Bill Nelson Field at Memorial Park
3rd baseline Dundas Mn
Bill Nelson Field at Memorial Park
1st baseline Dundas Mn
Irish Yard Green Isle Mn
Tiger Field Belle Plaine Mn
Mini Met Jordan Mn
Yankee Field Milroy Mn
SALE PRICES-ORIGINALS & PRINTS
8"x12" 100 limited edition prints $75
12"x18" 100 limited edition prints $125
original watercolor painting $250
2'x3' original acrylic on canvas $1,500
The paper for the prints is advertised on the Arts District Imageworks website as 'velvet fine platimun AA paper', which is textured, and looks like watercolor paper. The Milroy original watercolor is already sold.
SALE PRICES-CANVAS FACSIMILES
12"X18" $300
18"X27" $500
24"X36" $650
36"X54" $1,200
Canvas facsimiles are an exact copy of the original acrylic on canvas, and are advertised on the Arts District Imagesworks website as 'fine art canvas gallery wrap'.
Prices do not include sales tax + packaging + shipping. At this time I am not set up to receive credit card payments. I accept checks. Contact me via email or cell phone.
612-730-9147
2900 Golden Valley Rd
Minneapolis MN 55411
ARTIST STATEMENT
I began painting ballpark portraits in the summer of 2022. I sit in the shade of the outfield fence or grandstand, and I draw the scene on watercolor paper. This takes three or four sittings and 10-15 hours.
As every landscape artist knows, drawing architecture is like doing a portrait of a person. The dimensions and scale have to be exact, or the viewer knows that something is off. I travel in our mini-camper van, and spend the night at a campground or park.
The second step is to begin painting the watercolor, and to take photos. It's critical to do this at the correct time of day, to capture shadows, which highlight the features of the ballpark. As I'm drawing, I often think of the players and volunteers who built the grandstand, back in the day. I send the photos to my laptop, and I finish the watercolor at home, which takes another 10-15 hours.
The next winter, I transcribe the watercolor to a 2'x3' canvas. I always end up moving the center of the piece a little up/down or left/right. I use the artist's license to improve the dark/light contrasts of the colors. Then I paint the acrylic in my studio. This takes another 60-90 hours.
The prints are produced at Arts District Imageworks in Northeast Minneapolis, the premier maker of art related printing in the Upper Midwest. The prints are made on 'velvet platinum fine AA paper', which gives them the appearance/texture of the original watercolor.