Samples of my art

These show some of the poster art I have created for my clients.

Samples of my art

The following posts demonstrate the different styles and media I use to create art for my clients. 

Teaching Girl Scout Troop to Draw

Here I am in the classroom I teach art  to middle school students, but here I am doing a special session with a group of Girl Scouts, 17 nine year olds, to earn their Art badge. They did a great job learning how to draw Mickey Mouse. 

National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame

I indicated in a previous post that the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in Chicago changed their plans for the latest cover of their official publication, Red, White and Green. Due to the timing of this change I ended up creating the image in Photoshop, using high resolution photography provided by Team USA Basketball to honor Jerry Colangelo for his contribution to the teams success in winning the Olympic Gold medal for basketball. I hope to get back to Chicago soon and see some of the new exhibits at the museum.

Air and Space hall of fame

Saturday night October 25th at the San Diego Air and Space Museum their annual induction into the International Aviation Hall of Fame took place. I completed the two paintings which I indicted in a previous post of Brigadier General Robert Cardenas, USAF ret. and Astronaut Scott Carpenter, who was one of the original seven astronauts of NASA. Some changes have taken place for next year that will allow my fellow hall of fame artist, Stan Stokes (http://www.stanstokesart.com) and I to have a more hands on approach in the timing and the research for the paintings. I was able to speak to the two inductees I did and get them to autograph 8" x 10" copies of their respective paintings. It also gave me an opportunity to personally thank them for their service and contribution to our great country and world community as well. Now onto the next of my hall of fame clients, the San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Musem and Washington University, St. Louis Athletic Hall of Fame, with this years inductions of new members.

San Diego Air and Space Museum Hall of Fame

I am thrilled to report I have been asked again to contribute to the Hall of Fame at the San Diego Air and Space Museum which will make numbers five and six in paintings I have done. It would take a lot to catch up with their neighbor two hundred yards away with one hundred and fifteen art pieces for the Brietbard Hall of Fame at the San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum I have done since 1983. (At that time I had to redo the fifty-six members of the hall of fame in the new format). 

This years paintings for the Air and Space will be astronaut Scott Carpenter; one of the original seven astronauts, and Brigadier General Robert Cardenas who was part of the Air Force's test pilot group and flew the B-29 that carried Chuck Yeager in his X-1 on its way to being the first to break the sound barrier. The Induction ceremony will take place October 25th at the Museum.

Change of plans.

Well every now in then the world of commercial art will send a curve your way. It has happened with the project for the next cover of Red White and Green Magazine the publication for the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame. They have moved the Joe Torre cover back and replaced it with well deserved acknowledgment of Jerry Colangelo with his work over the last three years helping to bring back gold to the US Olympic Basketball program. I will enjoy creating this cover for sure. USA! USA! USA!