{"id":184,"date":"2020-10-23T08:57:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T12:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.emwebdev.com\/?page_id=184"},"modified":"2022-04-20T07:46:24","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T11:46:24","slug":"spare-time","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/spare-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Spare Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"184\" class=\"elementor elementor-184\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc709da elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc709da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10b472a\" data-id=\"10b472a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714c993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"714c993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spare Time<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae9a022 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae9a022\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c2ca4c\" data-id=\"4c2ca4c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3220325 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3220325\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a young boy consumed by hockey, I used to wait outside the Montreal Forum and the hotels of visiting teams to have my favorite players autograph portraits I had drawn of them. Over a thirty year period, the doodles I drew of hockey players as a little boy evolved into my collection of portraits of presidents, celebrities, athletes, actors and other icons; all of whom have had an impact on me; my labor of love, so to speak.<\/p><p>Reaching the subjects of my drawings is especially rewarding and each drawing holds a unique story.<\/p><p>I invite you to browse through this selection of my collection by clicking on an image or\u00a0moving your mouse over it to read about its backstory.<\/p><p>Enjoy!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d9c744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"7d9c744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;masonry&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;image_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;grow&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:4,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/02.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- The only female! My wife and I have long been fans of Ms. Streisand. It was difficult to find someone in her management team who could get this done. Finally, after making the connection, I dropped off the drawing at her Beverly Hills office with my daughter on one of our trips to Los Angeles. A few weeks later, after our return home, I got a call from Fed Ex saying there was a package put in a drop box in the Hamptons for me but that it had a domestic waybill and needed an international waybill to clear customs. They had also not filled in the &quot;from&quot; information so they couldn&#039;t return it to the sender. At the time, I was in New York at least once a month on business and had many contacts there. I thought it was from one of my clients away at the Hamptons over a weekend. I asked the Fed Ex representative to open it. She stammered &amp; said that it was a signed drawing of Barbra Streisand! She asked if there was anywhere in the USA I could have it sent to where they could reroute it to me with the proper paperwork. I had it sent to a friend and client in New York who was kind enough to forward it to me.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI2OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8wMi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZDljNzQ0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/02-229x300.jpg\" data-width=\"229\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBarbra Streisand\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/04.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- I had done this drawing before this hobby of mine began. I liked the photograph. I got in touch with his office in Boston through the Boston Bruins, and I spoke to an assistant who said I could send the drawing in, which I did. It was returned a short time later, signed.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI3MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8wNC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZDljNzQ0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/04-207x300.jpg\" data-width=\"207\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBobby Orr\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/05.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- I have long been a fan of Billy Joel, having seen him in concert several times. I got in touch with his publicist, and sent the drawing over, along with several album covers, which he was kind enough to sign.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI3MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8wNS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZDljNzQ0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/05-210x300.jpg\" data-width=\"210\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBilly Joel\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/06.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- In my mind, the fact that this great man, who changed the course of history, took a few minutes (seconds) to look at my drawing and write something continues to amaze me! Our friend worked at the BBC &amp; opened the South African news bureau for them. She got the first interview by a foreign correspondent with President Mandela when he was released from prison. Subsequent to that, when he&#039;d enter a news conference he&#039;d acknowledge her by name! I sent the drawing to her &amp; she told me that he signed it in a helicopter in between meetings.... how cool is that?\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI3MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8wNi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZDljNzQ0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/06-258x300.jpg\" data-width=\"258\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNelson Mandela\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/07.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- When I did the drawing of President Nixon, his assistant was kind enough to give me the contact information for every living President. She also told me to mention her name and position. It was then easy for me to get in touch with President Reagan&#039;s office, and based on her reference, have them instantly agree to have the former President sign my drawing. They never asked what the drawing was for, or how it would be used.