Atlanta Braves art SunTrust Park Stadium Chipper Jones
Atlanta
Braves Art
The painting you see above is Atlanta Braves art from their
new SunTrust baseball stadium in Atlanta ,
Ga. SunTrust Park stadium.
sports art for a
number of other stadiums the three MLB baseball pieces I painted of Atlanta
Braves players are the largest. The
other two pieces are of Dale Murphy and the other is of David Justice. All three of the pieces are on display in the
Delta Sky Club area of the
How the Project Develops
Like all the other stadium projects I have worked on it
takes about a year from start to finish.
First there is the original call asking me if I am interested in
creating paintings (in this case) for the Atlanta Braves new stadium. Then the process begins with determining what
is to be painted, what sizes and what medium to be used. This is all determined by the consultants and
the teams deciding where the paintings will eventually hang in the
stadium. Once that is decided then
sketches are drawn and they go through a process of approval, from design
aspects to color choices. Images are
chosen from their archives of photographs and at some point I will then create
the paintings. Again, they are evaluated
and changes are invariably made. I may
have painted the wrong era of uniform on a player, or the stripes on the
uniform or the lettering may be incorrect.
One of the biggest challenges is getting the life-size figure to look
like it is in action. An athlete has to
look like they are athletic.
Eventually all is settled and the paintings are shipped off
to be framed and then delivered to the stadium for installation. From my perspective the stadium does not take
on a life until the art from all the artist’s is hung. The art adds a personality an warmth and life
to the bare stadium that makes it inviting to the patrons of the sport.