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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"

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

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Cover Illustration for my first Squadron/Signal title "F-4 Phantom II In Action"

The cover of "Aircraft of The Vietnam War", published in 1971

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The cover illustration for "A-4 Skyhawk In Action"

The cover illustration for "F-15 Eagle In Action"

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The cover illustration for "F-8 Crusader In Action"

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Luftwaffe FW-190 attacking a formation of B-24s.

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The cover illustration for "SR-71 In Action"

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Mugs McKeown shooting down a pair of NVAF MiG-19s, published in "....And Kill Migs!"

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"Lady Jessie" on the cat.

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The cover illustration for "Huey"

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F-9F Panther over Korea

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Mythical MiG-15 of "Casey Jones"

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F-14A Tomcat of VF-84

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Early "Air Superiority Blue" F-15

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Early depiction of Bob Titus and Milan Zimer chasing a MiG-21.

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John Madden shooting down NVAF MiG, published in "....And Kill Migs!"

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Juan Trippe, founder of Pan American Airways, surveying proposed routes on his globe

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"Fighter Pilots" done for American Flyers

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Eddie Rickenbacker

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Battle of Britain

The cover illustration for "B-47 Stratojet In Action"

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VA-147 "Argonauts" A-7A in the groove for CVA-61

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The cover of my first Squadron title: "F-4 Phantom II In Action"

The cover of"Gunslingers In Action"

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The Cover of "Century Series"

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The cover of "Air War Southeast Asia, VOL I"

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The Cover of ".....And Kill Migs!, 3rd edition"

The cover of "A-7 Corsair II In Action"

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The Cover of ".....And Kill Migs!, 1st edition"

The cover of "F-106 Delta Dart In Action"

Poster created for the River Rats 50th Anniversary

Limited-edition print "T-34" available from the T-34 Association Merchandise Managers Mark & Carolyn Pasqualino. (Contact them at Merchandise@T-34.com) Text at the bottom of the print contains a brief history of the T-34 Mentor (left of patch) and the founding of the T-34 Association by Charlie Nogle. Prints are signed by the artist and by Charlie Nogle.

Limited-edition print "River Rats", available from The Country Store at the Red River Valley Association. Overall print size is 20 x 26", image size is 16" x 23-1/2", including the following caption; "The Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association - "River Rats" - are aircrews who flew combat missions over North Vietnam , into the most heavily defended airspace in the history of aerial warfare. Their association is dedicated to preserving the memory of fallen comrades and providing scholarship support for the children of those who did not return; to educating American youth and the public in the purpose and potential of military aviation, and to minimizing losses in future conflicts. This print is dedicated to the spirit of those whose professionalism during this unprecedented aerial warfare is a source of pride for all Americans." Prints are signed and numbered.

The MIG that didn’t get away. On 16 April 1972, Major Dan Cherry, with 1/Lt Jeff Feinstein of the 432nd TRW, in F-4D 67-550, shot down a MIG-21 of the North Vietnamese Air Force. This 26" x 15-1/4" limited (to 500) edition print is available for $50.00 from: Aviation Heritage Park, Inc. P.O. Box 1526 Bowling Green, KY 42102-1526 Proceeds from the sale of these prints will be used to restore and display this Phantom at the Aviation Heritage Park in Bowling Green, KY

Ritchie painting

print and e-book available on Amazon.com

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Cover of "S-3 Viking Illustrated" 16" x 20" acrylic on canvaspanel $800

Rear Cover of "S-3 Viking Illustrated" 15" x 20" acrylic on board $600

Please refer to the “What’s New” Gallery for the latest….most created for the Illustrated series

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