VINTAGE BASEBALL

VINTAGE BASEBALL PAINTINGS

These pieces are unique layouts. There are no photos like them anywhere because I typically use some existing images and then composite them with multiple images from 

many sources to create (and in many instances) RE-create moments as they may have 

looked had a camera or artist been there. It is gratifying to rebuild moments from a new 

source from alternate views ... something that has been appreciated by the athletes themselves.

1927 New York Yankees - World Champions

Featured here are the members of the famed Murderer's Row who are also

members of the Baseball Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth • Earle Combs • Tony Lazzeri • Lou Gehrig

Features authentic uniforms and stadium to the 1927 World Series in Yankee Stadium (v1)
This shows a pre-game warm-up in one of the Yankee home games. There were only 4 games because the Yankees dominated that year. This team is considered by many as the greatest team ever. That is remarkable, and is the reason why I chose these specific players with this setting. There are so many aspects of the stadium that changed nearly every 10 years and there were only a couple of photos that I was able to find of this series in New York that showed anything past the infield. This was the one stadium I wanted to visit more than any outside of San Francisco and now it's too late. Such a hallowed place.

Things to notice:
•The umpire looking at his watch waiting for the game to begin in panel 1
•The subway train in panel 2
•People standing on the top of the buildings past the centerfield wall waiting for the game
•There was an actual track that circumnavigates the field which you see easier in panel 2
•There are massive exits through left-center and right-center and a wide walkway
• Players in the background playing catch between all three panels
Yankee old-timers know that left field was nearly 100 feet deeper than center field!
ALSO - that it had a massive flagpole IN THE FIELD!
ALSO - that it eventually had large stone monuments behind the flagpole!
Amazing era. Amazing players. Amazing place.

30x12x2 each - a 3-panel triptych

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JOSH GIBSON-DETAIL

JOSH VS. SATCH

SATCH DETAIL

JOSH AND SATCH

JOSH AND SATCH 36X36 ACRYLIC ON CANVAS

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CHRISTY MATHEWSON DETAIL

CHRISTY MATHEWSON VS. HONUS WAGNER

CHRISTY MATHEWSON VS. HONUS WAGNER

36X36 ACRYLIC ON CANVAS

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CASEY AT THE BAT

36"X36" Acrylic on Canvas

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The intent here was to point out several side stories going on during your typical baseball game. They are represented here but not with the intent of indicting these characters and their stories as inappropriate. They are included simply to point out that the poem about Mighty Casey is a fantasy and that this painting is my take on contrasting this fantasy with the actual human activity that takes place around a live game. 

Here are the stories I included:

* Casey is holding 3 bats. He is waiting for his turn at bat and this is how he warms up.

* Casey's face is half obscured and incomplete, challenging us to see the true figure he might be.

* His teammates represent 3 other ethnicities, something that better reflects the modern game.

* The grandstands are filled with fans, including a mix of ethnicities

* The ice cream vendor is carrying a period-specific case. The image on the metal box is the reflection of the actual playing field where you see the pitcher and catcher who are getting ready for Casey's at-bat.

* The young girl pictured in the front row on the right is dressed to impress. She knows the game but she is in the front row to be noticed. She is watching the players, undistracted by the ice cream vendor. She is not aware of the man sitting behind him who is also well-dressed and is also hoping to get noticed ... by her.

* The ice cream man is a distraction from the implied importance of Casey's big moment

* Everyone else up front has an interest in getting ice cream (in spite of Casey's big moment).

-- There is a boy that has his ice cream cone

-- His buddy seated next to him is asking the vendor for the ice cream flavor he would like

-- About the couple standing just behind ice cream vendor ... she is wearing a highly functional and highly visible hat and handheld fan. The husband is trying to impress her by acquiring ice cream for the both of them and is holding out a coin for the purchase.

-- The young man in front on the left is asking his father if they can get ice cream too.

-- The dad sitting next to him smiles confidently as he is already holding a coin in his hand to make that happen.

* The older man in the second row on the left is looking at his pocket watch, clearly anticipating the completion of the game. He has places to go.

VERN LAW SIGNING PAINTING FEATURING

HIS SUCCESSFUL WORLD SERIES APPEARANCE

VERN LAW PITCHING GAME 7

1960 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

24"X24" Acrylic on Canvas

Original Signed

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