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Originally Posted by GKreindler
Thanks for the kind words, fellas!
Mark, in response to your questions:
1) In my files, I actually have a few photos of the top of both dugouts from the '32 World Series, where it shows the flags in better view. They weren't traditional American flags either, but ones with just three horizontal stripes (like the German flag) in red, white and blue. Here's a shot of Babe and Lou from the actual game itself, and it shows what I'm talking about (albeit in black and white):
(PS: This would also make a killer painting, especially with the fella doffing his hat.)
2) The fedora guy is definitely going to be in there. Since he's in the shadow of the dugout, I haven't really done much with him just yet. But if you look towards the end of the bats on the right, you'll notice a white and gray blob, which is his leg peering into the light. So yeah, he'll be worked on soon. Eric actually was pretty set on having some sort of action going on in the dugout, so I think that kind of played a role in his choosing of this image.
Thanks for chiming in!
Graig |
The amount of research that Craig puts into the process prior to starting to paint is
amazing in of itself.
The photo of the red, white and blue stripes on the dugout is such a cool fact to build into making this painting even more authentic....