Geoff Lea

Home ] French Military Artists ] Louis Ernest Meissonier ] J.B. Edouard Detaille ] J Louis David ] Alphonse De Neuville ] Antoine Jean Gros ] Horace Vernet ] British Military Artists ] Lady Elizabeth Butler ] Richard C Woodville ] J.P.Beadle ] Ernest Crofts ] Robert Gibb ] William B Wollen ] Robert Hillingford ] Denis Dighton ] T.J.Barker ] Modern Artists ] Chris Collingwood ] David Pentland ] Brian Palmer ] Terence Cuneo ] Mark Churms ] Graham Turner ] David Rowlands ] Kevin Lyles ] Graeme Lothian ] Simon Smith ] Stuart Liptrot ] Scott Kirkwood ] Peter Archer ] Keith Rocco ] James Dietz ] Tom Lovell ] Bud Bradshaw ] Nigel Appleby ] Jason Askew ] William Meijer ] Uniform Prints ] Harry Payne ] Richard Simkin ] Charles.H.Smith ] Naval Artists ] Ivan Berryman ] Randall Wilson ] Anthony Saunders ] Graeme Lothian ] Brian Wood ] Robert Barbour ] Gordon Bauwens ] Robert Taylor ] George Chambers ] Montague Dawson ] Nicholas Pocock ] Geoff Hunt ] Charles Dixon ] W.L Wylie ] Derek Gardner ] Adrian Rigby ] E D Walker ] David Shepherd ] Philip West ] John Young ] Rodney Charman ] Simon Atack ] Roy Cross ] Tony Fernandes ] Aviation Artists ] Graeme Lothian ] Ivan Berryman ] Anthony Saunders ] David Pentland ] Robert Taylor ] Keith Woodcock ] [ Geoff Lea ] Barry Price ] Simon Smith ] Michael Rondot ] Stuart Brown ] Frank Wootton ] Ronald Wong ] M A Kinnear ] Tim Fisher ] Robert Watts ] Robin Smith ] Adrian Rigby ] Nicolas Trudgian ] Gerald Coulson ] Philip West ] Michael Turner ] Robert Tomlin ] Stephen Brown ] Keith Aspinall ] Simon Atack ] Steve Gibbs ] Timothy O'Brian ] Barrie Clark ] Iain Wyllie Aviation ] John Young ] R G Smith ] Roy Grinell ] Craig Kodera ] Marii Chernev ] Stan Stokes ] Roy Garner ] Roy Cross ] Richard Taylor ] William S Phillips ] John D Shaw ] Special offers ] Books and Gifts ] Military Links ] Secure Purchasing ]

Google
 
Web www.militaryartcompany.com

Aviation artist Geoff Lea's range of aviation art prints of Royal Air force aircraft of world war two. Aviation paintings also available. Aviation art prints published by Cranston Fine Arts.   

Jaguar Flight Test On by Geoff Lea.Jaguar Flight Test On by Geoff Lea. 2 editions available from £37.00
Sunderland Over the Gareloch by Geoff Lea.Sunderland Over the Gareloch by Geoff Lea. 3 editions available from £95.00
Shackletons by Geoff Lea. Shackletons by Geoff Lea. £43.00
Dakota Over Burma by Geoff Lea.Dakota Over Burma by Geoff Lea. 3 editions available from £28.00
Pink Tornados by Geoff Lea.Pink Tornados by Geoff Lea. 2 editions available from £63.00
Arnhem Op Market Garden by Geoff Lea. Arnhem Op Market Garden by Geoff Lea. £51.00
McRoberts Reply by Geoff Lea. McRoberts Reply by Geoff Lea. £36.00
Gulf Buddies by Geoff Lea. Gulf Buddies by Geoff Lea. £95.00
Taming the Tiger by Geoff Lea.Taming the Tiger by Geoff Lea. 9 editions available from £95.00
Vulcan Sunset by Geoff Lea.Vulcan Sunset by Geoff Lea. 2 editions available from £95.00
Normandy Beach Head Patrol by Geoff Lea. (Y)Normandy Beach Head Patrol by Geoff Lea. 6 editions available from £95.00
Spitfire Tally-Ho by Geoff Lea.Spitfire Tally-Ho by Geoff Lea. 3 editions available from £23.52
Desert Prang by Geoff Lea.Desert Prang by Geoff Lea. 3 editions available from £23.52
Harrier in a Hyde by Geoff Lea. (Y)Harrier in a Hyde by Geoff Lea. 3 editions available from £37.00
Mustang by Geoff Lea.Mustang by Geoff Lea. 2 editions available from £16.80
Depart in Peace by Geoff Lea. Depart in Peace by Geoff Lea. £105.00
Mosquito Bite by Geoff Lea. (P) Mosquito Bite by Geoff Lea. (P) £2200.00
Beware of the Lion by Geoff Lea (D)Beware of the Lion by Geoff Lea. 7 editions available from £51.00
Sink the Bismarck by Geoff Lea.Sink the Bismarck by Geoff Lea. 5 editions available from £79.80
Action Over San Carlos by Geoff Lea. (Y)Action Over San Carlos by Geoff Lea. 3 editions available from £95.00
Phantom FGR 2 of III Squadron by Geoff Lea. Phantom FGR 2 of III Squadron by Geoff Lea. £79.80
The Longest Day Begins - Pegasus Bridge by Geoff LeaThe Longest Day Begins - Pegasus Bridge by Geoff Lea 4 editions available from £95.00

