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Global Force Strike Command Art Print
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Global Force Strike Command art print by Ben Bensen III. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Here is the final illustration for the Global Force Strike Command, the command which replaces SAC at Barksdale, AFB in Shreveport, LA. My hope is... more
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Art Print Reviews (21199)
Average Rating (4.64 Stars):
Sandra Kellon
April 22nd, 2024
beautiful-fits in with my sons nautical wall display
Shannon Graham
April 21st, 2024
Stunning!
Zsuzsanna Szekeres
April 21st, 2024
The received picture was very good quality and sharp, its colours were beautiful. I am very satisfied with it.
Kenneth Doroh
April 20th, 2024
Very nice print gift for my grandson
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April 20th, 2024
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Debi Harvey
April 20th, 2024
The picture is Awesome and Candice Lowther is an Amazing photographer she knows how to catch the shot!
Artist's Description
Here is the final illustration for the Global Force Strike Command, the command which replaces SAC at Barksdale, AFB in Shreveport, LA. My hope is that it will be housed at the command headquarters' lobby there on base. It was shipped along with another large painting just a few days ago and its placement is now in the hands of the Air Force brass. Closeups of the unfinished portraits are included in an early post entitled, Barksdale Painting/ On the up side of downhill...
This piece has gone through many conceptual sketches, adjustments, photo shoots and soul searching. I have only included three conceptual adjustments for this blog.
( http://graphicgumboben.blogspot.com/2010/09/global-strike-command-final-finally.html )
In the original Photoshop design, an airman mentioned that the cloud which holds the airbase's logo, the fleur de lis, looked like a mushroom cloud. I nearly fainted! Another concern, was the glow emanating from the globe cast a ominous shadow o...
About Ben Bensen III
I recall my first professional assignment as an artist. While I was in my senior year at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette, I painted a pocket watch for a billboard design to advertise Hub City Bank. I made one hundred eighty dollars. I've been making a living as an artist ever since. I was born in New Orleans the eldest son of six siblings. I came out the chute with a baseball glove in my hand though I was not as good as my father, who could have had a career if not for the war. I lived between two airfields, one civil and one military. It was a big influence on me. I learned to paint trying to make my model airplanes to look like they did on the boxtops. I went to high school on an athletic scholarship and met my...
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Ben Bensen III
Thanks y'all. The buyer was from Bossier City, which is right across the bridge from Shreveport and Barksdale, AFB. I hope it was purchased by someone serving there.
Guy Pettingell
Very cool!
Daniel Jean-Baptiste
Congratulations on selling.
Michael Porchik
Congrats on your sale!!!
Al Powell Photography USA
Congratulations, this image is now featured on the "Aviation Artwork" group home page.
Dale Jackson
Congratulations!!
Traci Vanover
Way to go! Congrats on your sale & happy holidays!
Ben Bensen III replied:
Thanks Traci. Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays to you too. I went on your site and enjoyed the trip… nice work!
Ben Bensen III
Thank you for the comments. I was threading a fine needle because some of my art critic friends saw the original sketch which had the central character looking a bit more "confrontational." I really preferred it that way, but acquiesced. A colleague, who spent a week with the bomber crew like I did, commented, " We never saw the slightest hint of aggression in their speech, in their attitude, or in the performance of their duties!" Someone else commented about the original sketch," He ( the central character ) shouldn't come off like he is saying," Go ahead... Make my day!" I think they were right, but the perfectionist wishes I could have pushed a "finer line."
Odon Czintos
Congratulations on your sale.
Ben Bensen III replied:
Thanks Odon. I was told by the Pentagon, that the painting is in the lobby of the Barksdale, AFB headquarters, though I haven't gone to visit it yet!
JC Findley
VERY nicely done Ben...... I was a Strategic Air Command Pilot way back when.... Just a very outstanding patriotic image..... Congrats on your sale.
Ben Bensen III replied:
JC, thanks for your service. The gang at Barksdale was incredible. It was a great week we spent with them. The 5 hour bombing and refueling run was the highlight of the trip!
Ben Bensen III
Okay, I'll post my own comment. It turns out that the woman who is a B-52 crew chief that I painted ( with the microphone in her hand ) wants to purchase a print, but she can't afford the asking price. She says she wants it for her parents... How can I say no to one who is protecting our freedom?