Thanks a bunch, Jeff. I certainly never mind an A's bias!

And from one Operation: Mindcrime fan to another, thank you so much for your kind words, Tony. I'm honored that you think so highly of the work, I really am.

I seem to have had a nice reception to the Berg piece, though my agent wasn't a fan of it at all when I dropped it off with him today. I guess it goes to show that you can't please everybody!!

I reeeeeally like the Berg as well. Probably my favorite of those most recent four. Tons of depth to that one, although they are ALL just magnificent ;)

I see that I wasn't the onl yone to comment on the eyes, but . . .

there are a lot of variables involved.


Maybe the camera didn't capture them precisely, maybe resizing the image for web posting affected them, maybe they show up differently on differnt monitors, etc., etc.

Obviously what is important is the actual painting in front of you, so you are the best judge, and based on your work, you sure have a good eye for these things.


Once again, GREAT stuff and thanks for sharing them.



P.S. If you mentioned it I missed it, but what size are those four paintings?

timzcardz, you may indeed be right, but I should still give it another good look. I definitely don't want Collins to seem cross-eyed or anything. Well, unless he is, of course.

Anywho, the Berg painting is 11"x14", while all of the others are 9"x12".

Hey guys,

I forgot to post this recent one, too...

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ile_Conlon.jpg

Hope y'all dig it!

Also, if any of you are on twitter and want to follow me, check it out:

http://www.twitter.com/GraigKreindler

Thanks all!

Graig

Truly awesome talent...wonderful stuff...still would love to see that Rick Monday painted someday though...

Joshua

Saw Graig last night at the Baseball Assistance Team (B.A.T.) dinner in NYC and was lucky enough to have won this Mantle painting during their Silent Auction.

I tried to get in front of Strawberry to show him the painting Graig did of him on my iPhone, but he was mobbed before I had a chance.

More ballplayers should get an opportunity to see how he represents them on canvas.

great pickup jacksons.

I was at the BAT Dinner as well. Too bad we didn't have a chance to say hello.


Graig is an incredible artist and a very cool guy.

You guys are really too nice. For serious.

It was wonderful seeing you at the dinner, jacksons. I do wish we could have chatted more, but I suppose it can be a bit tough at events like that. Then again, I think I was just still in shock that I was sitting next to Tommy John - perhaps my mind wasn't where it should have been.

Graig

Hey all,

I said I'd be posting some in-progress shots a while back, but hadn't gotten around to it until now. All of these guys are in various states of completion, but will hopefully be completed sometime in the near future. Or at least, I hope so. Either way, I still have a lot of catching up to do.

Anywho, excuse the crappy photography and sh*tty Photoshop jobs, and I hope you dig 'em all. Or some. Maybe one?

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...RedMachine.jpg
Cincinnati Reds, 1976 World Series, 28" x 42"

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...hineDetail.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...RogerMaris.jpg
Roger Maris, 61st Homer, 38" x 52"

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...arisDetail.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...rdiaGehrig.jpg
Joe DiMaggio, Fiorello La Guardia, Lou Gehrig, 1938 World Series, 28" x 36"

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ePanoramic.jpg
Mickey Mantle, 1955, 30" x 64"

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...DavidTyree.jpg
David Tyree, Super Bowl XLII, 24" x 30"

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...beMarquard.jpg
Rube Marquard, 1912, 20" x 24"

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...r/BabeRuth.jpg
Babe Ruth, 1935, 11" x 14"

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...yMathewson.jpg
Christy Mathewson, 1909, 9" x 12"

Graig

And the four others that couldn't make it on the last page:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...er/EdWalsh.jpg
Ed Walsh, 1910, 14" x 11"

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1.../PaulWaner.jpg
Paul Waner, 1942, 9" x 12"

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...tleFanMail.jpg
Mickey Mantle, 1951, 11" x 14"

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ckeyMantle.jpg
Mickey Mantle, 1951, 9" x 12"

Hope y'all enjoy!

Graig

Hey guys,

Just wanted to hip you to a contest I'm running on Facebook for a FREE painting. You can visit my fan-page from the link in my signature, and for the info:

From 12:01 AM EST on Monday, February 14 until 11:59 PM EST on Sunday, February 20, the person who gets the most new people to 'like' my fanpage will win a FREE 9" x 12" player portrait of their choice - currently a $2,400 retail value. That's right, you pick the player, and I'll paint him/her and ship it out to you.

