William Phillips 'First Boots on the Ground'
November 14, 1965, Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam—Amidst the low brush, elephant grass and enormous sun-baked termite mounds, clouds of dust lazily drift away from the clearing nicknamed LZ (Landing Zone) X-Ray. In preparation for an air assault by troops from the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, United States artillery has been relentlessly pounding away at the perimeter of the LZ.
At 10:48 the helicopter touches down, and Lt. Col. Moore, Sgt. Major Plumley, Capt. Metsker, Bob Ouellette, Al Bosse and Vietnamese translator Mr. Nik become the first boots on the ground at Ia Drang.
Helicopter pilots Bruce Crandall and Ed Freeman would go on to receive the Medal of Honor for their actions during the battle of Ia Drang, a battle which would go down in history as one of the most intense of the Vietnam War. This three-day struggle would later be documented in the best-selling book We Were Soldiers Once…and Young by Lt. Gen. Hal Moore (Ret.) and Joseph Galloway.
William S. Phillips compellingly depicts the chaos of LZ X-Ray in First Boots on the Ground. The piece is countersigned by Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, (Ret.), Lt. Col. Bruce Crandall (Ret.), (MOH), Command Master Sgt. Basil Plumley, (Ret.), Bob Ouellette and Al Bosse.
Image size: 28"w x 14"h.
Edition Size:800
Published from the artist's original work.
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Price: £200.00
William S. Phillips "Westbound: A Date with the General"
Fine Art Paper
Co-signed by members of The Yellow Rose Squadron of the C.A.F.
Target size: 22 " w x 25 11/16 " h.
Target Edition Size: 300 s/n.
Price: £280.00
William Phillips 'First Boots on the Ground'
November 14, 1965, Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam—Amidst the low brush, elephant grass and enormous sun-baked termite mounds, clouds of dust lazily drift away from the clearing nicknamed LZ (Landing Zone) X-Ray. In preparation for an air assault by troops from the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, United States artillery has been relentlessly pounding away at the perimeter of the LZ.
At 10:48 the helicopter touches down, and Lt. Col. Moore, Sgt. Major Plumley, Capt. Metsker, Bob Ouellette, Al Bosse and Vietnamese translator Mr. Nik become the first boots on the ground at Ia Drang.
Helicopter pilots Bruce Crandall and Ed Freeman would go on to receive the Medal of Honor for their actions during the battle of Ia Drang, a battle which would go down in history as one of the most intense of the Vietnam War. This three-day struggle would later be documented in the best-selling book We Were Soldiers Once…and Young by Lt. Gen. Hal Moore (Ret.) and Joseph Galloway.
William S. Phillips compellingly depicts the chaos of LZ X-Ray in First Boots on the Ground. The piece is countersigned by Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, (Ret.), Lt. Col. Bruce Crandall (Ret.), (MOH), Command Master Sgt. Basil Plumley, (Ret.), Bob Ouellette and Al Bosse.
Image size: 28"w x 14"h.
Edition Size:800
Published from the artist's original work.
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Price: £200.00
William Phillips 'Dauntless: Rising to the Sun'
Beautifully framed, historical aviation art makes a rare gift that carries a message of strength, patriotism, and memory. In his new release, artist William S. Phillips revisits the Dauntless, the standard ship borne dive-bomber (SBD) of the US Navy for most of World War II. (His 1991 print, Dauntless: Against the Rising Sun, is among Phillips' most collectible releases.) In this unique-format canvas, perfect for the study or library, three SBD-5s form up, enroute to a target on a morning mission early in 1944. One of the last squadron's to operate the SBD was VB-10 and it flew from the carrier USS Enterprise CV-6, the most decorated ship of the Second World War.
Image size: 22"w x 6"h.
Edition Size:150
Published from the artist's original work.
Price: £150.00
'Returning Fire' - Limited Edition Print
In William S. Phillips' Returning Fire, the Black Hawk crew assigned to the 101st Airborne takes evasive action and releases flares and machine gun fire after being fired upon during a sortie late in the day over Iraq.
Image size: 16"w x 12"h.
Edition Size:250
Published from the artist's original work.
Price: £75.00
William Phillips 'The Tender Cares Of Autumn'
One of the Phillips Bay collection of limited edition prints and canvases.
