April 15, 2015
WILL JOHNSON
Since 2008 Johnson has produced a number of paintings, mostly centering on the subject of baseball and its history, which have been exhibited in group and solo art shows. An avid baseball fan as a child, he roots for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Johnson said that he began creating baseball paintings in 2007 or 2008, wanting to pay tribute to some of his favorite players and stories — especially unheralded players — through folk art paintings. Friends commissioned some of the work, which led to art shows
July 16, 2013
In honor of tonight's MLB All-Star Game here's a Will Johnson portrait of former all-star Rickey Henderson. He looked pretty good in the old-timers games, too, we thought.