Flight Through the Ages

A 50th Anniversary Tribute to the Guild of Aviation Artists

Artists of Aviation

• Editorial: Pen & Sword Transport
• Año: 2020
• ISBN:
  9781526763785
• Categoría: Technik & Maschinenbau
• Categoría: Luftfahrt

"A joy... covers the period from the Great War to the modern era with diversions into air shows and some of the personalities of the Guild." — War History Online Flight Through the Ages was the title of the first annual exhibition of the Guild of Aviation Artists in 1971. This book celebrates 50 years of exhibitions and includes paintings by almost one hundred Guild artists, past and present, depicting aircraft from the earliest airborne activities through to the present day. There are balloons and airships, fighters and bombers from both world wars, including Spitfires and Lancasters, airliners from the early years of air travel through Concorde and on to the present day. There are also gliders and helicopters and the current generation of advanced aircraft among some 200 illustrations, most in full color. Artists include some of the most well-known British artists of their day and the works display imagination and creativity in a variety of different styles and treatments that bring flying machines to life. There are historical scenes and aircraft in their natural environment, showing action and some of the aviators and others from the world of aviation. There is a short history of the Guild and a step-by-step guide to one artist's approach to the subject. "A magnificent series of images in a variety of styles... This is a lovely book in which to browse, feast your eyes and ponder on the magic of aviation." — Flying in Ireland "Inspiration, pure and simple... this book provides a luscious ready reference of many of aviation's most beautiful creations, each in a moment in time that draws us into its story." — IPMS/USA

THE JET AGE AND THE COLD WAR

Holiday Treat at Bognor Regis - Meteor air speed record in 1946 by Michael Turner P&FGAvA Gouache

Strategic Reconnaissance Malta - Vickers Valiant B(PR)1, 543 Squadron by Patricia Forrest VPGAvA Gouache

Birth of an Era - Vickers Valiant Prototype 1951 by Chris French FGAvA Oil

Mission Completed - Victor Tanker by Ronald Freeman GAvA Oil

Final Day at Brize Norton - Vickers VC10K at Brize Norton by Kai Choi AGAvA Acrylic

Ready for Passengers to Board - Vickers VC10 by Penelope Douglas VPGAvA Oil

QRA Scramble - Handley Page Victor K2 by Paul Warrener AGAvA Pencil

Mission Impossible - Vulcan XM607 over Stanley by Philip E. West GAvA Oil

Teasin’ Tina at Night - Victor Tanker XM715 at RAF Marham by Jonathan Westwood AGAvA Oil

Dawn Disturbance - Hercules by David Young AGAvA Oil

Desert Landing - Hercules C-130 by Anthony Collins AGAvA Oil

Ark Arrival - Scimitar FI 803 NAS by Stephen Chard GAvA Oil

Over the Top - Folland...