Garek

Bask, Portrait of a Dark Haired Woman in Blue Shirt, Original Work of Art

circa 2015

One hundred and eleven years after his birth, baseball great Buck O'Neil was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame in 2022. O’Neil’s biggest impact was not anything he did as a player, manager, coach or scout. Rather, what made O'Neil worthy of Cooperstown is the sheer amount he did for the game off the field in his later years. Artist Margie Lawrence shows him here with other baseball greats, Satchel Page and Jackie Robinson...

Minnie Miñoso was a Cuban professional baseball player. He began his baseball career in the Negro leagues in 1946 and became an All-Star third baseman with the New York Cubans. He was signed by the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB) after the 1948 season as baseball's color line fell. Miñoso went on to become an All-Star left fielder with the Indians and Chicago White Sox. The first Afro-Latino in the major leagues and the first black player in White Sox history, as a 1951 rookie he was one of the first Latin Americans to play in an MLB All-Star Game. Miñoso was one of the most popular and dynamic players in White Sox franchise history. He helped the "Go-Go" White Sox become one of the premier teams of the 1950s and 1960s. A rare power threat on a team known for speed and defense, Miñoso also held the White Sox record for career home runs from 1956 to 1974. This piece is floated on a cream colored mat and framed in a simple black frame measuring 25.5h x 18.5w x 1.5d inches. Margie Lawrence Minnie Miñoso watercolor and graphite on paper 21.50h x 14w in 54.61h x 35.56w cm MAL030 Margie Lawrence b. 1957, Chicago Education School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Illustration, Printmaking, Chicago, IL University of Wisconsin-Madison – Theatre, Madison, WI Drake University, BFA – Theatre, Des Moines, IA National Theatre Institute, Waterford CT Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford, England Exhibitions 2018 Baseball Art, Second Story Studios, Chicago, IL Baseball as Art, Cleveland County Arts Council, Shelby, NC Masterful Moxie – The Power of Art, Dank Haus, Chicago, IL Connections – Exploring the Ties that Bind, Open Walls, Chicago 2017 Group Show, Bergino Baseball Clubhouse, New York, NY Baseball as Art, Cleveland Count Arts Council, Shelby, NC 2015 Group Show, Bergino Baseball Clubhouse, New York, NY Baseball as Art, Cleveland Count Arts Council, Shelby, NC 2014 All Stars of Baseball Art, The Mason Civic League Gallery, Hoboken, NJ Pine Tar Portraits & Other Notables, Firecat Projects, Chicago, IL 2013 Baseball Art Show, George Krevsky Gallery...

Cool Papa Bell is considered to be the fastest man ever to play professional baseball. His achievements, in the Negro Leagues and in Latin America, earned his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, in 1974. This portrait is floated and framed in a simple wooden frame measuring 27 x 18.5 x 1 inches. Margie Lawrence Cool Papa Bell watercolor and gouache on paper 22.50h x 14.50w in 57.15h x 36.83w cm MAL032 Margie Lawrence b. 1957, Chicago Education School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Illustration, Printmaking, Chicago, IL University of Wisconsin-Madison – Theatre, Madison, WI Drake University, BFA – Theatre, Des Moines, IA National Theatre Institute, Waterford CT Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford, England Exhibitions 2018 Baseball Art, Second Story Studios, Chicago, IL Baseball as Art, Cleveland County Arts Council, Shelby, NC Masterful Moxie – The Power of Art, Dank Haus, Chicago, IL Connections – Exploring the Ties that Bind, Open Walls, Chicago 2017 Group Show, Bergino Baseball Clubhouse, New York, NY Baseball as Art, Cleveland Count Arts Council, Shelby, NC 2015 Group Show, Bergino Baseball Clubhouse, New York, NY Baseball as Art, Cleveland Count Arts Council, Shelby, NC 2014 All Stars of Baseball Art, The Mason Civic League Gallery, Hoboken, NJ Pine Tar Portraits & Other Notables, Firecat Projects, Chicago, IL 2013 Baseball Art Show, George Krevsky Gallery...

Herbert Alphonso Dixon, AKA Rap, was an outfielder for the Negro Baseball League on several different teams for a total of sixteen seasons. He had the honor of being the first African American player to hit a home run at the famed Yankee Stadium in 1930. Lawrence has captured the ball player here in all his glory. The watercolor is floated in a cream shadowbox and framed in black measuring 34 x 15 inches. Margie Lawrence Rap Dixon...

Javier Báez was nicknamed "El Mago" (Spanish for "The Magician") when he was a middle infielder for the Detroit Tigers. On the international level, he represents the Puerto Rican national team. Báez was named the National League Championship Series co-MVP alongside left-handed starter Jon Lester as the Chicago Cubs clinched their 2016 National League pennant en route to winning the 2016 World Series. He is a two-time All-Star, as well as a Gold Glove Award, and Silver Slugger Award winner. He is also the cover athlete for MLB The Show 20. Margie Lawrence Javier Báez watercolor and graphite on paper 12.50h x 22.50w in 31.75h x 57.15w cm MAL031 Margie Lawrence b. 1957, Chicago Education School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Illustration, Printmaking, Chicago, IL University of Wisconsin-Madison – Theatre, Madison, WI Drake University, BFA – Theatre, Des Moines, IA National Theatre Institute, Waterford CT Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford, England Exhibitions 2018 Baseball Art, Second Story Studios, Chicago, IL Baseball as Art, Cleveland County Arts Council, Shelby, NC Masterful Moxie – The Power of Art, Dank Haus, Chicago, IL Connections – Exploring the Ties that Bind, Open Walls, Chicago 2017 Group Show, Bergino Baseball Clubhouse, New York, NY Baseball as Art, Cleveland Count Arts Council, Shelby, NC 2015 Group Show, Bergino Baseball Clubhouse, New York, NY Baseball as Art, Cleveland Count Arts Council, Shelby, NC 2014 All Stars of Baseball Art, The Mason Civic League Gallery, Hoboken, NJ Pine Tar Portraits & Other Notables, Firecat Projects, Chicago, IL 2013 Baseball Art Show, George Krevsky Gallery...

