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Old 01-05-2012, 03:43 PM
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I would love to paint as a profession.
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)

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

Matt
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.



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

For "modern" baseball art:



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

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