Nick Korolev
Nick is the main artist in our project. He is also a Civil War historian, novelist, and reenactor. He lives near Moorefield, West Virginia.
Nick painted two Civil War scenes that were used in our film. His painting,
"Averell Crossing Craig's Creek," can be viewed by clicking "Home."
Nick imitated the folksy drawings of David Hunter Strother, which are also used extensively in this film. His most extraordinary drawing will soon be on T-shirts..."Averell's Escape" showing the clandestine move over an impossibly steep mountain to avoid Confederate entrapment in May 1864.
Nick painted two Civil War scenes that were used in our film. His painting,
"Averell Crossing Craig's Creek," can be viewed by clicking "Home."
Nick imitated the folksy drawings of David Hunter Strother, which are also used extensively in this film. His most extraordinary drawing will soon be on T-shirts..."Averell's Escape" showing the clandestine move over an impossibly steep mountain to avoid Confederate entrapment in May 1864.
One of Nick's many drawings for the film.
Peter Gaut
Peter Gaut became seriously interested in the Civil War during the conflict's centennial festivities in the early '60s. His older brother, Rusty, is partially responsible for his earliest artwork. When the two were young, their parents owned a set of American Heritage books, and Gaut remembers looking through them with Rusty and studying and re-creating the books' aerial drawings of battlefields. This further fueled his interest in the military that had been first inspired by German artifacts his father had brought back from Europe after serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Gaut researches his paintings by using images from books, including contemporary photographs, and by visiting museums and battlefields. He also refers to his collection of weapons dating from the Civil War to World War II to make his art historically accurate.
The respect Gaut has for the military is evident in his art. "I like painting the men and machines of war," he says. He is interested in the machinery of war because he likes to follow the development of vehicles, weapons, uniforms and equipment during wartime--to see "what people come up with in the most dangerous of situations."
Here is a link to some various artwork by Peter Gaut.
His painting, "Averell's Raid" was published in "America's Civil War Magazine" in 2000. Also, Peter is usually available for commission work.
Gaut researches his paintings by using images from books, including contemporary photographs, and by visiting museums and battlefields. He also refers to his collection of weapons dating from the Civil War to World War II to make his art historically accurate.
The respect Gaut has for the military is evident in his art. "I like painting the men and machines of war," he says. He is interested in the machinery of war because he likes to follow the development of vehicles, weapons, uniforms and equipment during wartime--to see "what people come up with in the most dangerous of situations."
Here is a link to some various artwork by Peter Gaut.
His painting, "Averell's Raid" was published in "America's Civil War Magazine" in 2000. Also, Peter is usually available for commission work.
Ron Lesser
The Burning of Chambersburg - July 30, 1864" by Ron Lesser was commissioned by F&M Trust for the 2004 Commemoration of the 140th Anniversary of the Burning of Chambersburg. Copyright Ron Lesser/Paths of History Art Publishers - RonLesser.com