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US Naval aviation art prints by Leading aviation artist Philip West. These
superb US naval aviation art prints published by SWA and previous
publishers of Philip West are brought together on one amazing website.
Philip West is recognised as one of the worlds finest
aviation artists. Collectors of his original oil paintings span the globe, many
waiting patiently for his next breathtaking canvas to appear. With some one
hundred and eight limited editions behind him, a waiting list of commissioned
paintings for clients both existing and new, and a head full of ideas for new
limited edition prints, life is never dull for this Wiltshire based artist!
Self-taught, after years of painting pictures for friends and relatives, Philip
took the plunge and became a full-time professional artist. Since then he has
developed a very loyal and expanding for both his original paintings and prints.
Whilst jets, and Phantoms in particular, light Philips fire, he is also a master
painter of piston-engined classics; being renowned for his rendition of Avro
Lancasters and Supermarine Spitfires. Philip is also one of the few artists to
also enthusiastically paint pictures of Fleet Air Arm aircraft. Philips
knowledge of aircraft and the accuracy of his work combine to record a moment in
history so perfectly, that both collectors and admirers of his work are able to
feel a real sense of the excitement and drama that his work portrays.
To see over 500 Naval art prints including over 150 US
naval prints why not have a look at www.naval-art.com
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| Honor the Brave by Philip West. One of the last aircraft to come aboard following the days combat actions was the (photo-bird) RF-8G Crusader. Unarmed apart from cameras and film, the eyes of the fleet pilots roamed far and wide throughout Vietnam to bring back vital post-strike photographs and reconnaissance information. The USS Coral Sea represented one of 21 attack and anti-submarine carriers deployed to the Gulf of Tonkin. Their crews displayed courage, duty, sacrifice and service. Signed limited edition of 300 prints. Paper size 28 inches x 12.5 inches (71cm x 32cm). Price £75.00
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 28 inches x 12.5 inches (71cm x 32cm). Price £100.00
ITEM CODE DHM2209 |
| Return of the Bounty Hunter by Philip West. A pair of F-14 Tomcats of VF-2 Bounty Hunters return to the USS Constellation from a CAP mission in the Indian Ocean, 1997. Two F-14D Tomcats, with tail hooks lowered, prepare to recover aboard the USS Constellation at the end of a mission during a deployment that took the carrier to the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea in 1997. Generally accepted as the worlds finest long range interceptor, the Tomcat has celebrated 25 years of F-14 front-line service. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 23 inches x 15 inches (58cm x 38cm). Price £
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| Screaming Eagle by Philip West. Having put an AIM-9 missile up the tailpipe of a MiG-17 over North Vietnam, pilot Jerry Devil Houston with Kevin Moore riding shotgun, swings his F-4B Phantom onto the center-line of the USS Coral Sea following a strike mission gainst the airfield at Bai Thuong on May 6, 1972. The brightly painted stylistic eagle denotes they are flying the CAG bird. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 27 inches x 22 inches (69cm x 56cm). Price £95.00
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