 

Teamwork by Geoff Lea. (Y)Teamwork by Geoff Lea. 2 editions available from £50.00

     ARNHEM OP MARKET GARDEN BY GEOFF LEA  Douglas C47 Dakotas fly into the landing and drop zone at Renkum Heath, September 17th 1944.

Pink Tornados by Geoff Lea  A pair of RAF Tornado GRIs at low level during the Gulf War operation Desert Storm, in their distinctive desert pink camouflage colour scheme. 

McRoberts Reply by Geoff Lea  A Short Stirling takes off for a night time bombing raid.   Dakota Over Burma by Geoff Lea

 SINK THE BISMARCK BY GEOFF LEA  Shows the action on 26th May 1941 by Swordfish from HMS Ark Royal on the German battleship Bismarck. Fresh from her triumphant encounter with HMS Hood, Bismarck was struck by Swordfishs torpedo which jammed her rudder and was finished off by the home fleet on 27th May 1941.

The Longest Day Begins - Pegasus Bridge by Geoff Lea  Features the successful Horsa glider borne assault on the Caen Canal bridge at Benouville in Normandy at approx. 00.15hrs on D-Day, the 6th June 1944. Troops from the second battalion of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry led by Major John Howard took the bridge which later became known as "Pegasus Bridge".  Painting was signed by Major John Howard.

Teamwork by Geoff Lea  Open edition print showing spitfire flying past the early warning radio masts on the South coast after shooting down a German Heinkel. 

BEWARE OF THE LION BY GEOFF LEA   602 City of Glasgow Squadron patrol the Normandy beaches.

NORMANDY BEACH HEAD PATROL BY GEOFF LEA   Spitfire Mk9. of 56 squadron patrol the D-Day landings.

Action Over San Carlos by Geoff Lea  A Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Sea Harrier turns to release its Sidewinder missiles at an Argentinean Airforce Dagger as it beats a hasty retreat after a near miss on Sir Bedivere and HMS Fearless in San Carlos Sound during the 1982 Falklands Islands conflict.

