I finished this commissioned piece a few days ago, and I’m mostly happy with it. I was going for a serene, happy vibe, because the Red Sox are my favorite team. :) I wonder if I could have imparted more mystery, maybe by softening more edges or making some elements more abstract. But all in all, I like this one.
Geoff Watson, “Fenway Park,” oil on linen, 8” x 10,” 2019.
This painting is off to a better start than the Red Sox themselves, who opened the season with a miserable 3-8 road trip out west. I’m going for a sort of empty-but-beautiful vibe with this picture, with lots of attention on the famed Green Monster, the gigantic left-field wall. So no crowd, no ballgame: I plan to add a couple groundskeepers or ballplayers walking on the outfield or infield, but not thousands of screaming fans.
There’s lots more to be done, of course. (Unfortunately, production has slowed because I threw my back out; I’m getting better, but it’ll be a week or so before I’m back to my normal painting and blogging schedule.) The outfield and left-field lines and grandstands need straightening, as do the signs over the Green Monster. The infield may need to be reduced a tad. I haven’t put in stadium lights yet. Of course I have detail to add too: the scoreboard on The Monster, writing on the signs, the foul lines, and above all the iconic Citgo sign in center field!
Geoff Watson, “Fenway Park (in progress),” oil on linen panel, 8” x 10,” 2019.