Art Notes

“Keep your distance, though Chewie, but don’t look like you’re trying to keep your distance. I don’t know, fly casual.” – Han Solo™

The empire is rebuilding the Death Star™, and with its fleet spread throughout the galaxy working to eradicate the rebels, it is unprotected. Admiral Ackbar™ explains to the assembled rebellion troops that while the weapons of the Death Star are not active, the Death Star does have a strong defense mechanism. It is protected by an energy shield generated from the forest moon of Endor™.

General Han Solo leads a small team of rebels including Chewbacca™, Princess Leia Organa™, Luke Skywalker™, and the Droids, C-3POTM and R2-D2™ aboard The Tydirium, a stolen Imperial shuttle disguised as a cargo ship. The mission is to use a secret Imperial code, land on the forest moon, and deactivate the shield generator protecting the Death Star. While the team waits to see if the code will work and allow them to land on the forest moon to start their secret mission, the Rebel Alliance fleet starts their journey towards Endor to defeat the Empire and blow up the Death Star. Thomas Kinkade Studios® is pleased to present Strike Team.

Key Points

• Strike Team was painted in 2023, in commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the film Star Wars: Return of the Jedi™.
• This painting is the 10th collaboration between Lucasfilm and the Thomas Kinkade Studios® to feature iconic scenes from Star Wars™ films. The prior
  paintings include Obi-Wan’s Final Battle, A Son’s Destiny, The Battle of Hoth™, Do. Or do not. There is no try., On the Run, The Duel: Rey™ vs. Ren, Rey™ of Hope, Rey’s™ Awakening, and You’re My Only Hope.

Estate Edition Sketch

Here is the E/E sketch for Strike Team.

Edition Features

• Textured Brushstroke Process
• Additional Highlighting
• Small Edition Size
• Authorized Signature In Silver
• Unique Hand-Drawn Sketch On The Back Of The Canvas