John has been announced as the 2010 winner of the R.G. Smith Award for Excellence in Naval Aviation Art.The award was given May 13, as one of the special recognitions at the Museums annual symposium, set in the world-class National Naval Aviation Museum located at NAS Pensacola, home of the Blue Angels. The event featured numerous special guests, including Neil Armstrong, Gene Cernan, authors Steven Coonts, Bruce Gamble and others. This is truly a great honor! Follow this link to see and read about this memorable occasion. AWARD WEEK AT NAS PENSACOLA http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=173258&id=288745532074&ref=mf
Who's the lucky Winner? Watch 12-yr. old future famed Aviator W. Hudson Shaw pick the name from the March 5th Drawing!
Winner of Drawing # 1, February 26
Roger Watts of Colorado was our lucky winner of drawing # 1, February 26. An avid F4U Corsair fan, Roger picked a signed Main Edition of Semper Fi Skies. Congrats, Roger!
Be sure and check out our site's newest addition, REMARQUE GALLERY!
You can get there from the Artwork & Editions page, or simply Click HERE
Ever considered adding value and uniqueness to one of your military or aviation prints with an original pencil remarque? This new section shows an assortment of remarques rendered on a variety of John’s past lithographs. This section will not only provide potential ideas for obtaining one of your own, but also gives helpful guidelines on how to order.
Liberty Studios is on Facebook, and is frequently updated with special mini-features on past paintings, special individuals, historical events, signers, background info, etc. Check them out by clicking on the links below!
A BLAST FROM THE PAST
Bittersweet memories of Red-Angels: A Tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen
A BLAST FROM THE PAST
February 19, 1945: Remembering Iwo Jima