"Hellcats Over Tarawa" F6F Hellcat Giclee Print by Jack Fellows

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.

"Hellcats Over Tarawa" Signed and Numbered Limited Edition F6F Hellcat Giclee Print by Jack Fellows

“Bloody Tarawa” earned its reputation as the U.S. Marines suffered through one of the most devastating battles of the Pacific war. On 30 November 1943, these Grumman F6F-3 Hellcats from Air Group 16, Task Force 50 Carrier Force skirt Betio Island, part of the Tarawa Atoll in the Gilberts during Operation Galvanic. Naval bombardment forces had opened fire on the atoll intending to flatten defensive positions so that ground troops could take the island. The tragic lesson learned was that the bombardment (both naval and aerial) was not enough in itself, when confronting a well-prepared enemy’s dug-in defenses.

28" by 18" Image Size, 32.5" by 24" Overall, Giclee Print, Edition of 199 - $195

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28" by 18" Image Size, 32.5" by 24" Overall, Giclee Artist Proof, Edition of 10 - $220

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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