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James Christensen – Benediction

karynn — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:34:38 +0000

Dear Art Collector,

“The words coming out of this angel’s mouth are purposely provocative and designed to make you wonder ‘What does that mean?’ asks artist James C. Christensen. “It’s Latin, beatus est
pisciculus, meaning “Blessed is the little fish.” Floating fish symbolize the magic all around us and they are blessed little things themselves, to bring this magic into our lives. Is the angel blessing the fish or the fish blessing the angel? The fish is a symbol I frequently use and this painting was meant as my ‘thank-you’ for a lot of the magic in my life.”

Christensen’s original painting is 36×48 inches. The Greenwich Workshop Anniversary Edition is released in two sizes, a very limited quantity at a major-statement size of 40 x 30, and also at 24 x 18 inches. The blessing of Benediction works beautifully at either size.

Sincerely,
Dann Jennings
Owner
Heritage Gallery Fine Art & Framing
(503) 436-0844

Benediction
by James C. Christensen

MasterWork™
Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Anniversary Giclée Canvas:
Edition not to exceed 50, signed by the artist.

40"w x 30"h (unstretched).
$995

Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Anniversary Giclée Canvas:
Edition not to exceed 300, signed by the artist.
24"w x 18"h.

$495

Reserve your copy today.

All artwork ©Respective Artists ©The Greenwich Workshop®, Inc.

Council Regalia by Howard Terpning

karynn — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:37:16 +0000

“The Plains Indian reveled in finery and wore the best he had for ceremonial occasions. When not doing more immediate chores, the women spent untold hours decorating their husbands’ clothing and accoutrements with trade beads and natural items such as bear claws, feathers, quills, pieces of bone, often dyed in bright colors. War bonnets worn by three of these Blackfeet elders were usually reserved for special events. Not often were they worn into combat, where they might be lost in the fury of the fight and perhaps give an enemy some magical power over the rightful owner. The buffalo horn headdress was fairly common and gave the wearer an eerie appearance as he went rushing against an enemy, shouting a war cry calculated to chill his opponent to the bone. In some tribes the man who carried the lance into battle was burdened with a special responsibility not to retreat. For that reason, many warriors shunned the lance as a weapon.” – Howard Terpning

Few artists and their work are relevant for a decade. Howard Terpning has remained so for the 30 years we have published his Fine Art Editions. Since The Greenwich Workshop first issued his limited editions in 1980, Howard Terpning has set the bar in collecting Western art.

To commemorate this achievement, The Greenwich Workshop will release a series of Personal Commission Prints that reflect his publishing program with us over the last 30 years. As Personal Commissions, each release is guaranteed to be a Sold-Out Edition, as the edition size is set by the number of orders we receive in the Commission Period. By keeping the Commission Period short, we expect tight edition sizes.

In 1980 one of the first limited editions we issued with Howard was created from the mixed media original The Spectators. Of the over 100 editions we have produced since then, Council Regalia would represent only the sixth fine art edition of a Terpning mixed media work.

Council Regalia will be released as a Masterwork Giclee edition, printed on the highest quality Hahnemuhle German Etching fine art textured paper. Deckled edges surround the entire image area allowing for either a traditional or floating presentation of the framed image.

MasterWork™
A Greenwich Workshop Personal Commission™ Fine Art Giclée Paper:
limited to the number of prints ordered during the commission period: July 2-26, 2010.
Signed by the artist and numbered.
42”w x 17 3/4”h.
$895 (unframed)

Arriving in May from the Greenwich Workshop

karynn — Mon, 10 May 2010 16:09:40 +0000

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Arriving in April

karynn — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:07:19 +0000

All Images ©Respective Artists ©The Greenwich Workshop®, Inc.

Toward the Setting Sun

karynn — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:08:35 +0000

Toward the Setting Sun
by
William S. Phillips
A Greenwich Workshop Personal Commission™ Print
27"h x 26"w.
$395 (unframed)

Now is the time to commission your print to be countersigned by the
surviving members of Doolittle’s Raiders attending the 68th Reunion at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, April 16-18.

