Five players from the Red Sox came through work today to personally thank some of the staff who were here last Monday with a meet-n-greet and while they were here they stopped to see my new window.
From Left to Right: Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Jackie Bradley, Mike Napoli & David Ross
In honor of this upcoming Monday being Marathon Monday in Boston I painted a course map of the marathon route on the window in the EU.
At the beginning of the marathon in Hopkinton, MA we have some excited runners posing for a photo next to the now-famous ‘Welcome to Hopkinton’ sign.
At the starting line you may recognize some familiar faces, father-and-son Rick & Dick Hoyt who to date have competed in over 1,000 races together. You can read more about their inspirational story at their website.
The race then takes you through Natick, into the halfway point in Wellsley, MA and then up the dreaded Heartbreak Hill in Newton.
Over the hump and down the hill, the route now goes through Brookline where a Subway car with the name Rosie on it speeds past the other runners. Rosie Ruiz famously “won” the 1980 Boston Marathon only to be stripped of her title moments afterward when it was revealed that she took the T for most of the course and actually only ran the last mile of it. Tsk! Tsk! Rosie!
The course goes through Coolidge Corner and towards a packed crowd at Fenway park which is the marker for the final mile of the race.
And, because one of our own is running the marathon this year, I obviously had to paint her a special message from some adoring fans and her cute dog, Bachi.
We’re proud of you Jackie! You’re gonna do great!!
Happy Marathon Monday everybody!!
Makeover shows, be them human or residential, are a major weakness of mine. Mostly because I love a good before-and-after picture. I love seeing a neglected little kitchen in Iowa that hasn’t been updated since Reagan was in office be turned into a gormet cookery fit for the White House. It’s so satisfying to see the design come to life and the before-and-after shot at the end is what makes it all come together.
From an idea in a notebook to a wall-sized triptych that is now the highlight of Lil’ Dillon’s room.
From a basic scribble to a full-blown stadium.
And feel free to email me if you have an idea for a painting…or if you just want to talk about muffins.
The scoreboard is painted with chalkboard paint and was left mostly blank (per Dylan’s request) so that he can fill in whatever game he wants or just write a loving note to his little sister to politely remind her to scram. The ads on the jumotron were also personalized and include Spiderman and Darth Vader as a Lego character, two of Dylan’s favorite things and a little stick-figure-Dylan with his name under it is up there too.
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She’s here! She’s here!! Baby Girl Rubin has come in to the world and her name is:
No, it’s not John Hancock…..it’s Matilda Zoey Rubin.
I love it! She was born bright and early as babies tend to be; both Mom and baby are doing well. I was supplied a key to get in and paint her name while the family rests and gets ready for the big homecoming. No-one was happier about that than Beckett, the family dog. (Yes, Beckett, like the pitcher, these are some serious fans!)
Here are some more shots of the Jumbotron & Matilda’s custom jersey:
Congratulations guys!! Can’t wait to meet the little lady!!
And here are some of the pieces:
Oh man! It might be ridiculous that I’m so excited about this but Paul Levy, the head honcho over at Beth Israel, blogged about my Green Monster mural over on his blog!
Thanks Paul!
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