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When I see you again, Ben, I'm gonna kick you in the nards.
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Hey all!
Hope everyone's starting to enjoy some nice weather. Thankfully, things in Brooklyn are starting to really come alive with the changing of the season. While I've been working on catching up with some Net54 commissions, there have been some things I've been working on on the side. Here are a few that I got back from the photographers last week, most of which are 5" x 7" color studies. http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psqopnwxeb.jpg George Wright, 1874 http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psdfrqcn5y.jpg Fred Merkle, 1907 http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ps5h20bbyp.jpg Mickey Mantle, 1950 http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...pssisguazp.jpg Hank Aaron, 1956 http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psmmxd1rdp.jpg Sandy Koufax, 1963 The majority of them were commissioned, but a few of them are still on my eBay page thingy. And there's also this one: http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psfy8frqdv.jpg Lou Gehrig, 1925, 9" x 12" This is going to be pretty exciting, I think. The Gehrig is going to be included in an upcoming Love of the Game auction, and from what I understand will be on the catalog cover. Al will also have the painting on display at his booth in Chicago at the National, which will probably look pretty cool. But yeah, I was really happy with how this one came out. I fell in love with the image when I did the color study for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, and since then have been jonesin' to make a full-sized one. That smile of his is just golden. And the dimples!! Anywho, I hope you all dig these. And as per usual, if you have any questions, comments, problems, or anything of the like, feel free to drop me a line. Thanks for reading. Graig |
The new Gehrig is outstanding! Especially for being a smaller piece!
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Thanks so much, Erick!! I thought it came out pretty nice. Granted the photo is just an absolute winner, so the source material couldn't have been better. I hope it does well for Al's auction.
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Damn, Graig. I've said it before but you get better with every one! That Gehrig is amazing! One of these days I WILL get a Campy from you. Looking forward to seeing it in Chicago.
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Thanks a lot, Chris!! Lord knows I'd love to tackle Campy one day.
In the meantime, here are two more I got back from my photographers today: http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...pseu3blqug.jpg Rube Marquard, September 20, 1912, 24" x 20" http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psa7p25cs2.jpg Mickey Mantle, May 4, 1951, 16" x 20" I'd been meaning to get Rube photographed for a while, as I finished him last year. I had always really loved the image, as he just seemed super young and confident - a great subject for a painting if I ever saw one. It was really tough to get my hands on a nice quality version of the photograph, too. Being a Conlon, I'm pretty sure that the original negative still existed, but for whatever reason, John Rogers' company never made it available on their website. So I had to dig pretty deep. In the end, I'm pretty happy with how he came out. The other image was also a lot of fun, but posed an interesting challenge. Once again, dealing with flash photography ain't terribly easy. In this case, the game (which was against the Browns in Mantle's first trip out west in '51) was a night affair, so the image itself was probably taken as the sun was starting to go down. The lights on the towers aren't even on, but with the flash bulb, the sky ends up appearing a lot darker than it actually is. Mantle himself pops pretty well, I think, but even that was tough, considering how washed out his face had to be. The majority of the color in there is cooler than it normally would be (as the flash itself is a cooler one), so I did my best to intermingle a lot of complementary hues to give it a shimmering quality. It doesn't really present itself that way in this particular photograph, but in real life, I think I got it. Maybe. Either way, his smile can't be denied. Anywho, hope you guys dig it. If you have any questions, comments, or criticisms, please feel free to post away! As per usual, thanks for reading. Graig PS: Now, onto the '27 Yankees! |
How is this even possible?
I stumbled into this section and into this thread by mistake.... these paintings are out of sight. I can't believe it. I need to hire you to do a painting of a photo of my daughter! Do you do stuff like that? Incredible work. |
Josh,
Welcome to Kreindler's world. For too long the world has not known about the magic in his brushes. They are starting to get it. Welcome to those of us who stand in awe of his talent every time he posts something new. I hesitate sometimes to post when he puts up new stuff ad I think I've used every adjective in the book to describe how great his work is. As usual buddy, just incredible. |
Wow, it doesn't get much better than that!!
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Hey everyone,
I hope you're all well and recovering from the National this past week. I REALLY wish I could have made it in any capacity this year, but I had some other life business that needed to be attended to. All good stuff though, and perhaps the only thing that could have kept me from going. But that's neither here nor there. I finally finished a large Ruth painting that's been sitting around for a while: http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psi5uk33tv.jpg Babe Ruth, April 22, 1920, 46" x 46" It was HELLA fun to work on, as the size really lent itself to me doing some fun stuff with the paint, creating textures and nuance that I can't usually get on smaller pieces. And, I think the pose is pretty iconic, too. Subject? Never heard of him. Dean was after me to finish it for his inventory, as it had been sitting in the studio at about 90% done for quite some time. And Dean continues to be on me about finishing commissions that are long overdue (especially for the Net54 folks), many of which I'm trying to catch up on. My son got to see this one for the first time, and his only response was that I had my work cut out for me. http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ps3djs5t41.jpg He's definitely right. But it's getting there. Or somewhere. I also finished up these color studies, a couple of which made it to eBay and are still available: http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ps1zqlaob1.jpg Ty Cobb, 1910s http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psfcrwrvbk.jpg Babe Ruth, 1915 http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psiwgm2ihg.jpg Joe Jackson, 1917 http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psda3oh79n.jpg Lou Gehrig, 1924 http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psxo9zf1pm.jpg Lou Gehrig, 1925 http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ps1rvcwunv.jpg Joe DiMaggio, 1937 http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psx2uhzszn.jpg Enos Slaughter, 1938 http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psfgsaikpz.jpg Ted Williams, 1939 http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psejt81haz.jpg Harmon Killebrew, 1954 And finally, while in Chicago you may have seen it at Al's booth (Love of the Game) while checking out that incredible Gehrig gamer, but this guy is officially up for auction: http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psfy8frqdv.jpg If you're interested, you can bid here: http://loveofthegameauctions.com/_Th...G-LOT5747.aspx Anywho, I hope y'all dig these badboys. Feel free to share any comments, concerns, questions, problems, or food. As per usual, thanks so much for reading!! Graig |
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