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI3MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8wNy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZDljNzQ0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/07-261x300.jpg\" data-width=\"261\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRonald Reagan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/08.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- My Mother was taking a trip to London, so I got in touch with his PR agency in London; they agreed that he&#039;d sign my drawing. My mother dropped it off during her stay. Months went by.... no drawing. Fearing that it may have been lost, I followed up often. This is in the age before e-mail (yes, there was such a time) so, I&#039;d send faxes (remember them?) and call them.\nPatience is a virtue!\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI3NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8wOC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZDljNzQ0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/08-180x300.jpg\" data-width=\"180\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tElton John\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/09.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- I think Robin Williams was the funniest person! I tracked down the phone number to his office in San Francisco &amp; called. The phone was answered and I began to have a conversation with the person at the other end with my request to have Mr. Williams sign my artwork. As the conversation went on I realized that I was in fact talking to Robin Williams who happened to pick up the phone! I was starstruck! Mr. Williams went on to say that signing the drawing would be his pleasure &amp; would pass the call to his assistant to work out the details. I found a picture from his movie Toys that I liked. I did the drawing &amp; sent it along with the cover to my kids Aladdin video (he played the voice of the Genie), as they were big fans of the movie. He signed the drawing &amp; on the video cover wrote &quot;To Jessica &amp; Maylen, You ain&#039;t never had a friend like me, Robin Williams.&quot;\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI3NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8wOS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZDljNzQ0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/09-238x300.jpg\" data-width=\"238\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobin Williams\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- The Say Hey kid! Many people consider him to be the best all around baseball player of all time. I got in touch with the San Francisco Giants &amp; left a voice mail on an answering machine. A short time later my call was returned by Mike Sadek (who was a catcher with the Giants in his playing days) who handled arrangements for Mr. Mays. He said that if I sent a drawing with a $100.00 cheque to Mr. Mays&#039; foundation that my drawing would be signed. I borrowed early images from his playing career &amp; did my drawing. I sent it to the Giants along with a Giants jersey I had to have both items signed. A short time later, my package was returned with the jersey signed but not my drawing!! I got in touch with Dave Craig, who became my contact person with the Giants. He apologized and said I should send the drawing &amp; that he&#039;d have it signed. A short time later, the signed drawing was returned. Incidentally... the $100.00 cheque was never cashed!!\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI3NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8xMi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZDljNzQ0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-208x300.jpg\" data-width=\"208\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWillie Mays\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/13.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- One of my favorite stories! I got the phone number for his office and got as far as one of his assistants who agreed that he&#039;d sign my drawing. Over the course of time, we spoke several times &amp; got along quite well. I called once and her assistant said to please hold and that she&#039;d take my call in a moment. When she took my call she thanked me profusely for calling when I did as she was on the other line with former Vice President Dan Quayle and couldn&#039;t get him off the phone! My sacrifice for the USA!\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI3NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8xMy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZDljNzQ0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-264x300.jpg\" data-width=\"264\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRichard M. Nixon \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/14.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- I had come across a photograph of Mr. Peck taken by renowned photographer Mr. Yousuf Karsh that I liked. I got in touch with Mr. Peck&#039;s assistant who agreed to have it signed. Once completed, I put a tracing paper cover over the drawing to protect it. On that cover I had written a note to Mr. Peck thanking him for taking the time to sign my drawing &amp; mentioning that I hoped he didn&#039;t mind that I had drawn him in an early photograph. In his note to me he wrote that he had signed the drawing &quot;in his later years.&quot; Incidentally he dated the signature July 1st 1992 - my Birthday. Nice present!\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI3OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8xNC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZDljNzQ0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-295x300.jpg\" data-width=\"295\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGregory Peck\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/16.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- At the time, he had hit more home runs, lifetime, than any major leaguer.... until the steroid era. An impressive feat &amp; man. I got in touch with his office in Atlanta. His assistant said that he&#039;d sign my drawing. Through my resource in the Montreal Gazette photo library, I borrowed 2 images taken early in his career, during his Milwaukee days. I did the drawing &amp; particularly liked the smaller drawing of him batting. I sent it to his office &amp; it was signed &amp; returned.