Isabelle Selena Turell 2015

Isabelle Turell Drawing

Twitter Reaction

Isabelle is an IFBB Professional Womans Body Builder. Isabelle was one of the first Female Body Builders that I became a fan of. Recently she followed me on Twitter, and I did this drawing for her. She is in the process of getting back into competition shape, and hopes to take the stage this season.

Dwight Clark "The Catch" 2015

Dwight Clark "The Catch" Drawing

On January 10,1982 The San Francisco 49ers played the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Championship Game. With 58 seconds left in the game, the 49ers faced a third and three on the Cowboys six yard line. Joe Montana hit Dwight Clark, covered by Everson Walls in the back of the end zone to tie the game with 51 seconds left. Ray Werschings extra point game the 49ers the 28-27 win. 

Wikipedia says. "The Catch is widely regarded as one of  the most memorable events in NFL history. The game represented the end of Dallas's domination in the NFC since its inception in 1970, and the beginning of San Francisco's rise as both NFC and Super Bowl power in the 1980's."

Angela Salvagno Veins 2015

Angela Salvagno Vein Drawing

I have drawn Angela before. She is once again getting her body ready for competition. This drawing was from an update photo that she posted on Twitter.

More Aleesha Drawings 2015

 Aleesha Right Arm Drawing

 Aleesha Left Arm Drawing

Aleesha sitting with wine glass

The Aleesha Collection

Aleesha Young 2 2015

 Aleesha in Water Drawing

 Strelitzia Preliminary Sketch

Aleeshas Twitter Reaction

Here is my second drawing of Aleesha Young. While I was doing the drawing, I wanted to add a flower to the top left of the drawing. I thought it would be nice compositionally, as well as add to the artistry and contrast of a woman who is as beautiful, but as hard as Aleesha. I asked her what her favorite flower is, fully expecting her to say something like a rose or hibiscus. Instead she said Strelitzia. I couldn't have liked the choice more, and after doing a preliminary sketch of the flower, added it to the final drawing. I think her reaction to it is the only, and best reaction that I could hope for!

Steve Eells 2015

Steve Eells Drawing

Steve is a local bodybuilder, and this was a commission drawing. The picture was Steve posing this year in the 2014 NPC Maryland State/East Coast Classic. 

Aleesha Young 2015

Aleesha Young Drawing

Aleesha Young Drawing in progress

Twitter Response

Aleesha is a professional womens bodybuilder in the heavyweight division. In 2014 she competed in the NPC USA Championships and won the Womens Heavyweight Division, as well as being named the Womens Overall Champion. Two weeks later, she competed in the IFBB Tampa Pro where she placed ninth. She is also the Mother of a little girl.

In this drawing, I combined her face and hair from her Twitter profile picture, and the body from a Tampa Pro posing picture. 

Max Scherzer 2015

Max Scherzer Drawing

Max Scherzer Drawing in progress

Max is a starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals. He has also played for the Arizona Diamonbacks, and the Detroit Tigers. In 2013 he won the American League Cy Young Award.In 2014 he was tied with two others for the most wins in the AL with 18. 

Yesterday afternoon he was signed by the Nationals, and by this morning I posted on Twitter this drawing of him pitching for the Nats. The Nationals retweeted my post to 234 thousand followers!

Abner Logan Jr. 2015

Abner Logan Jr. Drawing

Abner Jr. is Linebacker for the University of Maryland Terrapins. He was heavily recruited from Dexter School in Massachusetts. He told me that his all time favorite tackle was as a Redshirt Freshman in 2013. It was of Tajh Boyd Quarterback for the Clemson Tigers. He had a career high 15 tackles in that game, including one for a loss. 

