On the easel...

[Trl3789]

Fantastic as always

[GKreindler]

Thanks a lot, Tucker!!

Graig

[GKreindler]

And here are the other two!


Johnny Vander Meer, 1938, 20" x 28"


Mariano Rivera, October 12, 2004, 26" x 36"

Hope ya guys dig 'em!

Graig

[thecatspajamas]

Graig, very nice, as always! Good to see that the Vander Meer turned out so well.

[perezfan]

Great job on both, Graig! That Vander Meer is (IMHO) in your top 3 of all time. Such a beautiful image and rich colors. As a Reds Fan I suppose I'm biased, but I cannot imagine a better painting (or a better choice of subject by Scott!)

Incredible Mo as well... very powerful image. Congrats on creating two more masterpieces!

[jacksons]

Graig -

So many great images of Mo over the years, this one you have breathed life into - simply beautiful - the light and depth are remarkable.

I have many great memories of Rivera, going back to 1995, watching him blowing away Jay Buhner on high fastballs with that deceptive heat and fluid motion.

Here's hoping his career does not end on the warning track at Kaufmann Stadium. Praying he is able to come back next year and close it out in style.

Great work, pal!

[GKreindler]

Whoops, I've been neglecting this thread for a little bit. Thank you ALL for such nice words about the last two. I'm really happy with both of them, and I'm certainly hoping the clients feel the same way.

And in regards to Mo, jacksons, as soon as you mentioned Buhner, all I could conjure up were his titanic homers off of the Yankees. I still can't get over how good those mid-late '90s Seattle teams were. They used to give me nightmares.

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


Smoky Joe Wood, 1909, 16" x 20


Bob Feller, July 31, 1946, 28" x 30"

The Feller is actually an oldie, but I had to change a few colors on the billboard, as I discovered they were wrong after the fact. I hate when that happens!!

Smoky Joe was an interesting painting to try and tackle indeed. I think in the end, what I was going for was a painting that showed what Horner saw in his viewfinder before he snapped the shot. So, in other words, Wood needs to be breathing and that beautiful north light has to be hitting his flesh and jersey just right. I hope I was successful.

Anywho, I hope y'all dig 'em!

Graig