This painting titled The Babe in the Negro Leagues is purely hypothetical but yet still a very interesting work of art. The original was created through the use of acrylic on canvas but as for the prints, they were created using archival pigment inks on 100% cotton rag paper with a luster finish. The main reason why I was attracted to this piece is because I enjoy sports and played baseball for many years up through high school. Babe Ruth is considered the greatest baseball player in the history of MLB and ironically in this painting he is presented as a member of the Negro Leagues. Signs that date back to the period of the Negro Leagues are included in the background which is cool to see because no longer do stadiums have various advertisements appearing on their walls. I also found it interesting that while the majority of Ruth's body is large his hands and lower legs are quite small compared to the rest of his body. Not sure about the artist's reasoning behind that but nonetheless the image is very detailed especially when it comes to Ruth's facial features.
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