Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Sunday, December 28, 2014

2014 | Justin Lacche | Beyazit Square Istanbul University

2014 | Justin Lacche | Beyazit Sqaure Istanbul University
2014 | Justin Lacche | Beyazit Square Istanbul University | 8" x 10" copper, acrylic & pen

A thought builds momentum and changes a generation
- Justin Lacche

2014 | Lacche | New Seasons Market Hillsboro No. 1

2014 | Lacche | New Seasons Market Hillsboro No. 1
2014 | Justin Lacche | New Seasons Market Hillsboro No. 1| digital photograph

Friday, December 26, 2014

2014 | Justin Lacche | America Chapter 7

2014 | Justin Lacche | America Chapter 7
2014 | Justin Lacche | America - Chapter 7| Photograph and pen (signature)

Original date: 2001; print date: 2014. This picture is not for sale. If you are a member of The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, please contact Lacche Gallery for information on free signed copies. Thank you

2014 | Justin Lacche | Beaverton Public Library

2014 | Justin Lacche | Beaverton Public Library
2014 | Justin Lacche | Beaverton Public Library | digital photograph

2014 | Justin Lacche | Beaverton Building at the Round No. 1

2014 | Justin Lacche | Beaverton Building at the Round No. 1
2014 | Justin Lacche | Beaverton Building at the Round No. 1 | digital photograph

Thursday, December 25, 2014

2014 | Justin Lacche | Levent Istanbul at Night

2014 | Justin Lacche | Levent Istanbul at Night
2014 | Justin Lacche | Levent Istanbul at Night

Endless chapters are written under the cover of night in Levent.
- Justin Lacche

Monday, December 22, 2014

2014 | Justin Lacche | Time Travel

2014 | Justin Lacche | Time Travel
2014 | Justin Lacche | Time Travel | digital photograph

2014 | Justin Lacche | America - Chapter 6

2014 | Justin Lacche | America - Chapter 6
2014 | Justin Lacche | America - Chapter 6 | Photograph and pen (signature)

Original date: 2001; print date: 2014. This picture is not for sale. If you are a member of The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, please contact Lacche Gallery for information on free signed copies. Thank you

Sunday, December 21, 2014

2014 | Justin Lacche | Beaverton Building at The Round

2014 | Justin Lacche | Beaverton Building at The Round
2014 | Justin Lacche | Beaverton Building at The Round | 8" x 10" copper, acryic & pen

A new chapter in a dynamic story that is the City of Beaverton
- Justin Lacche

Saturday, December 20, 2014

2014 | Justin Lacche | Evergreen 4 Hillsboro

2014 | Justin Lacche | Evergreen 4 Hillsboro
2014 | Justin Lacche | Evergreen 4 Hillsboro Oregon | 8" x 10" copper, acrylic & pen
Evergreen 4 - always alive with some action
- Justin Lacche

2014 | Justin Lacche | America - Chapter 5

2014 | Justin Lacche | America - Chapter 5
2014 | Justin Lacche | America - Chapter 5 | Photograph and pen (signature)

Original date: 2001; print date: 2014. This picture is not for sale. If you are a member of The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, please contact Lacche Gallery for information on free signed copies. Thank you

Thursday, December 18, 2014

2014 | Justin Lacche | America - Chapter 4

2014 | Justin Lacche | America - Chapter 4
                                                       2014 | Justin Lacche | America - Chapter 4| Photograph and pen (signature)

Original date: 2001; print date: 2014. This picture is not for sale. If you are a member of The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, please contact Lacche Gallery for information on free signed copies. Thank you

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

2014 | Justin Lacche | America - Chapter 3

2014 | Justin Lacche | America - Chapter 3
2014 | Justin Lacche | America - Chapter 3 | Photograph and pen (signature)

Original date: 2001; print date: 2014. This picture is not for sale. If you are a member of The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, please contact Lacche Gallery for information on free signed copies. Thank you

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

2014 | Justin Lacche | Evergreen 1 Hillsboro Oregon

2014 | Justin Lacche | Evergreen 1 Hillsboro Oregon
2014 | Justin Lacche | Evergreen 1 Hillsboro Oregon | 8" x 10" acrylic & pen