With this, the sixth release of artist William S. Phillips’ series on the Doolittle Raiders, the artist and the surviving members of the Raid pay homage the Navy’s role in the legendary raid on Japan. Sending two United States aircraft carriers to the coast of Japan in 1942 was a risk of the highest order for a fleet, and a nation, still reeling from Japan’s string of victories in the Pacific. The USS Hornet, loaded with the 16 B-25s (all that could be shipped) which would strike the Japanese mainland in the “Halsey-Doolittle Raid,” steams eastward as part of Vice Admiral Halsey’s Task Force 16. The SBD Scout Bombers circling above would have been members of VS-6 flying from the USS Enterprise.

Meet the Signers of Your Personal Commission Print:

Richard E. Cole, Colonel
Co-Pilot Crew 1

Cole was the co-pilot of Doolittle’s plane and the first off of the Hornet’s deck, around 0800 (8:00 am ship time) April 18, 1942. Close to 1330 (1:30 pm ship time), they dropped their first bombs on Tokyo. They continued on toward China. At 2120 (9:20pm ship time) after 13 hours in the air, and having covered nearly 2,250 miles, Cole and the rest of his crew bailed out over China.

Cole enlisted November 22, 1940. He completed pilot training and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, July, 1941. Cole remained in China-Burma-India until June, 1943 and served again in the China-Burma-India Theater from October, 1943 until June, 1944. Cole was relieved from active duty in January, 1947 but returned to active duty in August, 1947. He was Operations Advisor to Venezuelan Air Force from 1959 to 1962. His peacetime service included posts in Ohio, North Carolina and California. Cole rated as Command Pilot. His decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, the Bronze Star Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal and the Chinese Army, Navy and Air Corps Medal, Class A, 1st Grade.

Robert L. Hite, Lieutenant Colonel
Co-Pilot Crew 16

Hite’s plane, Bat out of Hell, slid on the Hornet’s deck in the rough seas before take-off and in the process a sailor lost an arm in the propeller’s blades. After bombing Nagoya they made for the Chinese coast. After he and the crew bailed out south of Hanchung, they were captured by the puppet government forces, though Hite was the last to be caught. The Japanese executed fellow crew members Lt. William Farrow and Corporal Harold Spatz. Hite and the rest of his crew spent the next 40 months in POW camps.

Hite enlisted September 9, 1940. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and rated as pilot on May 29, 1941. Hite was captured after Tokyo Raid and imprisoned by the Japanese for 40 months. He was liberated by American troops on August 20, 1945 and he remained on active duty until September 30, 1947. Hite returned to active duty during Korean War on March 9, 1951 and served overseas before relief from active duty again in November, 1955. Decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and Chinese Breast Order of Pao Ting.

Edward Joseph Saylor, Major
Engineer Crew 15

Saylor’s plane was nicknamed TNT and bombed an aircraft factory and dock yards of Kobe. He and all his crew escaped injury when they ditched near an island west of Sangchow, China. Lt. T.R. White, M.D., who flew with Saylor, would amputate the leg of the Ruptured Duck’s Lt. Lawson in China.

Saylor enlisted December 7, 1939 and served throughout World War II in enlisted status both stateside and overseas until March, 1945. Saylor accepted a commission in October, 1947 and served as Aircraft Maintenance Officer at bases in Iowa, Washington, Labrador and England. His decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Force Commendation Medal and the Chinese Army, Navy and Air Corps Medal, Class A, 1st Grade.

Thomas Carson Griffin, Major
Navigator Crew 9

Griffin was navigator on the Whirling Dervish. After a smooth take off and bomb run over the Kawasji truck and tank factory in Tokyo the crew headed for China. They bailed out about 100 miles south of Poyang Lake.

Griffin entered service on July 5, 1939 as Second Lieutenant, Coast Artillery, but requested relief from active duty in 1940 to enlist as a Flying Cadet. He was rated as a navigator and re-commissioned on July 1, 1940. After the Tokyo Raid, Griffin served as a navigator in North Africa until he was shot down and captured by the Germans on July 3, 1943. Griffin remained a POW until release in April, 1945. His decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Chinese Army, Navy and Air Corps Medal, Class A, 1st Grade.

