Jet plane painting.

Welcome To

Aviation Art

By Lou Drendel

About Lou Drendel

Creating aviation art has always been a passion for me and I began writing about airplanes and aviation in order to provide a venue for my aviation illustrations. Over the 50+ years, I have been doing this, I have amassed a large inventory of art, which I am happy to sell at affordable prices.

Original art and prints covering the 50-year career of one of the leading aviation artists in the world. Art was produced for his Squadron/Signal Publications and for his continuing “Illustrated” series of aircraft books. 

Welcome to your tour of the online art gallery of the illustrations of Lou Drendel. You will see a broad cross-section of work done over the past 50 years. Many are for sale, and most are original works.  Each is an individual and unique piece of collectible art. 

The painting at left is the original art for the limited edition print below. The original painting is 36″ x 18″ acrylic on hardboard and is offered for sale for the first time to celebrate the introduction of my revamped website. At  $1,950, it is the most expensive piece of art on the website. 

The latest "Illustrated"

An iconic bomber of WWiI, the B-24 Liberator was the most produced airplane of the war. B-24 Liberator Illustrated is 134 pages, including a history of its development and dozens of period photos, many in full color.
The E-2 Hawkeye has been the eyes of the fleet since the 1960s.

ANNUAL ART SALE 50% OFF ON ALL ART

All art on all pages is available as a print on canvas mounted on stretcher bars, ready to hang. Standard print size is 20″ x 15″ $250 (excluding commissioned work). New! Prints are now also available on Aluminum. Made with genuine ChromaLuxe HD aluminum photo panels and Epson UltraChrome DS inks, they are ideal for showcasing the hi-tech world of aviation. Images on this page are available as prints only.

Several years ago, I created a series of paintings for American Flyers, an aviation flight training company based in West Chicago, Illinois. Those paintings were of famous aviators. The son of one of the founders of American Flyers, Todd Harringon, has come into possession of a few of these paintings and would like to sell them. They can be seen in Gallery Four. All sales are to be handled directly with Mr. Harrington. He can be contacted here: todd@hpmgt.co Please address all inquiries concerning the size, condition, and shipping of these pieces to Todd Harrington. Since I have not seen these paintings since they left my studio, I cannot vouch for their condition.

On the other hand, all of the images below are crisp in their detail and faithful to the original art. All are available as prints. Prints are typically sized at 20″ in the long dimension and are on canvas mounted on ¾” stretcher bars. The current pricing is $230 per print, which includes shipping. I prefer PayPal to loudrendel@verizon.net