WWII Illustrations of Ron Volstad

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About WWII Illustrations of Ron Volstad

An intended archive of the brilliant and incredibly detailed illustrations of Ron Volstad.

From www.royalalbertamuseum.ca:
"Ron Volstad was born in Claresholm in 1949 and has lived his whole life in Alberta. Drawing has been his favorite pastime from a very young age. His interest in military subjects began before he entered first grade when an uncle showed him his wartime photos and souvenirs from his service in the Calgary Highlanders."

"Although Ron was unable to take advantage of a scholarship to the Alberta College of Art, he continued to learn and developed an outstanding technique that was entirely self-taught. While working in pipeline construction for more than a dozen years, Ron continued to draw military subjects and illustrated a number of books. His illustrations were first published in 1973."

"Artwork became a full-time profession for Ron with an offer of illustration commissions in 1984 from a British firm called Osprey Publishing.Soon after, Ron began to provide research and box illustrations for Dragon Models Limited, a plastic model manufacturer based in Hong Kong. Relying primarily on his own reference library, Ron has illustrated more than 60 books and more than 200 model kit box tops."

All material in this group are copyrighted illustrations owned by Ronald Volstad, Dragon, Osprey and others.