-ARTIST STATEMENT- I depict my person in multiplicity with different selves representing dramatis personae. My likeness is both implicit and symbolic in the portrayal of my narrative; the drama involved in creating art and the artist’s role in society. I use realism to invite the viewer into mysterious inner worlds that are layered reflections of the outer. Dehumanizing environments are imbued with art historical references as a critique of power structures. The artist is an Everyman who is at odds with society and his self. Visually my work is a celebration of society’s dark undercurrents and its overlooked absurdities. I use charcoal and printmaking media as their tenebrous values add a fitting metaphor. The nuances of light and shadow seduce viewers into a world their better judgment would have them avoid. This provokes a sense of disquietude that causes viewers to assess our world through the austerity of a colorless, yet not humorless, light. -BIO- Christopher Ganz grew up in Northeast Ohio and from early on had a fertile imagination and an interest in art. Christopher's artistic education truly began at the University of Missouri, where his love of the human form led to many figure drawing classes and his exposure to the wonders of printmaking. Christopher's then went onto graduate school at Indiana University and a summer abroad program in Italy was a dream realized. Christopher then grasped charcoal with a renewed vigor and large, sfumato-laden drawings ensued. Christopher's artistic influences are many; from a seminal exposure to Dore's engravings of the Divine Comedy, to Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Goya, and up to Lucian Freud, Mark Tansey...

A rare original signed Art Deco gouache on paper by Erte (Romain de Tirtoff) . This stunning theatrical costume design is signed Erte at the lower right. The piece is 20 by 18 fram...

This painting is in a series called the Wild Woman which is also printed in a pocket sized book. Watercolor, mixed media, using resists. Janet Morgan’s...

Watercolor on paper, signed in the lower right corner, signed verso, in decorative frame, overall 21" x 25".

Image dimensions: 29 ¼ x 21 ½ inches Framed dimensions: 45 x 37 inches Signed and dated at lower left: SSYoung / 99' Island Games (Lucky Shot) depicts a pair of young Bahamian boys engaged in a game of marbles, one of the artist's signature themes. Scholar William Gerdts writes: In these works, Scott not only depicts young individuals engaging in a popular activity but shows their intensity and competitiveness while conveying their camaraderie. The pictures are not so much about "winners" and "losers" as about the boys' concentration on the game and the interest shown by onlookers....The sense of community evoked in the series suggests that playing marbles...

Concordia Maritale (harmonious marriage) Italian School, 18th century ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood frame (behind glass) image size: 10.5 x 7 inches o...

I am money magnet, Ink on archival paper. Keith Carrington’s experiences have led him to express his talents through the fluid & exacting mediums of watercolor and ink. He has honed his skills, clarified his vision, experimented, explored and expanded his expression steadily over the years, the results of which thus far culminate here. Keith’s extensive travels have roots in the luminous quality of his work, eminently holding the unlimited possibilities of beauty and significance. Keith’s most recent paintings combine original comic book renderings that his mother did for Disney et al. and reinterprets them effectively combining the past with present energies and infuses his enthusiasm into these dynamic pieces that you see here today. GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2017, 2018 Renata Fine Arts, West Palm Beach, FL 2015, 2016 Renata Fine Arts, Hudson, New York 2013 @60inches New York, NY 2012 @60inches New York, NY curated sale with Harry Heisman 2011 KL/Karen Lynne Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida & Beverly Hills, California 2003 Dupont Gallery, Milwaukee Wisconsin 1994 Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, NY 1994 The Roger Smith Gallery, New York, NY 1993 Ambassador Galleries, New York, NY 1992 Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York 1983 Manor House Gallery, Rhinebeck, New York SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2014, 2015 C. Bell, Palm Beach, Florida 2010 Luxe Energy Aesthetics, West Palm Beach, Florida 1995 Time Warner Publishing, New York, NY 1991 Imperial Hotel Gallery, Chestertown, Maryland 1990 National Symphony Show House, Washington, DC 1988, 1987 International Jumping Derby, Jockey Club, Newport, Rhode Island 1986 Elijah Locke House, Rye Beach, New Hampshire 1984 Washington Design Center, Washington, D.C. SELECTED CORPORATE COLLECTIONS Bovis Inc., New York, NY The Kiplinger Collection, Washington, D.C. The International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C. Hopkins & Sutter, Washington, D.C. McKenna, Conner, & Cuneo, Washington, D.C. Oliver T. Carr Company, Alexandria, Virginia SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS RuPaul, Beverly Hills, California Kelly Klein, New York, NY Governor & Mrs. Bruce Sundlun, Providence, Rhode Island Mr. & Mrs. William Aylward...