On the easel...

[GKreindler]

Hey guys,

Here are two more I just got back from the photographers:


Jackie Robinson, August 28, 1949, 46" x 56"


Gary Carter and his boys, October 25, 1986, 30" x 45"

I gotta admit, I'm really scared even sharing these, as they're both pretty important paintings for me professionally. The Jackie canvas is going to a pretty high-profile client, and if it's loved, can open some serious doors. Also, it's going to be hung somewhere with a lot of visibility. The Mets one is kinda in the same situation - it will be auctioned off at the B.A.T. dinner in January, which will be attended by tons of former and current players, many Hall of Famers, media and probably other people I don't even think I want to know about.

So, yeah, I just really hope that they're both loved not only by the clients, but by everybody. I just feel like there's gonna more scrutiny over these than some of the other stuff I've done. And believe me, I'm extremely grateful to even have people looking at this stuff, but I'm still shaking in my boots.

Gaaahh!!

Graig

[milkit1]

Originally Posted by GKreindler

Hey guys,

Here are two more I just got back from the photographers:

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Jackie Robinson, August 28, 1949, 46" x 56"


Gary Carter and his boys, October 25, 1986, 30" x 45"

I gotta admit, I'm really scared even sharing these, as they're both pretty important paintings for me professionally. The Jackie canvas is going to a pretty high-profile client, and if it's loved, can open some serious doors. Also, it's going to be hung somewhere with a lot of visibility. The Mets one is kinda in the same situation - it will be auctioned off at the B.A.T. dinner in January, which will be attended by tons of former and current players, many Hall of Famers, media and probably other people I don't even think I want to know about.

So, yeah, I just really hope that they're both loved not only by the clients, but by everybody. I just feel like there's gonna more scrutiny over these than some of the other stuff I've done. And believe me, I'm extremely grateful to even have people looking at this stuff, but I'm still shaking in my boots.

Gaaahh!!

Graig

congrats! high profile client eh? can we get a low profile hint
good luck on the auction. I hope bill buckner wins it

[whitehse]

I dont think you have anything to worry about as those two paintings are among your best work......although I hate the Mets!! LOL.

Seriously....you have NOTHING to worry about!!

[Scott Garner]

Graig,
Both of these paintings just blew me away! They just pop and jump off the canvas. Their new owners are going to love them!

[sycks22]

New favorite thread. I'm still in awe of the Matty / new Jackie painting. Amazing.

[jacksons]

That Jackie Robinson is one of your 2 best paintings, Graig. Really impressive work - love it. You have nothing to worry about.

And I suspect there'll be quite a crowd around that Mets painting at the BAT dinner, as your paintings created last year.

Great work buddy!

[perezfan]

That Jackie painting might be my favorite of them all. Your treatment of the lighting is extraordinary, and the way he emerges from the shadowed area is nothing short of epic. It feels almost symbolic in nature, as if Jackie is representative of Baseball's "coming into the light" in the dawning of a new era.

I've never seen this pose before, and it's about as nice as any Jackie image I can imagine. Even the background setting is among the most interesting I can recall. Beautiful colors and vibrant use of light... One of your most dramatic, and best-ever, Graig!