British Airways - Centenary Tribute. 2019 by Stephen B. Whatley
A new tribute painting celebrating the Centenary of British Airways painted by expressionist artist Stephen B. Whatley.
HM Queen Elizabeth II visited BA's headquarters close to Heathrow Airport on May 23, 2019 to commemorate the anniversary; having made many overseas flights during her reign aboard BOAC and BA aircraft.
Whatley has had a passion for watching planes since childhood, long before he ever flew. In the 1970s he enjoyed watching planes with his Aunt and Uncle who lived during that decade close to three airfields; first Biggin Hill in Kent, UK and then the USAF bases of Mildenhall and Lakenheath in Suffolk, UK.
The painter researched the history and sought passionately to capture the magnificence, power and speed of air travel.
In his distinctive vibrant colours and with dynamic brushstrokes, the artists captures the powerful essence of a contemporary twin engine jet, the Airbus A320 ; and retracing the history of BA, a BOAC Handley Page Hermes IV airliner from 1949 and a Vickers Vimy passenger craft from 1919 - the year when it was used to make the first direct flight across the North Atlantic.
The artist, whose work has been published in TIME, has a history of painting tributes in significant anniversary years.
Stephen B. Whatley has undertaken major commissions for the BBC, Buckingham Palace for the Royal Collection all painted on location ; and his series of 30 works commissioned in 2000 by the Tower of London are all permanently reproduced throughout Tower Hill Underpass, at Tower Hill Station, London.
In 2004 the artist was presented to HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh in recognition of his work.
British Airways : Centenary Tribute. 2019
Oil on canvas,
36 x 48in/91 x 122cm
British Airways - Centenary Tribute. 2019 by Stephen B. Whatley
A new tribute painting celebrating the Centenary of British Airways painted by expressionist artist Stephen B. Whatley.
HM Queen Elizabeth II visited BA's headquarters close to Heathrow Airport on May 23, 2019 to commemorate the anniversary; having made many overseas flights during her reign aboard BOAC and BA aircraft.
Whatley has had a passion for watching planes since childhood, long before he ever flew. In the 1970s he enjoyed watching planes with his Aunt and Uncle who lived during that decade close to three airfields; first Biggin Hill in Kent, UK and then the USAF bases of Mildenhall and Lakenheath in Suffolk, UK.
The painter researched the history and sought passionately to capture the magnificence, power and speed of air travel.
In his distinctive vibrant colours and with dynamic brushstrokes, the artists captures the powerful essence of a contemporary twin engine jet, the Airbus A320 ; and retracing the history of BA, a BOAC Handley Page Hermes IV airliner from 1949 and a Vickers Vimy passenger craft from 1919 - the year when it was used to make the first direct flight across the North Atlantic.
The artist, whose work has been published in TIME, has a history of painting tributes in significant anniversary years.
Stephen B. Whatley has undertaken major commissions for the BBC, Buckingham Palace for the Royal Collection all painted on location ; and his series of 30 works commissioned in 2000 by the Tower of London are all permanently reproduced throughout Tower Hill Underpass, at Tower Hill Station, London.
In 2004 the artist was presented to HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh in recognition of his work.
British Airways : Centenary Tribute. 2019
Oil on canvas,
36 x 48in/91 x 122cm