Thank you all! Can't wait to get to all of the pieces that are on the schedule. 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of my artwork, and some of the commissions for this calendar year are going to be insane pieces in the portfolio. Happy New Year to all, and thank you for giving me the opportunity to showcase what I do.

I ran into Tim at the National. As an R card non-sports card collector I would love to see Tim take junk era non-sports cards and turn them into something like an R136 National Chicle Sky Birds #90 "Wild Bill" Wellman. He has gotten so good at this original art form. Every one of these is better than the last.

Thanks for displaying them Tim and someday I'll get with you on a non-sports commission piece. Until then I'll keep admiring them here.

Is this the only example from Tim that has been put to public auction?

Some more baseball on the horizon, but it feels good to get this one finished and on the wall! 1958 Topps Jim Brown RC...cut football cards.

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Tim that Brown is incredible

Agreed!!!!! That Brown is incredible!!!!! Tim you're getting better every day!!!!1

With such a relatively small face, getting it so close is unbelievable.

Centering is wrong...

Not at all. The internal frame is always shifted like that.

Thank you both, Jay and Pete!

Feels good to have that particular section appreciated. The head measures just under the size of a modern card, and lots of time went into it!

Since I am making cards collectors desire, why not make a unicorn like a centered Brown rookie?:)

It was a joke as the card is well-centered and the vast majority of browns aren't

Thanks for getting the joke!

Ah.

Hey, Tim, how about making a video (or even taking still pics along the way) to document and show us your process in turning a blank page and a huge pile of baseball cards into a work of art?? That would be pretty frickin' cool.

Making that oval off-center to match the card drove me insane.

I take stills from time to time, so it is possible to put something like that together. I'll be working on a piece again at the National this summer also, so if you're in Chicago.....you can see the creation process live.

oooooh, which piece? :D

Still making that decision, but I have it narrowed down to about 6 pieces.:)

Back to some baseball commissions....

1991 Bowman Chipper Jones:

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Now the 1986 Topps Traded Bo Jackson is complete:

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More vintage on the horizon.....

I always hated the 1986 Topps design ever since it came out when I was a kid, but for some reason always loved the Traded Bo Jackson portrait. That card just looks great and pictures such a great athlete. Awesome piece Tim. Again.

Tim knows cut baseball cards.

Love the Bo. Great job!

Thanks! I totally agree with the 86 Topps design. I have always disliked it, but was pleasantly surprised at how well it translated to the art. The simple, clean design is going to look good on a wall.

Thank you!

Incredible work
 

Despite how limited your medium is, you capture the essences of these images so well. It’s beyond impressive. Keep ‘em coming!

Well, it took a while, lol......but Satch is finished:

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Tim that's fantastic!

Holy heck!! My goodness!!!!

Is satch for sale or is that a commission piece ?

These are fantastic pieces of art. Keep up the good work, and maybe late 80's and early 90's cards value will rise due to less supply.

Brian

Thank you all. Joshwesley, it is still available.

Back to the grind! Here's my latest....a commissioned 1957 Topps Roberto Clemente. As I will do with all Clemente pieces from 57-69, I made the alteration of his first name from Bob to Roberto:

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Finished....my tribute to one of the greatest works of baseball art of all-time. From the cover of the April 23, 1949 edition of the Saturday Evening Post, Norman Rockwell's "Game Called Because of Rain."

Over 300 Hours, over 4,000 common cards used, and the final dimensions are 34.5" x 37".

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Dang, that is really cool. Well done!

Tim- I think this is your best work yet!

Simply Amazing! I'm sure Mr. Rockwell would appreciate your 'cut' on his work.

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Put your 'Rockwell' in The Louvre and the foot traffic to the Mona Lisa would completely disappear!!!

I agree!!! Best work yet, tim!!!!

Thank you, everyone! I always feel a sense of accomplishment when I finish one, but this one seemed unusually special. It's probably due to the combination of art/baseball/cards and how much I have adored this image my entire life....but it certainly ranks right up there with my personal favorite pieces.

New work....
 

Couple of commission pieces off the books!

This is a custom young Rickey Henderson, with the added Swingin' A's logo:

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Here is a 1952 Star Cal Decals Mickey Mantle:

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Incredible!
Tim great work!

Thank you, Jay!

Another one down! 1952 Topps Jackie Robinson; available.

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Okay, I had to do some sizing, warping and distorting type of finagling in photoshop to get the images to 'match' (the Babe Ruth artwork pictured on page one wasn't a result of a perfectly flat scan), so it's not dead on, but here we go anyway...

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Wow 😲

Every time the muck of the crappy corners of the hobby starts to creep up my hip waders I visit this thread.

That's pretty wild! Thanks for putting that together.

Finished with another commission. 1981 Topps George Brett:

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Oh man, that Brett was one of the original cards I owned. My brother went in to have his tonsils out in 1981 and I bought him two Rack Packs and the Brett was in one. later I won it knocking down the leaner.
It had "AP" written on the back in crayon (We decided to make our own baseball All-Pro teams) and dead round corners and my heart broke when I somehow lost it in a move.

