I was asked by local writer Nash Nunnery to illustrate his upcoming book, Magnolia Gridiron Cathedrals (it will be out in August). He touched base with me around the first of the year and I had an April 1 deadline to draw/paint 43 Mississippi high school stadiums. I got a very late start on it and between it and my income taxes, I got nervous I’d miss both deadlines (I did finish my taxes on time.) Each stadium took me two to three hours to do — I plugged away at it on night and weekends. Like eating an elephant, I did it one bite at a time.It was a fun project to work on and I learned a lot about the communities (and their Friday night cathedrals). I also got pretty good at air traffic control. Five more stadiums were added and my deadline was moved to April 15.
I finished on April 1 and made the original deadline. Here’s one of the 48 drawings I did for the book.
