Ozark Airfield Artworks is proud to offer you a large selection
of limited edition prints by James Dietz. Ozark Airfield Artworks
is one of the very few authorized dealers for James Dietz.
Please click on a catagory to see more prints by James Dietz.
of limited edition prints by James Dietz. Ozark Airfield Artworks
is one of the very few authorized dealers for James Dietz.
Please click on a catagory to see more prints by James Dietz.
Here at Ozark Airfield Artworks we offer a large selection art prints. These prints mainly
depict modern and historic aviation along with military, civil and space flight. We also deal
with naval subjects and military armor and infantry works. These prints are from all the top
national and international artists along with some local artists. Many of our prints are
signed by the artist and by famous pilots and veterans. If you are looking for a specific
plane, pilot, artist or subject please contact us.
depict modern and historic aviation along with military, civil and space flight. We also deal
with naval subjects and military armor and infantry works. These prints are from all the top
national and international artists along with some local artists. Many of our prints are
signed by the artist and by famous pilots and veterans. If you are looking for a specific
plane, pilot, artist or subject please contact us.
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A historical painting stands or falls on how well it depicts the story it is attempting to illustrate, and how
convincingly it combines the people, their actions, costumes, surroundings and atmosphere in an
appropriate composition. A good historical painting uses all of these elements to tell the major story
and perhaps a second subtext. Both are driven by how interesting the situation is that the artist is
attempting to render. How the viewer reacts to a great painting transcends its immediate story and
strikes a deeper chord, one that hopefully evolves and changes as the viewer contemplates the art
over time.
It is this last and most worthy goal that artists like James Dietz aspire to. In his portrait of events in the
20th and 21st Centuries, he labors to achieve that rare combination of historical fact and the romance,
adventure and color of fiction.
Born in San Francisco, Jim graduated from Art Center College of Design in 1969. He had a successful
illustration career in Los Angeles and New York, with a steady flow of work ranging from automobile
ads, movie posters, and romantic and historical/action book covers.
By 1978, Jim and his wife had moved to Seattle, where Jim's work gradually shifted away from
commercial illustration to primarily historical aviation, automotive and military art. Today his work is
internationally known and collected, and his style, with its emphasis on depth of story, is recognized
by collectors of historical art. His list of clients includes Boeing, Bell Helicopter, Federal Express,
Allison, Cessna, Flying Tigers, the Indianapolis 500, BMW, US Air Force Documentary Art Program,
Wingnut Studios, Meadowbrook and Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, the National Guard and
many U.S. Army organizations and associations to include: the 82nd Airborne Division, the 101st
Airborne Division, U.S. Army Rangers, Special Forces, 1st Division, 2nd Division 3rd Division, 4th
Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Regiment, the
Command General Staff College, and the United States Army War College.
Awards include:
Best in Show, EAA Aviation Art Show, three successive years, 1989-91
Named Master Artist, EAA, 1992
People's Choice Award, American Society of Aviation Artists, 1988
Best in Show, Franklin Mint Artists Show, 1992
Best in Show & three Best of Era Awards, San Antonio Military Art Show, 1992
Honorable Mention, American Society of Aviation Artists Show, 1994
Best in Show, Flying Magazine/Simuflite Art Show, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001
Award of Merit, Flying Magazine/Simuflite Art Show, 1995, 2000
Best in Show, Naval Aviation Museum Art Show, 1994, 2000
First Place, Naval Aviation Museum Art Show, 1995
R. G. Smith Award for Excellence in Naval Aviation Art, National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, FL,
1997
Best in Show, Women in Aviation Show, C.R. Smith Museum, Dallas, TX, 1997
Stanley Wanlass Award, for excellence in strength of design and composition, echoing the spirit of the
automobile, Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance, 1997
Featured Artist, Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance, 1999
Award of Excellence, Automotive Fine Artists of America show at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance,
1999, 2000
Peter Helck Award, Automotive Fine Artists of America show at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance,
1999, 2000
League of WWI Aviation Historians, four Silver Cups
Jim has been a member of the World War I Aviation Historical Hall of Fame, an Artist Fellow of the
American Society of Aviation Artists and a board member of the Automotive Fine Artists of America. He
had one-man shows at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in
1990, 1998 and 2003; San Diego Air & Space Museum in 1990; and the US Air Force Museum at Wright
Patterson Air Force Base in 2003. In 2001, Barnes & Noble Publishing released a book on Jim's World
War II art, entitled Portraits of Combat. In 2005, Jim fulfilled a childhood dream when he got the
opportunity for a cameo role in Peter Jackson's (Lord of the Rings) remake of King Kong. Jim plays the
role of a pilot of the Curtis Helldiver aircraft which fires at Kong while he is perched high above New
York on the Empire State Building.
