his Celtic heritage by painting landscape scenes from both
Scotland and Ireland. He attempts to recreate ruined castles and homes to the
state that they were in when new. Born in Dorchester, MA, he graduated from
Vesper George School of Art, in Boston, concentrating in commercial art and
advertising. His art career began with Rust Craft Greeting Cards Inc. working in
the design and finished art departments until the company‘s closure. Since 1985
nearly two hundred military and civilian aviators from as far away as North
Carolina and Texas have commissioned works.
Priscilla Messner-Patterson and her husband have lived in Kodiak since 1983. While her primary focus is on aviation, she also paints still life and landscapes. Her original paintings in oil or watercolor are in private collections including the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, and she has many works in print. In addition to being an Artist Member of the American Society of Aviation Artists, she is also a member of the Canadian Aviation Artist Association, the Alaska Watercolor Society and both the Coast Guard and Air Force Art Programs. John Sarsfield John graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1972 with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering and spent the next 17 years flying F-4 Phantoms with the Air Force. He is a licensed sailplane pilot. John has been painting aviation subjects since the late sixties and has been an artist member of the American Society of Aviation Artists (ASAA) since 1990. He has attended seminars and critique sessions held by some of the world’s most respected aviation artists. His work has won awards at national and regional shows including those of the ASAA and EAA. John puts his aviation subjects in land and cloudscapes from an aerial perspective, producing works which are fascinating to the flying and earthbound viewer alike. He concentrates on recreating the feeling of flight for the viewer while maintaining accuracy in depicting the machinery. " I find inspiration for my art in the field of aviation. Three things serve as primary motivators. The first is the appreciation of the wonderful forms forced upon high speed aircraft by the environment and the laws of physics. Although produced by the hands of men, the esthetic qualities are the results of nature's constraints. Next come the "contraptions" of early aviation. In the early days, all sorts of flying machines took to the skies (or tried to!). They were fanciful collections of canvas, wire, bamboo, and cotton. Many of them would not look out of place today, many were truly bizarre, all were fascinating. Last and perhaps most important is the ability to see our familiar world from an unfamiliar perspective. This is the life blood of both the artist and the aviator. " Marc Stewart
Marc Stewart is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, currently
residing in Newnan, Georgia. He has always had an interest in flying and
of aircraft (WWII aircraft in particular). As a teenager he earned his
pilots license. He and his friends flew all over the U.S. and Canada in
a Cessna 120, and through the ignorance of youth (mixed with a lot of
luck) narrowly averted death many times! They would often get two
aircraft and "dogfight" each other or put on "airshows" for their
friends -- including one stunt flight through an expressway underpass.
In college Marc became involved in sailplane flying and was an
active member of the West Georgia College Sport Parachute Team. After college,
he joined the U.S. Navy and graduated from Aviation Officers Candidate School
in Pensacola, FL. Marc then began flight training in pursuit of a career
inNaval Aviation. During his Naval career Marc flew several aircraft including
the T-34C, T-2C, US-2B, C-12, C-131, and the TA-4J Skyhawk. In 1995, he
retired from the Naval Reserve as a Lieutenant Commander.
In grade school and high school Marc drew or painted aircraft
subjects. Throughout college many of his art shows were of an aviation theme.
Marc believes his early flying experience influenced his college art projects.
His military flying days and aviation maintenance experience further served to
enhance his attention to detail in his aviation artwork.
Stan Vosburg Stan Vosburg is an artist with a realistic and warmhearted approach to aviation art. His narrative style and historical fidelity make his period paintings a window into one of aviation's most exciting eras, the decade of the 1940's. A native Californian, Vosburg pursues two careers as a professional artist and a stress engineer in the aerospace/defense industry. His art career began after taking oil painting classes at Fullerton College in the late 1980's. Encouraged by members of ASAA, he began producing and marketing limited edition lithographs of his paintings. These works focus on the impact of military aviation on the people who lived and worked on the home front during the decade of World War II. Stan and his wife Cheryl reside in Orange, California, where they share time between his two careers and their three grandchildren.
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