On September 15, 1944 the 1st. Marine Division landed on the beaches of Peleliu under tremendous fire power coming at ’em. The battle that took place to take control of that island was “Hell on earth”. I wanted to create an illustration to pay tribute to the Marines who fought at Peleliu, but go above and beyond just a simple drawing or painting. That’s when I decided to include -along with my illustration- 2 pieces of history I had kept in my personal collection for several years. The first would be an American made/stamped shell casing which was shot during the battle and brought back from Peleliu. Also included, a Pacific Theater campaign medal ribbon. It made perfect sense to mount those objects together that way. I hope that many of you will appreciate what I tried to do with this unique piece of art which will be available for purchase at battlegroundstudio.storenvy.com on Friday Nov.28 at 9:44am PST
Thank you
Will
