special projects > Runners
Unfortunately I don't have a very good shot of this painting. It is a large one measuring 6 feet high and 14 feet long. The story behind this project is a great one. This piece depicts a race on St. Pete Beach where they hold them. The big building on the right is the famous Don Cesar Hotel. The runners start at the southern end of the beach called Pass-a-Grill Beach and head north a few miles and then turn around and come back. This scene shows them heading south almost at the finish line. The runner who commissioned me to do the painting races on the beach had a good sense of humor. He is the third one back in the black shorts and white shirt. The other runners in the painting are world famous runners like Frank Shorter (the one in the lead).