John D Shaw, a native of Nevada, USA, was born in 1961 and began his career in art and graphics in the early 80s. Beginning as an illustrator, Shaw creeated commercial artwork for a wide variety of clients, such as Lucasfilms Ltd, Major League Baseball, and several major entertainment software companies. In 1993 his work took a major turn when he began creating paintings with an historical aviation theme, paying special attention to the World War II era. His award winning depictions of these aircraft, people and the missions in which they paricipated have proven extremely popular, particularly throughout the United States, and have illustrated numerous publications. He has been exhibited extensively throughout the US and the rest of the world and his limited edition prints have enjoyed a huge amount of success, with many of his editions completely sold out and trading for considerable sums on the secondary market.