"A Tennis Still Life"

'A Tennis Still Life' is a major sporting still life.  Much like the golf piece, it is sort of a whimsical but realistic look at tennis.  I wanted it to look like the kind of cabinet a tennis nut might have in his or her den or office.  Many of the props were loaned to me by my friend Cliff Drysdale, who was a great tennis player and is now a well-known tennis commentator.  The rest of the props were found in flea markets over the years.  All of the books are real except for one.  (Hint: It’s purple)

In researching this painting I realized that there is a scarcity of realistic art involving tennis, except for posters and pictures of specific players or cartoon style caricatures, so I hope to fill a niche with this painting and I'm hoping it will appeal to tennis players, tennis lovers, and maybe lovers of tennis players and tennis lovers.  It was a fun painting to do and I hope I can share it with you now.

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