Grand Prix motor racing art prints by
motor racing artist Gerald Coulson. Depicting formula 1 drivers David
Coulthard, Michael Schumacher at the French Grand Prix and Eddie Irvine at
Melbourne during the Australian Grand Prix.
Gerald Coulson has been painting
professionally for over 30 years. the Fine Art Guild have placed him
among the top ten best selling UK artists no less than 15 times in 12
years - 3 times at No. 1. Coulson's first love was aircraft,
studying them and drawing them at every opportunity, from an early
age. His apprenticeship as an aircraft engineer then as an RAF
Technician and later an engineer with British Airways, have allowed him an
insight and intimate knowledge of the aircraft he paints. Now a Vice
President, he is a founder member of the Guild of Aviation Artists and
four times winner of the Flight International Trophy for outstanding
aviation painting. He qualified for his pilots licence in 1960 and
is still actively flying today - mostly vintage aircraft and can often be
seen buzzing over the Fens of Cambridgeshire in a Tiger Moth.
Whatever the subject, whether aviation, landscape or portrait, his ability
to capture the realism and mood of the scene is unsurpassed, making him
one of the most collected and highly regarded artists in the world today.
A Moment of Triumph by Gerald Coulson.
The Intercontinental Formula was first organised by British Racing Drivers Club to allow the racing of cars with 2000cc to 3000cc engines. At the time the 1500cc limit of Formula 1 had been instituted by the international ruling body in the belief that the smaller cars would mean safer racing. In reality this meant that the relatively easy to handle Formula 1 cars could be driven by less experienced drivers almost as fast as the most experienced master drivers. The result was that the car with fractionally more power was the deciding factor in winning the race, rather than the better driver but this also compromised track safety. The introduction of the Intercontinental Formula was seen as more of a challenge for the drivers, with the larger and more powerful cars requiring greater skill and experience than to drive the 1500cc cars of Formula 1. The 13th International Trophy on Saturday 6th May 1961 was the first race of the season to carry World Championship points and consisted of .........
Ayrton Senna in his #8 Marlboro McLaren MP 4/8 on his way to his 40th Formula One win, Japan 1993, finishing ahead of rival Alain Prost in the Williams Renault and the McLaren of Mika Hakkinen.
Item Code : DHM5012
The Maestro by Gerald Coulson. - Editions Available
Michael Schumacher crosses the line to win the Japanese Grand Prix and achieves his third Formula 1 World Championship giving Ferrari their first Drivers World Championship for 21 years - Suzuka, 8th October 2000.
Item Code : LE0583
Red October by Gerald Coulson. - Editions Available
Jean Alesi wins the Canadian Grand Prix, 1995, on his 31st birthday. Amazingly, this was the sole victory of a Formula One career with over 200 starts - Jean Alesi was a legend with the Ferrari fans not because of his wins, but because of his driving style.
Item Code : DHM5013
Bon Anniversaire by Gerald Coulson. - Editions Available
Eddie Irivine winning his first Grand Prix in his Ferrari at Melbourne, Australia, 7th March 1999. Starting from 6th on the grid, Eddie finished just one second ahead of German Heinz-Harald Frentzen in the #8 Jordan.
Item Code : DHM5014
The Wizard of Oz by Gerald Coulson. - Editions Available
Monte Carlo - June 1st 2003 and Juan Pablo Montoya put in an outstanding drive, pushing his Williams BMW to victory in the Monaco Grand Prix. His triumph in what is possibly the most prestigious race of the season allowed him to celebrate his first win since Italy in 2001.
Item Code : DHM6080
Harbour Master by Gerald Coulson. - Editions Available
In a breathtaking manoeuvre David Coulthard in the McLaren MP4-15 Mercedes overtakes Michael Schumacher at Adelaide Corner and wins the French Grand Prix. Magny-Cours, 2 July 2000.
Image size 26 inches x 13 inches (66cm x 33cm) Sold out edition - We have one copy only
Artist : Gerald Coulson
£165.00
On the Edge by Gerald Coulson.
Damon Hill - the Formula One World Champion winning the San Marino Grand Prix, 5th May 1996 in his #5 Williams Renault. This was his fourth of eight victories in the 1996 season.
