2014 Playoffs Boston Bruins vs Detroit Redwings

This has been a what you call "defensive" series with very little goals scored, it looks like Boston will end up taking the series currently holding a 3 games to 1 lead with game 5 today in Boston, it doesn't help the wings that their #1 goalie Jimmy Howard will be out now. I picked Boston in 6, I thought if anyone could take out Boston in the east it could be Detroit, I also think it could be Montreal in round 2.

Here is a ink and digital drawing of Boston Bruins goalienTuukka Rask and a pencil drawing of Detroit Redwings goalie Jimmy Howard.

Tuukka Rask

Jimmy Howard

Boston Bruins: by Heather Rose

I found Heather on Instagram (user Smokeyandhoney) she has some stunning Boston Bruins portraits done with pencil. I posted 2 of my favorite ones that she had posted, one of Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask and Captain Zdeno Chara . She also has a website where she posts a lot of her other portraits http://heatherrosestudios.com 

Tuukka Rask

Zdeno Chara

Hockey's Masked Men from Michael Slotwinski

If you haven't already checked out Michael Slotwinski's site please do so here. He has several new paintings of goalies since my last post featuring his work. Also be sure to read his blog on the site, he has a interesting post about his paintings being on display during the NHL Alumni Dinner just before the start of the new NHL season. I've posted some of my favorite new paintings below, as someone who loves to do goalie artwork I know it can be hard to express a feeling out of the work, Michael is able to capture that exceptionally in his paintings, even when you cant even see the eyes or face, the perspective of the paintings set a nice tone. He is also a great person to follow on twitter, he will frequently post pictures during the painting process @slots_art

Roberto Luongo

Carey Price

Andy Moog

Stanley Cup Finals: Chicago Blachawks vs Boston Bruins

For the Stanley Cup finals I wanted to create something simplistic and decided to really just focus on the main characteristics that I think of when it comes to the Stanley Cup final. I took the artwork of a profile for the two captains and simplified it to represent what I believed showed the intensity and focus needed to win, I just rendered their eyes. That was still a little too simple so I added the next feature I think of, which is the playoff beard. So here is a Stanley cup Final simplistic rendering of Chicago's Jonathan Toews and Boston's Zdeno Chara.

Jonathan Toews

Zdeno Chara

2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2: Boston Bruins vs New York Rangers

It looks like the Bruins will ultimately take this series as they lead three game to one heading into game 5 tonight in Boston.

Here are two more of my art pieces differing from the comic style I've been doing a lot with a classic pencil sketch of Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask and Ranger goaltender Henrik Lundqvist.

Tuukka Rask

Henrik Lundqvist

2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Tonight the Bruins have another chance to eliminate the Leafs after not doing so in a very entertaining game 5. The Bruins have a 3 games to 2 lead heading into game 6 and in the games they have won they have been rather dominating scores. It will be interesting to see what kind of game we will get tonight being another elimination game, I would say the Leafs have another good in-store to push to game 7.

This is my last post for round 1 and round 2 will start next week other games today are the Capitals trying to eliminate the Rangers or go to a game 7 (yes please) and the only game 7 in the 1st round so far is Detroit and Anaheim, interesting how all of Detroit's wins have come in OT, that tells you how close it has been and if your Anaheim...don't go to OT.

So here are two more of my pieces of Boston Bruins Nathan Horton and Toronto Maple Leafs James van Riemsdyk.

Nathan Horton

James van Riemsdyk

SportsNic's Part 4

Here are some more of Kevin's NHL themed SportsNic's from his '09 collection, be sure to click the link on the side bar for more of his SportsNic's in past posts. These are really neat designs and creative use of the teams' logo's. This post includes the Boston Bruins, Anaheim Ducks, Detroit Red wings and Dallas Stars, enjoy!

Throw back Thursday: Byron Dafoe

For this edition of throw back Thursday, another piece from a Hockey in Art regular Jim Link featuring Boston Bruins goalie Byron Dafoe rendered in Jim's signature sharpie style artwork. Dafoe was the Bruins starting goaltender of the late 90's and was quite good as much as I can remember although I don't recall being scared whenever the Sabres faced them, but then again when the Sabres had Hasek not many other goalies were that intimidating. I'll remember him most against the Sabres defeated the Bruins in round 2 of the '99 playoffs.

Byron Dafoe

Gerry Cheevers

Steve Mantz sent in his stippling illustration of Gerry Cheevers. Steve writes "I normally work in pen and ink, occasionally watercolor and sometimes both. I hope you enjoy it."

Thanks Steve, thats some great stippling work, would love to see more of your work to add to the blog. I'm greatly appreciate you sending it in.

