Thanks so much for those wonderful words, I'm seriously humbled. And believe you me, it's really a labor of love to share this stuff with others, even though it's nerve-wracking to wait and see how people respond to it.
The Hall of Fame has never contacted us about any of the artwork, though I would certainly love to have something in their permanent collection. The problem is that we can't really approach them about anything like that, as they're notorious for never spending a penny on their artifacts. From what I've heard from other artists, they just expect to receive everything (including artwork) for free. If they somehow decided to forgo that precedent for me, I'd be super surprised (and super grateful).
Regarding the book idea, it's actually something that might become a reality some time down the road. My agent and I have talked about it from time to time, and he's super into the idea, but I think he would prefer to wait until I have a lot more work to show, and perhaps a gallery exhibit or something to go along with it. I just hope that I can keep producing good work, work that's worthy of such a venture. At the same time, I'd also like to have some sort of theme to go with it. I mean, it could be something super general, like just great moments from the game, or even something more specific, like great teams of the 1930s. What kind of stuff would you like to see?
I would love to see something with Roberto Clemente. Can you send me a PM on prices? I would love to some day have one of your works hanging on my wall.
Hey Morgoth (is that a LotR reference?), I haven't tackled a Clemente painting yet unfortunately. I do have a ton of images of him in mind though, and honestly, it will just come down to getting them done. They're just so many players and scenes that I want to paint, and since I'm swamped with other commission work, I pretty much have to bend to that for now (unless of course, someone commissions a Clemente).
Gotcha! I actually know of the band too - I really dug 'Cursed'. But it's fair to say that I'm more of a fan of the LotR part.
I know that we had been contacted by Upper Deck to do some work a couple of years back, but the contract they wanted me to sign really wasn't worth it. The money was so-so, but since they don't indemnify any of their artists if someone comes out of the wood-works to sue on account of imagery rights, it was just too much of a gamble. I think my agent has been in contact with Topps, but I don't know if anything ever came from it...
My website is down for a few days because of maintenance (if you're keeping tabs, that is). In the meantime, I've uploaded to youtube this video of a segment from Cablevision that aired earlier this year. Check it out if you're interested!
Just freaken amazing, hey have you ever thought of aproaching topps to do a chicle run, ide buy a bunch if you did, it would be nice to see such talent on a cardboard set, i dont know if that would lower the bar your at right now but what a tribute to some great players, ,, jeepers i wished i had your gift, i now see why people buy davinci and rembrant painting for millions, keep it up i know its a long hard road to get the just right results,, bj
Agree, absolutely amazing work. You're probably right around my age (I'll be 29 this year) but I always pictured you as being much older than you are, and that the color in your images come from nostalgia. Just shows how much research, work, and creativity really go into one of your pieces. Again, great, amazing work.
bigjohn69 - We did approach Topps a year or so ago about getting some work, but nothing ever came of it. To be honest, it would be a dream come true to see something out there on a baseball card, especially if more people would like it rather than not. Perhaps down the road we'll be able to do something with them, but I guess it remains to be seen. At the same time, I think I would want to keep my stuff in the proper era. After seeing this year's Chicle issue, though I like the idea of having the old ballplayers in contemporary uniforms and such, it's not really my thing...
But regarding the Da Vinci and Rembrandt paintings, just know that I could never even wash their brushes.
MULLINS5 - I actually just turned 30 a month ago (not cool), so we're definitely in the same bracket. I might have more grey hairs, though. But yeah, I'm really glad that you appreciate the work so much, especially all of the research that goes into them. That stuff can usually take longer than the painting itself!
Here Bobby Jones teeing off at the 17th on the Old Course at St. Andrews. The date is July 16, 1927, and it's the final round of the British Open, which he would ultimately win with a score of 285.
It was a commission for Golf Links of the Past, as they will have it on display when the PGA starts at Pebble Beach in a couple of weeks. I would imagine that they're going to gouge the price, but I guess that's what happens in the gallery market.
I just got these two back from the photographer. The first image is of Bob Feller after pitching a one-hitter against the Red Sox on July 31, 1946. That one measures 28" x 30".
The second image should be pretty familiar, I hope. It measures at 22" x 28".
I have another painting that should be coming back soon too, as well as a few works in progress. Aside from starting some of the commissions for board members, I have these going on - and as usual, please excuse the poor photography:
Jackie stealing home against the Phillies, July 2, 1950. It's got a long ways to go, but it's starting to get there! It's a nice size at 24" x 32", and if some of you remember, was in progress at the National last year.