Here are the only two rules:

1) Get as many people as you can to click 'like' on my fanpage.
2) Ask the new fans to leave a comment on my wall identifying you, the person who referred them. Those who are newly referred can participate, too!

If you have any questions, feel free to drop me a message. And don't forget, the contest doesn't start until MONDAY. I can remind y'all about it in a few days if you'd like.

Good luck!!

Graig

Artists Opinion
 

Greg,

You know I am one of your biggest fans...supported by the amazing Cobb batting in Comiskey Park hanging on the wall of my office.

We are currently selling some works by Intoy Ginez...I won't compare them to your amazing paintings but As a layman I find them to be very lifelike. Interested in your thoughts.

Doug

http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Lot...s-Conlon-Image

Graig...not really sure if this was broached before...but I know I cannot afford one of your fantastic paintings but I am sure I could afford a card set (ala Dick Perez) of your paintings...ever given any thought to that? I am fairly certain others would buy them up as well.

Joshua

Hey Doug! Good to hear from you again. Intoy's stuff is really lovely. I haven't been able to see anything in person, but I've been keeping an eye on his stuff for the past five years, at least. He's got quite a soft touch with his medium, and I have a feeling that photography doesn't do it any good, as a lot of information probably gets lost and obscured by the camera. And since most of the pieces seem to be pretty large, I'm sure there's plenty to get lost in. I imagine that you guys will be able to sell him well.

Hey Joshua, I would definitely be into something like the Perez-Steele set. I suppose it would all depend on who would be the ones to actually take on the project. I think having the Hall of Fame in Dick's corner probably really helped him with that whole project. I loved Perez' book too, and I would LOVE to have something like that done down the line...I just hope that at some point we can get some publishers to have faith in that sort of thing.

Hey guys,

The contest for the free painting has officially begun! Again, the two main rules:

1) Get as many people as you can to click 'like' on my fanpage.
2) Ask the new fans to leave a comment on my wall identifying you, the person who referred them.

To read more about it all, check out the note on the left-side of my facebook fan page - http://www.facebook.com/graigkreindler.

Good luck, all!!

Graig

another artist passes aways

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/sp...ref=obituaries

Thats pretty sad as I love his paintings too!

Jurinko was an absolute giant in the field. When I first got into doing baseball related artwork, he was the one I looked up to. And I still do.

He will be missed.

Hey guys,

Just thought I'd share what's on the easel these days, for those of you who care of course!

The first couple of paintings are all commissions that are a bit overdue, especially the one of David Tyree (Sorry, Akshay). Though, there are a few of the smaller 9"x12"s that are just being done with no specific owner in mind. And none of these paintings are finished, so I got a lot to do!

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...dler/Tyree.jpg
David Tyree, February 3, 2008 (Super Bowl XLII)

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ler/Ruth-3.jpg
Babe Ruth, June 25, 1920

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ndler/Reds.jpg
Cincinnati Reds, October 21, 1976 (Game 4, WS)

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ehrigDiMag.jpg
Joe DiMaggio, Fiorello LaGuardia, Lou Gehrig, October 5, 1938 (Game 1, WS)

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ndler/Mays.jpg
Willie Mays, 1954

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ler/Keeler.jpg
Willie Keeler, 1912

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ndler/Case.jpg
George W. Case, July 11, 1939

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...er/Ashburn.jpg
Richie Ashburn, March, 1956

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ndler/Babe.jpg
Babe Ruth, 1928

Anywho, excuse the photography (which is worse than usual) and (hopefully) enjoy 'em!

Graig

Graig, these are fantastic, thanks for sharing them with us.

Thanks a lot, Jay!!!

Graig,
Though I am partial to all things Gehrig, I gotta say that Ruth looks great. Those wide action shots look so visually stunning. This along with the Wagner and Cobb are some fantastic paintings. I can only image how stunning and vibrant they must be in person.

The Tyree is also spectacular. It looks so realistic...It's amazing.

(Spoken under breath- Damn! I gotta start saving for another one of these.)

Mark

Graig, Holy sh*t is that Reds World Series amazing. My wife is convinced that it's a photo.

