The best stache in baseball belongs to HOFer Rollie Fingers… 3x World Series champ, MVP, Cy Young, and 4x Rolaids Relief Man winner. Three of those Rolaids awards came with San Diego and the 4th with Milwaukee. I used 1978, 81, 83 and 85 @topps to make this piece. Original artwork by #MatthewLeeRosen #topps #toppsbaseballcardsContinue reading

For painting number 29, I wanted to make another Bazooka Bubble, and who better to use than Javy Baez! Since I prefer vintage over today’s styles, I found some 2019 @topps Heritage cards that emulate the cartoon work of the Bazooka illustrators from 1970. Original artwork by #MatthewLeeRosen #bazookagum #bazookajoe #bubblegum #bubble #eyepatch #cartoon #comicstripContinue reading

Prepped up another Bazooka Bubble… but this time I’m using El Mago! Original artwork by #MatthewLeeRosen #bazookagum #bazookajoe #bubblegum #topps #toppsheritage #toppsbaseballcards #plexiglassart #javierbaez #javybaez #elmago #chicagocubs #chicagocubsbaseball #gocubsgo #everybodyin #chicagocubs🐻 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx3YUjdHMDB/?igshid=kcd3ycf1pzcd

Flew home last night and completed the latest Bazooka… Diamond No. 28! This one features reprints of 1963 @topps Roberto Clemente and 1969 Nolan Ryan to highlight the backs of the cards that featured comic strips from the Bazooka Joe illustrators. Noticed a funny error on the back of Nolan’s card too…. “unleased” his fastball.Continue reading