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The CAAA Main Gallery is a sampling of the talents of the aviation artist members of the CAAA.
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Also visit the CAAA Special Galleries that highlight special themes in aviation history and highlight aviation art events
Geoff Bennett Geoff is a founding member of the CAAA and long-serving CAAA Atlantic Regional Coordinator. Geoff is one of Canada's premier aviation artists - a fact attested to by his prolific contribution of artwork on display in many aviation museums and at Air Force venues across Canada. A former RAF and RCAF pilot and Ministry of Transport aviation inspector Geoff has had a passion for aviation and aviation art his whole life. Geoff resides in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.
Ardell Bourgeois Ardell is a founding member of the CAAA and past President. He was born in Alberta, Canada and moved around North America with his family, settling in Sardis, British Columbia after his father’s retirement from the Canadian Armed Forces. He attended the Emily Carr College of Art and Design, majoring in animation and three dimensional studies. Ardell is currently working as a free-lance artist with a primary interest in aviation subject matter (a life long obsession). He has had works in several Canadian and U.S. national aviation art exhibits as well as private collections. He is currently serving as the British Columbia Regional Coordinator for the CAAA and is an Artist Member of the American Society of Aviation Artists. From the latter organization, he received a Founders' Gold Award in 1994 for “James Allen Ward, VC” and its Award of Distinction for "Second of Many." Ardell resides in Chilliwack, British Columbia.
Allan Botting
Allan Botting has spent all his working life in Mechanical Engineering with a long time interest in aviation. Now retired and painting as a hobby he says he is happy to be in the company of these accomplished CAAA artists. His inspiration comes from years of reading, viewing and flying aircraft. Historical depiction is high on the list of subjects providing the fulfillment of painting a scene and using a style similar to famous aviation artists such as Robert Taylor, William Phillips and Roy Grinnell to name a few. Painting the subject in as realistic a manner as he is capable of doing, is his goal. Satisfaction comes from aviation peers recognizing the image and providing a painting that will be cherished.
Colin Bowley
Colin lives on Vancouver Island, B.C where he devotes much of his time to his painting, both landscapes and aviation subjects. The two As (Aviation and Art) have always been a big part of his life. As a young man he enlisted in the Royal Air Force and served for six years in Africa, the Middle East and England. On return to civilian life he worked as a Commercial Artist in various studios in Toronto and also as a Technical Artist at the Avro Aircraft Company during its final dramatic days. He started his own Commercial Art business in 1973 and moved to B.C in 1985. During these years he continued to fly and has owned several aircraft and logged many hours during this time. He is now retired and paints full-time. He has received various awards and has work in private, public and corporate collections.
Jim Bruce Jim is a founding member of the CAAA. He is a prize winning artist whose works are in many private and public art collections. A number of his aviation art paintings are on permanent display at the Canada Aviation Museum in Ottawa. He has one 1st prize in three ArtFlight competitions. Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta he has lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba and currently resides in Baie d'Urfe, Quebec. Jim has had a successful career as an illustrator with his designs being accepted for two coins minted by the Royal Canadian Mint and his artwork used in numerous publications including Reader's Digest. He also received a special commendation from Parks Canada for his artwork.
Keith Clifford
Don and Liane Connolly Don was a major proponent in the founding of the CAAA and has served several years as president and then another five as editor of the CAAA newsletter, AerialViews. He is currently the CAAA Eastern Ontario Regional Coordinator and Membership Secretary. Liane has also been an active member and supporter of the CAAA since its inception serving ably for many years as the CAAA Treasurer. Don's work is widely distributed and can be found in many museums, such as the Canada Aviation Museum, the Canada War Museum, the British Columbia Aviation Museum, the RCAF Museum and the USN Aviation Museum. Don specializes in capturing aviation history on canvas and extensively researches his paintings to ensure accuracy. He is a a former RCAF navigator and is recognized for his expertise in both aviation art and history.He describes himself as "an aviation nut who paints". The Connolly's reside in Sydenham (near Kingston), Ontario.
Helene Girard Helene began her northern experience when she moved to the Northwest Territories from Quebec 22 years ago. Creativity has always been part of Helene’s life. She began formal violin lesson at the age of four. Although she still enjoys music, she has developed a new and consuming passion. Inspired by the beauty surrounding her, Helene began painting as a way to express her feeling about the North. With her distinctive style, her mission his to bring the North to the viewer’s attention. Quickly disappearing, this magnificent part of our world needs to win the heart of the people. She participates in numerous art competition and exhibition throughout Canada and the US receiving many prestigious awards. Helene presently reside in Gatineau Quebec.
www.arthelenegirard.com
Tim Deacon Tim Deacon is a recent new member of the CAAA. Originally from Kingston Ontario, Tim studied Fine Arts at Concordia University and like all CAAA members has always had a deep appreciation of Aviation Art. Tim presently enjoys a career in the Animation Industry as a freelance artist and animation director and now resides with his family in Toronto Ontario.
