Above: Steve Harper -
The Honorary Patron of Shuttleworth , seated in
the beautifully restored Mk 5 Spitfire
For a many of years Steve
has dedicated much of his time to Charity and to
the preservation of our Aviation and Motoring Heritage.
Having come from a long line
of engineers with links to Motoring and Aviation,
Steve feels it is important to preserve our heritage
for future generations.
Steve has for a number of
years donated Prints and works of art to a number
of Museums and Societies up and down the length
of England.
He was been inspired by the
dedication of members of "The
Aerospace Museum Society Cosford" with
whome over the years, he has made many friends.
He assisted them by promoting the Cosford Dance
by donating a special piece of art work to be presented
at their events . This helped boost the profile
of the Cosford dance and the media coverage helped
to generate funds for their charitable work.
This
lead
to his involvement with the world famous
" Shuttleworth Collection" and
Members of "The
Shuttleworth Veteran Aeroplane Society " this
involvement
has inspired a number of his paintings.
Steve
was greatly honoured to be awarded an "Honorary
life Membership of the SVAS"
for his services to Aviation in 2011.
Above Steve being Awarded
his "Honorary
life Membership of the SVAS"
by Ken Cox MBE
On 6th July 2015 Steve received
a further great honour being appointed "The
Honorary Patron of Shuttleworth" by
the Trustees and Princess Charlotte of Croy at a
banquet, in honour of his appointment, at the Old
warden park house, ancestral home to the Shuttleworth
family and centerpiece of the Shuttleworth Trust.
Steve Says:
"I'm enormously
proud of my roll as The Honorary Patron of Shuttleworth
and my association with the SVAS.(The Shuttleworth
Veteran Aeroplane Society)
To be inspired by the
dedication of these amazing people, many of whome
have become dear friends, is both humbling and reminds
of the responsibility I have as an artist, public
speaker and Ambassador of Shuttleworth, to capture
the story of our Aviation past on canvas to tell
the story for future generations .
I hope that all I do
for the furthering of education and dedication to
charity can inspire the engineers, designers and
aviators of the the future.
I hope that my work reflects
the dedication of all involved with keeping our
rich heritage of alive."
Steve
continues in his Charity work to dedicate himself
to the cause of preservation of our motoring, Maritime
and Aviation heritage for future generations to
learn from and enjoy.
