On golf paintings...

Just while I wait for my course file to save, I thought I'd post a few notes about some of my favourite golf artists.

I own a book called Hallowed Ground which contains wonderful paintings of golf courses from around the world. They're done by Linda Hartough of whom I'm a big fan.

http://www.hartough.com/

Unless you're on your way to your second million you might want to skip buying her originals, they often go for several hundred thousand dollars but she has some prints for sale and you could always buy the book which contains many of them. The composition of her paintings and her flair for capturing the essence of a golf hole are unsurpassed. Check her site out.

Graeme Baxter is another amazing painter with a keen eye for detail. I was lucky enough to meet him several years ago at the British Open and he was kind enough to discuss some of the techniques he uses to create his works of art.

http://www.baxterprints.com/

Michael Miller takes a different approach to his paintings preferred by many people. Although I do like his paintings I prefer the detail and technique of the above painters.
When I look at a golf painting I want to feel like I could jump in and play the hole and although Mr Millers paintings are wonderful in their own right, somehow I never get that feeling when I look at them. Still, he produces some wonderful work and his book is very, very good with some superb paintings and very informative text by Geoff Shackelford

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Golf-Design-Michael-Miller/dp/1886947309