LINKS - A must see!
Edition Size: 600 prints plus 25 Artist Proofs.
Print Size: 22" x 29 1/2"
Price: $125
Artist Proofs: $200
To Order call (512) 990-3428 or
Edition Size: 500 prints plus 25 Artist Proofs (remarqued).
Image Size: 16 3/4" x 24"
Paper Size: 24" x 31" (100 lb acid free).
Price: $95
Artist Proofs: $225 (includes remarque).
Please include $5 for shipping and handling.
To order call (512) 990-3428 or
Artist's Biography

Michael Short was born in Salisbury Rhodesia (now                                                                               Zimbabwe) and developed a love for drawing and painting                                                                    at an early age. Together, with this interest in art and art                                                                         history, came a love of all things mechanical especially                                                                          aircraft. After completing high school Michael travelled to                                                                       the UK to study at the West Surrey College of Art and                                                                             Design in Farnham Surrey. It was while he was in England                                                                    that he became acquainted with the works of the masters                                                                      and through observation he was able to develop his                                                                               painting skills. In 1980 he came to the United states to                                                                           learn to fly and maintain aircraft and earned his private                                                                           pilot's license as well as an FAA airframe and powerplant                                                                     maintenance certificate.

Short's varied art and technical aviation training suit him                                                                        well for his artistic career. In his paintings, Michael wishes                                                                     to create a mood which is born from his passion for flight.                                                                      He believes that the use of light is the principle element in                                                                     achieving this end. Michael has released a number of                                                                            limited edition prints signed by the likes of Chuck Yeager                                                                      and SR-71 pilots Bob Gilliland and Jim Eastham. He also                                                                     recently completed a commission for Rick Perry Governor                                                                   of Texas. In 2000 Michael became a member of the Air Force Art Program and was asked to do a painting of the new Beech Raytheon Texan II trainer. His originals can be found in many private collections and his paintings "Maiden USA - Wecome To Poland" and "Double Strike On The Zuider Zee" won EAA Par Excellence awards in 1999 and 2001 respectively.

His other interests include motor racing and most of his spare time is spent restoring a 1936 Aeronca C3 aircraft and maintaining a vintage race car. He is an active member of the Air Force Art Program, the Vintage Aviation Historical Foundation, as well as the Antique Airplane Association and a life member of the Spitfire Society. He lives together with his wife and two sons in Pflugerville Texas. Dealer and commission inquiries welcome. The artist can be contacted at :
airart4@juno.com

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MICHAEL SHORT AVIATION ART
All images copyright Michael R Short.
Artist's Biography

Michael Short was born in Salisbury Rhodesia (now                                                                               Zimbabwe) and developed a love for drawing and painting                                                                    at an early age. Together, with this interest in art and art                                                                         history, came a love of all things mechanical especially                                                                          aircraft. After completing high school Michael travelled to                                                                       the UK to study at the West Surrey College of Art and                                                                             Design in Farnham Surrey. It was while he was in England                                                                    that he became acquainted with the works of the masters                                                                      and through observation he was able to develop his                                                                               painting skills. In 1980 he came to the United states to                                                                           learn to fly and maintain aircraft and earned his private                                                                           pilot's license as well as an FAA airframe and powerplant                                                                     maintenance certificate.

Short's varied art and technical aviation training suit him                                                                        well for his artistic career. In his paintings, Michael wishes                                                                     to create a mood which is born from his passion for flight.                                                                      He believes that the use of light is the principle element in                                                                     achieving this end. Michael has released a number of                                                                            limited edition prints signed by the likes of Chuck Yeager                                                                      and SR-71 pilots Bob Gilliland and Jim Eastham. He also                                                                     recently completed a commission for Rick Perry Governor                                                                   of Texas. In 2000 Michael became a member of the Air Force Art Program and was asked to do a painting of the new Beech Raytheon Texan II trainer. His originals can be found in many private collections and his paintings "Maiden USA - Wecome To Poland" and "Double Strike On The Zuider Zee" won EAA Par Excellence awards in 1999 and 2001 respectively.

