Aviation Art
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT By Rich Thistle©
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT By Rich Thistle©
Original Acrylic Painting 30"x23" $6000
1937 Beech D17R Staggerwing & 1934 Ford Coupe
D-DAY SWEEP By Rich Thistle©
D-DAY SWEEP By Rich Thistle©
Original Acrylic Painting 30"x20" $3000
Mk IX Spitfires 411 Sqn. RCAF Normandy, D-Day, June 1944, WWII
SPIRIT OF D-DAY By Rich Thistle©
SPIRIT OF D-DAY By Rich Thistle©
Original Watercolor 26" x 19" $2800
CF-18 Hornet & ghost image of a Spitfire Mk IX (50th anniversary end of WWII tribute)
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DON'T CLIMB, DON'T DIVE, JUST TURN By Rich Thistle©
DON'T CLIMB, DON'T DIVE, JUST TURN By Rich Thistle©
Original Acrylic Painting 38"x29" $5000
Spitfire Mk IV b & Bf 109F-2 ‘Special' - A. Galland
CL-215T SAVING THE FOREST By Rich Thistle©
CL-215T SAVING THE FOREST By Rich Thistle©
Original Acrylic Painting 36"x24" $3000
Canadian built Canadair 'fire-bomber' amphibian (turbo-prop powered model)
EAGLE STREET By Rich Thistle©
EAGLE STREET By Rich Thistle©
Original Acrylic Painting 30"x25" $3000
F15 C Eagle 1st Tactical Fighter Wing USAF, air superiority fighter, Persian Gulf War 1991
DIEPPE DAWN By Rich Thistle©
DIEPPE DAWN By Rich Thistle©
Original Acrylic Painting 36"x28" $3000
Canadian RCAF 416 (Lynx) Sqn. cannon-armed Spitfire V, Dieppe, Aug. 19, 1942, WWII, destroyed three FW190s & Sqn. Leader Lloyd Chadburn got a 'probable' on a Ju88. His skill & leadership earned him the Distinguished Flying Cross, making 416 Sqn. pilots the most successful RCAF fighter squadron of the day.
INCLUDES: framed portrait of Sqn. Leader Lloyd Chadburn
THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM By Rich Thistle©
THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM By Rich Thistle©
Original Watercolor 23"x30" $2400
bare metal B-17G Flying Fortress, US 8th Air Force bomber aircraft, WWII
HORNETS OVER THE GULF By Rich Thistle©
HORNETS OVER THE GULF By Rich Thistle©
Original Acrylic Painting 22"x29" $3600
CF 18A Hornets flying combat patrol 1991 Persian Gulf War
FALCON OF MALTA By Rich Thistle©
FALCON OF MALTA By Rich Thistle©
Original Acrylic Painting 20"x24" $3800
Canadian WWII ace George 'Buzz' Beurling, nicknamed 'Falcon of Malta' with his (tropicalized) Spitfire Mk V
FACE TO FACE By Rich Thistle©
FACE TO FACE By Rich Thistle©
Original Watercolor 25"x18" $1600
1976 Grumman American Cheetah overflies Mount Rushmore
SUNSET SOLITUDE By Rich Thistle©
SUNSET SOLITUDE By Rich Thistle©
Original Acrylic Painting 22"x29" $3000
Bellanca CH 300 Pacemaker on floats
MANNED MISSILE By Rich Thistle©
MANNED MISSILE By Rich Thistle©
Original Watercolor 22"x15" $2800
double portrait of an RCAF F-104G Starfighter, tactical reconnaissance
NERVOUS ENERGY By Rich Thistle©
NERVOUS ENERGY By Rich Thistle©
Original Watercolor 30"x22" $2600
beautifully restored P51-D Mustang on display Muirkirk ON air show in 1995
FAST WOMAN By Rich Thistle©
FAST WOMAN By Rich Thistle©
Original Watercolor 20"x14" $2200
B17 F Flying Fortress of 359th Bomber Sqn. US 8th Air Force...completed 154 missions in WWII
STRAINING AT THE LEASH By Rich Thistle©
STRAINING AT THE LEASH By Rich Thistle©
Original Watercolor Painting 19"x25" $2000
Beaver DHC-2 float-plane
THE LONG ROAD HOME By Rich Thistle©
THE LONG ROAD HOME By Rich Thistle©
Original Acrylic Painting 40"x30" $3800
Canadian built Lancaster Mk X bomber, WWII
FOX IN THE HENHOUSE By Rich Thistle©
FOX IN THE HENHOUSE By Rich Thistle©
Original Acrylic Painting 40"x28" $8000
Canada's George 'Buzz' Beurling DSO, DFC, DFM & Bar, highest scoring WWII ace, in a Spitfire Vc, flying last sortie, Oct. 24, 1942 Battle of Malta
INCLUDES: Framed portrait of George 'Buzz' Beurling
INTO THE WIND By Rich Thistle©
INTO THE WIND By Rich Thistle©
Original Acrylic Painting 22"x25" $3000
Canadian Robert Hampton 'Hammy' Gray, VC, DSC final sortie in Corsair 115 from HMS Formidable Aug. 9, 1945, the same day the second atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki, WWII
INCLUDES: framed portrait of Sqn. Leader Lloyd Chadburn
THE QUEEN RETURNS By Rich Thistle©
THE QUEEN RETURNS By Rich Thistle©
