On the easel...

[thecatspajamas]

Graig,
Beautiful as always, especially the group shot. I swear, if I could just position it right on my screen, those '23 Yanks would just march right on out onto my desk I wonder if their stepping in unison was intentional, or just happened to appear that way in the photograph?

[mr2686]

I've always thought that the Gehrig that Lordstan has was your best, and normally I would change that to say the Huggins was now your best, but there are no words to describe how good that Ruth is. WOW! The only way you can top that is to make it talk.

[GKreindler]

Thanks a lot, guys.

Lance, from all of the photos I've seen from Opening Day that year, it seems that both teams were marching in unison (or were trying to). I wonder if it was practiced? Or maybe it was some leftover recollections of the WWI drills from a few years prior? Or maybe the photographer happened to be at the right place at the right time?

I wish we had some footage of it!

Graig

[travrosty]

I have a question,

which subject have you painted most, babe ruth?

how many paintings have you done with ruth in them?

just curious?

[GKreindler]

Hey Travis,

Babe is definitely the winner in this category. In terms of finished pieces with Ruth as the main subject, or as part of a group, I've done 15 of the big guy. Gehrig is a bit behind, appearing in 11 finished pieces. However, in terms of unfinished ones, I have at least another 4 Ruth's and 3 Gehrigs. For the most part, there aren't many ballplayers who are close in terms of total numbers. I'm desperately trying to make it a bit of a more even fight, though!

Graig

[travrosty]

Graig,

That's great.

Have you ever painted the same image twice or have requests for it. i.e. famous photos, babe ruth leaning on bat, cobb sliding into third, etc.?

[GKreindler]

Hey Travis,

I generally don't paint the same image twice, as I want each owner to have one-of-one pieces. However, there have been one or two times in which an original has been badly damaged, and then the painting has been recreated. Also, in one particular instance, I did have a client who wanted an image that I had already painted years before, and while I originally said 'no', the owner of the first painting caught wind of it, and REALLY wanted me to do the new one for the fella.

In all of those instances, I do make sure that if nothing else, the size of the canvas is different so as to not confuse it with the other version.

But either way, it's not something I'm a fan of doing.

Graig

[Lordstan]

Originally Posted by mr2686

I've always thought that the Gehrig that Lordstan has was your best, and normally I would change that to say the Huggins was now your best, but there are no words to describe how good that Ruth is. WOW! The only way you can top that is to make it talk.

Geez Mike!.
My pic went from #1 to #3 on your list, in one post or Graig's.

Graig,
Keep up the good work. We need more posts!

Best,
Mark