I'm a full-time artist and Topps were awesome enough to make me cards for my artist sketches. The card is an officially licensed Topps card---the sketch on each card is an original pen and marker 1/1 sketch that is hand-drawn. These are direct-from-artist cards and not pack-pulled. If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
Title: "Patrick Mahomes"
Medium: Archival Markers on Custom, Licensed Topps Card Stock
Size: 2.5" x 3.5" (Standard Trading Card)
Year: 2025
Motivation Behind the Work: "This piece was created to celebrate one of the greatest football quarterbacks of all time that we still have the pleasure of watching, Patrick Mahomes. Patrick has won multiple Super Bowls and multiple MVP awards, but what genuinely makes him special (or frustrating, depending on which team you root for) is that when he's in the game, the Chiefs are ALWAYS in the game."
Enjoy the vibrant colors and textures of a true Joshua "Blanksy" Blankinship Original. Each 1/1 original marker sketch is created with archival markers on licensed Topps custom-made card stock.
Each piece is varnished to protect the drawing and to keep the archival colors vibrant forever---making each original piece a quality, unique collectible that can be passed along as an heirloom for generations.
*If the card is autographed by the subject, each AUTOGRAPH and/or INSCRIPTION is NOT varnished (unless you specifically request for the autograph and/or inscription be varnished before shipping)---this leaves the piece exactly as the athlete/celebrity touched and signed it.
Why purchase Joshua's work?
Joshua is a full time artist and mental health advocate from Medina, Tennessee. He's a highly decorated, multi-award winning artist that's sold hundreds of original works both domestically and internationally. Most recently he won "Best in Show" and "People's Choice" Awards for Leonid Afremov/Afremov.com's "Art for Peace" original art competition. He was awarded a 6 month artist residency in Kinston, NC in 2023. He's been showcased in multiple solo and group exhibitions across the United States.
Joshua has custom commissions hanging in the State of Tennessee's Governor's Mansion as well as homes of multiple celebrities---including the Memphis Grizzlies' superstar and 2020 NBA Rookie of the Year, Ja Morant, Tennessee Titans All-Pro Running Back, Derrick Henry, the estate of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Carl Perkins, NBA All-Star, Brandon Ingram, Tennessee Titans All-Pro Defensive Lineman, Jurrell Casey, Hip Hop Legend, Project Pat, World Famous Boxer, Eric "Butterbean" Esch, etc....
Some of his corporate clients include: Netflix for use in the Adam Sandler and Lebron James produced film titled "Hustle", Paramount for work included in their mini-series "George and Tammy" that documents the relationship between country music legends George Jones and Tammy Wynette, ESPN for use in their documentary series, titled "NBA Rooks." Joshua provided the cover art for James Cherry's re-release of his highly acclaimed novel, "Edge of the Wind." Joshua's art has also been the subject and study of a collegiate art class at Union University in Jackson, TN as well as features in multiple print, news, and web publications. Most recently, Joshua has been honored to have his art hanging in the prestigious Frist Art Museum in downtown Nashville, TN.
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