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Update - There are detail pics listed in the sale section. for those images.
There are 103 65Cs in service in the Coast Guard serving in many Air Stations from coast to coast. The bright orange Aerospatiale HH-65C Dolphin is in the skies year round to rescue tourists from caves and cliffs on Oregon to the knarley clutches of the Great Lakes. A workhorse since the early 1980's the HH-65C will be in service for quite some time.
The studio edition of the image is an limited edition. To get your signed print order today. for details and special offers. |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 05.24.08 20:00:00 |
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| Update - We are a;most there and this project will be in the bag. Just in time for the return of the crew from CGAS Detroit. Below is another image from this session that is more from the studio. |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 05.18.08 20:00:00 |
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Update - The project has been worked on again and I will be posting another photo again this afternoon and the project is moving along quite nicely. Most of the entire front end of the image has been completed. The splash of the morning sun lights up the entire inside of the Dolphin. Aircrew is seen and the eyes of the aircraft are lit with life. I see the front windscreen of any aircraft as being the eyes and window to the soul of a piece of hardware like the 65C. Stay tuned...
"Morning Stroll" is a short project that I am catching up with in that I have been always wanting to do a short piece on the 65C. "Morning Stroll" Celebrates the return of CGAS Detroit to Muskegon and West Michigan shoreline. It is 6:30 am in Muskegon, Michigan and the sun is burning on the eastern horizon. It is now finally coming to fruition and should be finished up with. I will be showing more and more of the shots of the project as it finishes up.
On the previous entry of a Brand New Bike I will hopefully be shooting those photos for the project soon. Stay tuned... |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 05.13.08 06:30:00 |
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| There are many pieces that are being considered and believe me I want to visit them all but there is simply not time and I am having difficulty getting to any at the current time. One of the projects that will come to fruition will be a piece entitled CIO. This project is named before I work on it at all since it is a commemorative idea that will be available this summer during the Muskegon Bike Time. The project will feature a certain Harley-Davidson Road King and its owner. Looking forward to the project I am hoping to see a print follow that will be available on the weekend of the event. This project will hopefully be started in the next few weeks. I will keep you posted on its progress. I also want to keep you posted on the project of Outpost At Sandy's. This is a fantasy bike piece that lends a strong western adventure them to the bike paintings. Being strongly influenced by David Mann and the story type painting that he accomplished his hs career. CIO and Outpost At Sandy's will illustrate these ideas in American bike culture. I can't wait to share with you. |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 05.08.08 06:00:00 |
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| Things definitely do change from time to time. The pic seen above is the latest drawing for the study for the project that the studio is currently working on. The project as it currently exists may change drastically. See the article for more info and the bigger pic of the sketch. |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 05.05.08 13:00:00 |
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I have had the habit lately of taking in a lot of .While I am hearing a lot of thoughts from other people that are into some of the same things that I am in to I realize that I do seclude myself while I am engrossed in a project.
By seclusion I mean clamping off the unwanted influences of other artists, photographers and controlling ideas of others that will cause my work to go in a certain direction. My painting styles and ideas are not friendly to other schools of thought and often times I get folks wandering into my ring to offer, what they think as a friendly critique on my work. Or they throwing out their ideas on where they would go with something. Believe me folks I will tune that out faster than a bad song on the radio. I do not want nor do I believe that one artist would do or say anything to "help" another. We want to pervay our own version of "the fantasy".
With that said, I will move on to say that the images that I create regardless of the genre are images that I enjoy and I do enjoy the work that I do. I will not walk away from anything and say that was too much work. The seclusion that I seek on the current project is to offer a unique view but to also take military art to a level that has not been done in contemporary times. You will just have to see what I mean as I release more images and VidCasts on the project. I lot of the images you can see on the article page for this project but I would suggest subscribing to the thoughts and coverage on my .
