In the Beginning
The whole ballpark experience began while trying to get some photos for an idea that I had to paint the city behind the outfield scoreboard at the Peoria Chiefs O'Brien Field. After taking the photos and returning to my seat, I burned the rest of the film in the camera ( thank goodness I didn't use digital then ) and took some of the whole outfield wall. When I got the film back and put the images together, I thought that the whole stadium as opposed to just the scoreboard was the way to go. The finished painting 18" x 72" was impressive , but then I thought why am I in the Minors? ( the Peoria Chiefs are a Single A farm team of the Chicago Cubs ) so I was online buying my tickets for Wrigley Field.