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[wideright]

Astounding work, Graig. You have such a talent. Is your medium oil? and are you laying down a texture on canvas first?

 

[hofmichael]

Your work is amazing.Your work is out of my price range.Any plans to put together a book of your work?

 

[GKreindler]

Thanks a lot, wideright!! I do indeed use oils, and the canvas doesn't really have much extra texture on it. I usually use a medium weave, so it's not too smooth and not too rough, and I try to build up extra surface texture myself.

hofmichael, thank you so much!! As of now, there's no solid plan to make a book, but it's about as solid as it could be without being solid. Um, yeah. In other words, we VERY much want to do one, and there's certainly a plan in order, but I don't know if my agent has been moving in that direction yet. Either way, I know we're moving towards it!!

Graig

 

[hofmichael]

Thanks a lot, wideright!! I do indeed use oils, and the canvas doesn't really have much extra texture on it. I usually use a medium weave, so it's not too smooth and not too rough, and I try to build up extra surface texture myself.

hofmichael, thank you so much!! As of now, there's no solid plan to make a book, but it's about as solid as it could be without being solid. Um, yeah. In other words, we VERY much want to do one, and there's certainly a plan in order, but I don't know if my agent has been moving in that direction yet. Either way, I know we're moving towards it!!

Graig

Sweet.Put a foot in his ass so he moves a little quicker

 

[TBTwinsFan]

I would buy a book. I love your work.

 

[mjbuchanan80]

Thanks for the compliments, guys! I'll try and post the other in-progress stuff today.

mjbuchanan80, I'd have to get back to you on the prices of the 18" x 24"s, though I think it's around the 4k range. My agent actually just prices everything out relative to the size of the piece. They're set figures for the smaller images (9"x12", 11"x14", etc.), but after those, they get priced out by the square inch. If you'd like to know the price of a particular size, just drop me a line and I'll ask Dean.

Thanks again!!!

Graig

That's a better figure than I was thinking. Thought I saw someone on here mention it was $100 per sq/in - looks more like $10 ( Love your work - just don't $45k love it :lol: ). Still out of my price range, but I can definitely see why they command so much. Keep it up.

 

[GKreindler]

Hey all,

Hope everyone's doing well.

I thought I'd post some stuff I just got back from the photographers today. They're only two paintings this time, but I hope ya dig 'em!

Joe DiMaggio, 1936, 16" x 20"

Red Ruffing, 1936, 16" x 20"

If you have any questions/problems/comments, letterrrrip!!

Thanks,

Graig

 

[shanks25]

LOVE the Joe D.!!!!!!

 

[Hullfan]

Still one of my favorites!!!

Stan Musial, 1942, 16" x 20"

 

[hofmichael]

Still one of my favorites!!!

Stan Musial, 1942, 16" x 20"

Agreed.I can't wait for the book project to get the green light.

 

[GKreindler]

Hey all,

Hope everyone's starting to enjoy some spring weather. In Brooklyn, it's REALLY starting to feel like baseball season is upon us.

I just got this guy back from the photographers, and I thought it was an interesting one to post:

My client is a big fan of the Cracker Jack set and wanted Matty to be as real as possible. It posed an interesting challenge, since as much as I can render him, the background was just going to be that stark red. Though in the end, I'm pretty happy with the results. I think it's pretty strong graphically, and although the play of red and green really messed with my eyes while I was working on it, I think I was able to pull it off.

Anywho, I hope you dig it! And if not, don't be afraid to say so!

Graig

 

[G $MONEY$]

Just amazing work Graig!!! Been following your work on net54 and now i have liked you on FB. Love it all!!

 

[predatorkj]

Whoa! I thought I had set my account to send me emails when people responded to a thread, but I suppose not - I'm glad I checked back.

Thank you ALL for your kind words and help. I should have guessed there would be a couple of Net54ers on here, too!

Wes, to which Williams were you referring? I can post a jpeg on here if you'd like, but at the moment I don't do any prints. There's a possibility that something could be in line for the future, but I'm not even sure about that. I can certainly keep you updated about it if something changes, though.

Andrew, good call on the Topps bid. I probably should try to get in touch with them about the photography - I had forgotten that they purchased Bowman in the late-50s. What I'm worried about is that so much of that original Bowman and Topps artwork is gone now (whether it was thrown away or made it into select private collections), so I can't say that I have super high hopes for any of the photos. But then again, what the heck do I know? I just think that '53 set was beyond incredible, and I suppose my father's love of it has kinda rubbed off onto me. And by the way, feel free to stalk me as much as you want - as long as you're not outside of my window right now. Which you're not, I hope. Right?

But yeah, I'm thrilled you all enjoyed what I posted and are checking out the site. If you'd like to see more stuff, I definitely keep my facebook page updated more frequently than the main website: http://www.facebook.com/graigkreindler.

Anywho, thank you SO much for all of your help and love!

Graig

You need prints available. I need that Cobb picture hanging in my living room. :| :!:

 

[GKreindler]

Hey everyone,

It's been quite some time since I posted any of my paintings, so I figured I'd show some portraits I've done over the past few years.


Hoss Radbourn, 1887, 12" x 16"


Cy Young, 1903, 20" x 24"


George Van Haltren, 1903, 20" x 20"


Christy Mathewson, 1904, 9" x 12"


Addie Joss, 1910, 16" x 16"


Joe Jackson, 1911, 20" x 22"


Ty Cobb, 1912, 11" x 14"


Honus Wagner, 20" x 16", 1914


Grover Cleveland Alexander, 1916, 18" x 20"


Jimmie Foxx, 1929, 16" x 20"


Hank Greenberg, 1933, 16" x 20"


Casey Stengel, 1938, 16" x 20"


Paul Waner, 1942, 9" x 12"


Hank Aaron, 1956, 16" x 24"


Richie Ashburn, 1956, 9" x 12"


Mickey Mantle, 1956, 16" x 20"


Sandy Koufax, 1965, 9" x 12"

Hope you're all keeping warm and that you enjoy 'em! If anyone wants me to post more, just say so.

Thanks,

Graig

 

[gojacks63]

Those are incredible! I'd love to see more!

 

[Juan Gris]

Those are some of the most realistic baseball paintings I've ever seen. Well done, sir.

 

[MrMet]

There are some damn talented people on these boards man, wow!

 

[fordman]

Wow! Just Wow!

Cant believe the HOF hasnt commissioned you for work.

Fordman

 

[michaelstepper]

Holy Wow..
there needs to be a print book or large prints available..

 

[GKreindler]

Thank you so much, everybody.

Fordman, I would love it if they did some day. I think for now, Dick Perez is still their guy.

Here are some others for those of you who are intersted:


Rube Waddell, 1902, 26" x 30"


Fred Merkle, 1908, 11" x 14"


Cy Young, 1909, 20" x 16"


Ty Cobb, 1909, 11" x 14"


Tris Speaker, 1916, 16" x 20"


Babe Ruth, 1921, 9" x 12"


Bob Shawkey, 1926, 9" x 12"


Joe Dugan, 1926, 9" x 12"


Lou Gehrig & Babe Ruth, 1927, 30" x 34"


Babe Ruth, 1928, 16" x 20"


Carl Hubbell, 1934, 29" x 35


George Case, 1939, 9" x 12"


Babe Dahlgren, 1939, 9" x 12"


Jackie Robinson & Yogi Berra, 1955, 30" x 36"


Mickey Mantle, 1961, 24" x 30"


Darryl Strawberry, 1987, 11" x 14"

Feel free to check me out on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram too, as I update those accounts quite frequently.

Thanks again!

Graig