newyorkmets – Matthew Lee Rosen

@eephusmarked and I were coincidentally working on similar ‘86 Mets pieces this week… Mosaic on the front. Gum on the back. #1986 #80s #newyorkmets #topps #baseballcards #worldseries #bubblegum https://www.instagram.com/p/B_82ejTnVwe/?igshid=18ub9807j8wci

Making my artwork can sometimes be therapeutic. Fitting that I chose to make this piece yesterday… the worst day since the market crash of ‘87. It was the spring of ’87, when Doc failed a drug test, beginning his own crash. #baseballcardart #baseballcards #80s #newyorkmets #dwightgooden #topps #recordbreaker #pink #bubblegum https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ronGYH5ZR/?igshid=xty0c95o5vpw

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