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From Concept to Completion... |
| Creating the 2007 Audie Murphy Award Painting |
Sergeant Audie Murphy Award Criteria: The name of an NCO who,as a squad leader, consistently demonstrates the highest qualities of leadership, professionalism and regard for the welfare of his soldiers.
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Visual Concept
Ray Simon Arts graphics team first collects as much visual reference as possible for Audie Murphy.
Ray then makes a quick sketch of the painting and positions the elements to his liking keeping in mind artistic flow, rythym and a host of other design rules. |
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Completion
Ray Simon then paints the work traditionally and adds his expertise to make a truly beautiful rendition of the concept.
The final painting is scanned digitally and the type and copyright material is added. |
The final piece is fit to the dimensions of the matte and is now ready for framing and personalizing.
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THE AUDIE MURPHY 2007 AWARD
“The credit belongs to the one, who is actually in the arena,
whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood,
who at best knows in the end the high achievement of triumph and
who at worst, if they fail while daring greatly, knows their place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither Victory nor Defeat...” - Theodore Roosevelt Twenty-sixth President |
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Audie Murphy's Military Award List
Military Service Number 01 692 509
- Medal of Honor
- Distinguished Service Cross
- Silver Star with First Oak Leaf Cluster
- Legion of Merit
- Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device and First Oak Leaf Cluster
- Purple Heart with Second Oak Leaf Cluster
- U.S. Army Outstanding Civilian Service Medal
- Good Conduct Medal
- Presidential Unit Citation with First Oak Leaf Cluster
- American Campaign Medal
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with One Silver Star, Four Bronze Service Stars (representing nine campaigns) and one Bronze Arrowhead (representing assault landing at Sicily and Southern France)
- World War II Victory Medal
- Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp
- Armed Forces Reserve Medal
- Combat Infantry Badge
- Marksman Badge with Rifle Bar
- Expert Badge with Bayonet Bar
- French Fourragere in Colors of the Croix de Guerre
- French Legion of Honor, Grade of Chevalier
- French Croix de Guerre With Silver Star
- French Croix de Guerre with Palm
- Medal of Liberated France
- Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 Palm
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