Chris Driver In Memorium: Chris, our dear friend who passed away on March 22nd, 2010, was a founding member of the CAAA and a past Vice-President and assistant editor of AerialViews. Chris retired as college teacher and served in the RAF briefly in his native England. Chris was a very active member of the CAAA and had a major role in many CAAA projects. Chris was involved with a variety of organizations such as the Canadian Aviation Historical Society, radio controlled modellers and motor racing associations. He worked mainly in acrylics on aviation, motor racing and wildlife themes. Chris resided in Kingston, Ontario. Chris' gallery is maintained on this site in honour of his contribution to the CAAA and in memory of this cherished friend and colleague.
John Greaves
Brian Hohner
On leaving high school in Waterloo, ON, Brian Don Hohner headed west to attend the Alberta College of Art and design in the 1970s to study painting and printmaking. It was there that he first heard about the fantastic job called Fire Lookout. Someone actually paid you to sit and look over the forest and paint! Of the 142 fire lookouts, he estimates that half were artists. Flying in helicopters to the fire tower and watching for fires in the wilderness soon seemed like a better life to him than city streets and the urban art scene. He was offered work in the Peace River area that had always intrigued him, and it became his new home and studio location where he could paint the north country and its unique landscapes. He continued to work in the forest fire aviation area by manag-ing the Manning Air Tanker Base for many years and satisfied his love of working within bush aviation. Now, as a contract Air-craft Management Officer with the Forestry Dept, he uses that as a wellspring of imagination for his aviation paintings. Being a contractor gives Brian the time to pursue the profess-ional artistic career that has been his focus the past few years. He has devoted much time to expanding national and international exposure through his developing web site and such venues as the Night of Artists organization, which makes it possible to get ex-posure while staying in the bush.
He has exhibited in Grande Prairie, Peace River, Edmonton and Calgary and his work is in private collections around the world. He is an Associate Member of the ASAA and in 2007 re-ceived the Award of Merit at their exhibition in Baltimore.
Paul Houle Paul Houle started out as an artist enrolled in the University of Guelph Fine Arts Program. After only one year he departed in pursuit of his passion for flying. Paul has been a commercial pilot since 1994 and in the last few years has revisited his art. Paul has been published in books and has worked on private commissions. His medium of choice is acrylic and black ink. His most recent works have tended to be what he considers "aircraft portraits". His goals are to break away from the portraits and do paintings that have more background scenery. Paul currently works in acrylic paint but is eager to learn oils and try new things.
He can be reached at paulandstacey@rogers.com
Virginia Ivanicki-Strell
Airplanes first appeared in her paintings in the 80’s, although she has long held a deep passion for all things aviation. Her most recent series of aviation paintings centers on the Warbirds of WWII. Many of Virginia’s family were in the Air Force during that time, her uncle returning home after piloting a Lancaster. About the airmen and aircraft of the time, she states ‘With such courage, daring and integrity, at impossibly young ages, I felt their essence to be somewhat indelible – that there must be another dimension, an afterlife perhaps, where they still flew and the lost buildings still stood – somewhat tattered, gritty and worn, but continuing on with all that could not be destroyed. I created the series to honour these men and their machines – and to envision a place where they will always exist.’
Her newest work will explore seaplanes of past eras. She is currently pursuing a life long dream of learning to fly.
Charles Kadin Charles is a founding member of the CAAA and a past president. Following a highly successful career spanning fifty years in the graphic arts, Charles began a second career pursuing his interest in aviation history and aviation art. Since 1986 his work has been exhibited by the ASAA, CAAA, CAE Simuflite, Canada Aviation Museum, and has won a number of awards at these juried competitions. His work has been published in aviation magazines. Over the past fifteen years he has contributed over ten works to the USAF Art Program. Charles resides in Toronto,Ontario.
Robert Kaley Jeff Krete
Jeff has enjoyed a lifetime passion for aviation including modeling, RC, flight training, former Canadian Forces military service and now creating his unique form of aviation sculpture. Jeff’s artistic mission is to profile select historically significant aircraft in a way that hopefully inspires a new appreciation for the men and women who created and flew them. Jeff creates original wood sculpture pieces and limited edition bronze reproductions of his original designs.
