Monday, October 06, 2008

Paintings on the Ribbon Series

As some of you know, back in 1999 I started creating large scale paintings based on my medals and ribbons earned while I served in the US Navy. The story of how I got into that is here.

Then late last year I started "inventing" imaginary and future ribbons and medals to be awarded for imagined military and naval campaigns and wars and peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts.

I'm working on some new ones for an exhibition that I will have later this year in Richmond, Virginia (more on that later), but meanwhile here's what I've got so far (click on any of them for more individual info on that particular painting):



Iranian Campaign Medal Oil painting by Campello



Cuban Campaign MNF Medal Oil painting by Campello



1999 Oil painting by Campello



1999 Preparatory Watercolor painting by Campello



2007 Oil painting by Campello



1999 prep watercolor painting by Campello



2006 Oil painting by Campello



1999 Oil painting by Campello



Prep Acrylic by Campello



Prep Watercolor by Campello



Preparatory Watercolor by Campello