| This article is inspired by Baseball Playoffs and The | | | | the stories our paintings tell. |
| World Series. | | | | How can the artist tell a story with a paintbrush? |
| My husband and I are avid baseball fans, this time | | | | By selecting warm and cool colors, by |
| of year, we watch each day, picking favorite | | | | brushstrokes and the type of ground the painting |
| teams according to the players who have played | | | | is on. Is the composition important? Yes, using |
| for the Atlanta Braves Baseball Team. | | | | smaller objects and cooler grey colors make the |
| Usually the announcers are telling stories of how | | | | background recede, while the warmer colors bring |
| one player or another has overcome a slump, | | | | the center of interest to the front of the painting. |
| surgery, or is recovering from a collision at home | | | | Each painting has it's own story to tell, it could be |
| plate. Sometimes it's stories of how the player | | | | the subject or a particular color that makes it feel |
| had a personal hardship and went on to become a | | | | right for the collector. It is our artist intention to |
| star player. | | | | connect with each viewer, inviting them to take a |
| These stories give us insight, making the game | | | | second look, get to know us and become |
| more exciting. It seems the players become our | | | | collectors. |
| friends as we watch them through out the | | | | So, let your passion tell your artist story. Just as |
| season. | | | | baseball players seem to become friends during |
| As in baseball, the artist strives to build | | | | the season, artists want friends that are |
| relationships with others. Telling stories with their | | | | interested in our stories, techniques and our lives. |
| art work and in person as they exhibit at galleries, | | | | When this happens the artist has made a collector |
| festivals and now on the internet. We want | | | | for life. |
| collectors to feel our passion and to connect to | | | | |