Jeff is a member and supporter of the Vintage Wings of Canada, is an avid outdoorsman and is currently employed with Ducks Unlimited Canada as a wetland and habitat biologist.
You can view additional information on Jeff’s work at: www.legendarywings.ca
Layne Larsen Layne is a founding member of the CAAA, past president and long serving editor of the CAAA Newsletter, AerialViews. Layne is an electrical engineer who served in the RCAF and Canadian Forces over a 37 year career as an aircrew officer, engineer, intelligence analyst, Deputy Commandant of the Royal Military College and in military personnel appointments in Canada and Europe. He retired in the rank of Colonel to take up his interest in art. Layne's works in aviation and wildlife art are in collections throughout Canada and the world. He resides in Kingston, Ontario.
Norbert Lisinski
Brown College in Toronto. From an early age he has enjoyed an
enthusiasm for aircraft and history. "With aviation art I'm able to
merge two interests at the same time" he says. He works mainly with
gouache and acrylics, and also produces profiles using adobe
illustrator.
"People often ask me why I enjoy producing aviation or automotive
art. For me it's as simple as enjoying the process and evolution of
the work. I am always striving to improve my work and there is much
to learn from other artists. I'm hoping that people who view my
artwork will appreciate the work in some way, be it the composition,
subject matter, colour balance, theme or any other reason."
Norbert has participated in private and public showings of his work
including, as a finalist, the AJAC Art of the Automobile competition
at the Canadian International Auto Show and Artfest at the Toronto
Grand Prix. Some of his work is displayed at the Canadian Motorsports
Hall of Fame.
B Frank Oord In Memoriam: Frank was a long time CAAA member who is deceased. His artwork remains as a testament to his talent, unique style and interest in aviation art.
John Owens A retired Industrial Mechanic Millwright from Cambridge Ontario, John was born in Glasgow Scotland in 1936. Upon finishing school at 15 he completed a 5 year apprenticeship as a machine fitter. He served 2 years in the British Army(' 57 -' 59) with the Royal Engineers. John emigrated to Canada in 1966 and worked in the auto industry for 32 years as a Maintenance Mechanic. John is a self taught artist who has developed his skills over years of painting as a hobby - with the exception of some part time sign painting for a few years. John got more involved with drawing and painting when he retired but has never sold any of his art. As he states, " I like marine subjects....I also build model radio controlled ships and boats. Being a member CAAA and in the company of so many fine artists is inspiring me to do better in all of my artwork. Problem is ....where is all this spare time I'm supposed to have as a retiree?"
Priscilla Messner-Patterson Priscilla Messner-Patterson and her husband make their home in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. After living for 23 years on rugged Kodiak Island in the Gulf of Alaska, they welcome views of farmland, mountains and seacoast as well as the sunny days of the Sequim-Dungeness Valley two hours northwest of Seattle. While in Kodiak, Priscilla taught art at Kodiak College for nearly 18 years. She painted wildlife, landscapes and still life before she began specializing in aviation related subjects in 1994. She is an award winning member of the American Society of Aviation Artists. She is also a member of the Canadian Aviation Artists Association and the Coast Guard Art Program. She has painted the Coast Guard at work in the air and aboard ships. Her husband, a former Navy and U.S. Fish & Wildlife pilot is her "best friend, biggest help and toughest critic."
Original paintings are featured in Alaska, Canada and the lower 48 states. Priscilla is one of forty women in business featured in the 2002 Alaska Journal of Commerce and has won numerous awards and honors in the aviation art community including the American Society of Aviation Artists, Simuflite and Aviation Week and Space Technology. Her work is available regularly at The Blue Whole Gallery, an artists' cooperative, in Sequim, Washington.
Martin Myers A founding member of the CAAA, Martin has an academic background in architecture from the University of Toronto and professional experience of over thirty years as a design consultant. Martin has participated in many art shows and competitions, most recently winning a second prize during the Canada Aviation Museum's ArtFlight 2007 competition. He enjoys working in a diverse range of subject matter including botanicals, birds, landscapes and aviation subjects. Martin resides in Toronto.
George Pendlebury
George, the current CAAA president, was born in Montreal and graduated from McGill University. He moved to Calgary in 1968 to pursue a career as an exploration geologist in the petroleum industry. His involvement with art resulted from a personal need, rather than intent. He wanted a two dimensional representation, (other than a photograph), of an antique airplane he owned. Since paying someone else to provide the artwork was an option unacceptable to him, painting began. Several renderings of aircraft were completed before his focus shifted to automobiles. Later, architectural subjects also caught his attention. George left the 'oil patch' in 1993 to devote all his time to painting. In 2000, his focus returned to his first love - aircraft. George's work has been exhibited in Canada, the United States and Great Britain and has won many awards in regional, national, and international competitions.
