Eddie Perez Richmond Braves Trading Card

This one again was for the Richmond Braves. Eddie Perez, the catcher. Oddly enough, this was one of the fastest pieces as it was only about 5.75 x 7.75 inches. It ended up winning an award in the Beckett Sports Art Gallery and was printed in their Beckett Baseball Monthly May 1995 issue. The spread from magazine is shown above. I was lucky enough to get the picture in the issue signed by Eddie Perez before he was called up to the Braves. One of my favorite pieces. I used some of the finest brushes I had ever used on this one. Along with being sent a couple issues, they sent an Award of Excellence. Friend and Pencil Pushers colleague, Pep Freeman took the artwork and the award to his father, Richard Freeman.  He is a Founder and Lead Framer at Freeman-Victorius located in Charlottesville. They have been professionally framing pictures and selling prints since 1938. Incredible work. The Framed picture and award are shown above.