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On
this page are short Bio's, mugshots (smile guys) and a sample of
work for each of the top artist's that we work with.
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Keith
Aspinall
Keith
is a Manchester born retired civil engineer who has been painting
aviation subjects for the past twenty years. He is entirly
self taught and his style is characterised by precise detail
and technical accuracy which he feels is a result of his engineering
training. After retiring from full time employment with Kent
County Coucil Keith moved to Lincolnshire in April 1998 in
the hope of finding a wider market for his work, and the move
has proved to be successful.
He
is an Associate Member of the Guild of Aviation Artists and
regularly exhibits work at the Guilds Annual Open Exhibition
in London. In addition he has completed over a hundred commissions
for private clients in England and abroad including RAF and
American Eighth Air Force associations. Many of his painting
are currently in print and his work is on the covers of a
number of books recently published in France, the United States
and the UK.
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Keith
Woodcock
"There
must be very few connoisseurs of aviation art who are not
familiar with the work of Keith Woodcock."
As
a professional artist for 20 years, Keith Woodcock has earned
an enviable reputation for his atmospheric portrayals of
aircraft.
His
early work concentrated on magazine illustrations and book
covers, and although he still undertakes this work from
time to time, the vast majority of his current paintings
are now specially commissioned by Service Organisations
and private or corporate clients Worldwide. His paintings
now hang in permanent collections in the USA, Canada, Italy,
Australia, Hong Kong, Germany, Denmark and the UK.
When
he is not painting professionally, Keith finds relaxation
in portrait painting and figure drawing.
He also enjoys walking on the moors and is a keen motor
racing enthusiast.
Keith
is a former Chairman of the Guild of Aviation Artists, he
also gives illustration lectures, critiques and workshops,
not only on his speciality subjects, but on art in general.
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Timothy
O'Brien
Tim
O'Brien was born in nottingham in 1970 and since childhood
has pursued a passion for art.After
working in several commercial art studios, he became a full
time freelance artist and illustrator at the age of 22.
A
former ATC cadet with 1936 (Newton) Squadron, Tim has flown
as a passenger in a range of aircraft including the Tiger
Moth, Chipmunk, Ju 52, Hercules, HS 125 and the BBMF's Lancaster
and Dakota gathering first hand knowledge for his detailed
paintings, and is now accepted as one of the youngest full
members of the Guild of Aviation Artists.
Tims work can be seen on prints published by lincolnshire's
Lancaster Association, Kestrel Publishing and in occassional
magazine articles for Aeroplane Monthly and the relaunched
Wingspan.
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Iain
Wyllie
Having
been trained in Naval Architecture and having a strong interest
in saling ships, Iain's first subjects were the famous clipper
ships and beautiful seascapes.
His
first efforts at aircraft painting were produced for painting
competitions when he was a member of the Royal Observer
Corps.Amongst his collection he still has a painting of
a Gloster Javelin which won him the first of many competitions
back in the 1960's.
During
the 1970's Iain perfected the art of airbrush painting and
as a result became more and more recognised as on of the
UK's finest artists, Which finall led Iain into becoming
a full time aviation airbrush artist producing over 80 cover
paintings for the famous Osprey series of aviation books,
as well as many private commissions.
In
recent years Iain has become a valued contributor to the
growing portfolio of Kestrel Publishing, With such finely
detailed works as "Achtung-Indianer,Rechts"(Me109)
and "Sicilian Vespers" (Ju88).
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Marii
Chernev
Marii
chernev, although born and trained in Bulgaria, now lives
and paints at his home in the United States.
As a leading aviation/marine artist, Marii has produced
over 60 paintings depicting British and america World War
II subjects, many of which now hang in private collections
across the world.
In
1998 Marii's work was exhibited in sofia, Bulgaria during
the 86th Anniversary of the foundation of the Bulgarian
Air Force.
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