In Memoriam: Paul Calle - 1928-2010

The Mountain Man by Paul Calle

Artist Paul Calle (1928-2010), recognized world-wide for his realistic paintings of mountain men, trappers, and native American Indians has died. Over his illustrious career, Calle designed more than 40 United States postage stamps and issued more than 200 limited-edition works of his western/wildlife art. He was commissioned by NASA to create the commemorative stamp from the Apollo 11 moon landing.

On July 16, 1969, the day Apollo 11 was launched, Paul Calle was the only artist allowed to observe the astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin, as they prepared for their historic mission. He captured their preparations from eating breakfast to putting on their spacesuits in pen-and-ink sketches which were later exhibited at The National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

Calle was a master of both oil painting and pencil drawing. Few contemporary artists have attained greater mastery of the pencil than Calle, who shared his skills in his book, "The Pencil" which has been translated into French, Chinese and Russian. Another book of his art, "Paul Calle: An Artist's Journey", was awarded the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award for Fine Arts in 1993.

In addition to major corporate and private collections, Calle's artwork is in the permanent collections of numerous prestigious institutions including The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, The National Portrait Gallery, The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Gilcrease Museum. Calle also received the distinguished Nona Jean Hulsey Buyer’s Choice Award at the Prix de West Invitational, presented by the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center.

ArtUSA is proud to have had a long-standing friendship with Paul Calle. We will continue to offer his limited-edition prints on paper and canvas - many hand-signed by Paul Calle - to our collectors. To view his art on our website, click here: PAUL CALLE ART

November 2010 - Greenwich Workshop Catalogue

The Greenwich Workshop has just announced their November 2010 Catalogue. Included are new works from James Christensen, Howard Terpning, R. Tom Gilleon, Z. S. Liang, Dean Morrissey, Cassandra Barney, Alan Bean, William Phillips, Judy Larson, John Weiss, Daniel Smith, Scott Gustafson and Others.

All the new releases are posted in our NEW RELEASES section on our website. CLICK HERE to view. Order today, and you'll take advantage of free shipping to anywhere in the Contiguous United States as well as discount shipping world-wide.

New Alan Bean - "Beyond a Young Boy's Dream"

Orders are now being taken for "Beyond a Young Boy's Dream". This Giclee Canvas release of only 125 pieces features artist/astronaut Alan Bean with the American Flag on the moon. The image size is 14 x 21. The price is $395. Orders are fast and furious and the piece is already listed as "low inventory" by the publisher. Place your order promptly to assure availability.

According to Astronaut/Artist Alan Bean: “When I was a boy, I dreamed of flying airplanes and I built models from balsa wood. By the time I was in high school, model airplanes of all shapes and sizes were hanging by thin wires from the ceiling of my room. Airplanes were the last things I would see before falling asleep at night. I dreamed of flying higher than the highest cloud and faster than the fastest wind. As I grew older, the dream grew stronger. It followed me as I completed flight training, became a jet pilot flying off aircraft carriers and when, as a test pilot and then as an astronaut, I trained to rocket to the Moon. And in my painting, as I look out over the ‘magnificent desolation’ of the lunar surface, youngsters on Earth are building model rockets, dreaming of flying higher than the Moon and faster than a shooting star.”

For more information, CLICK HERE, or call Toll-Free 1-877-444-0777 or 1-440-354-7002.

September 2010 - Greenwich Workshop Catalogue

The Greenwich Workshop has just announced their September 2010 Catalogue and it's packed with one stunning new release after another. Included are two new releases by James Christensen "Pilates" and "The Golden Ball"; the very special Howard Terpning Personal Commission - "Legend of Geronimo" which is available on both paper and canvas; Bev Doolittle's first new release in nearly two years, "The Arrival"; and, Astronaut/Artist Alan Bean's self-portrait, "A New Frontier".

Also included are new works from Cassandra Barney, June Carey, R. Tom Gilleon, Scott Gustafson, Steve Hanks, Z.S. Liang, Stephen Lyman, Bonnie Marris, Dean Morrissey, William Phillips, Mian Situ, Daniel Smith, John Weiss, Morgan Weistling and Others.

All the new releases are posted in our NEW RELEASES section on our website. CLICK HERE to view. Order today, and you'll take advantage of free shipping to anywhere in the Contiguous United States as well as discount shipping world-wide.

Howard Terpning - Legend of Geronimo

The second piece in Howard Terpning's 30th Anniversary Trilogy has been unveiled. "Legend of Geronimo" will be released as both a Giclee on Canvas & Paper. The approximate size of the canvas will be 37 x 27. The approximate size of the paper edition will be 24 3/4 x 18 1/2.

Few artists and their work are relevant for a decade. Howard Terpning has remained so for 30 years. Since his first limited-edition release in 1980, Howard Terpning has set the bar in collecting Western art.

