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(805) 389-9928
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2120 Ponderosa Dr. Camarillo, CA 93020
The Greenwich Workshop
151 Main Street, PO Box 231
Seymour, CT 06483
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Out of the Squall Line
©William S. Phillips
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Nationally Acclaimed Artist
William S. Phillips
To Appear at
Museum Quality Framing in Camarillo
One Day Only!
Sunday, December 4th 1:00 to 4:oo p.m.
Camarillo, CA – November 3, 2005 Nationally acclaimed artist William S. Phillips will be a
featured artist at Museum Quality Framing in Camarillo on Sunday, December 34th from 1:00 p.m.
to 4:00 p.m.
---more--Internationally known for his artistic work in aviation, Phillips is rapidly gaining popularity in
nostalgia and American themes. The artist will be on hand to discuss and personalize his works.
Phillips will showcase an array of collector’s preferred works and sign his recent U.S. Postal
Service, U.S. Commemorative Stamp Series, American Advances in Aviation as well as his latest fine
art book, Into The Sunlit Splendor: The Aviation Art of William S. Phillips. Museum Quality Framing
is located at 2120 Ponderosa Drive in Camarillo.
Phillips is often considered as the artist of choice for many American heroes and the nostalgic
landscape artist of choice for countless collectors. “Aviation was my first artistic love,” says Phillips.
“The work I’m doing now captures glimpses of my personal memories and the experiences I’ve
enjoyed in my life. I want people to pause and reflect … to mentally slow down and enjoy the moment.
I strive to provide the motivation for that in my work.”
“Phillips is a favorite artist in
our home,” said a Museum
Quality Framing customer
and Phillips’ collector. “We
had the opportunity to meet
him personally a few years
ago, and he is passionate
about his work. That clearly
shows through in the amazing
detail and technical accuracy.
His work is first-class and just
as important, he’s one of the
most charming artists we’ve
met.”
“Bill definitely represents the
best in Aviation art,” said
James Brent, owner of
Museum Quality Framing.
“Now a whole new audience is
Revelation
©William S. Phillips
awakening to the talents
To download this image and a photo and biography of the artist, visit
www.greenwichworkshop.com/media
portrayed in his Americana
works. He is a strong
landscape painter and the detail in his art is amazing. Bill has a deep respect for time and place, and it
clearly comes through in his finished products.”
The art of William S. Phillips is published exclusively by The Greenwich Workshop of Seymour,
Connecticut and is available only through authorized dealers. The Greenwich Workshop is the leading
publisher of limited edition fine art in North America.
About William S. Phillips
Phillips grew up loving art but never thought he could make it his livelihood. He majored in
criminology in college, and was 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.
---more--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. Phillips was awarded the Outstanding Alumni award,
in 1997, from Southern Oregon University’s Alumni Association.
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.
Bill Phillips is now a renowned aviation artist and the landscape artist of choice for many
collectors. Bill’s strength as a landscape painter is a respect and reverence for a time and place
that helps him gain insight into the true nature of a landscape. Phillips often spends days
observing his landscape subject. Finding companionship with the land, he is able to convey the
boundlessness of nature on the painted canvas inspiring a reverence for the natural landscape in
its beholders.
From August through December of 2003, Phillips had a one-man show on display at the Old West
Museum in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Recent awards include an Award for Excellence in the Mini 50
Paintings and the Top 200 paintings in the 2002 National Arts for the Parks competition In 2003,
Phillips had two paintings accepted in the Top 100 of Arts for The Parks in Jackson Wyoming. He also
had a miniature accepted in the Top 50 of the Miniature Show for Arts for the Parks. In April of the
same year, the United States Air Force Museum included Phillips’ work in their “Centennial
Celebration of Aviation Art.” In the fall of 2004, Phillips had the honor of being the first artist to be
selected by the U.S. Park Service for the North Rim Artist in Residence Program.
About Museum Quality Framing
Museum Quality Framing is an authorized dealer of The Greenwich Workshop, Inc. Museum Quality
Framing features limited edition prints, giclée canvas prints and original art as well as a selection of
special interest books and gifts. We are located at 2120 E. Ponderosa in Camarillo. . Please visit us
Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
For more information, contact us by phone at (805) 389-9928 or email us art@museumquality.com.
Visit us on the web at www.musuemqualityframing.com.
About the Greenwich Workshop
The Greenwich Workshop is a leading provider of limited edition fine art prints and canvases, fine art
gifts (including three-dimensional products in porcelain and Pearl Bisque™) and books. The
Greenwich Workshop represents more than 50 leading artists through its authorized network of more
than 1,200 arts and framing retailers located throughout North America. Established in 1972, the
company’s mission is to enhance the quality of people’s lives through high quality, affordable art. The
Greenwich Workshop is located in Seymour, Connecticut.
We invite you to visit www.greenwichworkshop.com/media to access some useful story materials,
including downloadable images of several of Bill Phillips’ paintings as well as a photo and biography of
the artist