William Phillips The Moonwatchers Giclee Canvas New Description New Pre-Release Offering from Greenwich Workshop! *Artist: William Phillips.NEW PRE- RELEASE Offering for late-July-Early August 2008! *Title: "The Moonwatchers". Limited edition signed and numbered giclee on canvas.Limited to 175 signed and numbered images worldwide. *Mint Condition! Brand new stock drop-shipped directly from the publisher(Greenwich Workshop). *We are an authorized dealer for Greenwich Workshop. Image Size: 19"" x 32". *Shipped flat for your best protection in transit. Thank you. Jim Duff~ Early River Gallery.My Stores Logo About this piece: "This is a celebration of commitment and enduring romance," says William S. Phillips. It is a love story, one that speaks of love in its various stages. You cannot help but wonder how many times our moonwatchers have held hands and shared dreams sorrows as they have watched each season pass and each new moon wax and wane. "Our couple sits quietly with their dogs, gazing out across chapters of their lives. There is the warm and comfortable home that has heard the laughter of children; there is the church where they were married so many years ago. And there in the distance, is 'their' moon. I hope this print can be shared and appreciated by lovers-the moonwatchers-of any age." This beloved work of art from acclaimed painter William S. Phillips returns as a Greenwich Workshop Anniversary Edition. Like the full moon itself, Moonwatchers will only appear for a limited time, so call your Greenwich Workshop Authorized Dealer today. *Please note: This brand new pre-release canvas will becoming available at the publisher(Greenwich Workshop) late July-early August 2008. You can place your advanced orders here from this "buy-it-now"listing to reserve one in your name. About the Artist: “Aviation was my first artistic love,” says William S. Phillips, “but my true, enduring love remains my Christian faith, home and family. So it is my pleasure to combine all of it in my work. The historical aviation subjects, I research; the contemporary and nostalgic subjects, I live.” Phillips grew up loving art but never thought he could make it his livelihood. At college he majored in criminology, and he had been accepted into law school when four of his paintings were sold at an airport restaurant. That was all the incentive he needed to begin his work as a fine art painter. Bill Phillips is now the aviation artist of choice for many American heroes and the nostalgic landscape artist of choice for many collectors. Bill’s strengths as a landscape painter are what gave him an edge in the aviation field: respect and reverence for a time and place. When one sees his aviation pieces, thoughts are about the courageous individuals who risked their lives for our freedom. In Bill’s nostalgic works, the viewer understands fully what that freedom is... the precious values that make life worth living. After one of his paintings was presented to King Hussein of Jordan, Phillips was commissioned by the Royal Jordanian Air Force. He developed sixteen major paintings, many of which now hang in the Royal Jordanian Air Force Museum in Amman. The Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum presented a one-man show of Phillips’ work in 1986; he is one of only a few artists to have been so honored. In 1988, Phillips was chosen to be a U.S. Navy combat artist. For his outstanding work, the artist was awarded the Navy’s Meritorious Public Service Award and the Air Force Sergeants Association’s Americanism Medal. In 1991, three of Phillips’ works were chosen as part of the top 100 in “Art for the Parks,” the prestigious annual fund-raiser for the National Park Service, and one painting received the “Art History Award” from the National Park Foundation.