I spent over 2 months learning all I could about Roberto, and 62-hours of drawing time completing him. I read 100s of pages of his biographies and watched100s hours of his highlights and videos in order gain a deep understanding of the man. Even the most die-hard Clemente-fan will learn something new about him inside this artwork. I learned so many great and interesting facts about him. A neat fact was that the Baseball Hall of Fame had Roberto's name spelled incorrectly for years. In the proper Hispanic format his name is "Roberto Clemente Walker". Some other interesting information was while he was a young ball player in Puerto Rico the Brooklyn Dodgers offered him a contract; he we was the recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. The most interesting fact that I learned about Roberto was that he was a U.S. Marine, and in 2003 was inducted into the United States Marine Corps Sports Hall. He also won 12 Gold Glove Awards (I drew 12 gloves, each with the year he won. Can you find them all?) Do you see what I see?