Evergreen 1 - my home away from home
- Justin Lacche

Monday, December 15, 2014

2014 | Justin Lacche | America - Chapter 2

2014 | Justin Lacche | America - Chapter 2
2014 | Justin Lacche | America - Chapter 2 | Photograph and pen (signature)

Original date: 2001; print date: 2014. This picture is not for sale. If you are a member of The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, please contact Lacche Gallery for information on free signed copies. Thank you

Sunday, December 14, 2014

2014 | Justin Lacche | America - Chapter 1

2014 | Justin Lacche | America - Chapter 1
2014 | Justin Lacche | America - Chapter 1 | Photograph and pen (signature)

Original date: 2001; print date: 2014. This picture is not for sale. If you are a member of The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, please contact Lacche Gallery for information on free signed copies. Thank you.

Saturday, December 13, 2014

2014 | Justin Lacche | Washington Square Mall in December

2014 | Justin Lacche | Washington Square Mall in December
2014 | Justin Lacche | Washington Square Mall in December | copper, acrylic & pen

Family, friends and strangers alike -- trying to multi-task before the holidays
 - Justin Lacche

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

2014 | Justin Lacche | Portland Sports Bar

2014 | Justin Lacche | Portland Sports Bar
2014 | Justin Lacche | Portland Sports Bar | 8" x 10" copper, acrylic & pen

Beer. Friends. Football.
 - Justin Lacche

Monday, December 8, 2014

Sunday, December 7, 2014

2014 | Justin Lacche | Mother. Daughter. Holiday tree

2014 | Justin Lacche | Mother. Daughter. Holiday tree
2014 | Justin Lacche | Mother. Daughter. Holiday tree | 8" x 10" copper, acrylic & pen

The tree is almost irrelevant in this moment:
it's a mother and daughter having a moment together that makes the holiday lasting.
 - Justin Lacche

Thursday, December 4, 2014

2014 | Justin Lacche | Daughter

2014 | Justin Lacche | Daughter
2014 | Justin Lacche | Daughter | 8" x 10" acrylic & pen

There is no more rewarding journey than being a father.
 - Justin Lacche

Monday, December 1, 2014

2014 | Justin Lacche | And then he saw her

2014 | Justin Lacche | And then he saw her
2014 | Justin Lacche | And then he saw her | 8" x 10" copper, acrylic & pen

Dark, December, Portland morning....and then he saw her...
 - Justin Lacche

Sunday, November 30, 2014

2014 | Justin Lacche | Downtown

2014 | Justin Lacche | Downtown
2014 | Justin Lacche | Downtown | 8" x 10" copper, acrylic & pen

No meetings. No worries. No judgment. Downtown.
 - Justin Lacche

2014 | Justin Lacche | Woman with Child

2014 | Justin Lacche | Woman with Child
2014 | Justin Lacche | Woman with Child | 8" x 10" copper, acrylic & pen

Radiant. Thoughtful. Self-aware. Woman with Child.
 - Justin Lacche

Friday, November 28, 2014

2013 | Justin Lacche | July at Volcanoes Stadium

2013 | Justin Lacche | July at Volcanoes Stadium
2013 | Justin Lacche | July at Volcanoes Stadium | 8" x 10" acrylic & pen
Problems aren't always solved in a baseball stadium, but freedom is offered - if only for three hours.
 - Justin Lacche

2014 | Justin Lacche | Volcanoes Win

2014 | Justin Lacche | Volcanoes Win
2014 | Justin Lacche | Volcanoes Win | 8" x 10" acrylic & pen
It starts with an effortless swing; then the thunderous collision of matter and anti-matter; in a moment a stadium erupts as a hero triumphantly touches home plate.
- Justin Lacche

2014 | Justin Lacche | Volcanoes Champions

2014 | Justin Lacche | Volcanoes Champions
2014 | Justin Lacche | Volcanoes Champions | 8" x 10" acrylic & pen
Championships -- they can take a lifetime to reach, but wash away all the sacrifice to get there.
- Justin Lacche

2014 | Justin Lacche | Connecticut Tigers - Future Star

2014 | Justin Lacche | Connecticut Tigers - Future Star
2014 | Justin Lacche | Connecticut Tigers - Future Star | 8" x 10" acrylic & pen & oil
In baseball, the artform is not so much re-signing the star to a new contract, but rather finding the star in the first place. 
- Justin Lacche

