Stephen Capogna Art

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A macro hyperrealistic rendition of a baseball by artist Stephen Capogna. "The painting depicts an ultra-close detail of a baseball with a space-like horizon in the background," states Stephen. Painting with a methodical process Stephen utilizes an airbrush and thousands of templates. The result is a highly detailed compelling image.

About the Artist
In a striking example of hyperrealism, Stephen Capogna’s body of work manages to capture the essence of macro photography in highly detailed acrylic paintings. Stephen’s inspiration initially came from golf courses near his home. The work focuses on the minute details of sporting goods, from the lightly scratched dimples on a golf ball to the individual fibers on a tennis ball. He works exclusively from his own photographs using an innovative airbrushing technique. Stephen utilizes a large spray gun at the beginning of a painting for color application in large areas. He then wields a small airbrush for the finer details, using templates hand-cut from mylar to create edges and shapes. “One of the biggest defining moments for me was incorporating the airbrush into my process of painting,” Stephen...

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A baseball spins through the air, streaked with reflections from the blue sky above. High, slow moving clouds give the ball outsize scale and speed. Part of a s...

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Taking the same objects I've used in the past, I am zooming in closer on my reference photographs to give them an abstract quality. These are super close ups. S...

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This is a piece I painted after I did a photo shoot in my backyard. I was interested in photographing the saxophone on a bright sunny day with a field of grass ...

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A speeding golf ball frozen in time, moments after being hit by an iron. Strong morning light dances on the ball and surrounding grass. Part of a series of ph...

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This piece was done with the idea of a baseball being thrown directly at the viewer, says Stephen Capogna. To create the painting, Stephen captured video foot...

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This is a painting of a saxophone, the image was painted entirely with an airbrush. I photographed this saxophone outdoors on a sunny summer day.

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This piece is a close up of a tennis ball. This piece was completed using an airbrush. Working from background to foreground I used...

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In this painting, I decided to focus on the texture of a basketball. I find the bumps of rubber on the ball fascinating. Using three layers of templates, I wo...

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This is a close up painting of a golf ball. This piece was painted entirely using an airbrush. Every dimple, highlight, shadow, mark was created using templat...

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This is the fourth piece in a series of ten. I actually grew my own small plot of golf course grass in a container. This is a depiction of the golf ball on th...

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This is a close up painting of a basketball. The painting was completed entirely using an airbrush. Hundreds of templates were created by hand using mylar.