Ty Cobb batting against the White Sox on Opening Day, April 14, 1908 in Chicago's South Side Grounds. Cobb went 3-5 with a homer, but the Sox ended up with the victory. This bad boy's going to worked on a lot this week, and at 40" x 62", is quite the undertaking.
At 30" x 70", this is Mickey Mantle during a mid September game of his rookie year. Facing Feller and the Indians on that September 16 contest, the Yanks came up on top and took over first place for good.
This weekend, if you guys are in the Massachusetts area, I'll be giving a talk at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge on Saturday. It's their annual celebration of the National game and they've been kind enough to give me some time to make a fool of myself. So, if you want to come on by, bring some tomatoes!
So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
WOW.....man those are nice!!!...If I had one on the wall in a room in my house, I would be going into that room for a long stare many times a day!!! How long does it take to paint one of those???
The completion time really varies. In addition to it being relative to the size of the canvas, it also depends on the amount of research that needs to be done to make it a reality. In a lot of cases, that includes tons of reading, mostly from old newspaper microfilms. If nothing else, from those I'm able to get an idea of what weather conditions were like for a particular game, in addition to any other interesting details.
For the most part, the medium and larger sized paintings usually take from 3 weeks up to a month, though many have taken much longer. Sometimes I'll put them aside for weeks and weeks until I can get the proper information that I need.
Just wanted to hip you to a contest I'm running on Facebook for a FREE painting. You can visit my fan-page from the link in my signature, and for the info:
From 12:01 AM on Monday, February 14 until 11:59 PM on Sunday, February 20, the person who gets the most new people to 'like' my fanpage will win a FREE 9" x 12" player portrait of their choice - currently a $2,400 retail value. That's right, you pick the player, and I'll paint him/her and ship it out to you.
Here are the only two rules:
1) Get as many people as you can to click 'like' on my fanpage. 2) Ask the new fans to leave a comment on my wall identifying you, the person who referred them. Those who are newly referred can participate, too!
If you have any questions, feel free to drop me a message. And don't forget, the contest doesn't start until MONDAY. I can remind y'all about it in a few days if you'd like.
The contest for the free painting has officially begun! Again, the two main rules:
1) Get as many people as you can to click 'like' on my fanpage. 2) Ask the new fans to leave a comment on my wall identifying you, the person who referred them.
To read more about it all, check out the note on the left-side of my facebook fan page here. Good luck, all!!
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Thanks so much for those wonderful words, I'm seriously humbled. And believe you me, it's really a labor of love to share this stuff with others, even though it's nerve-wracking to wait and see how people respond to it.
The Hall of Fame has never contacted us about any of the artwork, though I would certainly love to have something in their permanent collection. The problem is that we can't really approach them about anything like that, as they're notorious for never spending a penny on their artifacts. From what I've heard from other artists, they just expect to receive everything (including artwork) for free. If they somehow decided to forgo that precedent for me, I'd be super surprised (and super grateful).
Regarding the book idea, it's actually something that might become a reality some time down the road. My agent and I have talked about it from time to time, and he's super into the idea, but I think he would prefer to wait until I have a lot more work to show, and perhaps a gallery exhibit or something to go along with it. I just hope that I can keep producing good work, work that's worthy of such a venture. At the same time, I'd also like to have some sort of theme to go with it. I mean, it could be something super general, like just great moments from the game, or even something more specific, like great teams of the 1930s. What kind of stuff would you like to see?
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See Topps, here is some real art you could use for card sets not the crap you have been using for the Chicle debacle.
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Have you ever been contacted by Topps or another card maker about doing art for them?
The Hun on here does some art cards and actually did artwork for the LoTR card sets.
I know that we had been contacted by Upper Deck to do some work a couple of years back, but the contract they wanted me to sign really wasn't worth it. The money was so-so, but since they don't indemnify any of their artists if someone comes out of the wood-works to sue on account of imagery rights, it was just too much of a gamble. I think my agent has been in contact with Topps, but I don't know if anything ever came from it...
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My website is down for a few days because of maintenance (if you're keeping tabs, that is). In the meantime, I've uploaded to youtube this video of a segment from Cablevision that aired earlier this year. Check it out if you're interested!