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI3OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8xNi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZDljNzQ0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-221x300.jpg\" data-width=\"221\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHank Aaron\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/17.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- So, I had drawn my daughters and was asked several times why I hadn&#039;t drawn my lovely wife? I always answered that her publicist said she wouldn&#039;t sign it. Well, as her 50th Birthday was approaching I wanted to do something different &amp; special. Diamonds, trips.... all could be replaced! I searched through her archived photos &amp; found one that hung on her wall at 3997 Ninth street in Chomedy taken when she was around 16 years old. I drew it, had it framed &amp; gave it to her on her 50th birthday. Her publicist was right! She didn&#039;t sign it! Does she like it? You ask..... I&#039;m afraid! She is the straw that stirs the drink that is our family &amp; I thank her for giving me the best experience of my life!\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI4MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8xNy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZDljNzQ0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-233x300.jpg\" data-width=\"233\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBeth Cytryn\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/18.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- She is my sunshine! As close to perfect as it comes! This drawing was done in 1996 from a photo taken when she was 3 years old! I have been fortunate enough to have been along for the ride as my daughters have grown from babies into independent, beautiful &amp; intelligent young women. I look forward to seeing where life&#039;s journey takes them. As a family, we have maintained a very close, sometimes too open relationship. I am truly blessed!\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI4MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8xOC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZDljNzQ0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-240x300.jpg\" data-width=\"240\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaylen Cytryn\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/19.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- My oldest daughter! Affectionately known as &quot;The Storm!&quot; This drawing was done from a photo taken when she was 3 years old! Look at those cheeks! Somewhere there&#039;s a chipmunk with sunken cheeks! Jessica has always been wise beyond her years. God has blessed me with 2 wonderful, intelligent, beautiful daughters! I look forward to watching both my daughters continue to flourish &amp; become the people they will be.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI4MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8xOS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZDljNzQ0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-230x300.jpg\" data-width=\"230\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJessica Cytryn\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/20.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- This drawing was done before this became a hobby for me.... way back in 1980. I liked his music, especially the horns.  I bought great tickets to the Montreal concert, and arranged to go backstage after the concert with a few friends. When we got backstage, a guy named Don Jackson was already there. At the time Mr. Jackson was a Montreal radio host. Mr. Mangione was very gracious, we chatted for a few minutes. He signed this drawing as well as a few other things. I gave him a drawing I had done for him which he seemed to like.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI4MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZDljNzQ0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/20-220x300.jpg\" data-width=\"220\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChuck Mangione\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/22.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- Easily done. Mr. Domingo was scheduled to perform in Montreal. I simply got in touch with the concert promoter who had it signed post- concert.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI4NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZDljNzQ0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/22-271x300.jpg\" data-width=\"271\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPlacido Domingo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/23.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- This drawing was done in 1977 because I liked the photograph. Unfortunately Mr. Armstrong was no longer with us, so this drawing is unsigned. I would have loved to have had him see it!\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI4NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZDljNzQ0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/23-199x300.jpg\" data-width=\"199\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLouis Armstrong\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/24.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- This is a drawing I had done many years ago, because my Mother has a fan of Mr. Pavarotti &amp; I came across a photo I liked. Not long thereafter, it was announced that he&#039;d be coming to Montreal for a concert. I got in touch with his management team, and through them I arranged for my Mother to be put on the backstage list to meet Mr. Pavarotti &amp; get my drawing signed. Once the concert ended, my Mother tried to go backstage but was stopped by security without mentioning that she was on the backstage list. Mission aborted! Subsequent to that, I sent the drawing to his management in New York who had the drawing signed.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI4NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yNC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZDljNzQ0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-300x257.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"257\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLuciano Pavarotti\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/25.