A prolific painter of historic athletic events, Opie, as he signs his artworks, takes to the road for about three-quarters of his working year to visit patrons, models, and fellow artists. An intense travel schedule is an essential part of Opie’s creative process because his paintings are not only about varied types of sports that he loves but also about the people inside those sports. He describes his process of creating art in terms of developing relationships. To Opie, paintings are stories, and the characters in them must be known well to be shown well. Bio courtesy of the American Sport Art Museum & Archives
 

Paintings on Canvas