SportSketch365 #16 – CC Large

Everything about this man is LARGE…he makes $161 large, he mans-up large, he pitches changeup x-large, the brim of his hat is large…let’s see if comes up large against the Rangers…

CC Sabathia; XXXL

SportSketch365 #15 – All Black Attacker

Speaking of rugby, Jonah Lomu…

Jonah Lomu; Fierce Attacking Rugby All-Black

SportSketch365 #14 – Rugby Pencil Study

Rugby, what a crazy game…check out the Rugby World Cup 2011…I’m getting ready with some pencil studies (click to enlarge)…

SportSketch365 #13 – Baseball Caps

Have you tried drawing a baseball cap recently? They’re tough! Especially the ones with the propeller on top…a few attempts:

The guy has teeth…

My kids pointed out that Brett, even though he is getting old needs some teeth, looks like he had a mouthguard in…so I drew in teeth…yeah, I think it’s better…

SportSketch365 #12 – Diehard Diva

Brett Favre, love him or loathe him, the guy just won’t go away…

Brett Favre; The Diehard Diva of Football

SportSketch365 #11 – Sticky-Note Soccer Sketch

A sticky-note, the perfect place to sketch…and the fields are teaming with soccer kids!

Sticky-Note Soccer Sketch

SportSketch365 #10 – Flyin’

This looks like fun…

Jack Davis; The Classic Sports Illustrator

This water polo illustration is hilarious, a classic Jack Davis of Mad Magazine fame…

Water Polo; World's Toughest Sport; Jack Davis Illustration

 

 

SportsSketch365 #9 – The Sanchise

Around here they call him The Sanchise…the New York Jets’ jet-setter franchise QB Mark Sanchez…the next Broadway Joe (Namath)?

Mark Sanchez; NY Jets' QB

SportSketch365 #8 – Big Nose Weird Lefty Football Guy

Went with kind of a sepia look with this one…my daughter’s artistic feedback was “His nose looks big…and his left hand looks weird.”

Big Nose Weird Lefty Football Guy

SportSketch365 #7 – Tennis Girl

I love tennis…my family and I play doubles quite often…my wife and son against my daughter and I…it’s a blast! Every year I really enjoy going to the US Open at Flushing Meadow with my brothers and father, an awesome sporting event! Kim Clijsters and Caroline Wozniaki, stars at this year’s Open both incredible players…here’s a small, fun tennis sketch…

SportSketch365 #6 – Russian Left Winger

NHL Capitals Left Wing Captain - Ovechkin

Illustrated Adidas Ads – 2008 Olympics

These illustrations done by illustrators Luming and Lance Ma are quite amazing. They were promotional ads for the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Adidas illustrating “Impossible Is Nothing”; the togetherness of the Chinese nation and their Olypmpic athletes. Evidently the artists drew the backgrounds by hand and added the athletes in later… wow! They must have been amazing billboards…

Advertising Agency: TBWA, Shanghai, China
Creative Directors: Yang Yeo, Elvis Chau, Sarawut Hengsawad, Lesley Zhou, John Merrifield
Copywriters: Leslsy Zhou, Sarawut Hengsawad, Nicky Zhang, Michelle Wu
Photgrapher: Mark Zibert
Illustrators: Luming, Lance Ma

SportSketch365 #5 – Jeeeta!

Jeter, The Shortstop, Yankees' all-time hits leader

SportSketch #4 – The Freak

Any wonder why they call Tim Lincecum, starting pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, “The Freak”?

Tim Lincecum aka The Freak

SportSketch365 #3 – Hairtastic!

Okay, 16 ink cartridges later I’m done with Polamalu’s hair...Troy Polamalu is part Donna Summer, part Jr. Seau and part Fabio…fun  to draw, the commercials of Polamalu are pretty hilarious…he’s listed as 5’10” but with hair, 6’9″…

Troy Polamalu; The Dude With The Hair

SportSketch365 #2 – Tebow 2.0

Tim Tebow in the NFL…will the collegiate Man-Of-Steel crush in the NFL? Baby Steps now, Big Man impact later? Tebow 2.0…ball point pen and watercolor sketch:

Tebow 2.0

SportSketch365 – #1 – Lebron Over Miami

Wow, next week kicks off the 2010-11 NBA season, unbelievable! What better way to kick-off SportSketch365 than with Lebron takin’ it strong to Miami! You can see all the white-out, I started to draw something else then I decided to draw ‘Bron’s body…maybe looks like his tatoos a bit?

King James Takin' It Strong To Miami

Magic: Kobe One Away From Best Laker Ever

“The great thing about the Lakers is that we judge by championships,” said Magic, who — along with Kareem, Kobe and crucial role player Derek Fisher — has won a handful of rings with the Lakers. “So when Kobe gets that next one, then he’ll be The Man; he’ll be the greatest Laker. And I’ll have no problem giving him that.” (Click to read entire article)

Kobe Bryant MVP of Lakers All Time?

Play Strong® Sports Christmas Card Series

Play Strong® the exciting new sports gift and greeting card brand for players, coaches and fans announced the launch of it’s special Christmas holiday sports greeting cards series “Holiday Mojo”. These fun and expressive sports themed holiday cards (six designs) are perfect for the sports-lover and include original soccer (“Missile-Toe”), basketball (“The Stocking Stuffer”), baseball (“The Snow Cone”), hockey (“Checking It Twice”) and football (“The Holiday Rush”) original illustrations and designs. Each can be previewed and purchased at the Play Strong® website store greeting card section (click to check ’em out!). Play Strong® offers unique, high-impact and encouraging sports messages, original illustrations and designs on premium quality greeting cards, stationery, apparel, merchandise and gifts. Over twenty sports are represented (including basketball, soccer, water polo, football, baseball, volleyball, snowboarding, gymnastics, surfing, skateboarding, field hockey, ice hockey, golf, skiing, tennis, softball, swimming, lacrosse, wrestling and motocross). The Play Strong® website includes a store, blog, wholesale page and more. This season, Play Strong® and unleash your inner Santa sports mojo! 

