On the easel...

[GKreindler]

Hey guys,

Here are a few more that I've been working on over the past few weeks. Some of them are closer to being finished than others, but hopefully by the time I get back from Chicago, they'll all be finished that following week...or Dean might have my head.

As usual, please excuse the cruddy photography!


Ed Delahanty, 1903


Pat Collins, 1927


Stan Musial, 1942


Mickey Mantle, 1955


Derek Jeter, 2000

Anywho, hope you dig 'em. Feel free to throw any questions/crits my way!

See y'all in Chicago!

Graig

[Buythatcard]

Last night at the Net54 dinner I had the honor of meeting Graig and his friends. It was certainly the highlight of the dinner. I am strictly into selling cards and I don't usually read the posts in the memorabilia forum. So, last night was the first time I ever heard anything about Graig. Both he and his friends showed me his work which they had photos of on their phones. I was amazed at the quality of workmanship that went into every detail of that picture. It wasn't about the player in the picture, it was just the capture of the moment in each shot. I felt like the picture came alive.
I never in a million years thought that I would write a post about art, but after speaking with Graig and seeing his work, I am a convert.
I hope that one day, I will be able to hang his art in my house. For now, I will display his business card.

BTW, he's a nice guy.

[GKreindler]

Aww, Howard, that was all really nice of you to say - seriously, thank you. I very much enjoyed talking with you as well, even if it was only brief. And I must say, I figured my friends would have scared you off long before you actually left - they're definitely on the silly side.

I really did have a wonderful time at the Net54 dinner, especially since I was able to meet and chat with so many lovely people from both sides of the boards. The fact that they all had the love of the hobby in common was the best part. It's not often I can make a reference to Ed Delahanty and have anyone know who the heck I'm talking about. So, It makes me that much more stoked for Baltimore's version. Hopefully for that one, I'll actually be exhibiting, but I guess we'll just have to wait see...

Graig

[AbsolonMoreau]

Hey Graig,
Absolutely love your work! It has inspired me to start painting some vintage. Going to do a Robinson, Williams and Mantle one next, all separate ones though.

Love the work,
Absolon

[AbsolonMoreau]

Double Post, please delete.

[GKreindler]

Hey all,

So, since I joined this board a couple of years back, you guys have always been so wonderful to me with your encouraging words and support. All of it is appreciated more than you know. Because of all of that, I feel a lot more comfortable showing you guys my work than I do with others. Which is why I wrote this post.

Ever since meeting me in 2007, Dean, my agent, had been suggesting for a while that I try doing a quick, loose painting at some point, just to see what the results would be. He wanted something that didn't have the same attention to detail and was more expressive. Well, I finally took him up on the idea a few months back, and came out with this:


Babe Ruth, 1922

He went bananas over it. He thought that I captured something in his eyes that he described as 'real emotion.' I told him that it wasn't my doing, but Conlon's (as it was based from his photograph), but he insisted that I had something special here.

Anywho, I was wondering if some of you might be willing to lend your thoughts about this little study. Be they good, bad, indifferent, comparable to the 'finished works', or whatever, I would just really love to hear from you. Any feedback you can provide is greatly appreciated.

As usual, you guys rock.

Thanks,

Graig

[milkit1]

well I think what I like the most about your paintings is the realism. especially in the wide action shots. this painting of ruth is an A no doubt but when I see the paint strokes and the overall loose ness (is that a word? lol) it loses a bit for me. this is just nit picking obviously by I say if it ain't broke don't fix it. I prefer your A + style of painting.

[Lordstan]

Graig,

As usual, your painting rocks. You could paint a pile of poo and it would probably look good.

My feeling on this painting is that I prefer your other work more.
For me the attention to detail is the thing that really breathes life into your work. Joe Jackson's hands and glove, Matty's face and uniform, Tyree and Harrison's image, Gehrig's face, Babe's nose and your manipulation of shadows in paintings too numerous to mention are the things that make your work speak to me and elicit that emotional response and connection. (Those of you who have followed this thread will understand which paintings I am referring to)

I can see what Dean means about the eyes, but I don't prefer that as the main effect. There is a certain fluidity of movement to your paintings that I think comes from the detail. We've discussed this before, so you know what I mean. I just don't get that from this one and it's one of the effects that I most admire in your work.

Now, I freely admit, that there are others out there who will appreciate this style. After all art appreciation is very subjective. Perhaps the non baseball people would like these more as Neiman has this looser style to his work and is arguably the most commercially successful sport artist ever. What do I know, I always thought his stuff was ugly. I guess different strokes for different folks.

All that being said, If you really don't know what to do with it, you can send it to me for safe keeping on a wall in my home.

(Note to self: Damn, I gotta start saving money for my next painting)

Best,
Mark


EDIT: Graig, I have a better idea. Why don't you paint the same image in your regular style and send them both to me so I can inspect and compare them in person on my wall. That would be the fairest way to truly see which style I would like better.

[mr2686]

I agree. Although the new style is great, it's kinda going away from what you're known and appreciated for.