Original Acrylic 31"x22" $3000
tribute to 424 Sqn. 6 Group, RCAF Halifax Mk III bomber, WWII
JULIES JEWEL By Rich Thistle©
JULIES JEWEL By Rich Thistle©
Original Watercolor 24"x18" $2800
Julie Clark's Beech T-34A Mentor - a solo aerobatic performer since 1980 with 28,000+ hours of accident-free flying & rating in 65+ aircraft types - 2002 inducted into 'Women In aviation Hall of Fame'
GULF PATROL By Rich Thistle ©
GULF PATROL By Rich Thistle ©
Original Watercolor 20" x 13" $1500
CF 18A Hornet fighter-bomber on patrol during the 1991 Persian Gulf War
ULTIMATE HEAVY By Rich Thistle©
ULTIMATE HEAVY By Rich Thistle©
Original Acrylic Painting 22"x24" $2800
US Air Force USAF B-52 Stratofortress, Linebacker II campaign, Vietnam War
TRIBUTE TO COURAGE By Rich Thistle©
TRIBUTE TO COURAGE By Rich Thistle©
Original Acrylic Painting 32"x26" $7000
RCN Flower Class Corvette, 'Arrowhead', RCAF Spitfire Mk IX, RCA Sherman M4A2 tank, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of WWII
INTO THE BLUE By Rich Thistle©
INTO THE BLUE By Rich Thistle©
Original Acrylic 30"x21" $4000
3 of the aircraft lost in the 1993 Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum fire - Hurricane MkIIb / Avenger 3TBM-3E / Spit MkIX
DREAM MACHINE By Rich Thistle©
DREAM MACHINE By Rich Thistle©
Original Acrylic Painting 32"x22" $2800
Avro Arrow #201, first of five flying Canadian designed & built CF-105 supersonic delta-wing interceptors
AVRO ARROW By Rich Thistle©
AVRO ARROW By Rich Thistle©
Original Watercolor 21"x25" $2200
double portrait of the CF-105 Avro Arrow, the legendary Canadian supersonic interceptor
HUNTER By Rich Thistle©
HUNTER By Rich Thistle©
Original Acrylic Painting 32"x24" $2800
Canadian WWI ace Billy Bishop in his S.E.5a biplane
438 WILDCATS LOOKING FOR TROUBLE By Rich Thistle©
438 WILDCATS LOOKING FOR TROUBLE By Rich Thistle©
Original Acrylic Painting 34" x 24" $3000
RCAF 438 Sqn. Typhoon IBs (fighter-bombers) WW2
ANGELS THIRTY By Rich Thistle©
ANGELS THIRTY By Rich Thistle©
Original Acrylic 23"x30" $2100
RCAF 400 Sqn. Spitfire Mk XI photo-reconnaissance WWII
BLUE VAULT By Rich Thistle©
BLUE VAULT By Rich Thistle©
Original Acrylic 32"x22" $2200
Mk IX Spitfires (VZ-F) Canadian Charlie Fox, Biggin Hill Wing 1944 & squadron mate enjoying non-combat flying WWII
POINTS NORTH By Rich Thistle©
POINTS NORTH By Rich Thistle©
Original Watercolor 20"x14" $1800
Maule MX-7 amphibian on 2500 floats at a fishing & hunting camp on Memewin Lake, Quebec, near the Ontario border
BIRDS OF A FEATHER By Rich Thistle©
BIRDS OF A FEATHER By Rich Thistle©
Original Watercolor 21" x 14" $2000
P51 Mustangs WWII long-range escort -fighter-bomber, restored & privately owned
KINDRED SPIRITS By Rich Thistle©
KINDRED SPIRITS By Rich Thistle©
Original Acrylic Painting 30"x24" $6000
Waco 10 biplane and 1939 Harley Davidson EL Knucklehead motorcycle
RACING WITH THE MOON By Rich Thistle©
RACING WITH THE MOON By Rich Thistle©©
Original Watercolor Painting 24"x18" $2200
Stearman USN markings /owner at time of creation was Mike Musielski USA
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408 CLOUD COMPANIONS By Rich Thistle©
408 CLOUD COMPANIONS By Rich Thistle©
Original Acrylic 27" x 20" $2800
RCAF Handley Page Hampden & Lancaster MkII, WWII
BEDDED DOWN By Rich Thistle©
BEDDED DOWN By Rich Thistle©
Original Watercolor 24"x18" $2000
Stearman primary trainer, US Army Air Corps biplane, WWII (at time of painting, this aircraft was owned & flown by Mike Dale, president of Jaguar North America)
FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS By Rich Thistle©
FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS By Rich Thistle©
Original Acrylic 30"x20" $2800
Mom learns to fly in a Cessna 150 Commuter
ANNIES STRAIGHT & LEVEL By Rich Thistle©
ANNIES STRAIGHT & LEVEL By Rich Thistle©
Original Watercolor 16"x12" $1600
Avro Anson trainers WWII British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
TYPHOONS BEATING UP THE AUTOBAHN By Rich Thistle©
TYPHOONS BEATING UP THE AUTOBAHN By Rich Thistle©
Original Acrylic Painting 48"x21" $2400
438 Sqn. RCAF Typhoon 1bs going after targets of opportunity on the Autobahn WW2
