Originally Posted by Michael Peich (Post 952709)

Matt-With talent like yours, I'd stop sleeping or quit my job and commit to baseball painting full time! That is a stunning painting of Ryan, and he must have liked it. You are much better than the (to my mind) over-rated work of Dick Perez.
Great thread, Ted.

Cheers, Mike

Originally Posted by Michael Peich (Post 952709)

Matt-With talent like yours, I'd stop sleeping or quit my job and commit to baseball painting full time! That is a stunning painting of Ryan, and he must have liked it. You are much better than the (to my mind) over-rated work of Dick Perez.
Great thread, Ted.

Cheers, Mike

Originally Posted by kmac32 (Post 952545)

was the guy in the rolled up sleeves steve bartman. Is the player moises alou? Artist left out the famous bartman head phones. Lol

Originally Posted by benjulmag (Post 952868)

painting by Stevan Dohanos used as the cover for an April 1845 Saturday Evening Post

Originally Posted by Michael Peich (Post 952709)

That is a stunning painting of Ryan, and he must have liked it.

Originally Posted by tedzan (Post 952544)

One of my favorite paintings is this one of the Polo Grounds (circa 1950) by the well-known artist, Stevan Dohanos.

This painting is in the Hall of Fame and was also featured on the cover of the April 22, 1950 Saturday Evening Post.
Its realistic effect gives me an instant flashback to my youth, when I was at a New York Giants game.



<img src="http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt113/zanted86/artworkpologrounds.jpg" alt="[linked image]">


TED Z

Originally Posted by Kzoo (Post 953050)

I would love to paint as a profession.

Originally Posted by Kzoo (Post 953050)

That image of Chesbro is beautiful. What's the medium and size?

Matt

Originally Posted by baseballart (Post 953197)

It's a rough gig being an artist. It's a lot of sweat equity that in most cases isn't rewarded in the marketplace. Even after you're an established artist, you're always trying to figure out where the next commission or sale will come from (which in some ways is like any other business--however, I don't seem to have to worry about tax miscreants finding me in my business)



It's acrylic on canvas, 14 x 18. Most of her paintings are larger.

I thought I would post a couple of her less representational works.

http://farm1.staticflickr.com/63/169...6fb0a0f0f2.jpg

This is mixed media, with a photo of Lou (not Type 1 ;) ) with discarded text from Pride of the Yankees.

For "modern" baseball art:

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4153/5...a403037ed6.jpg

And finally, the artist often has a message for her spouse when he doesn't quite understand the artistic process, as demonstrated in this shot from her sketchbook at the ballpark

http://farm1.staticflickr.com/63/171...91f171077e.jpg

Originally Posted by RichR (Post 953285)

Graig Kreindler is working on this for me:



http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...ttypaiting.jpg

Originally Posted by Kzoo (Post 952678)

Great idea for a thread, Ted...........I've always loved creating art, but with a family and a career, there's not enough time in a day to devote to a new project. (......maybe if I decided to give up sleeping?). I completed this Nolan Ryan, oil on canvas, in '99 and had him sign it at a Chicago Sun Times show a couple years later. The Matty and Cobb are large oil on canvas paintings that I purchased from a local sports bar that closed a few years back.....I think they were commissioned by the owner in the late '80's. Maybe someday in the future I can get back into painting.....I'd love that.

Matt

Originally Posted by bosoxfan (Post 956492)

This painting of Ryan is EXQUISITE. Painting must have been your livelihood and only focus at one time because someone who paints this well can't be doing it just as a hobby. It is truly lifelike