"Project M" - This is a new entry under the collections tab at the top will take us to a genre that I wlll return to in the near future with a title "M" the latest project that keeps thoughts from Bryan Snuffer. So you have seen the link in the menu and are wondering what this is. "M" is a comic strip that I am playing around with. I like to draw and mess around with ideas that I think my children are experiencing in life. The fun stuff of being a kid and I want to roll up all the aspects of my children into a character that is an excentric. Only in the fact that M or Emer as he called is by himself alot. The strip will be revealed on the web only and only here. The strip may only be three panels long at first or as I have time to give it. I am looking forward to showing it off. |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 04.25.08 06:00:00 |
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Things have been going kind of crazy in the studio. While there are many things being worked on certainly seems as though Bryan has come up missing. There are going to be some great images that will be available I assure you in the near future. In this story I am going to talk about the Advance Swimmer piece that I am currently working as well as the "Not Tonight " piece that has been on the easel for quite some time, (sorry Chuck).
- Rightfully named as is the direct reflection of the lure of the breathtaking landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. Travelers and explorers alike venture onto the rocky cliff scapes of Oregon and Washington. There are times when the cliffs and caves of those areas do get the best of tourists and even more experienced cave explorers. The Coast Guard have made it their intention to be highly qualified in sending in rescue teams into these areas to bring out peope that may have become injured or ae just plain old stranded. is meant to highlight the accomplishment of not only transcending this training but using it and seeing the helicopter rescue team accomplishing some amazing rescues in circumstances that are nothing less than harrowing. The interesting part about the image is that it will be again from a perspective that no camera could have ever taken you to. The image will be available in a L/E Print at a special price.
"Not Tonight: The Creole Belle" - I feel that I need to comment on this project as it has been on the table for quite some time that the timeline for completion has been mired by other extraneous project in the recent past. It will come to fruition but not quite sure where it fits in yet. The project highlights some of the daring rescues made by the crew at CGAS Cape Cod. So for thise of you that have inquired about it, hang in there! The piece covers the rescue of the crew of the Creole Belle, a commercial fishing trawler that had become disabled in 10 foot seas. The rescue required the deployment of a rescue swimmer to hoist the survivors back to the 60. This again will be available in a limited edtion print.
So in short the artist is not exactly missing but has been on somewhat of a hiatus due to an increasing number of varying projects but also to family issues that needed attention. In the near future you can expect more great images and products from . I would like to draw your attention to the story page to see the ongoing coverage of the creation of the project. I will show pics and VidCasts so that you can see how Bryan works. Other pieces that are off the military beaten path a project entitled "CIO", another motorcycle culture creature will be available come the midsummer. We will have more on this project as it comes to fruition. The project will be bear photos from a shoot with the owner of a Harley Road King that will be the primary model for this project. This will be a very interesting story image as well. This project will bear prints in as L/E print for an organization involved in the . |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 04.23.08 06:00:00 |
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| Just the first part of the sketch for the upcoming poster painting that I am working on. The sketch is lacking the R2 and the Millenium Falcon. Enjoy |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 04.18.08 11:38:00 |
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| As a developing piece there are studies on the subject of the swimmer and the advance training on the rocky shores. The aircrews of Coast Guard Aviation and Search and rescue as whole is now being elevated tp the status of the super hero and almost as if there could be a comic book on the subject. |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 04.17.08 23:00:00 |
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The is approaching rapidly. If you have ever been to the festival I would love to see you there. Coast Guard artist Dick Levesque and myself will be the focus of an exhibit of Coast Guard Art during the week of the festival. It will start with a reception on the evening of Friday, July 25th 2008. We will be there to meet greet guests and to answer questions regarding the work that we do. The and the Festival of Military Fine Arts are our co-cponsors in helping tell the Coast Guard Story. The Exhibit is entitled "Coast Guard Reflections". Subject matter goes back as far as World War II to present. The festival runs the entire following week and is the largest event of its kind honoring the men and women of the Coast Guard and their history. The Life-Saving Station at Grand Haven dates back to the years when the Department of Treasury created the service to save lives and property being lost in the sand and rocky shoals of our coastlines. Books and art alike have been authored on the subject of Coast Guard City and we would like to share it all with you. Grand Haven and the whole West Michigan area is a awesome place to visit that time of year! There is much to see and do.
-Coast Guard Festival
We are committed to honoring the men and women of the United States Coast Guard by: Hosting a nationally recognized festival that honors and respects the men and women of the United States Coast Guard.
Hosting a festival that provides family-friendly activities.
Focusing year-round on the men and women of the United States Coast Guard serving in the West Michigan area.
Building relationships with Coast Guard leadership that fosters the theme of Grand Haven "Coast Guard City USA".
