ROSSI GOLF / ORIGINAL PAINTING
This piece is inspired by the worn and dirty range balls that have been hit thousands of times by golfers practicing and preparing for the course.
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So I basically got the idea for this painting one random night when I laid down for bed, and I started thinking about how often the range and practice can get neglected when golfers are trying to get better. Most people would rather just go play the course, which makes complete sense because it is a lot more fun. This is me included. But the range is where you put in the work. It's where you make the mistakes, do the same thing over and over, and just hope to improve. And you prepare for the moments here when it actually matters. Now, I think this really ties into life too and what I'm trying to do. Everything I practice, prepare for, and spend time working on is getting me ready for moments to perform. In my case, whether it's an event, a showing, selling a product, or just talking to people and making connections. None of these moments start when I get there. They start way before that, with all the work and practice that no one sees.
02
The process for this piece started by buying a 36x 12, veryyyy long canvas because I wanted the range bucket to be pouring the golf balls out in the foreground all the way to the end of the canvas, and I wanted to have the sun setting in the background. The sun is representing those late nights when the sun is setting and you're grinding out another project or whatever it may be that you're working on.I then laid down the paint and outlined it with black acrylic marker. As you can see, the golf balls are very scuffed up, and I did this on purpose. I really wanted to exaggerate that messy, dirty, worn look of a golf ball.
03
I truly think this is the most important piece of artwork I've ever created, at least for myself. I'm gonna look at this thing and be reminded that the work never stops, and you have to continue to improve at whatever you're doing. All those dirty golf balls on the canvas highlight the repetitions and the time and the effort and energy all put into something. And in this case, in this painting, it would be getting better at golf.
It is constant repetition. Keep showing up, keep practicing, and trust that every repetition is making you better.
