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Yesterday we held the very first of several Zoom p

Yesterday we held the very first of several Zoom presentations with ASAA Founder Keith Ferris. With 20 ASAA members in virtual attendance, Keith shared with us one of his early adventures with an ad campaign done featuring the Mitsubishi MU-2. Afterward, he entertained a Question & Answer session with the attendees.

We hope to make this a regular feature with Keith, as well as other notables. Attendance will be limited to ASAA Members, and will add a new dimension to the benefits of joining the ASAA!

Eighty-Three. That's right...83(!) pages! The Spr

Eighty-Three. That's right...83(!) pages!

The Spring 2023 edition of the "Aero Brush," the official journal of the American Society of Aviation Artists, is out! Volume 36, No. 2 is 83 pages full of valuable content for all levels of ASAA membership. This edition features cover art by Charles Thompson, and back cover art by Brian Bateman.

This edition features articles on:
*Roy Award Perspective
*Gamut Fencing
*A Heritage of Aviation Art
*Harry Everett Townsend
*NIKE
*Curtiss XP-87
*Dorothy Hester
*Tall (But True) Blimp Tales
*Pods, Seekers, and Electrons
*Living Legends of Aviation 2023

And regular columns:
*Notes From Lead
*ASAA Education
*Art of the Book
*Brushtips
*Name That Plane

The Aero Brush is one of the benefits of ASAA membership at all levels: Associate, Artist, and Artist Fellow, and a great reason to join.

The Winter 2023 edition of the "Aero Brush," the o

The Winter 2023 edition of the "Aero Brush," the official journal of the American Society of Aviation Artists, is out! Volume 36, No. 1 is 63 pages full of valuable content for all levels of ASAA membership. This edition features cover art by Michael O’Neal, and back cover by Greg Jackson.

This edition features articles on:

*Martin Bomber Plant “D”
*A Heritage of Aviation Art
*Automobiles and Airplanes
*The 4 Kinds of Reflection
*A Personalized Aerocature
*The Visualization Process
*Anne Morrow Lindbergh
*America Has A Few Z’s
*Collision Over Canvey, England
*Sydney Carline-Combat Artist

And regular columns:
*Notes From Lead
*ASAA Education
*ARTREPS
*Art of the Book
*Name That Plane

The Aero Brush is one of the benefits of ASAA membership at all levels: Associate, Artist, and Artist Fellow, and a great reason to join.

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The Fall 2022 edition of the "Aero Brush," the off

The Fall 2022 edition of the "Aero Brush," the official journal of the American Society of Aviation Artists, is out! Volume 35, No. 4 is 79 pages full of valuable content for all levels of ASAA membership. This edition features cover art by R.G. Smith, and back cover by Keith Ferris.

This edition features re-caps of:
*Joint Base Andrews Air & Space Expo
*Dawn Patrol Rendezvous in Dayton, OH

articles on:
*The Atlas Missile
*Offutt Air Force Base 549th SMS
*Captured Corsair
*Artist Bill Heaslip
*Our Visual Language
*Artist Bruce MacKay
*Laura Ingalls and Her Firsts
*Painting on a Leather Pilot’s Jacket
*The Eyes Have It
*Dunton Styling Studio
*The Hundred Hours War
*The Last Piston Engine Dogfights
*America’s Special K

And regular columns:
*Notes From Lead
*ASAA Education
*Brushtips
*Art of the Book
*Name That Plane

The Aero Brush is one of the benefits of ASAA membership at all levels: Associate, Artist, and Artist Fellow, and a great reason to join.

Job well done, Team! Three full, productive days w

Job well done, Team! Three full, productive days working along side the Air Force Art Program at the Joint Base Andrews Air & Space Expo, putting the “A” in STEAM!

The early birds get the plein air worm…Marc Pool

The early birds get the plein air worm…Marc Poole, Steve Ingraham and Warren Neary greet the sun behind the tails of the B-1 and B-52 for some painting fun this morning before the gates open at 9AM. A beautiful morning!

Another full day at Joint Base Andrews, as we were

Another full day at Joint Base Andrews, as we were paid a visit by Cindy Wilsbach, wife of PACAF Commander, 4-star General Kenneth Wilsbach. One more day left!

The President, heading for England-

The President, heading for England-

Saturday morning flight line shots-

Saturday morning flight line shots-

Inspiring the next generation of aviation artists-

Inspiring the next generation of aviation artists-

We were honored to have a visit by the Under Secre

We were honored to have a visit by the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Gina Ortiz Jones, to our booth and display. After receiving a tour of the artwork on display by Chief of the Air Force Art Program, Gloria Ornelas, and SAF/AAOS Division Chief Jessica Oberlander, Ms. Jones toured the ASAA booth and checked out some of the handiwork of our K-12 STEAM artists!

A fantastic weekend at The Golden Age Air Museum!

A fantastic weekend at The Golden Age Air Museum!

The National Aviation Hall of Fame @nationalaviati

The National Aviation Hall of Fame @nationalaviation will be holding the 2022 Enshrinement on September 24 at the National Museum of the US Air Force. The ASAA was honored in 2006 with the Spirit of Flight Award.

Let us know if you are planning on attending this year's event!

https://nationalaviation.org/programs/enshrinement/

In February, 1981, Keith and Peggy Ferris of New J

In February, 1981, Keith and Peggy Ferris of New Jersey were in Los Angeles and had lunch with Ren Wicks and Nick Galloway. Nick went back to work while Ren and the Ferrises met R.G. Smith and Norma Bert to discuss the idea of forming a society of aviation artists. Norma was R.G.’s assistant at Douglas Aircraft.

The original thought was to call the organization the Guild of American Aviation Artists, but that changed to the American Society of Aviation Artists. Mike Machat was working at Douglas Aircraft with R.G. and was giving input into forming the society.

In 1983 Professor Luther Gore in the Division of Humanities of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia organized a week-long meeting of aviation artists from all over the country. He had become intrigued with the art he saw in various publications as he prepared his course in the history of flight for his students. He wondered if the artists he could locate would care to come together to meet one another and share their interests and expertise in the art.

The Aviation Art Forum held at the University of Virginia was a success and clearly affirmed for the top aviation artists in the U.S. that there was interest and resource to form an organization. The forum included lectures and demonstrations as well as a week-long exhibition of works in the University’s Art Museum.

Encouraged by the results of the UVa forum, the Ferrises began to put together a set of by-laws, after looking at those of the Cowboy Artists of America, the British Guild of Aviation Artists, the Society of Illustrators, the Marine Artists, and the New York Artist’s Equity. Several drafts for the by-laws were sent out by Keith Ferris to Ren Wicks, Bob McCall, Jo Kotula, R.G. Smith (the five prospective founders), and by February 14, 1986, a fifth draft of the by-laws for a proposed society was ready.

In March 1986 Keith Ferris sent out letters to the Founders-to-be who signed off on the proposed bylaws and later in March to some 40-50 artists.

Thus ASAA was underway!

exerpted from:
SOURCEBOOK OF INFORMATION
ON THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AVIATION ARTISTS
Compiled and edited by Luther Gore

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