Margarito vs Cotto IMPRESSION...

Thanks...seriously...to everyone. You guys keep me inspired. It must have been 1am last night when I finished it & couldn't wait to throw it up here. And the response has been well. This one has impressed. Even though I did it for my wife, she says sell it! I don't know what to do now.:think

But I can't wait to get going on the Pacman Diaz painting for Sandman1337.

I have a small commission to get done 1st, though.

 

Another great idea from Hermit!

Let me try to build a portfolio of close to 8 to 10 good paintings & maybe we'll have to give the Butler a shout! Isn't that where Ray Simons artwork is of KP? I'd definitely have to do maybe a couple of paintings of Kelly.

Well see what happens. I gotta find a job, & when I do that burns me out & its hard to paint a few hours in the evening. Sucks that I just can't sit home & paint. If my works had notareity & sold for $1000s I could. But thats a hard point to reach in the artworld without connections or a great agent working for you.

Whatever. I'm happy showing them to real fans here at ESB.

 

I guess your right. I feel honoured. This painting made me very happy to do. It was intended to be for my wife. A big Margo fan. That made it special. The composition was awsome. The night was a special one when we went to a friends to watch it in this huge HDTV. It was a big upset, making the night even more memorable. I don't think I can part with this painting.

But I can paint another one!:!: Maybe even for a bit better price. Now that I have this one figured out, the next one should go a little faster.

 

Then I'd realy have to change things from the photo I work from (by at least 30%) so as to not violate any copyright laws. Getty Images & Top Rank own the rights to that image & if I put that on a website or ebay for sale, I'm asking for a lawsuit. I tried to get permission for this image. This painting I did is really only a study, not a full blown painting that would take more time to complete. Anyway, Getty wanted $370 to issue me a licsense to legally use their image AND told me I needed BOTH fighters OK on this. Since both guys are with Top Rank, easy, one email to them & saee what they say...They never got back to me.

So I paint 'em, you see 'em. You want one, you tell me.

But your right. I need a website & start getting some galleries or that Butler Art School to recogize some new talent.

 

I'm not trying to fool anybody. Ask PolishPummler...he owns an Adamek/Ulrich beauty I did for him. Shipped it from NJ to California.

But thanks for the advise about being passionate. If I didn't have to work & could just paint, there would be no problem there. When I'm painting, the feeling of accomplishment after a good session tells me this is what I was born to do.