2016 Cubs Assassinate 800 LBS. GOOreala - Go USA!

35"x23" canvas acrylic paint

finished this painting a few days ago. Today 4/8/2024.

Thought process, starting idea, development, and End Product......
I started out wanting todo a USA 🇺🇸 Rising Phoenix or Falcon painting.first Solid Background and a more basic image of a bird.

Ofcourse the Bird looked cool enough for my wall at that point.i have trouble ending paintings. I always think I need to add more and more detail or layers? I started adding to this painting and then started thinking of watching the cubs win the World Series with my Dad at our house in Glen Ellyn. Not watching much sports as I get older. It was fun to watch Chicago ralley behind the team and they had so many badass athletes on that squad. 
so then I started to think about how they got the 800 pound gorilla off the cubs back after over 100 years. The feeling of adrenaline overwhelming the players, coaches , fans and all Chicago. 
I pictured a bird dive bombing an evil 🦍 800 lbs. gorilla and exploding him into chunks and pieces. Not much of the gorilla left in this painting. If you look closely you might see a hand or pieceof a finger.

Similar to when Michael Jordan played that game against Larry Bird!!! MJ was jumping out his mother F'ing Shoes!!!!!

A season long of blood, sweat, and tears!

go cubs !