The seasons take another turn in Phillips Bay, North America's quintessential hometown. Your stroll along Seven-Mile Walk has reached the Beecher House, where the famed poet lived through the mid-1960s. A young girl, her basket laden with freshly cut flowers, pauses to admire the fiery red and tawny orange of the Indian summer maples, as the poet certainly once did. The sun has dipped below the horizon leaving a soft-pink glow in the sky and one by one the lights begin to twinkle across the Inner Bay. Soft water sounds are carried on an irregular warm-cool breeze, another hint that fall has arrived at the hidden treasure that is Phillips Bay. Published from the artist's original
Oil painting.
Image size: 30"w x 17 1/2"h.
Edition Size:750
Published from the artist's original work.
Price: £90.00
William Phillips 'Sleigh Ride At Apple Creek'
Apple Creek holds a special charm in each of the four seasons, but for most, the chill of winter holds a particular magic. And no weekend in Phillips Bay is complete without a stay at the Apple Creek Inn, a quaint bed-and-breakfast along the Old Stage Road.
During the winter, Apple Creek Inn offers many diversions for its guests, but the favourite adventure is the sleigh ride. Nestled under a warm blanket, you glide over hill and dale, the clean, fresh, exhilaration air envelops you as the horse's bells cutting through the silence of a snow-covered landscape. Once your ride has come to an end, you can spend your evening relaxing by the warm glow of the fireplace. To accompany your hot mug of Apple Creek's famous cider are the tranquil melodies the string quartet.
Image size: 28"w x 18 3/4"h.
Edition Size:550
Published from the artist's original work.
Price: £85.00
William Phillips 'Revelations'
"In researching a perfect companion piece to Winter Symphony, I reflected while hiking in the Grand Canyon," said Bill Phillips. "By mid-morning, small white tufts begin to form against the brilliant blue Arizona sky. By early afternoon, these clouds have grown to take the form of immense castles towering over the Coconino Plateau. And if you listen closely, you'll hear the roll of distant thunder carried along
on the breeze.
The first few drops of rain vaporize as they embrace the Canyon's sun-baked rocks. But, within a few minutes, the sun and heat along the South Rim have relinquished their grip, replaced by pounding torrents of rain. The Canyon's walls echo with the sound of flash floods as the seasonal torrents force rocks ever downward to create new rapids in the Colorado River far below. Nature has unleashed her power and the Canyon disappears as you strain to make out the landmarks in mid-Canyon, as the juniper and agave provide only a vague outline against a curtain of grey along the rim of the Kaibab Plateau.
Then, as swiftly as it began, the rain ends. The roar of the deluge is replaced by individual droplets falling from the boughs of Ponderosa Pine. The world is still, the rumble of thunder recedes and the fragrance of sage and wet earth surrounds you. Suddenly, a single beam of light flashes into the Canyon and the grand finale begins as sheets of rain reflect back a growing rainbow. Isis Temple shines forth as the sunlight pushes eastward, giving its warmth once more before evening, blessing us with the Canyon's never-ending revelation."
Image size: 23 1/2"w x 29 1/4"h.
Edition Size:250
Published from the artist's original work.
Price: £140.00
William Phillips 'And The Light Shall Prevail'
As Bill Phillips tells us, "My wife Kristi and I have enjoyed several trips recently to the coastline along Oregon and California and one day we witnessed a storm that inspired the image here. The morning dawned gray with a strong wind, the sea as fierce as I've ever seen it, the waves crashing against the shore and throwing their spray skyward. We watched as afternoon waned and stood in awe as the sun broke through, bringing life to sea and sky. I thought of Psalm 27:1, 'The Lord, is, my light and my salvation...' for He, like a lighthouse, beckons us from the storms of life into the shelter of His love."
Edition Size:950
Published from the artist's original work.
Price: £100.00
William Phillips 'Point Bonita: Last Light'
Distinguished by its gleaming white suspension bridge and captured in the radiant glow of twilight, Point Bonita: Last Light is a stunning portrait of a maritime landmark. And, in classic Phillips' style it also pays tribute to San Francisco, The Golden Gate Bridge, the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard (look closely). With all the different levels of appeal, we suggest you reserve it promptly-several of Bill's other recent lighthouse prints, such as The Light Keeper's Gift, have quickly gone into low inventory or sold out at publisher.
Image size: 36.5"w x 20.25"h.
Edition Size:950
Published from the artist's original work.