Depart in Peace by Geoff Lea  On 15th September 1965, the late Jeffrey Quill flew the old Spitfire VB AB910 into RAF Station Coltishall to be handed over to the Royal Air Force Memorial Flight and preserved in perpetuity.  Significantly, this was to be virtually the final moment of a thirty-year association and devotion by Jeffrey Quill to his beloved Spitfire.  After Mutt Summers' initial flight, it was largely left to Jeffrey to help turn Reginald Mitchell's inspired design into the most famous fighter aircraft of all time.  Jeffrey Quill writes in his book, 'Spitfire, A Test Pilot's Story', "It had been my business to criticise it and identify its faults; I had no illusions about it and knew its problems only too well. Indeed, they had caused me sleepless nights all too often... As I climbed out of the cockpit of AB910 I had that feeling of sadness, of bidding farewell to an old an trusted friend."  The title of the print comes most appropriately from the words of Nunc Dimittis, - "Lord now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace," as AB910 goes into the loving care of the Memorial Flight.   AB910 had a long, historic career since being built in 1942 at Castle Bromwich.  It was delivered to 92 Squadron whose letters QJ-J it bore at the time of presentation. Ninety-two Squadron flew Spitfires throughout the entire war and was also one of the Royal Air Force's top-scoring squadrons.  AB910 was also the aircraft on which a ground crew WAAF, now Miss Horton, made an unscheduled flight crouched across the tail.  After the war, it was bought by the late Air Cmdre A. H. Wheeler, CBE, and later by Vickers-Armstrong Aircraft limited, who completely restored it.  This work was carried out almost as a solo job by Arthur Luscombe at Chilbolton and later the aircraft was based at South Marston. As shown in this painting, AB910 was fitted with a Merlin 55M engine from a Seafire III to improve low-level performance, and a four-bladed propeller, untypical of a Spitfire V, both of which have now been changed by the Memorial Flight. After a life of more than forty years, AB910 continues to give pleasure to thousands as it participates in displays during the summer months.  AB910 serves as a permanent reminder of those days of the 1940s when the flashing, eliptical wings skimmed high and proudly to bring freedom to the skies. Now, as then, to be a Spitfire pilot is the dream of small boys of all ages.  Indeed, even as one sees and hears this remarkable machine, inevitably its magic draws us all into its heart to become part of a legend.

 

 

SHOWCASE PRODUCT

EDITIONS

Pilot Signed Prints - The Hunting Party Price : £145

Pilot Signed Print - In Them We Trust.. Price : £125

Two Pilot Sigs Print - Freedom Fighters. Price : £160

Pilot Signed Original Drawing - 501 Sqn Scramble. Price : £380

Pilot Signed Original Drawing - 41 Sqn Scramble. Price : £380

ARTIST
Featured Artist - Ivan Berryman



Ivan Berryman - Battle of Britain Art

Artist Ivan Berryman has been producing many pencil drawings depicting scenes from the Battle of Britain. Each of these is signed by one of the pilots who was actually present at the battle, and is often inspired by the events they took part in themselves. Special signed print editions have also been created from existing full colour print editions, with some featuring multiple pilot signatures. You can find all of Ivan's Battle of Britain artwork on his website - www.ivanberryman.com, or see a full list of pencil drawings - updated regularly, in our dedicated section of pencil drawings.

When you go to a product page for an item in our shop, click on the names of the pilots where they are linked in the text for an item to see a profile page for that pilot. Often we include photos of signing sessions along with details of their flying career, and a full list of all items signed by the pilot.

Pilot Signed Battle of Britain Prints and Original Pencil Drawings

Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain

We are busy building up a portfolio of many many original pencil drawings which depict events from the Battle of Britain, the famous air battle won by 'the Few' in the summer of 1940. The British and Commonwealth pilots defended the air above Britain and the surrounding seaways from the might of the German Luftwaffe. Greatly outnumbered, the bravery of these young pilots saved the country from invasion, and let Britain survive to go on to defeat Germany. Without that first crucial victory, the outcome of the war could have been so very different. We have been busy arranging signing sessions with the few pilots who fought in that great battle who remain with us to this day. Our newly commissioned pencil drawings are often based on the descriptions of the battle by these great men, and are authenticated by their signatures. We have also had several editions of existing prints signed in full, or have signatures added to parts of existing editions. We have also incoporated signatures of some of the German pilots who also took part in the battle, some of whom went on to become top scoring aces of the war. See our Original Pencil Drawings Section - particularly the section of artists David Pentland and Ivan Berryman. Also, see our New Signature Editions section to see all of our newly signed editions.

DETAIL IMAGES





More Items from our database

Four William Wallace prints.



Tank Hunters by David Pentland.



Opening the Cherkassy Pocket by David Pentland.



See more about Phantom Fury by Robert Taylor at Robert Taylor Prints.com
See more Military Prints at www.directart.co.uk

This website is owned by Cranston Fine Arts.  Torwood House, Torwoodhill Road, Rhu, Helensburgh, Scotland, G848LE

Contact: Tel: (+44) (0) 1436 820269.  Fax: (+44) (0) 1436 820473. Email:

More sites :     www.worldnavalships.com   www.nicolastrudgianprints.com   www.ivanberryman.com     www.regimental-art.com    www.roberttaylorprints.com