Royal
Reign, November 27, 1999 "Professional
hockey players and artists are two professionals a person
might not necessarily put together , but thanks in large
part to the Kings and the Kings Care Foundation, the two
are working hand-in hand to benefit our community..."
Hockey
Digest, April 1996 "Over the last couple of years, sports art has become an
increasingly popular fixture at collectibles shows. You
cannot attend a show anywhere today without finding some
form of sports art selling for hundreds to thousands of
dollars..."
Sports
Memorabilia, September 1995 "Samantha Wendell got her start in sports art by visiting
a sports art gallery in Los Angeles in December 1989. In
that gallery was a painting of Wayne Gretzky. She recognized
it and said, "Wow, that's great. 'Who's that?" Her friend
turned around and said, "Who's that? You don't know who
that is?" She didn't know..."
Roy-alty, October 17, 2000 "Colorado Avalanche teammates have commissioned an original
oil on canvas painting "Roy-alty" by acclaimed sports &
entertainment artist Samantha Wendell to commemorate the
448th game won by record breaking goalie Patrick Roy. On
October 17, 2000 Roy broke Terry Sawchuk's all time record
of 447 games won..."
"I like to paint people doing what they do," she said. "I like the
expressions. A person's face can change so much. I think faces are
fascinating."
Through an athlete's face, Wendell is able to show the emotion of the
game. So powerful are her portraits, that even though her works often
depict players on the bench or during stoppages of play, they convey a
greater sense of drama than images of game action."
