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This fine young man is Native American, Jay Eagle from Bullhead, South Dakota. Jay is Hunkpapa/Oglala Lakota.
This painting is traditional oils on Ampersand Gessobord Masonite. The finished size is 16″ x 16″. Here is version one. On day one, I laid down a base coat for Jay’s face.
This is day two. I have added some detail to his face and laid down my base coat for Jay’s leather bonnet straps, neck and the top of his cloth necklace that holds a feathered pendent that is just out of the picture.
Day three. Here I added the cloth that is wrapped around his long hair braids. I also roughed in the feather cluster on his left shoulder.
Day four. I spent the entire day roughing in all the feathers in his bonnet and more detail to his face.
This is the final version. I finished detailing out his bonnet feathers, painted in the off-white background and lastly, I signed it.
Here are two close-ups of my final version to show all the detail.
Thanks for riding along. Stay tuned, there are many more of my works in progress to come. Denny |
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This fine young man is Native American, Jay Eagle from Bullhead, South Dakota. Jay is Hunkpapa/Oglala Lakota and lives on the Standing Rock Reservation. My good friend Andrew Hogarth from Sydney, Australia that is a world-famous photographer, took the first-class photograph that I am using for my reference. His work has appeared in many, many national publications. Matter of fact, the photo has graced several magazine covers and other publications. This photo of Jay was taken in 1996 at the annual Crow Fair on land surrounding the Little Big Horn River near Billings, Montana. With regards to his powwow dancing, Jay has won close to two hundred 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards. Jay still has all the envelopes that his prize money was handed to him on those particular days.
I also want to mention, Andrew has been asked many times by many artists to paint his images. I am the first artist that Andrew has asked to paint one of his grand images! I am truly honored! This painting is traditional oils on Ampersand Gessobord Masonite. Signed/numbered prints available. Edition of 150. Original is available. $3,500 Measures: 16″ x 16″ |
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This is Pittsburgh Steeler All-Pro Quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger.
This painting is traditional oils on museum-grade Masonite. The finished size is 20″ x 16″. Here is version one. I laid down the base coat for his helmet shell. A lot more detail to come!
This is day two. After his helmet and cage dried, I was able to paint the melted snow droplets on the surfaces. I also roughed in Ben’s face and added the Duke Football.
Day three. Here I roughed in the upper part of his jersey, his long sleeved turtleneck shirt along with his leather gloves.
Day four. I spent the day roughing in the front of Ben’s jersey that is a nylon mesh. I also added the Pittsburgh Steeler and NFL Equipment patches to his jersey.
Day five. Today I added a lot of the creases and folds in his jersey. I also added the faint white dots which shows his white shoulder pads underneath. I painted in his number 7 to his jersey as well.
Day six. I spent the better part of this day painting in all the black mesh holes in Ben’s jersey front.
Day seven. Here, I laid in the background color.
This is the final version. As you can see from the detail, you can probably tell this took many hours to paint in all the flakes of snow.
Here are some close-ups of my final version to show all the detail.
Thanks for riding along. There are many more of my works in progress to come. Denny |
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Benjamin Todd “Ben” Roethlisberger (born March 2, 1982), nicknamed Big Ben, is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Steelers in the first round (11th overall) in the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Miami University (Oxford, Ohio).
Roethlisberger earned the AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2004 and his first Pro Bowl selection in 2007. He became the youngest Super Bowl-winning quarterback in NFL history, helping lead the Steelers, in his second professional season, to a 21–10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL at the age of 23. Roethlisberger led the Steelers to a second Super Bowl title in four seasons as they defeated the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII, 27–23, after completing a game-winning touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes in the final 35 seconds. Roethlisberger has been one of the most efficient passers in NFL history. He currently ranks 10th all-time in NFL passer rating (92.9), 5th in yards per attempt (8.06), and 11th in completion percentage (63.24%) among quarterbacks with a minimum of 1,500 career attempts. He has the fourth highest career winning percentage (.710) as a starter in the regular season among quarterbacks with a minimum of 100 starts. Known for playing outside the quarterback pocket in what he calls “backyard football”, Roethlisberger also grew up idolizing Pittsburgh area native Joe Montana. Roethlisberger wears number 7 in John Elway’s honor. This painting is traditional oils on Ampersand Gessobord Masonite. The finished size is 20″ x 16″. Original is SOLD Write-up courtesy of Wikipedia. |
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The buffalo has long been a symbol of the American Spirit. Denny and his friend and jeweler, Greg Koschtial, collaborated ideas and designed this hefty work of art exclusively to be sold on Buffalo Trader Online. This unique wearable art is fabricated from a heavy, solid .925 Sterling Silver shank with a raised hand-fabricated buffalo silhouette and hand-stamped buffalo tracks on either side. Available in solid .925 Sterling Silver.
