Hey all,
So, since I joined this board a couple of years back, you guys have always been so wonderful to me with your encouraging words and support. All of it is appreciated more than you know. Because of all of that, I feel a lot more comfortable showing you guys my work than I do with others. Which is why I wrote this post.
Ever since meeting me in 2007, Dean, my agent, had been suggesting for a while that I try doing a quick, loose painting at some point, just to see what the results would be. He wanted something that didn't have the same attention to detail and was more expressive. Well, I finally took him up on the idea a few months back, and came out with this:

Babe Ruth, 1922
He went
bananas over it. He thought that I captured something in his eyes that he described as 'real emotion.' I told him that it wasn't my doing, but Conlon's (as it was based from his photograph), but he insisted that I had something special here.
Anywho, I was wondering if some of you might be willing to lend your thoughts about this little study. Be they good, bad, indifferent, comparable to the 'finished works', or whatever, I would just really love to hear from you. Any feedback you can provide is greatly appreciated.
As usual, you guys rock.
Thanks,
Graig