+elephant 36 Posted July 14, 2011 As James posted at The Aerodrome: These two paintings are to be hung side by side at the upcoming Pebble Beach Concours d' Elegance.Each is 26" x52 "& take up quite a space when framed... Color Guard: View from the Chateau: Awesome, isn't it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted July 14, 2011 (edited) James Dietz is a phantastic painter of such themes - I love this work! He is not only a great painter of those war birds, he is also able to create the whole athmosphere. OBD's James Romano - better known as OvS - will see these pictures with joy. He not only knows Dietz and likes his fine work, but is also flying with Jasta 5 as the "Black Baron of Boistrancourt". Thanks for sharing, elephant! Do you know which airfield this is in the painting? Edited July 14, 2011 by Olham Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+elephant 36 Posted July 14, 2011 I'm afraid I don't...JFM is more qualified to answer to that... Here is another James Dietz WiP painting, prepared for the same event: Hats in the Ring Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NS13Jarhead 6 Posted July 14, 2011 (edited) Jim Dietz is a great artist. I had not seen those paintings before. Based on what I've seen on his website, I had thought he was doing nothing but modern paintings lately. It's good to see that he's getting back into the WW I themes that made him famous. As some who have been on this forum for a while might remember, I actually got to meet him and pose for one of his painting. It's called "You Will Not Fail Us". I'm the one at center left with the blue uniform, with sword. The sergeant to the right of center is Jeremiah Workman who received the Navy Cross (2nd highest US award for heroism) during the 2nd battle for Fallujah. Edited July 14, 2011 by NS13Jarhead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted July 14, 2011 (edited) Yes, I saw this one before, Jarhead - can you tell me, what the text bits in the blue band mean, like "Don't tread on me!" ? Are they Marine song titles? And how long did you have to stand still for Dietz's work? Edited July 14, 2011 by Olham Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JFM 18 Posted July 14, 2011 Great Jasta 5 painting, indeed! Which airfield? It's not Boistrancourt; no tent hangars at Boistrancourt and the chateau looked different and wasn't oriented that way with the airfield. It's not Liéramont; too many trees in the painting and Liéramont photos show it very agoric. Maybe it's supposed to be Cappy, but the chateau looks different, I don't believe there were two, and there wasn't a large hill around like that in the background (Cappy had somewhat sloping fields adjacent to the Somme River valley). Also, if at Cappy, none of the planes in the painting have the Balkenkreuze, although it doesn't depict any planes photographed at Cappy, save for the b&w candycane Alb which was Rumey's plane from March 1918 (Rumey's was a D.V and the painting appears to be a D.Va). Still, photos of Rumey's striped plane at Cappy show it had the Balkenkreuze... Jasta 5 was at Cappy until May 1918 so anyplace after that would have had leaves on the trees. Thus, appears to be a fictional aerodrome, but still a great painting nonetheless. I like the reflections on the stabilizers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NS13Jarhead 6 Posted July 14, 2011 (edited) Yes, I saw this one before, Jarhead - can you tell me, what the text bits in the blue band mean, like "Don't tread on me!" ? Are they Marine song titles? And how long did you have to stand still for Dietz's work? The phrase "Don't tread on me" goes back to (as far as I know) the Navy during the American Revolution. The others "Fortitudine" was the original motto of the Marines and means with fortitude or with endurance. The motto was later replaced by "Semper Fidelis" - Always Faithful. "To the Shores of Tripoli" is part of a line from the Marines Hymn and refers to the Marine raid on a pirate fortress in Derna, Tripoli in 1805. "By Land By Sea" speaks for itself as the areas that Marines traditionally fight - It may also be related to the motto of the British Royal Marines: per mare, per terram. finally, "Gung Ho" is a Chinese phrase that means working together. It was adopted by Col Evans Carlson for his 2nd Marine Raider Battalion during World War 2. As for standing/posing for the print. It took less than an hour for me. Mr. Dietz had a camera and took about 100 photos. I think he took a shot from every possible angle and then got close ups of the sword, belt, medals and cover (that's what Marines call a hat). It was a great honor to be a part of the painting. I've got a copy of it on my wall, as well as one for my mom and for each of my kids. Believe it or not, they also turned the painting into a 500 piece puzzle! Edited July 14, 2011 by NS13Jarhead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted July 14, 2011 (edited) Thank you for all the info, Jarhead; now I know a little bit more about the Marine Corps. That is interesting, how today's painters use the camera for all the lot of details - and it is standing to reason. I think I'd be proud, if I had been chosen to be in the painting - after all there must be hundreds of Marine officers, who would have also been qualified. Maybe you should feel flattered? For your kids it must have been a great show to find their own dad on a printed puzzle. I bet you had climbed several steps on the secret "rating of my dad" ladder. Edited July 14, 2011 by Olham Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RAF_Louvert 101 Posted July 15, 2011 . Beautiful paintings, as is the norm from Mr. Dietz. Thanks for sharing, Elephant. Jarhead, a great painting there too that you were an integral part of. Thank you for that information Sir and for your loyal military service over the years. . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted July 15, 2011 These two paintings are so amazing, that I had to merge them into one desktop theme (1680 x 1050 pixels). It adds nicely to the whole WW1 air combat sim and OFF forum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themightysrc 5 Posted July 15, 2011 The second battle of Fallujah is not particularly a fight that is worth commemorating I have to say. A nasty episode in a war that arguably should never have been fought. http://www.socialistaction.org/caputi1.htm Read that and tell me that the author of it has not seen that face of battle. Sorry to anybody that this offends, but it offends me when massacres are simply excused as battles. Fallujah was a cold blooded murder of innocent people to teach the Iraqis who was the boss. Go and have a look and a read round. There's more than a little evidence that innocent people were simply murdered because they stayed in the city. Google a few images if you like. Again, sorry if this offends anyone, but CA seems to kowtow to the US military in a manner that I find rather disturbing, so I feel that it's not unreasonable to show people another - probably less popular - view of the world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shiloh 12 Posted July 15, 2011 These two paintings are so amazing, that I had to merge them into one desktop theme (1680 x 1050 pixels). It adds nicely to the whole WW1 air combat sim and OFF forum. I just set it on my desktop and it looks great - thanks Olham! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted July 16, 2011 Well, you should thank James Dietz more than me - hope he wouldn't mind. But it's a desktop meant to honour his great work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
