Paul Dillon Art

The following are drawings by Paul Dillon, a friend of mine, and we are hoping to use them in the upcoming book about the 95th Bomb Group. Paul's dad, Red Dillon, was a ball turret gunner on in the 95th, as well as a POW.

Favorite Photos and Paintings: Part One

The following is a gallery of favorite images, in no particular order or theme, credited when possible. Double-click images to super-size on most of them.
DeWayne Bennett's plane limps home.

Idaho Lupines, by Bruce Becker, a photographer friend of mine.
Ploesti
Gil Cohen. Rosie's Riveters
Scott Nelson, artist. Gale Cleven's plane goes down.
My favorite, 'When Prayers are Answered' by William Phillips. The cover art for Untold Valor.

Final Mission.
390th BG painting, artist unknown.
Rexburg LDS Temple at sunset, Idaho.
Salt Lake LDS Temple. I took this one.

Bruce Becker, Tetons.
Bruce Becker, Tetons.

Buzzing the field in 'The War Lover'
William Phillips, the Doolittle Raid.

Random greatness.

Artist Profile: Scott Nelson

I ran across a print by Scott Nelson around a month ago and purchased it. Scott and I then struck up an email dialogue about our shared passion of World War Two aviation. Scott is a farmer and rancher by trade who puts in long hours tending the farm, but in his spare time, he is an artist, and a mighty good one, too. Though Scott tends to downplay his art due to the fact he is self-taught, I think it's some of the best aviation art on the market, and here's why:

1. Nelson seeks out veterans with outstanding stories, talks to them until he knows the story inside and out, and then paints the crucial moments from the vets' experiences.

2. Nelson focuses on veterans from the West, especially the Dakotas, and preserves the aviation history of this sparsely-populated region.

3. Nelson's art is packed with action, and is rendered in brilliant colors with superb attention to detail.

4. All of Nelson's prints are signed by both himself and the subject of the print. Prints that are signed in this way are standard in the aviation art world, but what makes Scott's work extraordinary is that his prints are still relatively unknown nationally and his prices are much lower than bigger-name aviation artists.

Visit Scott Nelson's website: http://www.scottnelsonart.com/

Visit Scott Nelson's eBay store: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZscott-nelson

Currently, no prints for sale, but check back often.

Emotional Video Tribute to 8th Air Force B-17 Crews

There is a fantastic tribute to 8th Air Force B-17 crews on Youtube. I only wish it were dedicated to all WWII airmen, of all Air Forces. The 15th Air Force also participated heavily in Europe, as did the 9th Tactical Air Force.



View it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLcGKnbm5BA



The painting accompanying this blog entry is by one of my new favorite aviation artists, a self-taught North Dakotan by the name of Scott Nelson. It shows Gale 'Buck' Cleven's B-17, of the 100th Bomb Group, going down. Scott's prints are excellent and affordable. All are co-signed by the subject of the painting, after careful research and dicussion with the individual. I recommend buying them now before they begin to go up in value. I am the proud owner of this particular piece.

Check out some of Scott's other works here: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZscott-nelson