On the easel...

[whitehse]

Are you freaking kidding me?

The four paintings you posted today might be the best collective lot you have ever posted at one time. That Winslow is right up there with your Matty and the Aaron turned out far far greater than I ever expected it to.

I have said it before and will say it again.....you sir, have an incredible talent.

[GKreindler]

Thank you so much Tim. Coming from another great artist, it means a lot!

Andrew, I'm amazed you feel that way about the Winslow!! That is, amazed and really thrilled! I really hope that in the future, I can do more paintings of these 19th century guys and treat them similarly. I have a couple of great shots of Deacon White and Mike Kelly that have similar backdrops - they're BEGGING me to start them. But alas, not until I get myself caught up.

Thanks again for the kind words.

Graig

[Kawika]

Quite the array. You make stunning look commonplace. Ever done a shitty painting? I didn't think so. Mark my words, Young Kreindler: Someday Cooperstown will have an artists' wing akin to the Ford Frick winners and you will be enshrined therein. Hope I am still alive so we can share a root beer on the veranda at the Otesaga.

[howard38]

Great job on the Winslow. Those maroon socks are slammin' and nicely balanced by the red H. I never heard of him and the glasses, 'stache, and Harvard shirt had me thinking it was Teddy Roosevelt.

I think the Thorpe is the best of the new group though. Another amazing job with the colors. This one is pretty close to the Matty as my favorite of your paintings.

[perezfan]

Agree.... Thorpe is my favorite as well. Really love that Batting pose, and those subtle lavendar shades are just so enticing

[Scott Garner]

Absolutely stunning, Graig!

Joe Jackson's stare absolutely pierces your soul.
The Jim Thorpe, as other poster's have intimated, is a clear winner and is drop dead gorgeous.

You perfectly captured Hammerin' Hank in all of his glory. He literally jumps right off the canvas.

Congrats to all of the lucky people that are adding these beauties to your collections! Awesome!

[GKreindler]

Hey all,

It's been a busy couple of months since I posted last. I have a couple of larger pieces to get up on here, which I will do soon, but first I thought I'd start with all of these color studies:


Harry Wright, 1874


Christy Mathewson, 1900


Christy Mathewson, 1908


Ty Cobb, 1913


Honus Wagner, 1914


Babe Ruth, 1920


Babe Ruth, 1920


Lou Gehrig, 1927


Ted Williams, 1939


Jackie Robinson, 1948


Jackie Robinson, 1950


Mickey Mantle, 1956


Roberto Clemente, 1970


Derek Jeter, 2000

As I had mentioned before, all of the studies are 5" x 7" and act as preparatory work for the larger paintings. A couple of them had been commissions, and the rest were thrown up on eBay like the last batch. If any of you are interested in checking them out, here's my seller page.

I actually really like doing these little guys a lot, as it's a nice break from the larger stuff - it ends up being a different kind of thought process that goes into each one. What's also nice is the response I've been getting for them, as people seem to really dig the fact that they can add something they really like to their collection at a reasonable price. Or at least, that's what they've been saying.

Anywho, I hope you dig 'em.

Graig

[yanksfan09]

New studies look great Graig! Keep up the great work.

[T20Brew]

Great work as always. I really like the Matty 1900. The lace up jersey is really cool.