On the easel...

[GKreindler]

Hey everyone!

Thank you so very much for the kind words. I' really glad that you guys like the work, especially the Kankol piece.

Lance, I actually had no idea about that article - thanks for sending the link! Dean had sent me those questions via email and just told me to answer them 'as if they were going to be published.' I had no idea that it was for SCD. Either way, it was a really nice piece, and I'm so grateful for all of the nice thinks that David and Brian said about my work. That was just beyond wonderful of them.

Andrew, they're a ton of players I'd love to paint for myself. For one, I think I've mentioned before that I have a love of the '36 Yankees and Giants, so I had intended to do portraits of each player from both teams. One day, I hope. But they're still so many others. Off of the top of my head (though certainly not limited to), I would kill to do paintings of Deacon White, JM Ward, Mike Kelly, 'Three Finger' Brown, Bill Dahlen, Red Ames, Johnny Kling, Russ Ford, and a crap ton more. Even then, that's just from the 19th century and the Deadball era. The list would never really end, I tell ya.

Billy, I actually would LOVE to do the Conlon Ruth eyes, or any of the '27 team from that set. The only thing is, I would want to do it larger than life-sized, so that it's something that has REAL presence. We're talking something that's around 30" x 40" or something. Or heck, maybe even larger. No one has ever expressed any interest in commissioning it, so I guess it's just up to me to actually take the time and get it done.

Thanks again, everybody. You all rule.

Graig

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by GKreindler

The only thing is, I would want to do it larger than life-sized, so that it's something that has REAL presence. We're talking something that's around 30" x 40" or something. Or heck, maybe even larger.

Yeesh, can you imagine a monster version of this looming down at you from over the fireplace? Talk about a painting that seems to follow your every move...

[billyb]

Wow, it sure would be a center of attraction, wherever you put it. How about a ceiling mural....LOL

Some of the pitchers probably thought they were that size from the mound.......Good one Lance

but I love the thought of a large "eyes" Graig creation.

[David Atkatz]

You can see the camera in Babe's right eye.

[mcgwirecom]

I copied a mosiac of that Ruth picture. it is made up of those Topps micro cards they put out in 1991,92 & 93. the farther away you get the better it looks.

[GKreindler]

Hey everyone,

While I am on a little vacation, Dean might castrate me if I stay completely idle. So, here are two shots I got back from the photographers this week:


Louis Sockalexis, 1895, 11" x 14"


Ty Cobb, 1913, 24" x 30"

I'm glad that the Sockalexis found a great home, as it wouldn't have gone to a bigger fan of the man. I hope the client enjoys it for years to come.

The Cobb was a lot of fun to paint too, especially since it's such a classic image of the man. I just wish that I could have locked down more information about the date - we know that it was fom Navin Field, and probably 1913, but nothing else. I actually have a time lapse video of me in action with this one, which I'll have edited and out on YouTube soonish. Hopefully it doesn't make me look too silly.

Anywho, as per usual, all of your comments, be they good or bad, are greatly appreciated.

Hope ya dig 'em!

Graig

[almostdone]

Beautiful! Always an admirer. There is a huge billboard of that Cobb piece up the road from where I live advertising the Ty Cobb museum ion Royston GA. Can't help but look at it every time I pass.

Nice work.
Drew

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by GKreindler

Hey everyone,
I just wish that I could have locked down more information about the date - we know that it was fom Navin Field, and probably 1913, but nothing else.

Nice, Graig. The trees have a full set of leaves and Cobb has a full set of sleeves. That could help narrow it down.