2014 | Justin Lacche | Connecticut Tigers - Top Prospect

2014 | Justin Lacche | Connecticut Tigers - Top Prospect
2014 | Justin Lacche | Connecticut Tigers - Top Prospect | 8" x 10" acrylic & pen
For some, the baseball card is worth going to their flavor of Sotheby's to acquire. - Justin Lacche

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Closer

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Closer
2014 | Justin Lacche | The Closer | 8" x 10" acrylic & pen

For a game without clocks, where the defense controls the ball - The baseball closer offers the dramatic finish like a bucket of ice on an unsuspecting sunbather.- Justin Lacche

Thursday, November 27, 2014

2014 | Justin Lacche | First Baseman Composite | Portland River Hawks

2014 | Justin Lacche |  First Baseman Composite | Portland River Hawks
2014 | Justin Lacche |  First Baseman Composite | Portland River Hawks | 8" x 10" acrylic & pen
Baseball can be draconian in ending careers; the Northwest Independent Baseball Career is a life raft for those who can't stomach the report card from Father Time. - Justin Lacche

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Pitcher, The Matador Composite

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Pitcher, The Matador Composite
2014 | Justin Lacche | The Pitcher, The Matador Composite  | 8" x 10" acrylic & pen
Baseball is a team sport; pitching is controlled hunting of another human being. - Justin Lacche

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Catcher, The Pharaoh

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Catcher, The Pharaoh
2014 | Justin Lacche | The Catcher, The Pharaoh | 8" x 10" acrylic & pen
The catcher doesn't just reassure the pitcher; he creates the belief a team can become a dynasty. - Justin Lacche

2014 | Justin Lacche | The First Baseman, The General

2014 | Justin Lacche | The First Baseman, The General
2014 | Justin Lacche | The First Baseman, The General | 8" x 10" acrylic & pen
Through the competing factors of calm and precision; predictability and the spantaneous, the first baseman guides the infield through the fog of battle. - Justin Lacche

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Second Baseman, The Acrobat

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Second Baseman, The Acrobat
2014 | Justin Lacche | The Second Baseman, The Acrobat | 8" x 10" acrylic & pen
The second baseman is expected to live both above gravity and any self-created curses a fan base ties to their respective team - Justin Lacche

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Shortstop, The Physicist

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Shortstop, The Physicist
2014 | Justin Lacche | The Shortstop, The Physicist | 8" x 10" acrylic & pen
Space/time is dependent on gravity; shortstops are expected to rise above both. - Justin Lacche

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Third Baseman, The Sheriff

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Third Baseman, The Sheriff
2014 | Justin Lacche | The Third Baseman, The Sheriff | 8" x 10" acrylic & pen
Once a ball leaves the infield, all bets are off; the third baseman is the sheriff in the wild west on bunts, liners and extra basehits - Justin Lacche

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Left Fielder, The Maestro

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Left Fielder, The Maestro
2014 | Justin Lacche | The Left Fielder, The Maestro  | 8" x 10" acrylic & pen
One can learn to play left field, but like the piano: greateness comes from a higher plane- Justin Lacche

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Center Fielder, The Rock Star

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Center Fielder, The Rock Star
2014 | Justin Lacche | The Center Fielder, The Rock Star | 8" x 10" acrylic & pen

The band may sometimes hate the lead singer getting top-billing, but it takes a special breed to stand front and center. - Justin Lacche

2014 | Justin Lacche | Right Fielder, The Puzzle Piece

2014 | Justin Lacche | Right Fielder, The Puzzle Piece
2014 | Justin Lacche | Right Fielder, The Puzzle Piece | 8" x 10" acrylic & pen

Many general managers and skippers have tried to solve the algorithm of drafting a great right fielder; it remains one of the great puzzles in baseball -- Justin Lacche

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Manager, The Chessmaster

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Manager, The Chessmaster
2014 | Justin Lacche | The Manager, The Chessmaster | 8" x 10" acrylic & pen
To say a baseball manager doesn't control the game is as misguide as saying a chessmaster only follows memorized patterns. - Justin Lacche