Coming soon! Sterling Silver and 14k yellow gold combination as well as a full 14k yellow gold version. |
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The buffalo has long been a symbol of the American Spirit. Denny and his friend and jeweler, Greg Koschtial, collaborated ideas and designed this hefty work of art exclusively to be sold on Buffalo Trader Online. This unique wearable art is fabricated from a heavy, solid .925 Sterling Silver shank with a raised hand-fabricated buffalo silhouette and hand-stamped buffalo tracks on either side. Available in solid .925 Sterling Silver.
Coming soon! Sterling Silver and 14k yellow gold combination as well as a full 14k yellow gold version. |
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This is Gage Skinner. Gage is a cultural anthropologist, widely-traveled former Peace Corp Volunteer, Foreign Service Officer (South America), State and National Park Service Ranger (Oklahoma and the Rocky Mountain Region), professor at Grossmont-Cuyamaca College District, Fur Trade historian, re-enactor and poet. Gage posed for me in 2006 at the Mountain Man Rendezvous in Pinedale, Wyoming.
This painting is traditional oils on “Realgesso” Masonite. The overall size is 11″ x 14″. This is day one.
Day two.
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Day six.
Here is the final version of Gage’s portrait.
Here are two close-ups of my final version to show all the detail.
Thanks for riding along. Stay tuned, there are many more of my works in progress to come. Denny |
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This is Gage Skinner. Gage is a cultural anthropologist, widely-traveled former Peace Corp Volunteer, Foreign Service Officer (South America), State and National Park Service Ranger (Oklahoma and the Rocky Mountain Region), professor at Grossmont-Cuyamaca College District, Fur Trade historian, re-enactor and poet. Gage posed for me in 2006 at the Mountain Man Rendezvous in Pinedale, Wyoming.
This painting is traditional oils on Realgesso Masonite. Edition of 150. Original is available. $2,800 Measures: 11″ x 14″ This piece will be included in the “Holiday Small Works & More Show” at the Plainsmen Galley in Clearwater, FL. For more information call 1-888-779-2240. |
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I wanted to post a photo of the framed piece of “:09 Seconds Remaining” that I did for Brett Keisel. What a great job my friend did on the framing! If you look closely, you will see that she mounted one of my brushes that I used to paint his portrait with. The brush has a splash of “Steeler Gold” on the tip. Brett loved it! On to Pittsburgh to deliver the painting to Brett and go to the Steelers/Titans game on October 9th.
In the owner’s booth with the Rooneys at the Steelers/Titans game on October 9th! Good times for all! Did I say, the Steelers won?
Steeler owner, Art Rooney, Jr and I discussing football at the Steeler/Titans game on October 9th. What an honor to sit in this great man’s presence! Mr. Rooney said it looks like we are getting ready to send in the next play!
Art Rooney, Jr. and I signing Brett Keisel prints. I donated one of these prints to the Steelers for their next upcoming charity event.
Denny |
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L.C. Greenwood shown next to my painting in this article about him being cheated from the Pro Football Hall of Fame:
Twenty-nine years after retiring from professional football, L.C. Greenwood’s time in the spotlight is again coming around. The former Steelers defensive end turned 65 this month, and thousands of fans from his native Mississippi to Pittsburgh are mounting a campaign to get him elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Despite impressive statistics that include twice being named All-Pro and selected to six Pro Bowls as a member of the legendary Steel Curtain defense that helped the 1970s teams win six AFC Division Championships and four Super Bowls, Greenwood isn’t enshrined in Canton, Ohio, despite seven nominations since 1991. Though quarterback sacks were not yet an official statistic, Greenwood recorded 73.5 sacks during his 13-year career and recovered 14 fumbles. Knee injuries forced his retirement before the start of the 1982 season. "I don’t know what my career would have been without him," said former defensive tackle Joe Greene, inducted in 1987. "He should absolutely be in the Hall of Fame. Bottom line, he’s being cheated."… Read full article: Greene: L.C. Greenwood ‘being cheated’ out of Hall – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