Kent Island Federation of Art-Human Form Show 2015

Kris and I at the Human Form Show Reception

Kris Shanahan Drawing

Kris Drawing in progress

This month the show at Kent Island Federation of Art is the Human Form Show. My three entries were, Lisa Cross (posted early Nov.), Larissa Reis (posted in early Jan.) and Kris Shanahan (posted in late December.) Before today, Kris and I had never spoken or met. We had only communicated through Twitter or text messages through our sons. She loved the drawing though, and I invited her family to the reception for the show. Since inviting her to the reception, the show was judged, and the drawing was awarded an honorable mention in the drawing division. Today was the reception, and we finally met. Since starting this blog, I have been to many athlete autograph signings, but I have never been so honored, or enjoyed so much, the time that my family got to spend with Kris and her family! Check her our at www.krisshanahan.com

Larissa Reis "Bad Ass Bitch" 2015

Larissa Reis "Bad Ass Bitch" Drawing

Larissa is a Brazilian born IFBB Figure Competitor, Fitness Model, Actress, and Restaurateur. She earned her IFBB membership in 2007 and moved to the United States. In 2009, she won her first show in Atlantic City in the Pro Figure Division. She was the first Brazilian woman to win an IFBB show. She also opened the Protein House Restaurant in Las Vegas. Her website is www.larissareis.net

Matt Sullivan "Three Aces" 2014

Three Aces Drawing

Matt is my soon to be Brother in Law. I drew him to be the recipient of gifts from me in this years family Secret Santa. My Sister in Law suggested that I do some kind of drawing portraying the three Holes in One that he has hit in his golf career. She sent me links to the three golf courses and I came up with this. I was really excited about it, and his reaction to it was as good as an artist can expect from the intended audience. 

Kris Shanahan 2014

Kris Drawing

Kris is the Mother of one of my Son Joshua's school friends. She is a personal trainer, nutrition consultant, physique competitor, and professional woman's bodybuilder. In November she won the 2014 NGA Mt. Rogers Women's Bodybuilding Pro Blowout in Virginia to defend her title. The most amazing thing to me is that Kris is also a Cancer survivor. I saw this picture and thought the photo shoot was very artistic. This drawing was a Christmas gift to her from her son. Check her out at www.KrisShanahan.com

Rod Langway Autograph Signing Dec.6,2014

Rod Langway Autographed Drawing

Jacob with Rod

Jacob and I with Rod

In June of 2011 I drew and posted this drawing. Today my youngest son Jacob and I went to an autograph signing with Rod. Great guy! Told him how he was my all time favorite Washington Capital. I told him how special all those games were as a kid going to the Capital Center to see Caps games with my Pop.

Cindy Landolt 2014

Cindy Landolt Drawing

Cindys reply on Twitter

Cindy is a Personal Fitness Trainer in Zurich Switzerland. She is also the owner and founder of the Centurion Club in Zurich.You can check her our at www.cindytraining.com

IFBB Lisa Cross 2014

Lisa Cross Drawing

Lisa is a Professional Body Builder from England. Her best win to date was the 2010 UKBFF British Championship. This year she recieved her IFBB Pro Card, and just competed in her first professional competition, the IFBB Tampa Pro.

Bardsley Sports Art hits Twitter

My Tweet and Angelas Reply

My Tweet on Blog.Musclegirltalk.com

The Angela Salvagno Drawing

My son Joshua has been trying to convince me to embrace social media and put Bardsley Sports Art  on Twitter. About ten days ago and did so. One of my first Tweets was my Angela Salvagno Drawing originally posted here Nov.5,2013.

Not only did she favorite it, she replied, and retweeted it to over 30 thousand followers. It also got favorited and posted on www.blog.musclegirltalk.com.

You can follow me @bardsleyart

Kenny Goins Jr. 2014

Kenny Goins Jr. Drawing

Kenny Goins with the drawing of Kenny Jr., given to he and his wife as a gift

Kenny Jr. born in Baltimore, played his high school ball at Gilman. Playing both sides of the ball, in 2011 Kenny was named All Metro Defensive Player of the Year by the Baltimore Sun.As a Maryland Terrapin, he played in all 13 games as a red shirt freshman in 2013. This season he is playing Fullback, although he has also played on Special Teams. 

I am friends with Kenny Sr.at the Port of Baltimore, and spoke to him the day he was leaving to see Kenny Jr. play at South Florida. In that game, Kenny Jr. blocked a punt in the fourth quarter that was recovered in the end zone for a Terps touchdown. That touchdown made the difference in the 24-17 win.