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bigjohn69 - We did approach Topps a year or so ago about getting some work, but nothing ever came of it. To be honest, it would be a dream come true to see something out there on a baseball card, especially if more people would like it rather than not. Perhaps down the road we'll be able to do something with them, but I guess it remains to be seen. At the same time, I think I would want to keep my stuff in the proper era. After seeing this year's Chicle issue, though I like the idea of having the old ballplayers in contemporary uniforms and such, it's not really my thing...
But regarding the Da Vinci and Rembrandt paintings, just know that I could never even wash their brushes.
MULLINS5 - I actually just turned 30 a month ago (not cool), so we're definitely in the same bracket. I might have more grey hairs, though. But yeah, I'm really glad that you appreciate the work so much, especially all of the research that goes into them. That stuff can usually take longer than the painting itself!
www.twitter.com/graigkreindler
www.facebook.com/graigkreindler
Here Bobby Jones teeing off at the 17th on the Old Course at St. Andrews. The date is July 16, 1927, and it's the final round of the British Open, which he would ultimately win with a score of 285.
It was a commission for Golf Links of the Past, as they will have it on display when the PGA starts at Pebble Beach in a couple of weeks. I would imagine that they're going to gouge the price, but I guess that's what happens in the gallery market.
Anywho, hope you guys dig it!
Graig Golf Links of the Past
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I just got these two back from the photographer. The first image is of Bob Feller after pitching a one-hitter against the Red Sox on July 31, 1946. That one measures 28" x 30".
The second image should be pretty familiar, I hope. It measures at 22" x 28".
I have another painting that should be coming back soon too, as well as a few works in progress. Aside from starting some of the commissions for board members, I have these going on - and as usual, please excuse the poor photography:
Jackie stealing home against the Phillies, July 2, 1950. It's got a long ways to go, but it's starting to get there! It's a nice size at 24" x 32", and if some of you remember, was in progress at the National last year.
Ty Cobb batting against the White Sox on Opening Day, April 14, 1908 in Chicago's South Side Grounds. Cobb went 3-5 with a homer, but the Sox ended up with the victory. This bad boy's going to worked on a lot this week, and at 40" x 62", is quite the undertaking.
At 30" x 70", this is Mickey Mantle during a mid September game of his rookie year. Facing Feller and the Indians on that September 16 contest, the Yanks came up on top and took over first place for good.
This weekend, if you guys are in the Massachusetts area, I'll be giving a talk at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge on Saturday. It's their annual celebration of the National game and they've been kind enough to give me some time to make a fool of myself. So, if you want to come on by, bring some tomatoes!
Hope y'all dig it!
Graig
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It amazes me on the Lou Gehrig, Ty Cobb, and even moreso on the Jackie Robinson, how they seem to be coming right out of the canvas!
Steve
looking for 1964 topps baseball psa graded 7+
Thanx for sharing - superb.
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The completion time really varies. In addition to it being relative to the size of the canvas, it also depends on the amount of research that needs to be done to make it a reality. In a lot of cases, that includes tons of reading, mostly from old newspaper microfilms. If nothing else, from those I'm able to get an idea of what weather conditions were like for a particular game, in addition to any other interesting details.
For the most part, the medium and larger sized paintings usually take from 3 weeks up to a month, though many have taken much longer. Sometimes I'll put them aside for weeks and weeks until I can get the proper information that I need.
Graig
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As usual, very nice work
Just wanted to hip you to a contest I'm running on Facebook for a FREE painting. You can visit my fan-page from the link in my signature, and for the info:
From 12:01 AM on Monday, February 14 until 11:59 PM on Sunday, February 20, the person who gets the most new people to 'like' my fanpage will win a FREE 9" x 12" player portrait of their choice - currently a $2,400 retail value. That's right, you pick the player, and I'll paint him/her and ship it out to you.
Here are the only two rules:
1) Get as many people as you can to click 'like' on my fanpage.
2) Ask the new fans to leave a comment on my wall identifying you, the person who referred them. Those who are newly referred can participate, too!
If you have any questions, feel free to drop me a message. And don't forget, the contest doesn't start until MONDAY. I can remind y'all about it in a few days if you'd like.
Good luck!!
Graig
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The contest for the free painting has officially begun! Again, the two main rules:
1) Get as many people as you can to click 'like' on my fanpage.
2) Ask the new fans to leave a comment on my wall identifying you, the person who referred them.
To read more about it all, check out the note on the left-side of my facebook fan page here.
Good luck, all!!
Graig
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UNBELIEVABLE !
Truly an amazing skill to have.
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