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- Great story! I had come across a photo of Mr. Rooney on the cover of LIFE Magazine that I liked. I did this drawing in 1980. Years later, before a trip to Los Angeles, I managed to track down his publicist at the time. I called him at his office, told him that I&#039;d be in Los Angeles on a family vacation &amp; hoped that he&#039;d allow me to have Mr. Rooney sign my drawing. He said it would be his pleasure and that we could meet Mickey! His publicist gave me his home phone number, telling me it would be easier to reach him that way and to call him when we were in Los Angeles to arrange to meet Mr. Rooney at his office in Thousand Oaks, California. Upon our arrival in California, I spoke to the publicist &amp; arranged a time to meet. With my wife &amp; daughter in tow, we drove to Mr. Rooney&#039;s office &amp; awaited his arrival. He arrived a few minutes later, knowing exactly why we were there. He ushered us into his office where he invited us to sit down. He immediately recognized the photo the drawing was done from &amp; liked it very much. He went on to tell us several stories of his work with Judy Garland much to the delight of my wife. He signed the drawing &amp; wrote. &quot;To Jerry, You&#039;re the Greatest, Mickey Rooney.&quot; Unfortunately the marker I brought along wasn&#039;t the right type and the signature quickly faded...... but I have pictures of Mr. Rooney with my wife &amp; daughter!\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI4NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yNS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZDljNzQ0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/25-298x300.jpg\" data-width=\"298\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMickey Rooney\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/26.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- This was one of the early drawings, where I was trying to see how far I could go. I&#039;m a big hockey fan &amp; a fan of Mr. Gretzky. I got in touch with his management team in Los Angeles who were kind enough to send a few photographs of &quot;the great one.&quot; I chose to do a portrait along with an action shot. I did the drawing, sent it to his office in Los Angeles &amp; got it back a short time later signed but with a small tear in the paper on his forehead. The guy who did my framing for me at the time dry mounted it to repair the small tear.\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI4OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yNi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZDljNzQ0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/26-250x300.jpg\" data-width=\"250\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWayne Gretzky\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/31.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- When it was announced that Mr. Peck would be coming to Montreal as part of a lecture series, I got back in touch with his assistant who, amazingly enough, remembered me &amp; my drawing. She said that she would put me on Mr. Peck&#039;s backstage list &amp; that he would meet with me after his lecture to sign a second drawing. I bought 2 tickets to the lecture for myself &amp; my wife, began to research images of Mr. Peck and came up with two that I liked.... these two. I also knew that my cousin was a huge fan of Mr. Peck. Knowing that she&#039;d already bought a ticket to the lecture I asked her if she&#039;d like to join us &amp; meet her idol, Mr. Peck. After thinking about it for half a second, she was overjoyed at the opportunity. The night of the lecture Mr. Peck did a Q&amp;A at the end of his talk. A younger woman raised her hand, stood up and said that she&#039;d been a lifelong fan of the now roughly 80 year old Gregory Peck and could he please stand up and turn around for her? Mr. Peck, seated, thought about it for a moment, began to raise himself from his chair and about half way up waved his hand as if to say that it wasn&#039;t going to happen and sat down again to the laughter &amp; applause of the crowd. Once the event ended we quickly met up with my cousin and went backstage where we were ushered into a waiting room. Suddenly a door swung open and there stood Mr. Peck. An assistant introduced me to him. I then introduced my wife, and said that I also wanted to introduce my cousin, who was a lifelong fan, but that I made her promise not ask him to turn around for her. Mr. Peck laughed out loud and invited us into his dressing room. I told him about the previous drawing and showed him the 2 new ones. He immediately recognized the movies the drawings were done from &amp; told us stories about each one. I asked if I could take a picture of him with my wife and cousin. He graciously agreed &amp; we took I took a picture outside his dressing room. Once I got the pictures processed - in the days before digital - I had an enlarged print made of the photograph and once again got in touch with his assistant asking if Mr. Peck would sign the photograph for my cousin. He did and we gave it to her for her birthday - she was very happy! We spent about 20 minutes with Mr. Peck. He was a true gentleman &amp; a pleasure to meet!\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI4OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8zMS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZDljNzQ0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/31-244x300.jpg\" data-width=\"244\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGregory Peck\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/32.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- Having my Mother meet Pavarotti.... take 2. So, Pavarotti was coming back to Montreal. I got in touch with his representative again in New York who put me in touch with the tour manager who told me to call him when he was in Montreal with Mr. Pavarotti for his concert. I was told that there would be a news conference the day before the concert &amp; that I could bring my Mother &amp; this drawing (which I did for this purpose) to the news conference &amp; that he&#039;d arrange for them to meet Pavarotti &amp; to get the drawing signed. We arrived early, met with the tour manager who sat my Mother &amp; Mother in law in the front row. He introduced me to a gentleman named Tibor Rudas who is known for the conceptualization of The Three Tenors concerts, featuring Jos\u00e9 Carreras, Pl\u00e1cido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. I didn&#039;t know who we was, but my Mother did &amp; said that he was an important figure within opera circles. He asked me to stand off