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Stephen Brown is a self-taught artist who has specialised almost exclusively in aviation subjects for the last 15 years. Building on a background as a landscape and aviation photographer, his style carefully combines both these areas of interest. Stephen’s originals in oil are in much demand and have been regularly exhibited with the prestigious Guild of Aviation Artists. Demand for his originals is high with regular commissions being undertaken for commercial and private clients as well as the RAF. For many years Stephen successfully combined a career as a professional in the IT industry with his passion for art. Recently though he has chosen to go full time as an aviation artist. Stephen says, “My interest in aviation comes both from my father, who was a designer at Westland, and from growing up in post war Britain on a diet of films like 633 Squadron and The Dambusters. I used to combine aircraft and landscape photos in the darkroom with quite convincing results - when I reached the limit of what I could do with this I turned to painting to get greater flexibility. Photography taught me much about composition, colour and contrast - drawing and brushwork skills, though, have taken a long time to develop. My favourite paintings are those like In Safe Hands where I can combine the aircraft with a dramatic sky and plenty of period landscape detail.”
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Concorde - Early Morning Arrival by Stephen Brown. The sight of Concorde descending over London will forever remain etched in the memory of all who were fortunate to see this amazing aircraft. At Mach 2 Concorde could fly at 23 miles a minute - one mile every 2.5 seconds. A truly astonishing aircraft and one which to this day is sadly missed by its regular passengers and millions of admirers all over the world. |
Blenheims Over Norfolk by Stephen Brown. Bristol Blenheim IVs of 105 squadron returning at low level over Norfolk, after one of many anti-shipping sorties carried out over the North Sea in 1941. At the outbreak of the Second World War the Bristol Blenheim was Bomber Commands fastest and most effective aircraft and formed the mainstay of its offensive operations. Pressed into numerous different roles the Blenheim had many successes, including pioneering the first airborne interception radar for night fighting. Even so, compared with the powerful machines of the Luftwaffe, it was highly vulnerable and only achieved what it did as a result of the extraordinary bravery and determination of its aircrews. |
Inbound by Stephen Brown. The magnificent Avro Lancasters bathed in early morning light as they return home from a successful raid during the summer of 1944. The Lancaster was undoubtedly Bomber Commands finest and most important aircraft of WW2. Loved by its crews for its responsiveness, agility, reliability and payload capacity, but probably most of all its ability to absorb major combat damage and still get them home safely. |
Tireless Vigilance by Stephen Brown. With grace and majesty of mighty battleships, a pair of Short Sutherlands sweep out towards the dangers of the North Atlantic. With a 12-hour mission ahead of them the skill and dedication of the crews would once again play a crucial role in protecting vital supply lines from the menace of German U-boats. |
Return of the Few by Stephen Brown. It is 1941, the Battle of Britain is won but the countrys future is still by no means certain, with the Luftwaffe continuing to mount daily raids on cities, factories and airfields. In Stephen Browns painting Return of the Few, the legendary Douglas Bader leads his famous Tangmere Wing back to base having been scrambled to intercept a German bomber formation. |
Concorde - Second to None by Stephen Brown. Having flown over Bristol, her birthplace, Concorde G-BOAC heads out over the Welsh coastline. Here, at 26,000 feet, the inboard reheats are already lit while the outboards have just been selected. A second nudge is sensed as the extra thrust accelerates Concorde towards the speed of sound - Mach 1 (about 675 mph) At Mach 1.7 the reheats are switched off, but the acceleration continues to Mach 2 while Concorde climbs towards 60,000 feet. Three and a half hours after departing London having consumed 80 tonnes of fuel - the same as a Boeing 747, but in less than half the time - Concorde will have arrived in New York. |
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