To commemorate this achievement, The Greenwich Workshop is releasing a series of three Personal Commissions over the next six months that reflect his 30-year career. As Personal Commissions, each release is guaranteed to be a Sold-Out Edition, as the edition size is set by the number of orders received in the Commission Period. By keeping the Commission Period short, the editions for these pieces should by extremely small and limited.

The first release in the series, "Council Regalia" was released in July. The final edition size was 134 pieces. "Legend of Geronimo" is the second in the series. The third and final release in the trilogy will be announced later this fall.

Exclusive opportunity for ArtUSA's purchasers of "Council Regalia":
Purchasers of "Council Regalia" are encouraged to contact us quickly to reserve matched numbers of "Legend of Geronimo".

To pre-order your copy of "Legend of Geronimo", call ArtUSA.com toll-free at 1-877-444-0777. Or, send an e-mail inquiry to Info@ArtUSA.com.

Vote for the Next Alan Bean Release

The Greenwich Workshop has asked for our assistance in selecting the next release by Artist/Astronaut Alan Bean. Email or call us (Toll-Free 1-877-444-0777) with your preferred first and second choices from the four images shown below, or choose different images from one of Alan Bean's books. Please reply quickly and we'll forward your comments to the Greenwich Workshop's selection committee.

Home Sweet Home

When Pete Conrad and I came down the ladder for our first walk on the Moon, all we had with us were the clothes (and backpacks) on our backs. Most of our scientific equipment was stowed in fold-down compartments on the sides of the lunar module descent stage. Pete is working at the right front fold-down compartment, the Modularized Equipment Stowage Assembly, offloading things we will need. We've already set up the large S-band antenna to improve voice and television communications with Earth. This painting emphasizes the size of the lunar module. As I looked at it on the Moon, it seemed much bigger than I remembered just four days previously back on the launch pad of Kennedy Space Center. It was a friendly home in a faraway world. - Alan Bean

Hadley Rille

Hadley Rille was one of the most visually exciting features we visited on our six lunar landings. Canyon-like, it meanders almost 70 miles. From this point of view looking north, the rille is about 1,100 feet deep and three-quarters of a mile wide. We can see the sunlit far wall as it moves left to right just beyond Dave Scott and Jim Irwin. It then turns northwest to disappear in the distance, its east wall in shadow. Scott is using his hammer to knock small pieces off a lonely boulder. Irwin is back at the lunar rover, getting the rake ready so that he can collect a variety of small rocks near the boulder. Hadley Rille was formed by flowing molten lava some 3.3 billion years ago, the boulder probably blasted out a large crater some 17 million years ago. - Alan Bean

Mountains of the Moon
with the Lunar Module Falcon

Falcon, the Apollo 15 lunar module, sits on plains of Hadley. The Apennine Mountains are on the horizon and the scene is near the eastern edge of Mare Imbrium, the right eye of the man in the Moon as seen from the Earth. Dave Scott and Jim Irwin have gone for a ride in their new electric rover. We can see where the rover's woven piano-wire tires made their distinctive mark in the soft gray lunar soil. Dave would later say, "These mountains were never quickened by life, never assailed by wind or rain; they loom still and serene, a tableau of forever. Their majesty overwhelms me." Claude Monet is my favorite artist and with him in mind, I have not painted the Moon the neutral gray I saw with my astronaut geologist's eye, but a more beautiful combination of hues that I saw in my astronaut artist's eye. - Alan Bean

Sunrise Over Antares

I painted the view to the east past the Lunar Module Antares shortly after Al Shepard and Ed Mitchell began their trek toward Cone Crater. The Sun is just peeking over the top of their spaceship, making it difficult, even painful, to look in that direction. The sky is painted how it looks there: a shiny, patent-leather black. You can't see stars because the Sun makes the surface so bright that your irises close way down. - Alan Bean

Bev Doolittle - New Release

Bev Doolittle "The Arrival" - 6 x 35 - Giclee on Fine Art Paper - $345

Since her first release "Pintos" in 1979, Bev Doolittle has remained one of the most collected artists of our day. Her intricate camouflage and western pieces are captivating, and her art has been some of the most profitable for collectors. For example, "Pintos" was released for $65 in 1979. Today, this same piece is valued at $13,500.

Orders are now being taken on Bev Doolittle’s first release in more than 18 months, “The Arrival”. This classic Doolittle image was painted in 1977, and has been “long lost” in private collection… until it was recently discovered. “The Arrival” features a group of Plains Indians in a panoramic Doolittle landscape who have just located a herd of bison. It is being released as a very limited Giclee on Textured Fine Art Paper hand-signed by Bev Doolittle. It is expected to sell-out quickly. For details or to place an order for “The Arrival”, click here: NEW BEV DOOLITTLE