Aviation art prints by aviation artist
Ronald Wong. Royal Air Force aircraft Avro Lancaster, Spitfire, Mosquito
and Tornado GR1 in aviation art print by Ronald Wong, available from
Cranston Fine Arts, the military art print company.
Ronald Wong is
one of the major aviation artists of today, His original training
was in Biochemistry (gaining a Honours degree) initially he worked
for many years with the British health Service. But decided to follow his
love of painting and his childhood love of aircraft. Ronald Wong is a self
taught artist. and in his paintings his attention to detail and technical
accuracy is plain to see. He is a Member of the Guild of Aviation
artists and winner of many major prices. he also is a member of the
American Society of Aviation artists and the Canadian Association of
Aviation artists. Although we only show a small number of art prints from
this prolific artist there are many more to be added in the near future
Dzubeks Deblinskis by Ronald Wong.
On January 21st 1941, former personell of the Polish Air Forces C.W.L. Deblin Training Centre were formed into No.315 Deblinski (City of Deblin) Fighter Squadron at Acklington, England. This was the sixth Polish squadron formed in the RAF from expatriate airmen to continue the fight against Nazi Germany. In July 1944, the squadron, flying hte Mustang Mk.III became part of the Air Defence of Gerat Britain where its primary role became Diver Patrols against V-1 flying bombs from the continent, although it continued to fly armed reconnaissance, escort and other missions over occupied Europe. At this time the unit was led by the legendary Squadron Leader Eugeniusz Horbaczewski, nicknamed Dubek, who was to achieve 16.5 victoriesin the air, with 5.5 of these in the Mustang, plus 4 V-1s downed. The stories of his courage were many, the most notable being the occasion when he landed his Mustang on an uncompleted Normandy landing strip and flew one of his downed pilots home on his lap. The.........
Shortly after D-Day the menace of the V-1 was revealed. Fighter pilots evolved a daring tactic to deal with these robot aircraft. Diving first to build up their speed to match that of the V-1, they would pull alongside and use the turbulent slipstream from their wing tips to topple the missile and cause it to crash relatively harmlessly in the fields of South East England.
Friendly Ordinance (Beer Run to Normandy) by Ronald Wong.
As forward airfields were established in France after D-Day, replacement fighters being ferried to the front line from South Coast airfields were called upon to carry MoD XXX Depth Charges to support the ground troops. The XXX beer was great for troop morale.
Item Code : LR0007
Friendly Ordinance (Beer Run to Normandy) by Ronald Wong. - Editions Available
Pathfinder Mosquitoes precede a main force of Lancaster bombers to mark out targets zones in the Netherlands fro supply drops during Operation Manna, in the final week of the war
Item Code : LR0006
Prelude to Peace by Ronald Wong. - Editions Available
Deadly Chase by Ronald Wong Shortly after D-Day the menace of the V-1 was revealed. Fighter pilots
evolved a daring tactic to deal with these robot aircraft. Diving first to
build up their speed to match that of the V-1, they would pull alongside
and use the turbulent slipstream from their wing tips to topple the
missile and cause it to crash relatively harmlessly in the fields of South
East England.
Prelude to Peace by Ronald WongPathfinder Mosquitoes precede a main force of Lancaster bombers to
mark out targets zones in the Netherlands fro supply drops during
Operation Manna, in the final week of the war In 1945 German Occupation forces flooded areas of Holland to slow down
the advance of the Allied forces. This had a catastrophic impact on the
food supplies for the civilian population. Faced with defeat, the German
forces extended an amnesty to the Allies to drop food supplies to the
Dutch.
Friendly Ordinance (Beer Run to Normandy) by Ronald Wong
As forward airfields were established in France after D-Day,
replacement fighters being ferried to the front line from South Coast
airfields were called upon to carry MoD XXX Depth Charges to support the
ground troops. The XXX beer was great for troop morale.
On Track by Ronald WongA Tornado GR1 of 12 squadron RAF, carrying a comprehensive array of
weapons and defence measures streaks low on a training sortie.
Dzubeks Deblinskis by Ronald Wong
On January 14th, former personnel of the Polish Air Force's
C.W.L.
Deblin training centre were formed into number 315 Deblinski (City of
Deblin) Fighter Squadron at Acklington, England. This was the sixth Polish
squadron formed in the RAF from expatriate airmen to continue the fight
against Nazi Germany. In July 1944, the squadron flying the Mustang MkIII
(P51C), became part of the Air Defence of Great Britain (ADGB) where it's primary
role became "Diver Patrols" against V1 flying bombs from the
Continent, although it continued to fly armed reconnaissance, escort and
other mission over Occupied Europe. At this time the unit was led by the
legendary Squadron Leader Eugeniusz Horbaczewski (nicknamed "Dzubek")
who was to achieve 16½ victories in the air (5½ in the Mustang) plus 4
V1's downed. The stories of his courage were many, the most notable being
the occasion when he landed his Mustang on an uncompleted Normandy landing
strip and flew one of his downed pilots home on his lap. The outstanding
air battle for 315 squadron occurred on August 18, 1944 when it engaged
over 60 Luftwaffe fighters near Beauvais and destroyed 16 ME 109's and FW
190's for the loss of one of their own, which sadly was that of Dzubek
himself.
Chris has produced a wealth of impressive paintings from the Napoleonic War, American Civil War, English Civil War, and a variety of Portraits of Great Military Leaders, He also has produced superb paintings of Pirates, a particular favourite of his. Chris studied at Berkshire College of Art 1966 - 1970 and then worked for Halas and Batchelor as a background artist. In the golden age of book cover illustration Chris made the Gunslinger, Crow and Herne series his own. To this day the shelves of high street booksellers are full of his work. Perhaps his best known popular pieces are in the now famous Jorvik Centres paintings which form the focus of the exhibitions promotion and won a travel industry award. In recent years his best work has been paintings, such as SPQR, Anne Bonny, Mary Reid and Calico Jack Rakam and Blackbeard in Damnation Seize My Soul. His super realistic style, using oils, brilliantly reflects the techniques, passion and depth of the old masters. He has a particular love of portraiture, which his portraits of Wellington and William of Orange certainly reflect, along with others from the English Civil War, his love of the subject. He is also fascinated by the awful romance of weaponry and war. Chris uses traditional Dutch paints made today, as in 1664, and is meticulous in his research and attention to detail, so scarce in our modern throw away society. Sir Anthony Van Dyke, William Dobson, Sir Peter Lely and Fortunio Matania played a vital part in his formative years. He also is much influenced by Meissonier and De Neuville.
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