Cher Pruys Cher Pruys is a self taught artist whose chosen mediums are acrylic and watercolor. Her subject matter varies, but her main passion is painting the bushplanes native to her home in Northwestern Ontario. Her works hang in private collections, museums and corporate offices worldwide. Numerous articles have been written about Cher and her works. She has graced the covers of numerous magazines, as well as 2 book covers. Cher is an artist member of both the CAAA and the ASAA.
Paul Seguna Paul is a founding member of the CAAA and past Regional Coordinator and Vice-President. Paul serves as the CAAA Public Relations Officer and Chairman of the PR Committee. He is also the CAAA Webmaster. Paul was born in Australia and has traveled widely both internationally and within Canada as a member of the Canadian Forces. He is currently a reserve Public Affairs Officer in the rank of Commander (Lieut-Colonel). He resides in the community of Lavington (near Vernon), British Columbia, in the North Okanagan Valley region of the southern interior of the province.
Tom Sinclair
Rui Laureano Silva
Rui was born in Portugal and studied Mechanical Engineering Illustration there. In Canada, he attended the National Aeronautical School and also took up Classical Painting at McGill University. Alongside his career in the Aeronautical industry, and to this day, he has always devoted his free time to his favorite hobby: Classic painting.
Because he did spend a greater part of his professional career around airplanes, he ended up developing a passion for the theme and consequently has been involved with Aviation painting for the past 10 years.
His many paintings and illustrations have been exposed in varied local Quebec exhibitions. In past years, he has also provided technical and artistic illustration for reference, poetry and literary works. He has received the following diplomas/awards:
- Award of Excellence from the Pittsburgh Chapter of Society for Technical Communication
- Honorary Diploma from the Civil Government of Angola (for cultural artistic collaboration).
Robert St Pierre
An aviation aficionado since a young age, Robert has always been involved with different activities to promote aviation. In the early 80s he would form the historical group Canadian Roundel Wings and in May 1984 he would organize the first gathering of 15 Canadian aviation artists from all across the country during the Montreal Int’l Air show at Mirabel airport in May 1984. A total of 84 paintings were on exhibition during 3 days. One of the invited artist said to him “You have just started something!” From 1985 through the mid 1990s, he was part of the air operation team for the Montreal Int’l Air show.He was one of the founding member’s of the CAAA in1996 and Québec’s Regional Coordinator. January 1999 he would put on line the first website for the CAAA. In the year 2000 he would host the CAAA Convention in Montreal with Québec members.He is a member of the Canadian Aviation Heritage Centre in Montreal and Toronto Aerospace Museum. He enjoys aviation photography. Some of his pictures have been used in aviation publications. His pictures can be seen at:
http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?userid=8189In is every day work, which is also related to aviation, he’s an Operational Support Specialist at the St-Hubert Control tower.His aviation painting collection includes works from members and friends of the aviation art community. Although not an artist member himself some paintings by CAAA artists held in Bob's private collection have been added to this gallery as an example of Bob's enthusiasm for aviation art.
Charles Thompson Charles is a prize winning aviation artist with an extensive 37 year background as a designer with the Ford Motor Company. After taking early retirement Charles has devoted himself to his passion for aviation and aviation art. Charles is an Artist Fellow of the American Society of Aviation Artists and has won several prestigious awards with the ASAA. He is also a member of the UK Guild of Aviation Artists having served as a past president. His artwork is held by private collections worldwide and has been published in numerous publications. He is a master in the use of light in his artwork. Charles resides in the United Kingdom.
Steve Tournay 
Dimitri Verdoodt
Johann Wessels
He has always been enchanted by flying and the machines that magically take to the air.
He has a website at: www.johannwessels.com and blog www.johannwessels.blogspot.com
Ronald Wong Ronald's name needs little introduction to the aircrew of military bases in Western Europe and the United States, for whom his precise and dramatic artwork has been a familiar presence for many years. His original training in Britain was in Biochemistry, and it was only after years of service in the Health Service that he decided to embark on a career in painting, in particular of a childhood love, aviation.
He is a long-standing Member of the Guild of Aviation Artists in the UK, where he has won many prizes over the years, and also of the American Society of Aviation Artists. Aside from the numerous paintings he has achieved over the years which hang all over the world, he has to date published some 170 runs of lithographic prints, which must be something of a record for an individual artist. Apart from aviation, his artistic interests range from motoring and marine art to portraiture, animals and landscapes.
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