Sketchbook – QB Wannabee

One from the brush-pen sketchbook…I think I always wanted to be a rock band lead singer or NFL quarterback…this sketch is me in the backyard showin’ off the skillzes…what did you wannabee?

Shaun White Snowboarding 2008

The Mountainman of Snow-cred, Shaun White launches the new IT game, November 16th…looks very cool, check it out…

Conquest Continues; Lakers 6-0 Dominate Dallas

Kobe, Gasol, Bynum and Co. continue the Conquest of the West 2008-09…(Sports Illustration)

Zen Master’s Lakers Dominate Houston

Look deep into Phil Jackson’s (Vudu Guru’s, Laker Shaker’s, Zen Master’s) eyes…what do you see? DOMINATION. Read entire article (click)

World’s Greatest Athlete A Water Polo Player?

Ok, name me a famous water polo player…tough, huh?…now consider, a water polo player as the greatest athlete in the world…Check out this 2004 article about Tony Azevedo…some of the most intense athletes I’ve ever met are Water Polo addicts at schools like UC Berkeley and UCLA…rule the pool dude…

Champions Series Illustrated Designs

Over the next week or so I’m going to be highlighting some of the sports illustrated and graphic designs I’ve been working on…here’s a few thumbnails of illustrated designs that I’m real excited about that I did recently for the Play Strong® Champions Series…a line of greeting cards, stationery and journal covers inspired by some of the great contemporary sports champions…including Tiger Woods, Jeff Saturday, Tom Brady, Gretchen Bleiler, Michael Phelps, Coach Bo Schembechler, Rafael Nadal, Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson, Kevin Garnett, Sidney Crosby and others…hope you enjoy…

Go Planet Design Launches Play Strong®

Go Planet Design, the sports illustration, design and promotions firm announced the launch of an inspirational new sports greeting card and gift brand, Play Strong®. In the often hyper-competetive world of youth sports, Play Strong® offers positive, high-impact and encouraging sports messages with original illustrations and designs on greeting cards, stationery, apparel, merchandise and gifts. Over twenty sports are represented (including basketball, soccer, water polo, football, baseball, volleyball, snowboarding, gymnastics, surfing, skateboarding, field hockey, ice hockey, golf, skiing, tennis, softball, swimming, lacrosse, wrestling and motocross).

Steve Shoff, president and creative director of Go Planet Design commented, “We believe that genuine encouragement and affirmation are two of the most vital and effective motivators of young athletes and their coaches. There’s something very special about gratitude and generous recognition that inspires the aspiring athlete. That’s what Play Strong® is all about.” The Play Strong® website includes a store, blog, wholesale page and more featuring fun, festive products and greeting cards for the holiday season. So this season, Play Strong® and unleash your inner champion!

Starbucks Barista Rock Stars

Every now and then I illustrate and letter some fun signs for my local Starbucks (drawing with colored liquid chalk is always interesting on the black-board)…AJ and Russ; global icons, street-cred titans, barista rock stars!

A.J. – aka “K-Fed of Kalamity”

Russ, aka “Iron Man”…

You Love Coffee And What?

Seems that as an illustrator it’s important to draw/sketch everyday…this is the kind of stuff that comes out of the brush-pen…Jeremy, coffee, NYC…not sure what it all means…

This Was A Bucket List Trip!

Not only was it a total blast being at the Met’s last Saturday game at Shea Stadium (September 27th…I’m just getting to writing about it!) with my son and a couple of friends, walking the warning track for the national anthem, witnessing Johan Santana pitch a shut-out and enjoying the all-you-can-eat BBQ in the corporate tent…it was a complete sensory overload trip (as an artist) seeing over 1200 t-shirts with illustrations and designs that I created on my drawing table loving the game and cheering like maniacs…(check it out at the GK&R site)…BTW, the Pitch In For A Good Cause Foundation has sold thousands of these t-shirts and raised tens of thousands of $ for charities, very cool!

Do You Get All Crazy About Sports?

Tennis, bowling, archery, what’s your passion? See blog entry from October 22nd…here’s the fourth in a series (of four) quick, kinda goofy illos that I did for the “Uh, sports, not so much…” crowd…

What Do You Love To Do?

It’s starting to get cold out here…saw a few of these Bob-like brave souls out recently here in the Northeast, inspired this illustration…

Are You A Sports Gourmet?

See blog entry from October 22nd…now, here’s the third in a series (of four) quick, kinda goofy illos that I did for the “Uh, sports, not so much…” crowd…

Swimming Craze Part 2 Girls/Women

See October 23…ie. Dara Torres, Rebecca Soni, Natalie Coughlin, Christine Magnuson, Katie Hoff (see pic below)…seems to me since the Olympics and Michael Phelps & Co.’s phenomenal run at Mucho Gold, swimming has caught fire…in our small town 150 kids are on the competitive and developmental teams (at one pool!)…here’s a series of Team Promotional designs that I recently did for them…tomorrow, the girl’s swimming illo-designs…(Sports Illustration) Find some of these cool t-shirt designs for sale at Play Strong® (click)

 

 

 

 

 

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