Phillips grew up loving art but never thought he could make it his livelihood. At college he majored in criminology and had been accepted into law school when four of his paintings were sold at an airport restaurant. That was all the incentive he needed to begin his work as a fine art painter. Bill Phillips is now a renowned aviation artist and the landscape artist of choice for many collectors. Bill's strengths as a landscape painter, a respect and reverence for a time and place, help him when painting aviation as well as classic landscapes. 

One of the aircraft in the Thunderbird Team, the F-16, is shown in the Delta formation, sweeping through the Grand Canyon, west of Fishtail Rapids. In the distance one can see the Kanab Plateau and the towering thunderheads of a late July afternoon. 

"In this painting I have brought together two of the things I love most - flight and the vast and awesome American landscape. For me, 'Thunder in the Canyon' is what flight is all about."

'Thunder in the Canyon'

By William S. Phillips

Framed limited edition print.

Measures 53" x 33" (with frame)