Interesting question, would you consider making an off-grade card?

Great story! The client that commissioned the Brett started collecting in '81, and that is why he chose this particular issue. He said he and his friends kept pulling Mike Cubbage, and the running joke was "I'll trade you 10 Mike Cubbages for......" So, there's a 1981 Topps Mike Cubbage Easter egg hidden on Brett's face.

As for the off-grade - I have a commission coming later this year that will be exactly this. It's going to be epic.

You should start hiding a Mike Cubbage in each piece you do from now on, so it will become your version of Al Hirschfeld's "NINA."

Devon White always seems to get into the pieces, although I have no particular reason for putting him there. Otis Nixon, Bob Welch, and Franklin Stubbs are others that pop up often.

Always thought Nixon was more of a ground ball guy...

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Thank you for taking the time to post this, Adam! I wasn't able to get up there this weekend, but will be making the trek soon. Look forward to meeting you while I'm in town.

I’ll see you when you get here. Can’t wait until mine is done. It’s going to look awesome.

Not a card, but...
 

Here's my latest finished commission. Hank Aaron custom; 28" x 22". Hope to see many of you in Chicago during the National!

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Not vintage, but it certainly qualifies as iconic:


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28.5" x 20.5". Sold.

Bo knows - That is Awesome! What B&W cards were used?

My guess - Conlon.

Heavily trimmed. Reporting these to Blowout.

Not trimmed - conserved.

Indeed.

I’m working on a full-blown PSA slab made entirely of cards that will be finished this fall (different card), but I have to share this setup a client just sent me. Having 4 of the 15 slabbed copies of this Star Cal Mantle attached to the work is just beautiful. I don’t have the exact measurements, but knowing how tall the art itself is, this one must be around 4 feet tall:

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Back from the National! I really enjoyed getting to meet several of you while working in Chicago, and look forward to meeting many more next year in Atlantic City. I told members of the boards I would post my progress of the Trout that I was working on at the show - so here it is:
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cool to see the process in progress!

EDIT: WAIT, I just had a brilliant idea of what to do with all the altered cards from the scandal. Did you ever find yourself wanting to work with vintage cards???

Trimmed, chewed by rats, mustaches drawn on, whatever......I have no desire to cut vintage of any kind.:)

10 years ago, I created a crude, concept T206 Wagner from cut baseball cards, which is what started me on this journey. I finally landed the opportunity to work the Wagner again, only this time I was able to give it the attention and skill set it deserves.

SOLD.

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Finished another. 1949 Jackie Robinson. Measures just under 25" x 30"...Also, if anyone is interested in reading more about my work, there was a nice inclusion in SMR for this month's issue: https://www.psacard.com/articles/art...nto-modern-art

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And another....

1984 Donruss Don Mattingly RC

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Another incredible work of art!! My favorite player too.

Thanks, Ron!

Commissioned 1914 Cracker Jack Christy Mathewson headed to the frameshop.
This one measures approximately 29.5" x 22":


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Tim

Really cool Tim!

I continue to be amazed every time I check out this thread!

Unbelievable talent.

Trimmed!!:D

Beautiful piece(s), Tim:)

If memory serves me correctly, you had/have work in Cooperstown, correct?

Has the Hall of Fame itself ever reached out to you to commission anything? Your talent is so unique and unbelievable, I could easily see you becoming a staple in marketing for the hobby/baseball/sports.

Thank you all! Kyle, indeed - my Koufax 55 Topps hangs in the Shoebox Treasures exhibit at the Hall. Here is an article that was done by the Baseball Hall shortly after the exhibit opened: https://baseballhall.org/discover/sh...ebox-treasures



By the way......I finally finished the Trout I was working on at the National:

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My latest 2 pieces:

Banksy's Girl With Balloon (30" x 40")

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1958 Mission Orange Mickey Mantle:

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Also, it was a great feeling to hear Baseball Hall of Fame curator John Odell's thoughts of the Koufax piece that is in the Shoebox Treasures exhibit:

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Tim

Tim I have to say I get excited whenever this thread bumps. I know I'm going to be treated to something that has nothing to do with any of the negativity in the hobby right now, and man is that a good feeling.

The power of art.

Scott

can't wait for the next post in this thread...:D

Tim,

Have any of the subjects seen your work? If so what was the reaction?

:)

Scott, thanks so much for the words of encouragement! Several have seen it (Dawson and Vizquel even commissioned pieces after seeing other work), with the best reaction coming from Bo Jackson. I was told he took the time to go over the piece, naming players he saw throughout. He paused when he got to Kirby Puckett and said that Kirby was his friend....mumbled how he missed him. He didn't say anything directly about the art itself, but he didn't have to. It's those kind of reactions that make the difference - evoking some memories and emotion.


As for my latest piece, here you go, Joe.....the Black Swamp Find E98 Honus Wagner:


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