Artist Doug West has quickly become America’s premier sports artist.

West’s latest special projects include the 2004 and 2005 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Lithographs, the 1984 Detroit Tigers Lithograph, the Cal Ripken Legacy series, where Doug created four specialized paintings for the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation, and the Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Lithograph. Doug’s masterful impressionistic, realistic artworks are being recognized.

West’s artwork has been described as capturing the “essence of the athlete,” moving admirers and collectors alike to relive the passion of their hero’s greatest moments. Some have commented that it is as if Doug possesses the ability to capture their soul within the colors of canvas.

West’s paintings themselves tell a story. They encompass the career of the athlete, with action and
emotion. You can feel not only the athlete and his life, but you feel a sense of accomplishment, of time and movement, they are living works.

Painting upside down half of the time, Doug is being applauded for his efforts to reinvent the idea of sports art by bringing it to a new level. As one of the brightest talents on the horizon, Artist Doug West is trailblazing fresh ideas in sports art, pioneering a deeper dimension with his colorful paintings and new impressionistic approach, complementing each great sports achievement with the player’s raw emotion.

Impressionist realism has arrived.