Thursday, August 25, 2016

Sculptor Lou Cellas statue of Ernie Banks.


The painting is of sculptor Lou Cellas statue of Ernie Banks. I had made it to Wrigley Field; was not able to gain admission to the ballpark to do an on the spot rendition, in which I had intended to add baseball players and other figures later. As this statue had already spoken to me on my way to approach someone in the know about how to access  
Wrighley field- I knew right where to go once my original plans failed.  Upon my traversing the perimeter of the landmark in search of the right viewpoint I settled on this one, since it included not only the image of the baseball icon, but also the workers on the adjacent lot -which I deemed subject-worthy, since Chicago has long been associated with the blood and callous feature of the working class.   I hope you enjoy the painting!

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