Sean Taylor Tribute Painting

[Stacks42]

Wow, how did something that started out as such a nice jesture turn into such a debacle. Everyone comes out of this one looking bad.

washingtonpost.com

[Stacks42]

This is the painting

[GhettoDogAllStars]

Wow, this looks really bad on the part of Corriveau and the Redskins. The guy is basically charging $100 per hour, which is not unreasonable (maybe even cheap).

The Redskins should just buy the painting, knowing that $5,000 will go to the Children's hospital.

Pathetic.

[FRPLG]

I'd say the fact that he made a tribute painting means he shouldn't be selling it for profit. Once he is selling for profit then it gets pretty dicey to me. I don't blame people for getting ticked at him. I don't see how anyone else looks bad other than him on this deal.

[BleedBurgundy]

yeah, looks shady. If 100% was for charity, I'd have no issue with it. But it's not.

[mredskins]

To be honest the top right corner pic of ST looks horrible, plus this looks like something you could get airbrushed at Ocean City on a T-Shirt.

[SkinDogg]

Originally Posted by mredskins

To be honest the top right corner pic of ST looks horrible, plus this looks like something you could get airbrushed at Ocean City on a T-Shirt.

Are you looking at the painting or the painting on your laptop?

[firstdown]

Well add the fact he is making a profit and then turned around and told Moss $5,000 for three prints tells me he is out to make money. The charity thing might just be to help him sell the painting.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

WJLA is reporting on it as well. The artist is entitled to make a living; it's nice that he's offering to donate $5K to a hospital. It's quite pathetic and low of the team's management to pull this crap. Sorry, but they just got on my s--t list.

[GhettoDogAllStars]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

WJLA is reporting on it as well. The artist is entitled to make a living; it's nice that he's offering to donate $5K to a hospital. It's quite pathetic and low of the team's management to pull this crap. Sorry, but they just got on my s--t list.

Thank you. He spent 200 hours on it.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by GhettoDogAllStars

Thank you. He spent 200 hours on it.

My daughter is an artist for a living,this guy is not very good .I showed this to her(she is a Skins fan) and she said if he spent 200 hours on that thing them someone is getting cheated!

[saden1]

Originally Posted by Giantone

My daughter is an artist for a living,this guy is not very good .I showed this to her(she is a Skins fan) and she said if he spent 200 hours on that thing them someone is getting cheated!

She can tell all of that by looking at a picture on the internet? Without seeing the painting first hand? Without knowing how big it is, the kind of paint used and how many layers of paint used? Also, what does 200 hours include? Does it include setup and cleanup time after a painting session?


I call b.s. on your daughter's call.

[GhettoDogAllStars]

Originally Posted by saden1

She can tell all of that by looking at a picture on the internet? Without seeing the painting first hand? Without knowing how big it is, the kind of paint used and how many layers of paint used? Also, what does 200 hours include? Does it include setup and cleanup time after a painting session?


I call b.s. on your daughter's call.

Yeah, the painting is 6 feet tall ... more like a mural.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by saden1

She can tell all of that by looking at a picture on the internet? Without seeing the painting first hand? Without knowing how big it is, the kind of paint used and how many layers of paint used? Also, what does 200 hours include? Does it include setup and cleanup time after a painting session?


I call b.s. on your daughter's call.

I've seen hers and I've seen his,I'll take her word ...yup.

[QuarterFlash]

Originally Posted by Giantone

My daughter is an artist for a living,this guy is not very good .I showed this to her(she is a Skins fan) and she said if he spent 200 hours on that thing them someone is getting cheated!

Are you kidding me with this??? Tacky..and some of the other statements here as well! Sounds more like your daughter is a jealous artist. Have her look at the art on his website, so she can turn even greener. I suggest she and you go take a look at it in person. A real artist is an art lover as well, and not just of their own work, and would never make a statement like that without seeing it up close and personal.You will both be blown away at just how magnificent this piece is. I agree with the artist, removing the logo's would be wrong, and the Redskins insisting he do so, would be a total shame...and yeah it is like saying he wasn't a Redskin. Guess it is OK to plaster the logo all over crap like plastic mugs and coasters..oh well that is OK, because they are making a profit. Read the article folks...really read it. They didn't have a problem with the logos until he wouldn't give it to them for free...duh this is a no brainer. They get it for free and start printing it on plastic mugs, coasters and T-shirts and the Hospital gets nothing. Hell yes he should get paid for painting this. How many other artist out there donate a percentage to charity?They approched him, not the other way around. So did Santana Moss, and then backed out on the advice of an agent who doesn't know art from a fart. Oh and I don't know about the rest of the Skins fans, but would love to hear something from the Redskins..Dan S.
I am hoping that they will do the right thing here, either buy the painting and let the hospital benefit, or let the artist find someone who will.
Kudo's to J. Swain for stepping forward and explaining, at least he is honest!