David J. Thatcher, Staff Sergeant
Engineer-Gunner Crew 7

Thatcher flew on Lt. Lawson’s Ruptured Duck. On take-off, the plane’s flaps were not extended and the plane seemed as if it would fall into the water. They recovered and went on to bomb an industrial section of Tokyo. He was the only member of his crew not seriously injured when his plane crashed in the water short of the beach on which they were trying to land. Thatcher’s exploits can be read in detail in Lawson’s Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo.

Thatcher enlisted December 3, 1940. After the Tokyo Raid, he served in England and Africa until January, 1944. Thatcher was discharged from active duty in July, 1945. His decorations include the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Chinese Army, Navy and Air Corps Medal, Class A, 1st Grade.

About Your Personal Commission Print:

1. What is a Personal Commission?
The Personal Commission was created by The Greenwich Workshop™, Inc. as a way to collect an individual work of an artist whose fine art prints often sell out and are difficult to find. You can “commission” your personal copy of a print during a set period. Delivery of completed prints begins shortly after the edition size is determined by the total number of orders received during the commission period.

2. Ordering a Personal Commission Print:
It’s simple! Prints may be ordered during the commission period March 12, 2010 through April 12, 2010. To place an order, contact your Greenwich Workshop authorized dealer for a Personal Commission form. Each form must be accompanied by a deposit for each print ordered. All orders must be received by April 12, 2010.

3. When will prints be delivered?
Delivery will begin April 26, 2010 and will include confirmation of the final edition size.

To place your Personal Commission Order,
Contact Us via Email or call Dann at (503) 436-0844 or toll-free at (877) 999-0844.

Arriving in March

karynn — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:34:54 +0000

Bowl of Oats by Morgan Weistling

karynn — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:38:32 +0000

“There are two different stories to tell about Bowl of Oats,” begins Morgan. “The first is that even though I may not paint as many paintings of boys as I do girls, most of my paintings of children come about in the same fashion. In this case, I put a cup of milk and a bowl of oatmeal out in front of a little boy who is about a year and half old. As a parent myself, I have a pretty good idea of what is going to happen. How that comes about is entirely up to the child. For me, what they do is simply a matter of nature.”

“Second, one of the things that I have become highly aware of as an artist is how completely natural these children are about their hands and what great poses you end up with as a result. Adults can be downright weird about them. If I asked you to pose for me right now, where your hands ended up and how you positioned them would be a very self-conscious and unnatural process. Kid’s hands end up exactly where they should be, even when they are not covered in oatmeal.”

Bowl of Oats

by Morgan Weistling

Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée Canvas:
limited to 100 s/n.
20″w x 15″h.
$450 (unframed)

The Tie That Binds by James Christensen

karynn — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:25:37 +0000

“The best friendships can and will endure,” explains artist James C. Christensen. “My wife has a life-long friend that lives far away. Their relationship is more like that of sisters, although possibly even stronger. They have been friends for decades. Over that period of time they have had the chance to share all the joys life has presented them. They have also looked to and supported each other through hardship, distance and change. Separately, they have grown but never have they grown apart. The physical distance between them is overcome by an unseen connection. These women are loving friends who lightly grasp the tie that binds them together.”

Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Diptych Giclée Canvas:
limited to 250 s/n.
16″w x 20″h each.
$750 (unframed)

Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Diptych Print:
limited to 550 s/n.
11″w x 14″h each.
$250 (unframed)

Dauntless Against a Rising Sun by William Phillips

karynn — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:36:06 +0000

“This painting contains everything I like about symbolic aviation art. It’s full of symbolism as two SBD-3s—S-9 and S-11 of VS-5—fly from the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier against the dark clouds of war and a rising sun, the symbol of the Japanese empire. In this case, the sun is symbolic of hope and the dawn of a new day as the tide turns in the Pacific at the Battle of Midway in June of 1942.”

The name of the painting, Dauntless Against a Rising Sun, was a natural. A SBD dive-bomber was referred to as a “Dauntless” and the two in this painting capture the spirit of the U.S. forces in those dark days after the initial Japanese victories in the Pacific.

Dauntless Against a Rising Sun

by William S. Phillips

Anniversary Edition
Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée Canvas:
edition not to exceed 100 s/n.
36″w x 24″h.
$1250 (unframed)

Arriving in February

karynn — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:47:30 +0000