His other interests include motor racing and most of his spare time is spent restoring a 1936 Aeronca C3 aircraft and maintaining a vintage race car. He is an active member of the Air Force Art Program, the Vintage Aviation Historical Foundation, as well as the Antique Airplane Association and a life member of the Spitfire Society. He lives together with his wife and two sons in Pflugerville Texas. Dealer and commission inquiries welcome. The artist can be contacted at :
airart4@juno.com

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"Double Strike On The Zuider Zee"
April, 1945 - The last full month of WW2. 2nd  Tactical Air Force, RAF.

Message from Dutch Underground. German Army, desperate in retreat, were planning to blow up the Zuider Causeway. If accomplished, Holland would be flooded with sea water, for one hundred years. Orders to 132 (Norwegian) wing. "Destroy any German Transport which might be carrying high explosives to breach the dam". Read the whole amazing story in "Spitfire Diary" by E.A.W. Smith published by Eakin Press (512)288-1771.

In this print Michael Short brings vividly to life the spectacle and drama of air to ground combat during the final stages of WW II and shows the Spitfire LF Mk XVI 9N-Z as flown by F/O Smith. All prints are individually signed and numbered by the artist and F/O E.A.W. "Ted" Smith.
Edition Size: 500 prints plus 25 Artist Proofs (remarqued).
Image Size: 16 3/4" x 24"
Paper Size: 24" x 31" (100 lb acid free).
Price: $95
Artist Proofs: $225 (includes remarque).
Please include $5 for shipping and handling.
To order call (512) 990-3428 or
"Above And Beyond"
On April 26, 1962 the world of aviation was changed for ever. On that day from a remote desert location in Nevada, Lockheed's A-12 took to the air on it's maiden flight. Radical looking in design with it's delta wing, twin tails and fuselage chines, this was no ordinary aircraft. What the Lockheed "Skunk Works" had created was the worlds fastest and highest flying air breathing aircraft. Able to cruise continuously in afterburner at Mach 3+ and above 85,000 feet, the A-12 and it's follow on designs, the YF-12A and SR-71 were about to set new standards for aircraft performance.

Not only was it's design unconventional, but nearly everything used in it's construction had to be developed or invented. At Mach 3 the aircraft produced tremendous heat. Heat so intense that pilots reported seeing the planes leading edges glow a dull orange at night. New lubricants, metals, plastic composites and electronics were developed to withstand the extended periods the plane flew at these incredible temperatures. Additionally, a specially formulated fuel with a high flash point was developed, since ordinary jet fuel would ignite under such conditions.

Developed originally for the CIA as a follow-on to the U2, the SR-71 would become the worlds premiere reconnaissance aircraft. It's only defence against attack was it's astounding speed and altitude that largely remain unchallenged today. That is an extraordinary feat considering that the design of the SR-71 was primarily done by talented engineers using slide-rules over 35 year ago. The Lockheed engineers, designers and the pilots who flew the SR-71 over the last 3 decades have truly set the standard by which all others are measured.

In this spectacular print published by Tangmere Aviation Art, Michael Short depicts the SR-71 cruising together with a back-up (deployed only on extremely important missions) at high altitude where the curvature of the earth can be seen. All prints are signed by the following distinguished SR-71 pilots: Mele Vojvodich (A-12, SR-71), Ray Haupt (SR-71), Tom Pugh (SR-71), Bob Reidenauer (SR-71), Bob Gilliland (A-12, SR-71), Jim Eastam (A-12, YF-12A, SR-71), Ken Collins (A-12, SR-71), Ed Schneider (SR-71).
Edition Size: 600 prints plus 25 Artist Proofs.
Print Size: 22" x 29 1/2"
Price: $125
Artist Proofs: $200
To Order call (512) 990-3428 or
  Original Oil Painting                
"John Plagis DSO, DFC & Bar"
16" x 12"
Oil On Linen  $750

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LINKS - A must see!