Product Description

Michael Turner is one of the best known names in aviation art. He has built up a reputation based on his ability to paint a wide range of aviation subjects to standards of blueprint accuracy. In addition, he captures the mood and atmosphere of an outstanding moment or event in aviation history with consummate talent, commanding the authority of the eye-witness. A deep love of flying and of aircraft pervades all his work and he has rightly been called the ?pilot?s artist.?

This first major celebration of his art is accompanied by an introductory text and comments on each painting by the artist himself, offering a rare glimpse into the private world of this outstanding artist.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #969056 in Books
• Published on: 2004-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

About the Author
Michael Turner is one of Britain?s most prestigious aviation artists. He has carried out many important commissions for the armed forces, including the 50th anniversary Battle of Britain painting for the Royal Air Force. He lives in Buckinghamshire, England.

Customer Reviews

Dynamic Aviation Art in water based media.
Most aviation enthusiast readers will have encountered Michael Turner's work often, probably without even knowing it. This book captures a very generous collection of his work in a handsome format. Since Turner's work is not typically found in the signed, numbered limited edition print market, this book affords a very practical way to enjoy his work and get to know something of the artist. Two thirds of the paintings in this collection are executed as "gouache on board" while the balance are "acrylic on canvas". This should provide some encouragement to those with a strong affinity for these water based media. Obviously, not all aviation art is painted in oil. These pages display Turner's fresh and vigorous style to very good effect. There is lots of variety--the subjects range from WWI through the 1991 Gulf War. Biplanes to jets. The introductory biography is colorfully written and the pencil sketches add substantial insight to how the artist works. The book contains a mix of large and small images, but they are never split across the page. One Quibble! One of my favorite paintings is found only on the dust jacket, A Hawker Tempest (JF-E) screams head on in a vertical climb, flashing past a mortally wounded Focke Wulf TA-152. I would like to have read more about this painting, and would like to have seen it included inside the book's covers for posterity. J. Campbell Martin