Sports Art PaintingsSports Art PaintingsArtist John RobertsonArtist John Robertson

Commercial and Private CommissionsCommercial and Private Commissions

Fox Sports Net

Fox Sports

Amway Sports Arena

Prudential Sports Center

Real Cheap Sports

Lester’s Sports Bar and Grill

Last Licks Ice Cream Stores (div. of Steiner Sports

Private Commissions (examples)

Rumba (Sports Art [Boxing] Gallery Show)

Contact/Bio

Fox Sports NetFox Sports NetSix large-scale basketball paintings were created for a National Basketball Association (NBA) Fox Sports Network commercial promotion. The commercials ran nationally  throughout the NBA season on Fox Sports Network. The photographs (below) shows what one of the paintings look like and what the set looked like when they filmed the commercial. 

One of a series of seven paintings for the commercial. Each painting was 5 feet by 7 feet on Plexiglas.

What the set looked like for the filming of the commercial.

VideoVideo To view the NBA Fox To view the NBA Fox Sports Net Commercial Sports Net Commercial on YouTubeon YouTube Click Here

Fox SportsFox SportsFox Sports commissioned me to paint three large-scale paintings of Willie Mays for a nationally broadcast interview tribute (4 ½ minutes) during the MLB All Star Baseball game. Two of the paintings are 5 feet x 6 feet portraits. The third painting, from the well-known photograph "The Catch" is 4 feet by 7 ½ feet.

Behind Willie Mays, Derek Jeter and Ken Griffey, Jr. you will see three of my paintings used as backdrops and bumpers for the Fox Sports tribute to the great baseball player Willie Mays.

To view the Fox Sports Willie Mays To view the Fox Sports Willie Mays interview with Dereck Jeter and Ken interview with Dereck Jeter and Ken Griffey Jr. on YouTube Griffey Jr. on YouTube

Click Here (4 ½ minute interview)

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Amway CenterAmway CenterOrlando, FloridaOrlando, Florida

Six paintings were created for the new Amway Sports Center in Orlando, Florida.

The Amway Center is home to the National Basketball Association's Orlando Magic and the Orlando Predators of the AFL.

The Basketball dunk shot painting is 4 ½ feet by 6 feet, acrylic on unstretched canvas.

The painting of Venice, Ca. street players is 3 ½ feet by 7 ½ feet, acrylic on unstretched canvas.

The painting of Venice, Ca. street players is 5 feet by 6 feet, acrylic on unstretched canvas.

This abstract painting of a basketball hoop and ball in a Venice, Ca. alley is 5 feet by 6 feet acrylic on unstretched canvas.

Prudential CenterPrudential Center Newark, New JerseyNewark, New Jersey

These three paintings were created for the Prudential Sports Center in New Jersey. They wanted a few paintings that took them away from traditional. realistic sports paintings.

Currently The Prudential Center hosts the NHL’s New Jersey Devils, Seton Hall Men’s Basketball, the NBA’s New Jersey Nets, concerts, family shows, special events as well as other professional, collegiate and amateur sporting events. The “Devils Pro Skate Trim”

painting is 3 ½ feet by 8 feet acrylic on unstretched canvas. The Red Devils hockey paintings are 5

feet by 6 feet, acrylic on unstretched canvas.

Real Cheap SportsReal Cheap SportsVentura CA.Ventura CA.

Large-Scale paintings for the interior décor of Real Cheap Sports – Ventura, California‘s number one outdoor and climbing store featuring outdoor clothing and gear.

The paintings feature rock climbing holds and gear used in rock climbing.

The paintings are 50” x 70” acrylic on unstretched canvas.

Lester's Lester's Sports Bar and GrillSports Bar and GrillSt. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis, Missouri

Lester's Sports Bar & Grill in the Central West End of St. Louis

The portrait of St. Louis Cardinals, Stan Musial, the premier sports figure in St Louis. The painting is the focal point of the entrance to the sports bar.

Known for his modesty and sportsmanship, Musial was selected for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999.

The Stan Musial Painting is 30” x 40” acrylic on gallery wrapped stretcher bars.

Last Licks Ice Cream Stores Last Licks Ice Cream Stores Div. of Steiner Sports Div. of Steiner Sports

Last Licks is (division of Steiner Sports) is a chain of " Sports Bar For Kids “offering sweets instead of liquor, live video feeds of sporting events, and a multitude of memorabilia items.

Paintings were purchased for display in one of their ice cream stores.

The paintings were originally created for Fox Sports interview by Ken Griffey Jr and during a broadcast of the MLB All Star game.

To view the video of the 4 ½ minute interview see the Fox Sports slide on this presentation

Willie Mays “The Catch” 3½ feet by 7 ½ feet acrylic on unstretched canvas

Willie Mays Portraits are 5 feet by 6 feet acrylic on unstretched canvas

Private CommissionsPrivate Commissions(examples of paintings in private homes)(examples of paintings in private homes)

The photographs show what the large-scale sports paintings look like in the interior of client’s contemporary homes.

Commissions available for painting your client in his/hers individual sport.

Paintings range in size from 3 feet by 3 feet to 6 feet by 9 feet acrylic on unstretched canvas

Rumba (Sports Art – Boxing)Rumba (Sports Art – Boxing) Gallery ShowGallery Show

I was asked to do a show at Rumba in Santa Monica, Ca. and chose to paint and draw over 40 pieces of art for the month long show.

When I was a child I loved to watch boxing with my dad. watched "Gillette Friday Night Fights", "The Saturday Night Fights" and "The Wednesday Night Fights." These were the golden days of boxing with the great fighter like Sugar Ray Robinson, Archie Moore, Jersey Joe Walcott, Ezzard Charles, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, etc. And I still have a great interest in boxing and continue to watch fights on a regular basis. Photos from the great old fights were reference material for some of the paintings and drawings.

Boxing paintings and drawings vary in size from 5 feet by 6 feet to 8” by 11 ½”

Contact / BioContact / Bio

If you have an inquiry about pricing or comments about the my paintings you may email me or call me at my studio. I do not have a cell phone. I am generally in the studio five days a week starting around 8 until around 5 or 6. I don’t always answer my phone as my hands may be in a bucket of paint. But I will return a phone call as soon as I can. Also you may catch me in the evenings as I do sometimes spend the night in my studio.

JOHN ROBERTSON earned a BA degree in English Literature from California State University, Northridge. He was a senior executive with a large retail cooperation for over 23 years. In 1991 John left the world of business in order to pursue his interest in art on a full time basis. His work has been used in various movie and television shows and commercials and he has exhibited in numerous one-man art shows.

To view a short interview of artist John Robertson on YouTube Click Here (approx. 1 minute)

email at:JohnRobertsonSportsArt@gmail.com

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