Hey everyone,
I hope you're all well and recovering from the National this past week. I REALLY wish I could have made it in any capacity this year, but I had some other life business that needed to be attended to. All good stuff though, and perhaps the only thing that could have kept me from going. But that's neither here nor there.
I finally finished a large Ruth painting that's been sitting around for a while:
Babe Ruth, April 22, 1920, 46" x 46"
It was HELLA fun to work on, as the size really lent itself to me doing some fun stuff with the paint, creating textures and nuance that I can't usually get on smaller pieces. And, I think the pose is pretty iconic, too. Subject? Never heard of him. Dean was after me to finish it for his inventory, as it had been sitting in the studio at about 90% done for quite some time. And Dean continues to be on me about finishing commissions that are long overdue (especially for the Net54 folks), many of which I'm trying to catch up on.
My son got to see this one for the first time, and his only response was that I had my work cut out for me.
He's definitely right. But it's getting there. Or somewhere.
I also finished up these color studies, a couple of which made it to eBay and are still available:
Ty Cobb, 1910s
Babe Ruth, 1915
Joe Jackson, 1917
Lou Gehrig, 1924
Lou Gehrig, 1925
Joe DiMaggio, 1937
Enos Slaughter, 1938
Ted Williams, 1939
Harmon Killebrew, 1954
And finally, while in Chicago you may have seen it at Al's booth (Love of the Game) while checking out that incredible Gehrig gamer, but this guy is officially up for auction:
If you're interested, you can bid here:
http://loveofthegameauctions.com/_Th...G-LOT5747.aspx
Anywho, I hope y'all dig these badboys. Feel free to share any comments, concerns, questions, problems, or food.
As per usual, thanks so much for reading!!
Graig