David,
I completely agree. Graig, your talent is absolutely incredible!! :D

I am in awe of that one as well. The pre-war paintings are incredible, but the Reds painting is nothing short of hypnotizing. Perhaps the greatest line-up of all-time (and the greatest portrayal of it, to boot!)

Thanks so much, guys. I'm thrilled you all dig them!

That Reds team was really something else - I wish I got to see them. My father was at one or both of the games at the Stadium, and he said that the Yankees just never had a chance. That Cincy line-up was SO deep!

Painting it was fun too, as each of them have such unique facial characteristics. Foster looks like an absolute madman. As does Rose. But yeah, hopefully the resemblances are what they should be.

Once I get it properly photographed, I'll certainly post it.

Hey guys,

Just got these two back from the photographers. Still have a little color-correcting to do, but I thought you'd enjoy!

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...October_21.jpg
Cincinnati Reds, October 21, 1976

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1..._Bowl_XLII.jpg
David Tyree, Super Bowl XLII

Comments always welcome!

Graig

Thought I was wearing 3-D glasses looking at the Tyree Catch. Amazing, Graig!

I thought the same thing! Keepin' the background a bit out of focus works wonders!

Thanks, guys!!

:)

Graig, Simply Amazing!!!

damn! Had I won the facebook contest i might of had you paint the 1908 cubs in the same way :(

Fantastic stuff. Love the Mays.

Let me 'second' the suggestion for a coffee-table book.

Thanks, guys!!

Sean, it would have been incredibly tough to fit the entire '08 Cubs on a 9" x 12"! ;)

Just read some of this and saw the paintings. As many others have said: "Wow"

You truly have a gift.


http://www.amazon.com/b?%5Fencoding=...&creative=9325

I have been begging for lithos of this mans work for a long time now!! Graig make it happen!!! Your work is amazing!!

wow
 

whatever you do is amazing!!!
your artistry is a true tour de force.

all the best,
barry

I have faith in ya Graig ;)

amazing
 

I'm glad this thread was bumped. I've really enjoyed viewing all your art. I only wish could do half of what you do. I used to take a lot of art in high school and when the sketch cards came out, I tried my hand at several of those for fun. They are child's play compared to what you do though.

I'd love to purchase something in the future. I may have missed it, but couldn't quite see what prices are like for your pieces though. I'm sure they aren't cheap as they shouldn't be. Everything on your website is already sold :p .

I can't wait to see more as you finish other pieces.

Eric

Eric,
If you read this thread. In post 19 Graig lays out his pricing at that time. Don't know if it's gone up since then or not.

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...=kreindleritis

Mark

Hey all,

Some of your guys asked to see the next football painting in that triptych, so here's #2 almost finished (and please excuse the photography).

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ndler/Eli1.jpg

As much as I'm enjoying these, man, I really want to get back to baseball!

Hope you enjoy...

Graig

Graig -

The Manning and Tyree paintings are incredible!


don't go back to baseball - start some golf paintings :D


you have an incredible talent.
and I am enjoying the opportunity to see your works in this thread (thank you for that gift).

go back to baseball! Hal Chase is waiting!!!!!!

Hey Joe,

Actually, I'm going to have a few more golf commissions in the future, or so I hope. The client who purchased the Bobby Jones painting seems to want more!

Graig

Hey guys,

Just got this back from the photographers, for those of you dig that sort of thing.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1..._Bowl_XLII.jpg

Hope you enjoy!

Graig

Graig that's awesome, looks like a color photo.
Greatest play in SB history (IMO) ;)

Thanks, Jay!!

And I don't think anyone in my family will dispute your claim. ;)

Hi Graig

Your work is incredible and the FB piece is truly life-like - tho hard to conceive; your work seems to get better with every pic you do!

I think of Rockwell when I see your work.

Hey guys,

Just thought I'd share these two pieces, as I've made a good amount of progress on both since I posted last time:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...er/Maris61.jpg
Roger Maris, 10/1/61, 38" x 52"

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...r/Babe1920.jpg
Babe Ruth, 6/25/20, 28" x 50"

The Maris is ALMOST done, and probably needs a few hours of solid work to button things up. The Ruth, however, is a bit further off. But, I definitely like what's happening so far.

Hope ya dig 'em!

Graig