Moving along

The outfield wall is in, sill have some sign work to finish. One of the major differences with ballparks, other than Wrigley Field, is the amount of advertising in the park. It seems that every square foot of open vertical space is covered with signs. They are interesting in themselves, W B Mason, UTZ Potato Chips, and Duane Ready. These are not names that midwesterners are too familiar with and all are totally absent in Wrigley Field. ( Except for the new Under Armor logos on the outfield doors ) All the advertising is outside the ballpark, the famous Budweiser red roof, and billboards on rooftops. But let us remember ( and blame) the gum giant for starting the craze of corporate naming of the ballparks. For now I am forced to name future paintings titles like "Petco Park" , "Minutemade Park", " Pac Bell Stadium", and "Coors Field".
We are constantly besieged on a daily basis with information ads, on the tube, in our cars, even on the web. So I might as well get used to the fact that they will also be in the paintings that I create. I will draw the line at some point, I will never paint Preparation H Park , hows that for a stand.