On the easel...

[GKreindler]

Hey Kevin, thanks for the heads up! I actually had no idea that they'd done so until I read this a bit earlier today. I'm pretty darn flabbergasted.

Graig

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by GKreindler

Hey Kevin, thanks for the heads up! I actually had no idea that they'd done so until I read this a bit earlier today. I'm pretty darn flabbergasted.

Graig

I believe it's your best painting, FWIW Graig.

[GKreindler]

Really, Scott? I mean, I won't lie, I really do love it. A lot. But I definitely like your Vandy just as much.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by GKreindler

Really, Scott? I mean, I won't lie, I really do love it. A lot. But I definitely like your Vandy just as much.

Graig, please don't get me wrong because I absolutely LOVE my Vandy painting, but the scale, the textures, the colors, the history and the mood in the Jackie Robinson painting all make this one special, IMHO.

BTW, when I tell people about you and your talent, I always include the Jackie Robinson in the three or four paintings that I share with them.

At this point you have painted so many masterpieces that it really is getting hard to even single out only a few.

Keep up the awesome work!

[GKreindler]

Thanks, Scott. You continue to make me blush.

[GKreindler]

Hey all,

Hope this post finds everyone well and happy. Please excuse the flowery paragraph that follows.

As I write this, I just came home from my birthday dinner at Katz's Deli, so I don't think I'm getting out of this chair anytime soon (you try moving after having one of their matzoh balls and a corned beef sandwich in your belly). I'm officially 34-years old, and like I seem to do on every birthday, was thinking about the things I've been grateful for in the past year. I still thinking about the first time I came onto this board - I was invited by Jimmy C (kingofclout, we miss you). I was 29 then, and still just really starting off in my career and in many ways, my life. It seems like since then, this board has been an absolute haven for me. Not only have I been able to show my work here, but it's just been super easy to find myself lost in a thread, pulling me away from whatever drudgeries were going on in 'real' life at the time. In essence, you guys have been amazing to me in every single way. I REALLY couldn't feel more blessed. Thank you.

I also got a painting back from the photographers today:


Mickey Mantle, September 14, 1961, 24" x 30"

And I thought I'd show some of the in-progress things I have going on right now. Some of them are obviously closer to completion than others, so you might have to use your imagination a bit. Also, please excuse my photography. Though I tried to keep everything sharp, there still seems to be a lot of glare on the right side of the images (closest to the window and all).


Cap Anson, 1888, 11" x 14"


Ed Delahanty, 1903, 22" x 34"


Christy Mathewson, June 5, 1907, 30" x 40"


Rube Marquard, 1912, 20" x 24"


Babe Ruth, October 6, 1915, 34" x 40"


Lou Gehrig, 1923, 16" x 20"


Rogers Hornsby, 1929, 30" x 32"


Lou Gehrig & Babe Ruth, 1931, 24" x 31"

Anywho, I hope I'm not spinning any wheels here in posting this stuff, and hopefully you continue to enjoy it. As per usual, if you have any questions, comments, critiques or something of the sort, I would love to hear from you.

Thanks for reading, and thanks for being AWESOME!

Graig

[thecatspajamas]

Graig, the exact words out of my mouth looking over this latest group were, "This kid is friggin' ridiculous." In a good way. The body of work you've put together over the last 5 years is nothing short of incredible, and I can't begin to imagine what that oeuvre will look like 50 years after your first post here (not to mention how many posts this thread will run by then!) Happy Birthday, God bless you and yours, and keep up the good work!

[71buc]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

I believe it's your best painting, FWIW Graig.

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