Chris Tutty’s latest tribute to hockey’s next generational superstar, Connor Bedard: Blackhawks Phenom, captures the explosive excitement surrounding Chicago’s newest franchise player. Rendered in Tutty’s signature blend of airbrush and oil painting techniques, this artwork channels both the nostalgia of classic hockey art and the fresh energy Bedard brings to the modern NHL.
The painting is designed in the unmistakable style of a vintage O-Pee-Chee hockey card, featuring bold framing, retro edges, and that collectible-card charm that sparks memories of childhood packs and treasured rookies. In the main portrait, Bedard is shown in a powerful upward profile—symbolizing ambition, potential, and the beginning of a new legacy in Chicago. Below, an action shot of Bedard in motion bursts across the canvas with intensity, celebrating his speed, skill, and competitive fire.
The iconic Chicago Blackhawks colors—deep reds, blacks, and golds—vibrate against the background, showcasing Tutty’s eye for detail in every stitch of the jersey, every highlight in the helmet, and every dynamic stroke of movement. Splashes of color and light create a modern, electrifying mood while still respecting the nostalgic hockey-card theme.
This painting is more than just a portrait; it’s a celebration of a new era in Chicago hockey. It stands as a perfect centerpiece for NHL fans, Blackhawks supporters, and collectors who appreciate the rare combination of vintage sports aesthetics with contemporary superstar energy.
ORIGINAL WORKS
Each Original painting is unique and a one of a kind creation. A great amount of time and detail goes into each piece of art from hand painted brush strokes in acrylic and oil medium, to the unique art of airbrushing done with only the best of paints, Createx Auto-Air Colors and House of Kolors Automotive Paint. Aspects of geological layering almost like sedimentary rock are imparted with mixed mediums such as metallics, gold and silver flaking, the introduction of coppers and iron magnesium’s in fine powder as well as glass resins, pearls and industrial candy coats as seen on high end automobiles. Certain master pieces also use elements of sculpture with molding paste, crackling and organic material to highlight low and high points in the picture creating a dimensional embossed image which leaps off the canvas.
ARTIST PROOFS
With the addition of all these materials and techniques in the Original, you may ask, what does an Artist Proof look like and how does it differ from the Original painting? Due to this unique style of artwork, normal prints are not even an option. An Artist Proof is painted in the same manner as an Original and all of the above techniques mentioned in the Original are imparted in the Artist Proofs with one exception.
Artist proofs are derived from the Original image. The Original is professionally photographed by Rob Ryan of Render DC prior to its completion. The artist proof file is digitally remastered with a spectrometer and color balanced to lead to the next step. It is then printed and stretched on canvas providing a mapping for the new proof. This is called an archival pigment print. The stretched canvas is then re-airbrushed in order to retain the true vibrant colors of the Original. Molding paste, pearls, metal flakes, candies, and neon paints are incorporated, and then sealed with glass resins.
The Artist Proof equals the Original. The Proof is of the same quality but has expressive variations. Essentially it is a new painting based on the Original. The price point of the Artist Proof can be marketed with substantial savings, thus provides the consumer access to a truly unique piece of art.
11 inch by 14 inch Metal Prints — Limited Numbered Edition
Create a unique addition to any home or office with a sleek metal panel infused with your favorite image. All Metal Prints feature a glossy coating and rounded edges for a clean, beautiful display. Every piece comes with a sturdy fixture for wall-mounting.
8 inch by 10 inch Dye-Sublimation Prints — Limited Numbered Edition
Fine art photo printing on metal or what is known as metal prints is a relatively new industry. So what are metal prints? Simply put, metal prints are images printed on aluminum. But it is vastly more complicated than that. The secret is how the printing is done. Most photo prints are simply ink jet printers on a piece of canvas or other paper material. The print material fades, cannot be cleaned easily, and of course must be framed.
Fine art metal printing uses a technique called dye sublimation. Dye sublimation means that inks are turned into a vapor or gas, before they turn into a liquid.
Dye sublimation is a digital print technology that allows the reproduction of full color images on a variety of surfaces. Dye sublimation on hard surface is possible because the surfaces have been coated using an innovative manufacturing process that provides high-definition, durable photo panels that preserve images for generations. Instead of printing images directly on a surface, which may scratch easily, the image is infused into the coating to provide permanent protection and durability.
8 inch by 10 inch Art Resin Block Prints — Limited Numbered Edition
Art resin blocks are a unique and personal way to showcase art. Each art block is a professional digitally remastered photo of the Original art which is mounted to a pine wood 8 inch by 10 inch canvas block and then coated with a lifetime ultraviolet protective called Artresin which appears as a type of solid glass and enhances the work of art. Only two hundred and fifty prints of each image are created.
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