Price: £95.00
William Phillips 'Phantom Thunder'
From the thrill of lift-off to the extraordinary exhilaration of in-flight action, Bill is truly a master of the aviation art world. Here, in his latest work, the artist presents us with an awe-inspiring panorama that pays tribute to a pair of American heroes.
"Flying through storm-tossed skies, Phantoms of VF-96, the Flying Falcons, return from a strike over North Vietnam," Bill said. "Aircraft #5800, ShowTime 100, was the 'CAG bird' flown by LT. Randy Cunningham and LT(JG) Willie Driscoll when, on May 10th, 1972, they downed three MiG-17s, added to their previous two, they became America's first Vietnam aces."
Image size: 36"w x 7 5/8"h.
Edition Size:550
Published from the artist's original work.
Price: £90.00
William Phillips 'Cape Neddick Dawn'
In Cape Neddick Dawn, Bill beautifully captures that sense of serenity that enfolds us when we view a sunrise by the sea. Quietly, the cold, restless waves grow still; the schooner's white sails shift to pale gold. Here, no footprints mar the freshly fallen snow ashore for the light keeper has not yet had a visitor this morning. But he is clearly expecting you-his home on the hill beckons with a warm, comforting glow and a bright light shines in the boathouse.
Image size: 33"w x 18.5"h.
Edition Size:950
Published from the artist's original work.
Limited Availability
Price: £100.00
William Phillips 'Hill Country Homecoming'
Sometimes the image and colours in a painting can have an immediate impact on us-we were blown away with Phillips' masterful use of every possible shade of blue in this scene from the Texas hill country. A solitary rancher in his old Ford pickup drives toward his home beneath the live oaks. In the sky flies a DC-3, heading away from a thunderstorm that is rumbling across the plains, the lightning adding white light to blue moon glow on a carpet of Texas Blue Bonnets.
Image size: 28.5"w x 20.5"h.
Edition Size:1250
Published from the artist's original work.
Limited Availability
Price: £10.00
William Phillips 'The Heavens Proclaim His Glory'
Throughout history man has built places of prayer and worship, from the great cathedrals of Europe to the quaint churches of Phillips Bay and the village of Cotswold Hills. From here, the highest point in Dogwood County, the bells tolls over the rural countryside and rises heavenward, proclaiming the good news of a loving God. But, no matter how grand or unique the works of man, they pale in comparison to the evidence of the great creation. Evidence we witness every day if we take the time to notice - for all creation sings God's praise and truly the heavens proclaim His glory.
Image size: 16"w x 24"h.
Edition Size:0
Published from the artist's original work.
Price: £85.00
William Phillips 'Give Us This Day'
In England during World War II, each dawn was brought the sounds of young men headed off to war. As daylight spreads across the tranquil countryside on this mist-shrouded summer morning, the aircraft of the 8th Air Force once again take to the air as they head for the dangerous skies of occupied Europe.
Representing not only an overt symbol of Allied might, the B-17G is also a more subtle indication as to the direction of the war. The plane carries no camouflage paint, since paint added weight, which cost speed and fuel. Stationed in Northamsted between April '44 and June '45, this B-17G is from the 398th Bomb Group, 602nd Bomb Squadron. Along with most others, the crew members ardent prayer was, "give us this day."
Image size: 26"w x 19 1/2"h.
Edition Size:550
Published from the artist's original work.
Price: £90.00
William Phillips 'Early Morning Visitors'
"Here, at a rustic cabin in Glacier National Park, a trio of deer and their forest friends wait for the resident ranger's imminent patrol as a Beech Staggerwing flies overhead. Even today this historic setting is accessible only by horseback or over-land hiked for any and all Early Morning Visitors."
Image size: 33"w x 23.5"h.
Edition Size:1250
Published from the artist's original work.
Price: £100.00
William Phillips 'December Of '45'
One of the Phillips Bay collection of limited edition prints and canvases.
"Christmas with snow and hot apple cider," says Bill, "I think that the cold outside accentuates the welcoming warmth inside." Although he grew up in California, he always dreamed of white Christmases, and with this newest work he includes a sense of peace and happiness after the long years of World War II.
Bill makes it clear that images like this one are just as much what he is about as his award-winning aviation paintings. He explains why he is so drawn to nostalgic images, like this newest, December of '45: "The world needs to turn around, slow down. The good old days may not have been, in reality, all that good, but in our imaginations we can make them everything they could have been, or should have been...."
