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.
"Lightning Strike...The Edge of the Storm" Signed and Numbered Limited Edition P-38 Lightning Giclee Print by Jack Fellows
Those who have chronicled the history of the air war in Western Europe have paid less attention to the history of the Ninth USAAF than is warranted by events. The unsung heroes of the air after the Normandy invasion, the first week in June, 1944, are the pilots of the fighter-bombers of the Ninth….facing down the formidable, defensive firepower of the German anti-aircraft batteries at minimum altitude, point-blank range. During the eleven-month period between Normandy and V-E Day, the 405th Fighter Group lost 125 aircraft, the equivalent of an entire fighter group (100% loss!), mostly to the murderous Flak that filled the air. The attrition rate on pilots was extremely high, for most contact with anti-aircraft artillery was made at an altitude insufficient for parachute escape.
Breakout from the Normandy beachheads was dependent upon interdiction of German armored divisions and supplies by airpower, attacking well defended German logistical supply-lines on roads, in towns and, particularly in rail marshalling yards throughout France. It is reasonable to assert that the Allied success in moving off the beachheads and their rapid advance across France, and into Germany was due to the spectacular results of the Ninth Air Force’s close air-support operations.
In the painting, elements of the 402nd Fighter Squadron, 370th Fighter Group attack German supply trains in a French rail yard in July, 1944. The P-38 nearest the viewer is “Peg O’ My Heart II”, flown by Captain Cy B. Coenen, who named his P-38 after a popular song title of the period. Immediately behind Coenen is Major James E. Tucker, Commanding Officer of the 402nd Sqdn. Maj. Tucker was killed in action on August 10, 1944, when he was brought down by defensive ground fire while attacking a train. Coenen, luckily, survived the war.
31.5" by 19.5" Image Size, 36" by 24" Overall, Edition of 200 - $200
Also available as:
Giclee Canvas, Edition of 10 - $350
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.
All Limited Edition artwork includes a Certificate of Authenticity and is subject to availability at time of order. Although seller strives to remain currrent as to inventory, seller reserves the right to cancel a sale if item is no longer available at time of purchase.
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