BEST TESTIMONIAL EVER!
THIS IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT GETS ME
OUT OF
BED EVERY MORNING!
The first time I saw Andrew’s work I was deployed overseas and I was immediately drawn in. I opened every link on his site and every Bawidamann Girl looked better than the last. I was blown away by the contemporary look he had given to the time honored Pin-Up Girl. These were the same beautiful girls that entertained troops when my Grandfather was in France and Germany in WWII. Andrew captured an art form that spans time and generations.
I shared what I saw with the rest of the guys on my team and they loved it. I wrote to Andrew to let him know how much we admired his work. In the e-mail I mentioned how I would love for him to do some designs for our team t-shirts and maybe something original just for the Special Forces.
He must have been as inspired as I was because to our surprise he wrote back and was more than willing to accept the task. He went right to work on the Green Beret Girl for us and kept in touch throughout the design concept to insure every detail was to our liking.
When we finally received the final product I had just come back from three weeks of intense fighting in western Iraq. When we returned it was an unbelievable welcome to see the incredible work he had put into her and the final product waiting for us. The Green Beret Girl was undoubtedly his best work and we were honored that he took the time to complete for us. Andrew Bawidamann is a true patriot. It shows in his work, his love of an art form that is rooted in military and American history, and his dedication to a small team of guys and there humble request.
The Green Beret girl was not only a beautiful work of art but a worthwhile contribution to the Global War on Terror. I found it to be a sweet twist of fate that so many decades after the first Pin-Up girl improved the morale of troops deployed in combat, here she was doing it all over, on a very different front, with a whole new look. Bawidamann’s girls are incredible.
Thanks Andrew.
SFC Smith
5th Special Forces Group
US Army
EVENT PHOTOS
EASYRIDERS RODEO 2004 HANGIN W/ BILLY LANE
DAVE SKI GOING AWAY PARTY AT RAVARI ROOM
HEAVY REBEL WEEKENDER 2004
MEETING WW2 ARTIST JOHN SCHUMICK
SAN DIEGO COMICON 2004
HELL CITY TATTOO FESTIVAL 2004
WRIGHT PATTERSON AIRFORCE MUSEUM 2004
FLATSOCK 4 SXSW 2004
24 HR ZOMBIE FEST HOSTED BY GEORGE ROMERO
MADISON CUSTOM CAR SHOW 2003
ECHO GALLERY 8.9.03
WIZARD CON / AUQUATIC GIRL MOVIE SHOOT 2003
SAN DIEGO COMICON 2003
GOOD GUYS KUSTOM CAR SHOW 2003
ECHO GALLERY 5.31.03
TESTIMONIALS
I have been getting a ton of email from the Services of late…Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. Special Forces include, Snipers, Rangers, Seals and Recon. I am ecstatic that these individuals appreciate what I do but that pales in comparison next to my appreciation of what they do. THANK YOU.
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