Happy Birthday Graig! those paintings are amazing. That Anson is just...wow

Thanks so much for sharing and Happy Birthday. I especially enjoy the Ruth pitching, a scene we don't often see, Hornsby looking into my eyes and Mantle at what appears to be Comiskey. I would love to see a gallery showing someday.

Thanks for the well-wishes, everybody!

Lance, is it weird that when you wrote your thought about the "kid" being ridiculous, I got really happy? I still can't believe how much gray hair I have in my beard. Gah!!

You can grow a beard??!?!

Chalk it up to your youthful enthusiasm for your craft, which hopefully never fades regardless of how gray your beard grows. Or perhaps just wishful thinking from an aging "kid" who only has a couple of years on you :p

A bit off-topic, but after reading your comment a while back about your cousin being Scott Snyder, I'm curious if you've ever done anything for DC or any of the other comic companies? I think I would still prefer to see you painting dudes in loose flannel rather than skin-tight spandex, but I'm curious if you've ever taken a breather from batsmen to try your hand at Batman?

This thread requires bumpage...

Girlfriend and I are in a coffee shop going through Graig's website and this thread. She likes his work as much as me, so I'm halfway 'there' ;)

Our favorite is the one of the Yankees, led by Ruth, walking toward home 'Flawless and Favorable', but this Mantle is right behind it.

Hey all,

Thanks so much for all of the love in this thread over the past month or so.

It's been a while since I've posted, as things have been pretty darn busy around here. I've been doing my best to finish up some older stuff that's owed to VERY patient clients (I'm looking at you, Brian and Phil), and am finally starting to see some light. So, I've been pretty lax on getting back to this thread. Over the next few weeks, that should change, as I have a good amount of stuff I'm bringing to the photographers.

For starters, there's this guy:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psdcb2a60f.jpg
Roger Maris, Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle, July 22, 1961, 26" x 32"

I'd been noodling a lot with this one, as there was a lot more that needed to go into it than I originally thought it would need. When I first started painting, I always used to think that paintings depicting sunlit players were always so much intensive than those depicting overcast ones. I've only recently discovered in the past few years that it's about even - subtlety is everywhere, I suppose.

Either way, I'm glad to be finally getting some of these paintings out of the studio so I can make room...for more paintings. I guess I'm feeling more and more like Sisyphus these days.

Here's a fun example:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ps856f1e7b.jpg

There gets to be less and less room for my clothing, which, I guess as I work more and more in the studio, becomes more and more splattered in oil paint. Whoops.

Anywho, I'm done rambling. As per usual, comments/crits/questions are always appreciated.

Thanks!

Graig

The Second Coming of Fibber McGee
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Awesome Graig! You see this?? I can't wait until my Kreindlers realize their potential!

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/r...risties-052314

Benny, the only way that's happening is if I die pretty soon. Then in 50 years, you might have a shot at a nice appreciation. Definitely not one that high, though.

Either way, should I be worried in Cleveland?

Graig