Jack Fellows has been called a perfectionist at heart, and that attitude toward his work has created a passion for recording the essence of his subjects.
Jack's interest in art began as soon as he could pick up a pencil at about the age of four years old. Painting professionally since 1967, Fellows has drawn wide acclaim and numerous honors for his oils & pastel paintings in galleries and art shows throughout the world.
His favorite subjects, ethnic scenes, World War II vintage aircraft, and especially the Pacific Theater, at first seem to be an odd combination of subject matter. Fellows explains that he paints pictures of scenes that are not likely to be seen any longer. Such influences as having a wife of European descent and a father that was a Boeing Aircraft engineer that worked on the original B-17 project, further explains a basis for his subject selections.
The historic qualities of his paintings are emphasized through his attention to graduations of light, the precision in which he assigns tonal weight to highlight and shadow, creative use of brilliant colors and the feeling of depth that he creates. Fellows draws upon technical skills acquired during his training as a commercial artist, and paints with a realism that pulls the viewer emotionally into the painting.
His works are found in corporate, private, and museum collections as well as various publications worldwide.
"DISCOVERY - The Secret of Brunei Bay" Signed and Numbered Limited Edition B-24 Liberator Giclee Print by Jack Fellows
Following the most massive naval battle in history, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, in late October, 1944, the whereabouts of the surviving remnants of the Imperial Japanese Navy was a complete mystery to U.S. Naval Intelligence. Locating the Japanese fleet was important for the safety of Allied troop landings taking place in the Philippines during that period. It is ironic that a lone U.S. Army B-24, on a snooper mission from Morotai in the Netherlands East Indies to the northern coast of Borneo, happened to find what the Navy had been trying to locate for a week, or so.
This long-range reconnaissance mission was carried out by the the 400th Bomb Squadron, 90th Bomb Group crew of the “Sky Witch”, a B-24 specially equipped for long-range flight. Each of the crew received the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), as described in General Orders 312, HQ, Far East Air Forces, 2 March, 1945: “For extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight over Borneo on 7 November, 1944. These officers and enlisted men were crew members on a B-24 type aircraft on a reconnaissance mission over heavily defended enemy territory. After making two photographic runs over Miri in the face of intense anti-aircraft fire, they proceeded to Brunei Bay for further observation. A large concentration of Japanese vessels threw up an intense barrage of anti-aircraft fire, and enemy fighters rose to intercept, attacking from every direction and dropping aerial bombs. In the ensuing engagement crewmen sent down three of the interceptors smoking fiercely. Though the gasoline tanks and other parts of the aircraft were riddled with bullets, and the hydraulic and electrical systems were put out of commission, they returned and landed safely at their base with valuable information. The outstanding courage and devotion to duty displayed by these officers and enlisted men are worthy of the highest commendation.”
Most of the passes made by the intercepting Zeroes were head-on, followed by the Japanese pilot flipping the fighter on its back and performing an aerial maneuver called a “split-S”, such as is illustrated in the painting. In the far-left background is the Sultanate of Brunei, below the “Sky Witch” is Brunei Bay and the Japanese fleet, and to the right is Labuan Island.
29" by 18.25" Image Size, 34" by 24" Overall, Giclee Print, Edition of 199 - $200
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29" by 18.25" Image Size, 34" by 24" Overall, Giclee Artist Proof, Edition of 10 - $225
All Limited Edition prints are signed and numbered (S/N) by the artist. Limited Edition prints are restricted to a certain number. For example, if 400 prints are made from an original painting, once they’re gone, that’s it. There is no limit to the number of open edition prints of a particular painting. That’s why Limited Edition prints are more expensive — and more valuable to collectors — than "open" edition. Rare objects are more valuable.
An Artist’s Proof (AP), generally, is the first 5% - 10% of the Limited Edition prints that come off the press. If the Limited Edition is 200 s/n, there would be 10 - 20 APs. This status is noted on the print. Collectors prefer APs because their value increases even more than a Limited Edition as time goes by.
A giclée print is created with digital printers using tiny ink jets that spray microscopic ink droplets onto a sheet of canvas, creating a lush, vibrant and textured art print that has the look of an original painting. These canvas giclées come stretched, ready for framing and need no glass in front of the image to protect it. The giclée is typically larger in size than the limited edition print and slightly smaller than the original painting.
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