This beautiful work of art is framed and in very nice condition. Measures 39” X 34”. It is an AP (Artist Proof) signed in pencil AP/18; making it even more valuable! 
Philip Jay O'Meilia died at his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on January 26, 2022, at age 94. Son of William Edmund and Georgene (Laufersweiler) O'Meilia, he was born on July 17, 1927, at St. John Hospital in Tulsa. Jay grew up in Tulsa, attending Marquette School, Wilson Middle School and Central High School, graduating from Central in 1945. He enlisted in the Navy after graduation, eventually serving twice: 1945-46 and 1951-53. Between military stints, he attended the Art Students League in New York and the Chicago Academy of Fine Art. He also attended the Cape School of Art in Provincetown, Mass., George Washington University in Washington, DC, and the University of Tulsa. Jay was an accomplished painter, sculptor and printmaker, and a lifetime member of the American Watercolor Society. His work has been displayed in galleries and museums across America, including the Smithsonian Institution, the National Academy of Design in New York, and the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. His sculptures, paintings, serigraphs, and prints are in the permanent collections of more than 500 private and corporate organizations worldwide. He was inducted into the Central High School Hall of Fame in 1990, and was a 1999 inductee into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Jay was a charter member of Philcrest Hills Tennis Club, playing regularly into his 90s. He was a die-hard fan of OU athletics and loved playing and watching all sports. From football to polo, baseball, golf and tennis, sports served as the subject for many of his finest works of art.