Celebrating the history of the United States Coast Guard. |
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Posting by CGCC at 04.08.08 06:00:00 |
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| An introduction to the process. Bryan is currently working on a piece that tells the tale of advanced rescue swimmer training in the caves of the Pacific Northwest. |
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Posting by Site Contributor at 04.03.08 05:30:00 |
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Another motorcycle piece comin at ya. This one tells the story of a Saturday Night hang out. Except no one can ever seem to remember how to get there. We had a blast there last weekend though. Great band and probably the best steak I ever had! You can see the bigger drawing in the Motorsports Artwork section in .
Tomorrow you get to see some of the images from the drawings of "Cliff Divers and Cave Dwellers", a new Coast Guard project. More later... |
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Posting by Site Contributor at 04.02.08 05:30:00 |
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There has been a great deal that has been put on hold in the studio for now as Bryan has been pursuing other projects. Ones that are on other subject matters. It's for fun. But, one project that will be forthcoming is the "Cliff Divers and Cave Dwellers" A piece that will be highlighting the traingin g that is offered to Coast Guard Rscue Swimmers at CGAS Astoria, Oregon.
This piece like Dad's Dream will offer a unique perspective on the training of cave rescues as they are prolific in the Pacific Northwest. Ther are many caves in the Oregon coastline and people like to explore them. They can be very dangerous and many have been lost and injured while on their excursion. The Coast Guard is well equipped and well trained deploy a rescue swimmer, sometimes into rough surf, to make their way into some of these remote locations.
Drawings are all finished and I will post those soon to give you a fell for where they are going. Although the drawings are not necessarily final they are well rounded in the general direction of the piece. |
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Posting by Site Contributor at 03.27.08 06:30:00 |
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| M is finally done and we are onto other things. There are definitely some different items coming out right now. Not that all that has been talked about earlier has been forgotten right now but a much need break is necessary. This weeend is the Griffins Star Wars night and we'll have some posting photographs next Sunday of that event. I have some Star Wars pieces on the way but I am not sure when they will available. Stay tuned for sure and I promise that I won't disappoint. All the best Bryan |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 03.23.08 13:30:00 |
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| Lots of great new photos in of the 1st Annual Star Wars Fury Night at the LC Walker Arena in Muskegon, Michigan. Go behind with the largest costuming organization in the world. |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 03.18.08 06:30:00 |
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| As he is from time to time called in or house is being worked on right now. Visit and see the picture diaries of this and more images as they are developed. |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 03.18.08 06:30:00 |
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| Working on a new project and I thought that I would throw out a teaser for a new ventrure that I am working on for the near future. is a new company that will manage the marketing of pieces created by the studio. More later... |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 03.10.08 06:30:00 |
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| Finially finished!!! While there are more on the way I have to get back to some projects that have been put on the back burner. If you head to you can see some new pics as 03/06/08. Plus there are all of the research photos that were taken of John and his bike late last summer. Have fun!!! |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 03.07.08 05:30:00 |
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More and more there are other subjects creeping into this site but only because Bryan is getting into different things. The motorsports art that can be seen in is a lot different than what you are used to here. The Streetfighter is a bike that is made in  America and this is a celebration of that fact. What makes painting man and machine so much fun is the direct contrast between the two and the juxtapositioning of the inorganic to the organic. Yeah whatever, it is mostly about the freedom that this country is born with. |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 03.06.08 05:30:00 |
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| All done!!! Finally this piece is finished. Shooting for before Christmas 2007 but we can all clearly see just how behind the studio really is. We will post a finished shot of the piece soon, as soon as it is ready for repro. Just updated photo change. This is an update from the finished piece. |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 03.05.08 05:30:00 |
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Nearing its completion this piece can be viewed in Bryan's . A ful featured gallery and blog. Sign up it's free and I will activate you right away! What's next? Do you have bike that has to be immortalized? Talk to me! Go to ym contact section and tell me about it. I am also open to commissions in this arena. Set up for a photography session this spring or summer and you can be on your way! This is a painting of my friend John Sellinger and his Fatboy®. It has been a real pleasure to work on this project and since John made some modifications to his bike Bryan got a chance to show off some of his abilities in technical accuracy. Want a painting of your bike and family click the contact button at the top and tell us your story!
