Atlanta
Braves Baseball Art
The painting you see above is Atlanta Braves art from their
new SunTrust baseball stadium in Atlanta,
Ga. The painting of Dale Murphy is 8 feet by 15
feet, acrylic on unstretched canvas. I
created three pieces this size and will see other post of the other paintings
on this blog. Although I have created
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 Chipper Jones
and the other is of David Justice. All
three of the pieces are on display in the Delta Sky Club area of the
SunTrust Park stadium.
About Dale Murphy
For all of the
Atlanta Braves fans I am sure you know a lot about Dale Murphy as he is one of
their best players ever. For a complete
history of him the best thing to do is to visit his own Dale Murphy web site
that has more facts than you will ever want to know.
For those of you that just want a little information here is a few basics (from
his website) Dale Murphy was chosen by
the Atlanta Braves in the first round of the 1974 Major League Draft. Over the
next few years, he worked his way through the Braves minor league system and
made his major league debut in 1976.
Although he began his career as a catcher, he spent a short
time at first base and finally ended up in the outfield where he became the
youngest player in history to win back-to-back MVP awards (1982 and 1983), was
named to the National League All-Star team seven times, earned four Silver
Slugger awards and five Gold Gloves.
Dale Murphy Quotes
What always interests me is what either the actual
player has said or what others have said about him. In the case of Dale Murphy he Sid something
very basic about being an athlete and nothing particularly profound but true:
“I miss baseball.” Most people can
relate to that after they retire. His
wife certainly has as it has been reported that after he retired he became her
full-time job. Yes, she “missed”
baseball too. And one of my favorite
quotes is when Dale Murphy said, “Whether I am hitting .100 or .300 I am
resolved to, at least, enjoy every game.”
That has meaning far beyond baseball. Try to find out what you like to
do, then do it even if you have no real success at it. No matter how it may be
measured, we need to enjoy what we do