Jackie Surfing 2014

Jackie Drawing

Living at the beach, I surfed the entire summer, every year from when I was ten through my twenties. Now after many years, and shoulder surgery, I have gotten back into it. My youngest son Jacob does it with me, and much like in my youth, I cant wait to get back to the ocean and feel that "Stoke". 

This fall at one of the beaches that we go to, I met and photographed Jackie. I spoke to her about the photograph, and then did this drawing from it. 

Steve Lombardozzi Jr. 2014

Steve Lombardozzi Drawing

Being a die hard Baltimore Orioles fan, and having a Father and Sons who are Washington Nationals fans, I have followed the career of Steve. The Nationals picked him in the Major League Baseball Draft in 2008. He was called up to the big league on Sept. 6,2011. At the end of last season, the Nats traded Steve to the Detroit Tigers, who then traded him to the Orioles before the season started. He is currently playing for the Orioles AAA team, the Norfolk Tides. Joshua saw him play in Norfolk this summer while on the Potter Tour. 

Mariano Rivera The Cutter 2014

 Mariano Rivera The Cutter Drawing

The Cutter Drawing in Progress

Retired Closing Pitcher from the New York Yankees. Mariano is considered by most at the greatest closer the game has ever seen. On his glove, where most pitchers names are, was embroidered Philippians 4:13. Last Year Lisa Miller wrote in New York Magazine:

As anyone who follows baseball knows, Mariano Rivera has built his career on one pitch. A cut fastball, or "cutter," it travels at 90 or 92 miles an hour, and then, a few feet before it reaches home plate, it moves half a foot off course, a trick of physics that looks like telekenisis. Rivera's cutter is virtually unhittable, by consensus and by the wasteland of broken bats that litter home plate when he is on the mound is all the proof anyone needs. A Rivera inning has thus been compared to a horror movie: The excitement is sharpened, not dulled, by the fact that everyone- the players, the ticket holders, and Rivera himself- knows exactly what's coming.

Joshua Bardsley 2014

Joshua Drawing

Joshua catching in PNC Park, Pittsburgh

Knowing what a baseball nut I am, people frequently ask me who my all time favorite player is. My answer for the last seven years has been my son Joshua. Joshua just completed his second season on the Kent Island High School Baseball Team. He also just went on the first ten days of the Potter Baseball Tour again. Last season he went on the entire 25 day Potter Tour, and played in the minor league stadiums for the Bowie Baysox, Frederick Keys, and the York Revolution. He also got to play in PNC Park, home of the MLB Pittsburgh Pirates. He has been splitting time between catching, and playing the outfield.

Brian Ratchford 2014

Brian Ratchford Drawing

Brian was one of my two best friends in high school. He, Kenny and I, went to Yorktown High School in Arlington Va.

Brian, or Duke as his family called him, and I wrestled together. He also played football. I took this side line picture in 1983. It was my senior year and Duke"s junior year. 

Coach Dave Trembley at Camden Yards 2014

Dave Trembley Drawing

Coach Dave and I at Camden Yards 

Coach Dave and My Pop and I

Coach Dave and I with Jacob and Joshua

Coach Dave signing prints

My signed print

Coach Dave and I talking baseball

Dave Trembley is the current bench coach for the Houston Astros. He served as the Manager of the Baltimore Orioles from 2007 until 2010. About a month ago, I received an email from Coach Dave. He had seen the drawing that I did of him in 2009, and was inquiring about getting it for his family as a keepsake of his time in Baltimore. I never thought the original drawing was a very strong piece and began working on a new image for Coach Dave while we planned a meeting. 

Last night my family met Coach Dave at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. He had arranged for field passes for my pop, two sons and I. We joined him on the field for the Astros batting practice. I presented him with the new drawing that he had not seen yet, and he presented Jacob and Joshua with signed bats. He also tossed each of them a ball while he was hitting ground balls during infield practice. 

We discussed baseball like old friends, and I told him about coaching my boys in youth baseball. He spoke to my Pop and I about his twenty plus years in professional baseball, and basing his entire career on just treating people well. He closed our conversation by saying that we are friends now, and please email him from time to time. I am looking forward to seeing Coach Dave later this summer when the Astros play an inter league series against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington D.C.