TITLE: "Silver Lining at the Air Force Academy" © 2025
This painting is part of the USAFA class color series releasing in 2024/25. It's also a landscape that can stand alone as a piece of art in any collection.
NOTE: The original oil painting may still be available; if you are interested shop here or contact me.
OTHER OPTIONS: Let me know if you're looking for a larger size, cropped format, or a print on gallery wrapped canvas.
SIGNED: All prints are signed and labelled by the artist. If there is white space around the print, it may be signed and labelled below. If not, it will be stamped, labelled, and signed on the reverse. Sometimes it is signed both on the front and back.
POTENTIAL SURFACE OPTIONS:
CANVAS
Woven Canvas: Elegant double-weave surface texture with excellent color saturation (polyester and cotton). Always coated with satin varnish for protection.
+Mount: Woven Canvas can be mounted on the surface of rigid board or a cradled wood panel, ready for you to frame (frame not included), labelled and signed on the back.
+Brush Strokes: Textured brush strokes can be added to woven canvas to give the look of an original painting; includes gloss varnish for protection (or satin upon request).
PAPER
Paper Matte: 88lb Heavy Photo Matte, Soft White. This is my favorite print paper -- zero gloss, high detail and contrast. A beautiful, classic option!
Paper Linen: 60lb Lightly Textured, Photo Matte.
Paper Canvas: 60lb Enhanced, Highly Textured, Photo Matte.
Paper Metallic: Interesting Luster. Photo paper with a metallic, silver sheen, semi-iridescent.
+Coat: Paper prints can be sprayed with a UV and water-resistant lacquer for a permanent, protective, non-yellowing finish. The manufacturer states the paper can be placed in a frame without glass, as the coating protects it from general indoor elements.
Note: Sometimes there are other paper options, not described here.
USAFA CLASS COLORS
Each graduating class at the U.S.A.F. Academy in Colorado has a class color, the first graduating class of 1959 being gold, next in rotation being blue, silver, and red.
Gold Classes
1959, 1963, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023, 2027, 2031, 2035
Blue Classes
1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028, 2032, 2036
Silver Classes
1961, 1965, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2025, 2029, 2033, 2037
Red Classes
1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026, 2030, 2034, 2038
SHIPPING: Arrives in Protective Sleeve and Simple Rigid Envelope.
FRAME & OTHER DECOR NOT INCLUDED, FOR REFERENCE ONLY
COPYRIGHT: Copyright and reproduction rights of all artwork are reserved by the artist.