Image size: 34"w x 18"h.
Edition Size:1500
Published from the artist's original work.
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Price: £100.00
William Phillips 'Courtyard'
Edition Size:950
Published from the artist's original work.
Price: £85.00
William Phillips 'Among The Columns Of Thor'
Image size: 33"w x 24"h.
Edition Size:1000
Published from the artist's original work.
Limited Availability
Price: £150.00
William Phillips 'Best Seat In The House'
As the firework displays light up the night sky with a dazzling palette of color, we know it's time to celebrate summer at the Bay View Inn. The 150-year-old lodge features one of the most picturesque views in the Phillips Bay Highlands. The Inn is as renowned for the sumptuous meals served on a stone terrace overlooking both the Inner and Outer bays as it is for its nightly displays of patriotism during the month of July. This night, classic automobiles are featured at the twilight cruise from dockside through Phillips Bay culminating with dancing to live music from the 1940s, '50s and '60s. If you're lucky enough to find a spot on the west garden lawn across from the heart-shaped pond, you've got "The best seat in the house."
Image size: 19 1/8"w x 24"h.
Edition Size:550
Published from the artist's original work.
Price: £85.00
William Phillips 'Apple Creek Yacht Club '
Summer has come to Phillips Bay. Along Apple Creek, nestled among the Cotswold Hills about 30 minutes west of Phillips Bay, the sounds of meadowlarks and bullfrogs mingle with the aroma of flowers and fresh-cut grass.
Apple Creek Valley maintains much of its original colonial charm. One can sit on the lawn at the Apple Creek Inn for a picnic in the sun's warm glow, or enjoy the creek itself, with its clear spring water, swimming hole and slow current, well suited to the many idyllic pursuits of summer.
On this day, a pair of boys and their dog have gathered at the old stone footbridge for a little boating. Tying their boats to string with a metal fishing sinker as a counterweight, they set their imaginations afloat. These boys will build a rich treasury of memories over the years as members of the Apple Creek Yacht Club.
Image size: 25"w x 20"h.
Edition Size:550
Published from the artist's original work.
Price: £90.00
William Phillips 'Accompaniment To The Symphony Of Spring'
One of the Phillips Bay collection of limited edition prints and canvases.
Spring has arrived in the coastal town of Phillips Bay and so has the annual music festival-one of the most anticipated events of the year. While the audience gathers 'round the gazebo to look and listen while three musicians warm up, the rest of the quartet-a violinist-practices her strings solo. (Perhaps she's a bit nervous?) A magical moment for sure, the longer light of day is still evident as the full moon rises, and the street lamps and walkway lights come on as a lovely overture to the symphony of spring.
Image size: 30"w x 15"h.
Edition Size:750
Published from the artist's original work.
Price: £90.00
William Phillips 'A Prayer For My Brother'
To benefit the National Fallen Fire fighters Foundation
After looking at this powerful work, it may not surprise you to learn that Phillips is a former fire-fighter. (Bill left the profession after 16 years when he began to earn a living through his art.) Bill has painted this iconic and heroic work of art to support fire-fighters nationwide. He hopes that the outpouring of support for New York fire fighters continues to raise awareness and appreciation for the everyday, unsung heroes in communities everywhere. The Greenwich Workshop will donate a portion of proceeds to the National Fallen Fire-fighters Foundation to benefit families of lost fire-fighters nationwide.
Image size: 12"w x 16"h.
Open Edition print
Price: £35.00
William Phillips 'Heartland'
Bill has felt absolutely glued to his easel since last fall, compelled to paint through the intense emotions we have all felt. One of the results is this quintessentially American landscape including the reassuring icons of nature's bountiful crops, a church steeple sounding a call to prayer and a rainbow of hope. (Attention Phillips aviation aficionados: look for a Piper Cub.
Image size: 30"w x 15"h.
Edition Size:550
Published from the artist's original work.
Price: £90.00
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William Phillips "Evasive Action Over Sagami Bay"
Fine Art Print
Edition Sold Out!!
