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Earlier this week I recieved the art above with this e-mail:
Thanks to Cole for sharing his talent! – Craig
I was recently contacted by Rod J. Walters who is the lead developer on The Expendables game. As you can see from the image above and many more on the site, Rod and his team are well on their way to creating one of the most realistic games possible. Rod has asked me to come on as a detail advisor. Rod also said that they have more positions available to fill within his team. He’ll let us know about that.
I’ve created a locked thread for Rod to communicate directly with SZoners on our StalloneZone Message Board. This is a wonderful opportunity. Let the fun begin!
On Wednesday, March 16, 2011, Jason Rugaard at Movie Mavericks posted an interview with Dolph Lundgren who happened to mention Sly a few times. Here are a couple of tidbits:
You can read the full piece here. Thanks to Jason Rugaard the great interview and heads-up! – Craig
On March 16, 2011, Flavorwire posted “Sylvester Stallone’s Art Approved by Renowned Critic Donald Kuspit” written by Paddy Johnson. You can check out the article using the link and here’s a look at a couple of Sly’s paintings.
On March 15, 2011, Bill Husted’s piece titled “Sly and the Family Stallone Turn Up in Denver” ran at the DenverPost.com.
Sly Stallone and his family made a splash wherever they went in Denver over the weekend. The actor was in town to watch his teenage daughter play in the Crossroads Volleyball Tournament.
He stayed at the Four Seasons, where staffers were making a promotional video Sunday morning about the bar/restaurant Edge. Stallone took time to chat with the already excited models. The family even stopped in Sam’s No. 3 diner near the hotel.
Dave Wachter joins us this week with his take on Sly from Copland. I’m a huge fan of Dave’s art and own several pieces [and hope to get more in the future]. He’s a tremendous artist, but more importantly an all-around decent guy. You can see more of Dave’s art at his site. – Craig
On March 8, 2011, the Los Angeles Times posted a piece by Steven Zeitchik titled “The Expendables Aims to Come Back — But with Stallone in a Different Guise.” Here are some tidbits…
You can read the full piece here.
As you can imagine this made headlines at other sites:
On March 7, 2011, Hollywood.com posted the results of a poll by education charity Filmclub to find the most moving movie moment. Sylvester Stallone’s final fight in Rocky placed third. You can see the entire post here.
Sean Gordon Murphy is one of those artists who just seems to come out of nowhere with his own distinctive style that you can’t help but love. I met Sean at last year’s Heroes Con. His sketch list was full, but he said he started a new list each day and I should check back the next day. I made sure I was first in line and ended up with this classic piece of Rocky and Butkus.
You can see more of Sean’s art at his site and his DA spot. Sean is going to be at Heroes again this year and I’m hoping that lighting strikes twice.
I received an e-mail from SZoner [and super talented artist] Bill Pruitt with this amazing story…
just wanted to let you know I met with Sly on Friday at his office building for about 40 minutes and it was a really nice visit. He bought 2 more of my paintings that I delivered. The PopSly I posted on he StalloneZone and the latest Expendables piece on the StalloneZone (both of which he saw on there) so thanks so much to you. I didn’t get any photos from the meeting but that’s ok. We talked mostly about art and different painting techniques including mine and his and a lot about Rambo 3 and about me doing an epic type painting from that movie on a large scale like a battle scene or something of that nature. We talked on the phone prior to that on Thursday regarding my paintings. Also, about Rambo 3, he said he thought it was underrated and I agree. I told him my favorite scene was the stick fighting scene and that I think about that before working out because it really motivates me.
I sat down with him in his own office and he showed me a book of his paintings and he described them to me and how he did them and said he even did one using a screwdriver. He said he regretted letting go of a few of them. I suggested a technique to him for creating a lot of texture on the canvas and he seemed interested like he might try it. He asked what he could do to make the oil paint dry faster and I suggested a fast drying medium to use. He showed me around the different rooms on his floor and he pointed out an old painting of mine hanging up that he purchased in 1994 of Cliffhanger (hanging on the cliff scene) and I hadn’t seen it since then. There was also a room with art and other things that fans had sent him over the years. His own paintings were hung up in the hallway and there were props from his movies throughout the place like the R Rambo mailbox from the ending of “Rambo” and the big sign that says TOOL’S from “The Expendables” and the big Leroy Neiman painting of Rocky and Apollo used in Adrian’s restaurant in “Rocky Balboa”. That wasn’t the original Neiman but a print made to look like an original. The original is smaller.
I am working on a web page this weekend of ALL of my Sly paintings so I can show him. There are so many he hasn’t even seen. Also, I might add, his assistant was very nice and hospitable while I waited for Sly who was en route from the gym. After my visit, she informed me that Sly had hung the PopSly piece in his own office there on that floor. In all, it was a very nice experience just visiting and talking to Sly one on one.
Thanks Craig.
Bill
My Art web site: http://billpruitt.com
My Stallone art: http://billpruitt.com/sly_prints.htm
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Bill, Congrats on the sale of the paintings. The personal meeting with Sly and the tour of his offices was priceless. Wouldn’t ANY Stallone fan love to have the same opportunity? Thanks for sharing the experience with us. Can’t wait to see your next Stallone piece! – Craig