Lacche Gallery International ™: November 2014

Sunday, November 30, 2014

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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Mascot, The Actor

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Mascot, The Actor | 8" x 10" acrylic & pen

Shakespeare was on to something: "all the world's a stage" -- and any effective mascot can make losing 11-1 in the seventh inning still a fun stadium experience. - Justin Lacche

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Umpire, The Chief Justice

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Umpire, The Chief Justice | 8" x 10" acrylic & pen

There is a brutal finality of being called out at home -- and a strength to be willing to be passionate about disappassionate decisions. - Justin Lacche

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Executive, The Visionary

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Executive, The Visionary | 8" x 10" acrylic & pen

Baseball has celebrated moments on in-action; the executive enjoys no such respite. - Justin Lacche

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Owner, The Mentor

2014 | Justin Lacche | The Owner, The Mentor | 8" x 10" acrylic & pen

Baseball ownership, like theatre ownership, is many times a thankless position, but fielding the right team involves great personal risk and a willingness for public examination. - Justin Lacche