Item Code : DHM5016
On the Edge by Gerald Coulson. - Editions Available
The Intercontinental Formula was first
organised by British Racing Drivers Club to allow the racing of cars with
2000cc to 3000cc engines. At the time the 1500cc limit of Formula 1 had
been instituted by the international ruling body in the belief that the
smaller cars would mean safer racing. In reality this meant that the
relatively easy to handle Formula 1 cars could be driven by less
experienced drivers almost as fast as the most experienced master drivers.
The result was that the car with fractionally more power was the deciding
factor in winning the race, rather than the better driver but this also
compromised track safety. The introduction of the Intercontinental Formula
was seen as more of a callenge for the drivers, with the larger and more
powerful cars requiring greater skill and experience than to drive the
1500cc cars of Formula 1.
The 13th International Trophy on Saturday 6th May 1961 was the first
race of the season to carry World Championship points and consisted of 80
laps of Silverstone, a total of 233 miles.
Stirling Moss, having already won the International Sports Car Race
in a Lotus earlier that day, was driving Rob Walkers 2.5 litre Cooper
Climax and qualified 2nd on the grid despite being unhappy with the
steering of his car. The starting grid front row was Bruce McLaren,
Stirling Moss, Jack Brabham and Graham Hill and by the time the race
started at 2.30pm a heavy rain meant that the track was not only soaked
but also covered in oil and rubber from the previous races.
World Champion Jack Brabham made a superb start, passed Moss and was
first into Copse and by lap 4 Moss was in 3rd place led by Surtees and
Brabham. Due to appalling conditions and poor visibility many of the cars
were spinning or leaving the track and by lap 13 Brabham and Moss were 1st
and 2nd with the rest of the field some distance behind. Moss now poured
on the pressure and for the next few laps he tried to pass as he harried
Brabham in a duel for the lead. The pair were now beginning to lap the
tailenders and, at around a quarter of the distance Moss was held up by
Flockhart, Brabham's team member, who had allowed Brabham to pass. Moss
gestured angrily to Flockhart as he was unable to follow Brabham and, as
the rain paused for a while the pace became faster.
Suddenly and quite dramatically Moss passed both Flockhart and
Brabham and within 2 laps had gained 5 seconds on the World Champion. As
the rain returned in a deluge Moss mercilessly pushed on, increasing his
lead to 1.5 minutes by the halfway mark. Although he could have taken
things easily at this point Moss drove on relentlessly at a seemingly
impossible pace and was now lapping most of the field for a second time.
By the ¾ stage he completed his humiliation of Brabham by passing him for
a second time to lap him representing a 3 mile lead. Moss eventually won
the race in 2hrs 41 mins 19.2 secs, 1.5 laps ahead of Brabham and at least
two laps ahead of the rest of the field in what were treacherous
conditions.
At the end of the race Moss summed up the experience as a "nice
ride", having proved himself to be one of the greatest and fastest
drivers in the world under any conditions. Sir Stirling Moss believes this
to be one of his finest ever drives.
Art and aviation have been like a brother and sister to me. We have grown up together, learned together and made our adult lives together. But you do not have to have an appreciation of aircraft to admire the graceful lines of a Spitfire or the functional simplicity of a Focke-Wulf 190. They are themselves a work of art and they cry out to be painted - not as machines of war and destruction, but as objects of beauty, born of necessity and function, yet given a life and iconic classicism beyond their original calling. My interest and love of art and aircraft was gifted to me by my father, a designer and aeronautical engineer of considerable repute. Denis Berryman C.Eng. FRAeS. He gave me his eyes, his passion, his dedication and his unwavering professionalism. I owe him everything. And I miss him terribly. A love of art and of beautiful and interesting things takes you on a journey. You discover new interests, new fascinations, and you want to paint them. You want to paint them in their environment, in their element. Whether it is an aeroplane, a warship, a racing car or a beautiful woman, their gift to an artist is the same: Their lines, their texture and the way that light and shadows give them form. These are the food and oxygen of an artist. Not the paint and the canvas. These are mere tools. The secret is in the passion and the perception...
New Dambusters Paintings, Prints and Drawings!
A brand new series of releases featuring the aircraft and airmen of the Dambusters Raid.
This superb new collection of aviation art shows may of the famous events of the raids, but also shows some of the lesser known aircraft and details - the bomber that was so low that the tallboy bomb was ripped from the aircraft by a high wave (above), or the below treetop route to the target taken by one of the bombers, or the trains that were shot up by the gunners of the Lancasters on their way to the dams.
