Team Luke: In Memory of Luke Siegel, Art by Jeffrey Sparr
About the Artist (taken from JeffreySparr.com)
A mental health advocate and self-taught artist, Jeffrey Sparr was a four-year starter and team captain on the Ohio State University tennis team. When he graduated in 1985, he was the 3rd winningest player in Ohio State History. Diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in college, Jeff battled with this disease for many years before discovering, on a whim, that painting dramatically subdued the symptoms of his OCD, providing a creative outlet and sense of control. Sparr has been crowned the “Forrest Gump” of painting: Forrest didn’t stop running, Sparr hasn’t stopped painting. This discovery changed the course of Jeff’s life. Ever since then, Jeff has been on a mission to help others through the arts, founding, along with his cousin, the nonprofit organization PeaceLove. You can learn more about Jeff Sparr’s art and work as a mental health advocate on his website.
Arkansas Wins Southerns: Waffle House, Redemption, and a Shot of Baileys
Autumn at the Stagg Invitational
Four Americans at the Little Rock Challenger, Art by Shawn Adair
Artist Bio (taken from website): Shawn Adair has a MFA in sculpture and is the recipient of an Arkansas Arts Council Individual Fellowship and an award in sculpture from the International Sculpture Center. Shawn enjoys making short films and has an accomplished background in the field of video production. He also creates 2-Dimensional, 3-Dimensional and motion video art that addresses the needs and sensibilities of those with disabilities. You can check out some of his many projects on his website.
Arkansas (Southerns) Wins Nationals 65s
Peter Doohan, The Becker Wrecker, Art by Miki de Goodaboom
About the Artist: Born in the French Pyrenees, Miki de Goodaboom moved to Goettingen, Germany at age 19 to study mathematics and physics. After graduating, she worked for many years in German industry as a mathematician and consultant until she moved to Spain, Andalucia, where she lives now. A self-taught artist, Miki kept creating more and more art until it finally became her full-time profession. She most enjoys painting sport themes since she loves movement and the challenge of reducing it to 2 dimensions on paper or canvas. If you check out her countless “Sport Art” paintings and posters on her website, you will see almost 300 images from the entire world of sport. But as you can see from her website, she loves to paint almost anything she encounters in the world.