Shortly after bombing the Tokyo Gas and Electric Company, Pilot Lt. Harold F.Watson banks the B-25 Whirling Dervish steeply to avoid a Japanese cruiser that lay directly on the aircraft’s escape route to China. It was the ninth of sixteen aircraft to leave the carrier USS Hornet on the audacious April 18, 1942 Doolittle Raid on Japan. That United States Army Air Forces bombers could launch from a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier was inconceivable at the time. President Roosevelt claimed the aircraft came from a secret airbase in the mythical Shangri-La. American bombers striking the Japanese homeland and passing within sight of Mount Fuji, the most sacred mountain in all Japan, delivered a succinct message to the warring Axis nation: America, the Sleeping Giant, had begun to stir.
Evasive Action Over Sagami Bay is an authentic historical document, offered as both a fine art print and canvas edition, countered-signed by American heroes that participated in the Doolittle Raid. This is a unique opportunity to own and preserve an important moment in aviation and U.S. military history.
William Phillips 'Home Is The Hunter'
Image size: 33"w x 16 1/2"h.
Edition Size:550
Published from the artist's original work.
William Phillips 'Victory Pass'
Image size: 29"w x 16.5"h.
Edition Size:550
Published from the artist's original work.
William Phillips 'Summer Of 45:And All Creation Rejoice'
Image size: 36"w x 18.75"h.
Edition Size:1750
Published from the artist's original work.
May 1995
William Phillips 'Return Of The Red Gremlin' (Counter Signed)
Image size: 25.5"w x 21.75"h.
Edition Size:1000
Published from the artist's original work.
Feb 1996
William Phillips 'The Dream Fulfilled Where The Love Light Shines'
Image size: 34"w x 18"h.
Edition Size:1750
Published from the artist's original work.
July 1995
William Phillips 'Clipper At The Gate'
Image size: 23"w x 16.875"h.
Edition Size:850
Published from the artist's original work.
April 1996
William Phillips 'Thunder And Lightning'
Image size: 18.25"w x 23.5"h.
Edition Size:850
Published from the artist's original work.
July 1996
William Phillips 'The Lightkeeper's Gift'
Image size: 36.5"w x 20.25"h.
Edition Size:950
Published from the artist's original work.
August 1996
William Phillips 'The Storm Watchers'
"Whether watching the storms of life or contemplating the wonder of love on a warm summer evening, we are all storm watchers." --William S. Phillips
This image of a youthful couple watching the majesty of a retreating storm while a Beechcraft D-18 pilot views it a very different way, shows again why Phillips is one of the most sought-after artists by both nostalgia and aviation collectors alike.
Image size: 36"w x 20"h.
Edition Size:1250
Published from the artist's original work.
Oct 1997
William Phillips 'Caping The Tico'
Caping the Tico - What sets it apart, is that this great work of aviation art, honours James B. Stockdale, leader of the first American air attacks against North Vietnam in 1964, leader of an organized resistance by all POWs against enemy interrogation and torture, and recipient of America's highest decoration for gallantry, the Medal of Honour.
Image size: 31.125"w x 26.9375"h.
Edition Size:950
Published from the artist's original work.
June 1997
William Phillips 'Spring Fling'
One of the Phillips Bay collection of limited edition prints and canvases.
"I wanted to capture the joy of a warm spring day in the 1950's, with the flowers starting to bloom, the parents chatting, the kids playing, a beautifully maintained 1936 Ford pickup in the driveway, and a grand CD-6 aircraft flying overhead."
Image size: 36"w x 20"h.
Edition Size:1250
Published from the artist's original work.
December 1996
William Phillips 'The Beginning Of The End' (Countersigned)
"The flight of the Enola Gay and the capture of the island of Iwo Jima, were two of the most significant events of World War II. I wanted, in some small way, to pay tribute to those who captured that island fortress even as I paid homage to the United States Army Air Forces and the crew of the Enola Gay for the mission. Both events hastened the end of the war and made the invasion of the Japanese homeland unnecessary."
An historic limited edition fine art print countersigned by Brigadier General Paul W. Tibbets, pilot; Tomas W. Ferebee, bombadier; Theodore J. "Dutch" Van Kirk, navigator; Richard Nelson, radio operator; and first time signer Morris R. Jeppson, Bomb Electronics Officers.
Image size: 27"w x 23"h.
Edition Size:1000
Published from the artist's original work.
April 1998
William Phillips 'Dawn The World Forever Changed'
Image size: 23.375"w x 16.1875"h.
Edition Size:1000
Published from the artist's original work.
April 1995
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