I have been busy lately with work and other prospects lately but I have accumulated a lot of work by you guys and some I have uncovered old and a few new pieces. I'm going to try and do a post or two a week and I love all the old time hockey art work I've been getting through the lockout so I will try to do a feature that I stole from twitter or instagram (I don't know which) "Throwback Thursday" I have some old time or not as new hockey art work, so keep those art works coming. Speaking of which you can follow me on twitter: Ngandt and instagram: nfg801, I'm in the process of adding all my artwork onto intragram.

As for the season so far, the Sabres are awful, Ruff got let go in a necicary but still emotional move for a Sabres fan, basically my team seems to be a mess and is not sure what to make of it's self. Hopefully some new direction will help out a lot and as I'm typing they lose to the Hurricanes and a strong preformance from the Hurricanes 3rd string goalie Peters.
How about the amazing run from the blackhawks, I'll have to have some blackhawk realted posts soon or maybe not (don't want to jinx it).
Thank's to everyone for reading the blog!

Gerry Cheevers

The Art of Robert Hollaman

It's been a frustrating couple of weeks now with the lockout, I've been doing a number of things and focusing more of remembering some of the great players I watched growing up. So until the lock-out is over I think I'll be posting some "old-time" NHL related artwork other than current. Just in time Robert Hollaman linked me to his website which quite nicely fits into this theme for now. He also has artwork of other sports but a lot of really nice hockey related paintings, you can visit his website HERE

SportNic's

Kevin Lynch sent in a series of what he terms as SportNic's, it is a series of stylized goalie artwork for each NHL team that he drew by hand. I love the style and look of them and the team logos on the goalie pads as well as incorporated through out the equipment is a great touch although I don't believe they are all represented to be Chris Mason (See Jets pads). Kevin sent in several different samples of his SportsNic's from different teams, I'll post more at a later date, as Kevin says he is working on several more and a new series as far as how he came up with the style: "It's a character that comes out of years and years of sketching and playing Goalie." As well as creating these goalie ones for several different years he also has a VintageNic(59-80) Series, and a few smaller 'Nic Series, like Olympic,NCAA, and MN High School 'Nics. Thanks for sharing Kevin

2012 Playoffs Bruins Vs. Capitals

Game 7 is coming up tomorrow night between these two teams. This has been an up and down series for each team and can be a toss up for game 7. The Capitals came into the playoffs playing tight defense and have received great goaltending from Braden Holtby while capitalizing on their opportunities (pun intended) with some help by some shaky goaltending fro Tim Thomas. So here are two pieces featuring the Boston Bruins Tyler Seguin and the Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin.

Tyler Seguin

Alex Ovechkin

Mini Goalie Mask: Boston Bruins

I remember collecting those mini goalie mask key chains but didn't care for just the team logo printed on the top so I got inspired to paint a design based on the team logo on each mask. no these are from years ago (early 2000's I think) so some logos will be outdated but i think some of them are pretty cool. Here's number 12, The Boston Bruins mini goalie mask.

Stanley Cup Final: Vancouver Canucks vs. Boston Bruins

This as been an up and down series so far, I was liking the Canucks to start and looked good for the first two games now Boston has dominated the last two. Currently the series is tied at 2 and game 5 will be huge in determining the winner of the series I think. If Boston can win in Vancouver it will be a huge factor. So here are two pieces of Ryan Kesler of the Canucks and Zdeno Chara of the Bruins

NHL Playoffs round 2: Philadelphia Flyers vs. Boston Bruins

This series could come to an end tonight as Boston holds a 3-0 series lead. It has been a bit of a let down the Flyers haven't yet come to show up, with only one close game. From a Sabres fan, you're welcome Boston for the Sabres taking so much out of the Flyers in our 7 game series. So here is the Flyer's James van Riemsdyk and the Bruins Nathan Horton.

2011 NHL Playoffs: Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens

Here's another Great series and a great game to watch last night. Bruins winning game 5 in double OT. So to finish off the 1st round of playoff match ups artwork here is Boston's Tim Thomas and Montreal's P.K. Subban

 

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Boston Bruins: Milan Lucic

Boston Bruins Forward Milan Lucic

Milan Lucic

Scott Stevens and Bobby Orr submitted from: Jason

Jason Submitted his work a few drawings here of New Jersey Devils Scott Stevens and Boston Bruins great Bobby Orr. Thanks for the submissions! Thanks Jason, and reminder to everyone email me your work: nfg801@aol.com and I'll be happy to post it up the wide range of work and styles and ideas it what I love about the site. Thanks to everyone!

Scott Stevens

Bobby Orr

Sabres vs. Bruins

Playoff art is on it's way. I'm starting with Sabres and Bruins.

Ryan Miller

Tuka Rask

Playoffs: Bruins vs. Canadiens

I picked Bruins in 6, but it's looking like they're having a much easier time than I thought.

Zdeno Chara

Saku Koivu