Can you believe that today is Super Bowl 50?  What a landmark in the world of the NFL and Super Bowl! Which Team will make History!

Today it is the Young Panther Quarterback Newton with his grand smile and seamlessly fun attitude toward the game VS Manning the Broncos experienced Quarterback with his serious thinking attitude that has been through most everything in his lustrous career.  It’s going to be an incredible game!

Way back in 1999 I attended Super Bowl XXXIII and went back to my studio to create a 43″X 50″ Pastel Painting featuring John Elway.  It was a tremendous experience being there and creating this now historic Painting.  In memory of all the past Super Bowls I have brought back this timely image of the painting Super Bowl XXXIII with the winning Broncos. Enjoy!

Have a great Super Bowl 50 Sunday!!!

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L.A. CLINE, Master Pastel Artist,

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UPDATE AFTER THE GAME: Congratulations to Manning and the Denver Broncos Super Bowl 50 Champions.

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It all started with a dream to paint Dolphin Quarterback, Dan Marino, back in 1996.

L.A. Cline started to paint two Pastel Paintings of Dan Marino, one a portrait and one an action scene, entitled, ‘The Game’ measuring 38”X45”. These paintings were the spark that lit the fire to continue painting Sports Athletes. By going to the games, experiencing the head to head combat between players, the strategies and passion to win all fueled the Artist’s desire to paint a new kind of Sports Historic Painting capturing these moments forever.

L.A. Cline states, “For me our athletes are like gladiators, fighting against all odds to win and stay on top.’ A quote by Vince Lombardi says it all, ‘The harder you work the harder it is to surrender’.”

Creating the Super Bowl XXXIII Painting was an incredible feat for the Artist. L.A. Cline “Seeing John Elway actually make that last winning touchdown was a thrilling moment. To capture and immortalize that moment within a 45”X52” Pastel Painting, is a work of Art to behold.”

The Artist starts with a pencil sketch to scale before each painting. One painting as large as this one with so many details took six months to finish. All the creations of L.A. CLINE are drawn and painted by hand. The Artist uses a method of building layer upon layer of Pastel pigment developing the depth and details that unveils the “Super Realistic” quality of each legacy painting. This painting is a show stopper when displayed at events. It is also a part of the Artists personal collection.

The LACfineart.com website serves as an in-depth portfolio of the many facets of the Artist’s paintings that include: Corporate, Family, Florals, Landscapes, Pets, Wildlife, Entertainment and Sports. The original Nature Collection Paintings are reproduced as Fine Art Giclees. L.A. CLINE then embellishes each piece by hand to make it a one-of-a-kind work of Art. Each one looks like an original pastel painting that you can view in the Fine Art Store.

The most important detail of each painting is the emphasis placed on the likeness of the subject whomever or whatever the subject may be. Capturing the essence of the subject that the client adores brings each legacy masterpiece painting to a breath-taking conclusion.

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L.A. Cline is a Master Pastel Artist
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LAC@LACfineart.com
954-850-1056

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L.A. Cline started the Sports and Entertainment collection in 1996 with a Pastel Painting of Dan Marino. These paintings were created from nostalgia or from the actual events like Super Bowl XXXIII. Each Painting has its own incredible story. The Artist went out and started this separate collection which became artworks featured on ABC Channel 10 TV and showings at the South Florida’s Sun Life Football Stadium and the BB&T Hockey Stadium. These pieces were show stoppers and the Artist received many commissions when these pieces were presented to the public.

These two paintings featured here are from the Artists private collection that are now in the L.A.C. Fine Art Store.

Sammy Sosa, “Up At Bat”
27 1/2″ X 32 1/2″ Pastel Painting, Artist,
L.A. Cline

To create this Original Framed Pastel Painting L.A. Cline was at the game in the dugout waiting for Sammy Sosa’s turn at bat. Passes to the games were not easy to get so the Artist had to dig deep to find something extremely memorable to paint.
You can feel Sosa’s feet planted firmly in the dirt while the force of his upper body twists to swing when the time was right. His cheek is puffed out with chewing tobacco or gum as he looked intently to see the pitch. It was an exciting forever moment.

This image shows the painting framed. If you like to see a closer detail of the Sammy Sosa painting click the header above for Sports/Athletes and you can also visit the Fine Art Store.

Tony Bennett, 29″ X 29″
Pastel Painting, Artist,
L.A. Cline

The Tony Bennett Original Pastel Painting is a very nostalgic creation showing the young singer starting out in what turned out to be a legendary career. The Artist actually met Mr. Bennett and showed him this painting and he loved it.
Although most of the coloration’s in the Bennett painting are grey if you look close his eyes are grey brown, the tie has grey blue and grey yellow diamond shapes and top of the microphone is a grey maroon. These hints of color add a slight bit of a modern touch to this nostalgic painting

Building the pastel pigment for these two paintings and all the original pastel paintings created by L.A. Cline is a delicate process that can not be rushed. To capture the realism and essence of the subject along with the depth of color using these pastel pigments require many layers. The Artist creates a pencil sketch to scale before each painting as the blueprint for the finished painting. The sketch, the painting and the framing for each painting takes about five months.

How the framing is constructed is very important to preserve the painting. Wooden frames are custom cut and have UV Plexi-Glass to encase the Pastel Paintings. Spacers are used between the frame and the glass so that the acid-free surface of the painting and the pastels does not touch the frame or glass preserving each masterpiece.

For a more up close detail of this Tony Bennett painting you can click the header above for celebrity portraits and also visit the Fine Art Store.

From a far these pastel paintings look quite real however when up close you can really see the different strokes and textures. What makes these original pastel paintings so extraordinary is that they are one-of-a-kind art pieces of Americana Memorabilia by L.A. Cline that cannot be reproduced.

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For me, our athletes are like the gladiators, fighting against all odds to win and stay on top. Vince Lombardi said “The harder you work the harder it is to surrender.”

Creating the Super Bowl XXXIII Painting, was an incredible feat; seeing John Elway actually make that last winning touchdown was a thrilling moment. To capture and immortalize that moment within a 45″X 52″ Pastel Painting, is a work of Art to behold.

In addition to the Broncos painting of Super Bowl XXXIII, ©L.A. Cline, there are many other Sports Paintings I have created over the paste eighteen years. Watch the exciting Sports Painting Video and view the Sports Art on my website.

I plan to continue this quest to create team paintings so the teams can offer their fans the opportunity to collect Art Prints as creative memorabilia.

My name is L.A. CLINE and I am a Master Pastel Artist painting for over 30 years. Comments are always welcome!!!! Get ready for Super Bowl XLVIII on February 2nd.

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L.A. Cline
LAC Fine Art
LAC@LACfineart.com
954-850-1056

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