Jim and his wife, Patti, live in Seattle with their dog, Sarah, who shares the distinction with previous
Dietz pets, of being a regular in Jim's paintings. Their son, Ian, is currently an officer serving in the U.S.
Army. Jim works in a warm, pleasantly cluttered studio that resembles a WWI aviation bar, surrounded
by uniforms, props and models that have made their way into paintings over the years.
convincingly it combines the people, their actions, costumes, surroundings and atmosphere in an
appropriate composition. A good historical painting uses all of these elements to tell the major story
and perhaps a second subtext. Both are driven by how interesting the situation is that the artist is
attempting to render. How the viewer reacts to a great painting transcends its immediate story and
strikes a deeper chord, one that hopefully evolves and changes as the viewer contemplates the art
over time.
It is this last and most worthy goal that artists like James Dietz aspire to. In his portrait of events in the
20th and 21st Centuries, he labors to achieve that rare combination of historical fact and the romance,
adventure and color of fiction.
Born in San Francisco, Jim graduated from Art Center College of Design in 1969. He had a successful
illustration career in Los Angeles and New York, with a steady flow of work ranging from automobile
ads, movie posters, and romantic and historical/action book covers.
By 1978, Jim and his wife had moved to Seattle, where Jim's work gradually shifted away from
commercial illustration to primarily historical aviation, automotive and military art. Today his work is
internationally known and collected, and his style, with its emphasis on depth of story, is recognized
by collectors of historical art. His list of clients includes Boeing, Bell Helicopter, Federal Express,
Allison, Cessna, Flying Tigers, the Indianapolis 500, BMW, US Air Force Documentary Art Program,
Wingnut Studios, Meadowbrook and Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, the National Guard and
many U.S. Army organizations and associations to include: the 82nd Airborne Division, the 101st
Airborne Division, U.S. Army Rangers, Special Forces, 1st Division, 2nd Division 3rd Division, 4th
Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Regiment, the
Command General Staff College, and the United States Army War College.
Awards include:
Best in Show, EAA Aviation Art Show, three successive years, 1989-91
Named Master Artist, EAA, 1992
People's Choice Award, American Society of Aviation Artists, 1988
Best in Show, Franklin Mint Artists Show, 1992
Best in Show & three Best of Era Awards, San Antonio Military Art Show, 1992
Honorable Mention, American Society of Aviation Artists Show, 1994
Best in Show, Flying Magazine/Simuflite Art Show, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001
Award of Merit, Flying Magazine/Simuflite Art Show, 1995, 2000
Best in Show, Naval Aviation Museum Art Show, 1994, 2000
First Place, Naval Aviation Museum Art Show, 1995
R. G. Smith Award for Excellence in Naval Aviation Art, National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, FL,
1997
Best in Show, Women in Aviation Show, C.R. Smith Museum, Dallas, TX, 1997
Stanley Wanlass Award, for excellence in strength of design and composition, echoing the spirit of the
automobile, Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance, 1997
Featured Artist, Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance, 1999
Award of Excellence, Automotive Fine Artists of America show at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance,
1999, 2000
Peter Helck Award, Automotive Fine Artists of America show at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance,
1999, 2000
League of WWI Aviation Historians, four Silver Cups
Jim has been a member of the World War I Aviation Historical Hall of Fame, an Artist Fellow of the
American Society of Aviation Artists and a board member of the Automotive Fine Artists of America. He
had one-man shows at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in
1990, 1998 and 2003; San Diego Air & Space Museum in 1990; and the US Air Force Museum at Wright
Patterson Air Force Base in 2003. In 2001, Barnes & Noble Publishing released a book on Jim's World
War II art, entitled Portraits of Combat. In 2005, Jim fulfilled a childhood dream when he got the
opportunity for a cameo role in Peter Jackson's (Lord of the Rings) remake of King Kong. Jim plays the
role of a pilot of the Curtis Helldiver aircraft which fires at Kong while he is perched high above New
York on the Empire State Building.
Jim and his wife, Patti, live in Seattle with their dog, Sarah, who shares the distinction with previous
Dietz pets, of being a regular in Jim's paintings. Their son, Ian, is currently an officer serving in the U.S.
Army. Jim works in a warm, pleasantly cluttered studio that resembles a WWI aviation bar, surrounded
by uniforms, props and models that have made their way into paintings over the years.
