The November 2014 raffle painting!

[Lordstan]

Color me jealous. Simply spectacular.

[T20Brew]

Love it more and more each time

[GKreindler]

Hey all,

Getting down to the wire with this one.



At this point, the only area that needs a good amount of work is that top right corner. Otherwise, there are just a couple of areas that need buttoning up here and there. I'm going to do my best tonight to get it to the point where it's done and ready to dry for a week. After that, a few glazes and it's off to the photographers.

Hope everyone is liking what they're seeing!

Graig

[Fuddjcal]

you certainly don't need me to blow smoke up your ass, but you are with-out question, the best Artist of Baseball subject matter I have seen in my 53 years, IMHO.

I appreciate your work immensely and am happy you have made it your passion. It shows in everything you do. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[billyb]

Graig,

Another great great painting. The way the sunlight is making that part of his face glow, wow. And the job you did on the guy in the dugout, what a touch. Another winner Graig.

Bill

[GKreindler]

Thank you so much for those kind words, Chuck and Bill. I really do appreciate them. And I'm so glad that my passion seems to show through in my work. I can honestly say that if I wasn't painting stuff like this, it would fall SO flat - nothing seems to get me going like the history of this sport. And it's just SO important to me to pay tribute to it and to do it right. The fact that you think I'm on my way really can't make me happier.

So, an update, Babe is finished and drying.



It might not look too different from what I showed yesterday, but there's actually been a good amount of work that's gone into it between then and today. For one thing, I feel like that top right corner (and the rest of the stands) is resolved. It looks dimensional, mainly because I tried to show a progression of warmth and cool from left to right.

I've also included some close-ups, so you can see some of the detail that's gone into Ruth's features, the jersey, and the bats. The play of light and shadow across the latter was really a lot of fun to try and pull off. The same goes for the bat rack thing, which though was painted green, needed to have a weathered and dirty look to it.





Anywho, I hope you all dig the semi-final result. All that's left is for it to dry, apply some glazes and then it's off to the photographers.

As per usual, if you have any questions or comments, feel free to share!

Thanks for reading.

Graig

[btcarfagno]

As tremendous as the entire thing is (as usual), my favorite "parts" of this one are the guy in the dugout and the bats/bat rack. Mission accomplished regarding the weathered look to the rack, and the amazing detail of the different woods and grains on the bats is just unreal.

I enjoy showing my kids the different finished products as they come out. They generally look stunned and their jaws drop when they see them.

If I ever have enough "play money" to commision a piece from you, I would try to find an image of kids playing ball. Either in a street or in a field...doesn't matter. Sacks for bases. Beat up clothes and equipment. Having fun. That is what the game is to me. As wonderful as it would be to have these elite players images that you do, I would just cherish a beautifully detailed reminder of why I love the game so much.

Wonderful syuff.

Tom C