Busch Stadium, St. Louis

Great seats, a beautiful day and extra inning baseball at Busch Stadium, 04/14/2013. The number 6 under the arch pattern in the grass is a tribute to StL Cardinal great Stan Musial who passed away in January. On this day Cardinal first baseman Matt Adams hit a home run into the bleachers in the 5th inning. Unfortunately the proverbial wheels fell off in the ninth when the Milwaukee Brewers tied the game and then went on to win the game in the tenth.5-4.

Busch Stadium, 04/14/2013; Michael Anderson, watercolor on Canson 140lb cold press, 7" x 9".

Bases Loaded! St. Louis

What a way to watch a ball game! I sketched this view from the suite level at Busch Stadium at the Sunday game between the Cardinals & Cleveland Indians. Painted with Brushes for iPad this sketch took about 6 innings or approximately an hour and half. The hitting machine known as Carlos Beltran got his 18th home run of the season in the early innings. With scored tied at 2 each the Cards loaded the bases in the bottom of the 8th but failed to get a run home. Although Cleveland drove in two in the top of the ninth to win the game it was still a great afternoon of sketching and baseball.