Basketball

Charlie Manuel Signed My Drawing

Thanks to my brother's hustle and complete selflessness, today, Charlie Manuel signed my drawing. And you can own it. 


This drawing (now signed by Charlie), will be included in the Arts Administration Graduate Students Association Auction at Drexel University on February 17.


I made this drawing of Charlie Manuel two years ago, and I'm excited to donate it, along with some other drawings I have sitting here at home (some of them Phillies-related) to a good cause. 


So I hope you can make it out on the February 17. If you have any questions, I'd be happy to direct you to someone who can answer them. I can tell you this, though: there will be booze. If you can't make it, please tell a friend.

And in .gif form:

For No Reason

After a full day of some pretty awesome football, I was feeling the need to do something productive (or in this case, "productive"). I had this old piece of museum board staring at me from a corner for the better part of year, and a file named "DrawThis108190158.jpeg" that I had saved to my computer's desktop (I have no idea what it is, or from where it came). 


Museum board is a 100% terrible for use with watercolors, so I did this one just to stave off going to bed on a Sunday night.

That Hipster, Still at the Train Station

I started this guy last week. Here he is in finished form.
From here on, I'm going to do my best to not use the term "hipster". I'm tired of it.

Nerd Street

Like it of lump it, I'm just going to consider this one a fun Easter egg for Indy Hallers. 

A Hipster at the Train Station

Here's a pencil drawing of a guy I saw not too long ago while waiting for a train back into town. 


I was going to wait until it was finished to show you, but what the hell, I like it. Plus I have some other projects I'm working on, and I want you to see that I'm working pretty much every night. Even though I can't always get something up on the blog.


Plus, who doesn't love a process post?

Satchel Paige

While waiting for baseball season a few weeks ago, I got to watching Ken Burns' Baseball--I had never seen it before. I enjoyed it as much as I expected, but the stuff that really seemed fresh were the stories of the negro leagues. It was staggering to see all those names who played against and with each other. I guess I had never thought about it before.

Satchel Paige was particularly fascinating. I knew he pitched until a much later age than the typical ball player, but I didn't know he was still going as he pushed 60 years old. I also loved that he kept the ball hidden from the batter behind his planting foot, and had an absurd pitching motion.

He also had his Rules for Staying Young, which I enjoyed so much that I had to make them part of the drawing above:

1. "Avoid fried meats which angry up the blood."
2. "If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts."
3. "Keep the juices flowing by jangling around gently as you move."
4. "Go very light on the vices, such as carrying on in society—the social ramble ain't restful."
5. "Avoid running at all times."
6. "And don't look back—something might be gaining on you."

There's still plenty of time before spring training, so I may have another one or two of these in me. Josh Gibson comes to mind.