The Coppermine Site is a freeforall where you can see the behind the scenes and make comments, send postcards and anything else you can think of! This portion of my site is a repository for work that is being done that does not necessarily pertain to the military effort but is work being done in the studion nonetheless. , it's free! You can see all of the developmental parts of the project, see notes and maybe leave some. It wouldn't be fun if it didn't put an eye out! |
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Posting by Site Contributor at 02.26.08 06:30:00 |
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| This is a brand new offering by FlightDeck Publications. A trio of collectible prints by Bryan David Snuffer. Thare being offered at a special price right now in the store. |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 02.11.08 06:30:00 |
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| It seems that everything is slow motion these days but sketches for 'Wave Warriors' has begun. This production piece is for the cover of DVD release on the subject. It will feature early 20th century Surfman rowing out to a stranded vessel. The project should be done in pretty short order once research sketches are finished. Sketches for this project wil be available for viewing after it is past the napkin stage. |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 01.28.08 06:30:00 |
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| Finally released! The is starting to form up in thed . All in all the collection will tote nine Sketch Plates and four color plates. Stay tuned for for more releases on this subject... |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 01.04.08 05:30:00 |
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| This is probably the last entry on this sketch, although there will be more Army images to come. There is one more figure in this image but you will have to wait unitl the painting is finished to see him. Check out the updates to this article. There are some great stories from the press officer assigned to the . |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 01.11.08 18:30:00 |
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| In the their are new pieces that are for sale through the studio of . Take a peak and enjoy and let know what you like and what you are interested in. There will be new soon. The studio is a little behind right at the moment. Coming up is another look at an updated project. |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 01.10.08 06:00:00 |
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| This is an update to the story as listed below in the Center Ring Blog. There are some updates today to the story page and a nice slide show of images that will more than likely be updated today with more images of the final sketch. |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 01.09.08 06:00:00 |
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After the performed its call to duty in Northern Iraq they have moved onto Afghanistan. In a piece by members of the 173rd priovide cover on a steep rocky hillside to soldiers below...
Early drawings like this one are a mock-up to the real thing that is in progress. The mock-up is far from finished as it is missing a couple of the key players in the image. . Also for great photos visit the US Army's official site or |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 01.07.08 05:30:00 |
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| On March 26, 2003, the added to its distinguished history by making the largest mass combat jump since WWII when the brigade’s Soldiers landed in the Bashur Drop zone effectively opening a northern front in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The actions of the brigade caused the Iraqi defenses to commit forces to the area making it safer for swift progress to Baghdad by other U.S. forces. Nine made the ultimate sacrifice in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 01.04.08 05:30:00 |
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| I will be introducing a new edition of the popular "Dad's Dream" image. This 13x19 open edition lithograph will be custom tailored for the Coast Guard Aviation Survival Technician. There will be a special offering from FlightDeck Publishing where the print will be offered alongside "Flight Mech" for a special price. This will be rolled out in the January newsletter along with other fantastic new products. Stay tuned this is coming soon... |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 12.27.07 06:30:00 |
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| "The Keeper" is next in the line of Sketch Plates available only in the by FlightDeck Publications. I will hope that this one will be done before the middle of January. "The Keeper" is a limited edtion sketch plate that will feature the Keeper of the station, of the light, a unique image by Bryan David Snuffer. "The Keeper" will be a detailed yet raw graphite sketch. The first color image that will be made for the collection will be an image entitled "Wave Warriors". This image will be featured on the cover of a DVD title produced by the on the subject of the legacy of US Life-Savinf Service Surfman. If you have a craving for the nostalgic then you will want to keep an eye on this project as it develops. Also you will wanr to grab the sketch plates as they are available. There are only 500 in each. |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 12.26.07 06:30:00 |
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| The legacy continues. The second Sketch Plate in the series has officially been released. "Seven", the name of the latest print, features a Surfman from LSS Grand Haven, Michigan. The boat house resided on the channel in Grand Haven and you will be happy to know that the house has been preserved byb a couple that has purchased the old boat house. If you are a Surfman in the Coast Guard then you might want to pick ths item up right away. There are only 500 printed. If you visit the here at you can purchase any and all of the Sketch Plates in the collection. |
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Posting by Bryan Snuffer at 12.11.07 06:30:00 |
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Posting by Site Contribution at 10.22.07 06:30:00 |
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