On the easel...

[GKreindler]

Thanks a lot, Rob!

Tucker, I do paint football, indeed. I haven't done anything from too far back, though. There have been these two:


Eli Manning, February 3, 2008, 24" x 30"


David Tyree, February 3, 2008, 24" x 30"

I also have one more from the triptych to do, which'll hopefully be tackled sometime in the next month or so.

But I'm certainly open to doing the older stuff!! And though I appreciate the interest, I don't do any reproductions at this time - it would have to be an original gangsta.

Graig

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by GKreindler

Thanks a lot, Rob!

Tucker, I do paint football, indeed. I haven't done anything from too far back, though. There have been these two:


Eli Manning, February 3, 2008, 24" x 30"


David Tyree, February 3, 2008, 24" x 30"

I also have one more from the triptych to do, which'll hopefully be tackled sometime in the next month or so.

But I'm certainly open to doing the older stuff!! And though I appreciate the interest, I don't do any reproductions at this time - it would have to be an original gangsta.

Graig

Wow, that bottom painting looks like a photograph...you probably hear it often, but you are the best dang sports artist I've ever seen, and it doesn't surprise me one bit that one of your paintings brought $20,000 at auction.

[GKreindler]

Dan,

Thank you so much for the kind words - I sincerely appreciate them. For serious.

Graig

[GKreindler]

Hey guys,

I just got this painting back from the photographers today:


Mickey Mantle, April 17, 1951, 20" x 46"

I was thinking and looking around for a proper title for the piece a while back, and finally came across something that worked. After reading the below excerpt from the NY Times the day after Mantle's first game (which this painting depicts), I realized that the title 'A Bewildered Bystander' was perfect. Check it:



Those four paragraphs certainly say plenty about how intimidating it must have been for a 19-year old kid from a small mining town to become the heir-apparent to DiMaggio and the centerpiece of the legendary Yankees. And speaking of DiMaggio, I wonder if his mentioned actions were purposefully done. If so, they definitely speak volumes about that persona of the man that we're left with today. Yikes.

Anywho, I hope you dig the painting!!

Graig

[BigJJ]

Unbelievably awesome and perfect title

[Scott Garner]

The Mick looks awesome, Graig!

[Kawika]

Beautiful painting, Graig. Another Kreindleriffic effort. Great insight in that article. Bewildered Bystander is the perfect title (and way better than Feather Weight or Where's the Foul Line).

[Forever Young]

[QUOTE=GKreindler;1114888]Hey guys,

I just got this painting back from the photographers today:


Mickey Mantle, April 17, 1951, 20" x 46"





HOLY AWESOME!

[Runscott]

Great painting, Graig. I really enjoyed the 'Bewildered Bystander' article.

Edited to delete superfluous, already taken joke

[GKreindler]

Thanks so much for the love, everybody. I'm thrilled you like this one. I hope the client does too!

David, "Where's the Foul Line" was actually my second choice.