John Robertson is an artist who specializes in sports-themed paintings. He has created large scale paintings and drawings for various sports organizations including Fox Sports Net, Fox Sports, Amway Sports Arena, Prudential Sports Center, and private clients. Robertson draws inspiration from old boxing photographs and aims to capture the essence of sports through his vibrant acrylic paintings.

1. Sports Art Paintings
Artist John Robertson
Commercial and Private Commissions
Fox Sports Net
Fox Sports
Amway Sports Arena
Prudential Sports Center
Real Cheap Sports
Lester’s Sports Bar and Grill
Last Licks Ice Cream Stores (div. of
Steiner Sports
Private Commissions (examples)
Rumba (Sports Art [Boxing] Gallery
Show)
Contact/Bio

2. Fox Sports Net
Six large-scale basketball paintings were
created for a National Basketball Video To view the NBA Fox
Association (NBA) Fox Sports Network Sports Net Commercial
commercial promotion. The commercials ran on YouTube Click Here
nationally throughout the NBA season on
Fox Sports Network. The photographs
(below) shows what one of the paintings look
like and what the set looked like when they
filmed the commercial.
One of a series of seven paintings for
the commercial. Each painting was 5 What the set looked like for the filming
feet by 7 feet on Plexiglas. of the commercial.

3. Fox Sports
Fox Sports commissioned me to paint three large-
scale paintings of Willie Mays for a nationally Video
broadcast interview tribute (4 ½ minutes) during the To view the Fox Sports Willie Mays
MLB All Star Baseball game. Two of the paintings interview with Dereck Jeter and Ken
are 5 feet x 6 feet portraits. The third painting, from Griffey Jr. on YouTube
the well-known photograph "The Catch" is 4 feet by 7
½ feet. Click Here (4 ½ minute interview)
Behind Willie Mays, Derek Jeter and Ken Griffey, Jr.
you will see three of my paintings used as backdrops
and bumpers for the Fox Sports tribute to the great
baseball player Willie Mays.
Click on image to play

4. Amway Center
Orlando, Florida
Six paintings were created for
the new Amway Sports Center in
Orlando, Florida.
The Amway Center is home to the
National Basketball Association's
Orlando Magic and the Orlando The painting of Venice, Ca. street
players is 5 feet by 6 feet, acrylic on
Predators of the AFL. unstretched canvas.
The painting of Venice, Ca.
street players is 3 ½ feet by 7 ½
feet, acrylic on unstretched
The Basketball dunk shot painting is 4 canvas.
½ feet by 6 feet, acrylic on unstretched This abstract painting of a basketball
canvas. hoop and ball in a Venice, Ca. alley is 5
feet by 6 feet acrylic on unstretched
canvas.

5. Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
These three paintings were
created for the Prudential
Sports Center in New
Jersey. They wanted a few
paintings that took them
away from traditional.
realistic sports paintings.
Currently The Prudential
Center hosts the NHL’s New
Jersey Devils, Seton Hall
Men’s Basketball, the
NBA’s New Jersey Nets,
concerts, family shows,
special events as well as
other professional,
collegiate and amateur
The “Devils Pro Skate Trim”
sporting events. painting is 3 ½ feet by 8 feet
acrylic on unstretched canvas. The Red Devils hockey paintings are 5
feet by 6 feet, acrylic on unstretched
canvas.

6. Real Cheap Sports
Ventura CA.
Large-Scale paintings for the
interior décor of Real Cheap
Sports – Ventura, California‘s
number one outdoor and
climbing store featuring
outdoor clothing and gear.
The paintings feature rock
climbing holds and gear used in
rock climbing.
The paintings are 50” x 70” acrylic on unstretched canvas.

7. Lester's Sports Bar and Grill
St. Louis, Missouri
Lester's Sports Bar & Grill in the
Central West End of St. Louis
The portrait of St. Louis Cardinals,
Stan Musial, the premier sports
figure in St Louis. The painting is
the focal point of the entrance to the
sports bar.
Known for his modesty and
sportsmanship, Musial was selected
for the Major League Baseball All-
Century Team in 1999.
The Stan Musial Painting is 30” x 40” acrylic on
gallery wrapped stretcher bars.

8. Last Licks Ice Cream Stores
Div. of Steiner Sports
Last Licks is (division of Steiner
Sports) is a chain of " Sports
Bar For Kids “offering sweets
instead of liquor, live video
feeds of sporting events, and a
multitude of memorabilia items.
Paintings were purchased for
display in one of their ice cream
stores.
The paintings were originally
created for Fox Sports
interview by Ken Griffey Jr and
during a broadcast of the MLB
All Star game.
Willie Mays “The Catch” 3½
To view the video of the 4 ½ feet by 7 ½ feet acrylic on
Willie Mays Portraits are
5 feet by 6 feet acrylic on
minute interview see the Fox unstretched canvas unstretched canvas
Sports slide on this presentation

9. Private Commissions
(examples of paintings in private homes)
The photographs show what the large-
scale sports paintings look like in the
interior of client’s contemporary homes.
Commissions available for painting your
client in his/hers individual sport.
Paintings range in size
from 3 feet by 3 feet to
6 feet by 9 feet acrylic
on unstretched canvas

10. Rumba (Sports Art – Boxing)
I was asked to do a show at
Gallery Show
Rumba in Santa Monica, Ca.
and chose to paint and draw
over 40 pieces of art for the
month long show.
When I was a child I loved to
watch boxing with my dad.
watched "Gillette Friday Night
Fights", "The Saturday Night
Fights" and "The Wednesday
Night Fights." These were the
golden days of boxing with the
great fighter like Sugar Ray
Robinson, Archie Moore, Jersey
Joe Walcott, Ezzard Charles, Joe
Louis, Rocky Marciano, etc. And
I still have a great interest in
boxing and continue to watch
fights on a regular basis. Photos
Boxing paintings and
from the great old fights were drawings vary in size
reference material for some of from 5 feet by 6 feet to
the paintings and drawings. 8” by 11 ½”

11. Contact / Bio
JOHN ROBERTSON earned a BA
degree in English Literature from
California State University,
Northridge. He was a senior
executive with a large retail
cooperation for over 23 years. In
1991 John left the world of business
in order to pursue his interest in art To view a short interview
Video of artist John Robertson on
on a full time basis. His work has
been used in various movie and YouTube Click Here
television shows and commercials (approx. 1 minute)
and he has exhibited in numerous
one-man art shows.
If you have an inquiry about pricing or comments
email at: about the my paintings you may email me or call me at
JohnRobertsonSportsArt@gmail.com my studio. I do not have a cell phone. I am generally in
the studio five days a week starting around 8 until
around 5 or 6. I don’t always answer my phone as my
hands may be in a bucket of paint. But I will return a
phone call as soon as I can. Also you may catch me in
the evenings as I do sometimes spend the night in my
studio.