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Release the Hounds

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Russell Smith Forum Ace Registered: October 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,032 users gallery	Summer 1916, at the aerodrome of Vert Galand, groundcrew of 32 Sq swing a DH2 into position for takeoff as other squadron members survey the scene.
	· Date: Thu - 1 February 2007 · Views: 6989 · Filesize: 26.5kb, 58.0kb · Dimensions: 720 x 332 ·
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	Rating: 9.67
	Keywords: Release Hounds
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bobs_buckles

Poppy Day Heroes

Registered: July 2004
Location: Blighty
Posts: 542

Sun - 25 February 2007 8:41am

Rating: 9.00

Russ,
I survey the scene and like what I see.
Well done mate.
Bob

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backusstudio

Two-seater Pilot

Registered: September 2007
Location: Eugene, Oregon USA
Posts: 196

Tue - 20 November 2007 2:15pm

Rating: 10.00

Any of the top names in the aviation art biz would be proud to call this one their own. Easy to see how it won a top award at the 2007 ASAA show.

Great compostion, really strong figures, fantastic atmospheric haze. I may have to own a print of it.

RAF56_Ball

Observer

Registered: June 2005
Location: Wausau, WI
Posts: 19

Mon - 8 September 2008 4:28pm

Rating: 10.00

Got the giclee as a Christmas present from my wife. She bought it from Russill at the Dayton show last year, while I was picking up a copy of "Mark of Distinction" used in the "Aces Over Wright Field" group auction. I STILL am amazed by this awesome woman. But That goes away from the point.

This is probably the finest aviation piece Russell has done. That is hard to say, with so many marvellous works to his name. The detail is so delicate, the first comment people in the office had was "look at their faces!" the quality of an inanimate object pales before the human, and the humans were exquisite. Thank you Russ!

Sopwith

Observer

Registered: November 2008
Location: London, Eltham
Posts: 10

Tue - 18 November 2008 7:32am

Rating: 10.00

Great painting, Iv'e always loved the DH-2

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