to the side &amp; that he would introduce me to Mr. Pavarotti &amp; have him sign the drawing &amp; then chat with my Mother. As the news conference was going on I stood next to this lady &amp; began chatting.... we exchanged family stories, travel experiences etc. Much to my surprise she was then introduced as the person that would be singing with Mr. Pavarotti &amp; went up on the small stage to answer questions..... I had no idea who she was &amp; can&#039;t remember her name. Then, as the news conference was ending, Mr. Rudas asked for the gentleman who had done a nice portrait of Mr. Pavarotti. I approached the front of the stage with my back towards the media. Several photographers told me to go behind Mr. Pavarotti &amp; hold up the drawing which I did. There was a wall of flashes going off. For that moment I knew how it felt for celebrities to be faced with paparazzi and flashes coming from everywhere &amp; not knowing where to look. One of the photographers was nice enough to send a few images where I have that deer caught in the headlights look. Mr. Pavarotti signed the drawing. The news conference was now over &amp; Mr. Rudas led Mr. Pavarotti over to my Mother. He stopped; my Mother said that it was her son who had done the drawing. He said that I was quite talented. They chatted for about a minute... my Mother in law taking it in... &amp; then he was gone. Mission accomplished!\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI5MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8zMi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZDljNzQ0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/32-250x300.jpg\" data-width=\"250\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLuciano Pavarotti\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/33.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- Mr. Sinatra taught me a lesson. Don&#039;t draw people unless you know they&#039;ll sign the drawing! I came across a photo of Mr. Sinatra that I liked. I drew it. I thought it was a nice drawing. I then got in touch with his publicist, who said I could send the drawing but that they couldn&#039;t promise he&#039;d sign it. A short while later the drawing came back with a note saying that Mr. Sinatra would not sign my drawing but that an autographed photo would be sent shortly. Sure enough, a photo personalized to me, signed by Frank Sinatra turned up in the mail. To this day, I don&#039;t understand why he could sign a photograph for me but not my drawing.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI5MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8zMy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZDljNzQ0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/33-231x300.jpg\" data-width=\"231\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrank Sinatra\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/111.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- I was in touch with Mr. Stewart&#039;s publicist who initially thought I wanted Mr. Stewart to sit for a live portrait. I told him that I would do the drawing &amp; send it to wherever was most convenient for Mr. Stewart. Agreed! I sent the drawing &amp; remember getting it back &amp; with the excitement of a child opening presents on Christmas morning, opening the package to see what Mr. Stewart had written. As a sidebar, it has always amazed me how, when the people I have drawn are in the news, that the person I was in touch with is often the person quoted.... in this case, upon the passing of Mr. Stewart.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI5MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8xMTEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiN2Q5Yzc0NCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/111-245x300.jpg\" data-width=\"245\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Stewart \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/151.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- I had always been a fan of Mr. Hope. I got in touch with his publicist, who agreed to have Mr. Hope sign my drawing. Through my contact at the Montreal Gazette, I was able to find a great photograph from the 1950&#039;s. I drew it, sent it. He was kind enough to send it &amp; return it. I was told in a follow up conversation with his publicist that Mr. Hope liked my drawing so much that he asked for a copy to be made!\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI5NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8xNTEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiN2Q5Yzc0NCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/151-209x300.jpg\" data-width=\"209\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBob Hope\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/211.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- The VP at Just For Laughs, Andy Nulman, strikes again! He was kind enough to have Mr. Winters sign my drawing backstage while in Montreal for the comedy festival. Thanks again Andy!\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI5NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMTEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiN2Q5Yzc0NCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/211-221x300.jpg\" data-width=\"221\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJonathan Winters\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/271.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- Mr. Burns was in Montreal performing at the Just For Laughs comedy festival. Andy Nulman, VP at Just For Laughs was kind enough to have Mr. Burns sign my drawing backstage. Thanks Andy!\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI5NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yNzEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiN2Q5Yzc0NCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/271-268x300.jpg\" data-width=\"268\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGeorge Burns\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/301.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- When it was announced that Mr. Peck would be coming to Montreal as part of a lecture series, I got back in touch with his assistant who, amazingly enough, remembered me &amp; my drawing. She said that she would put me on Mr. Peck&#039;s backstage list &amp; that he would meet with me after his lecture to sign a second drawing. I bought 2 tickets to the lecture for myself &amp; my wife, began to research images of Mr. Peck and came up with two that I liked.... these two. I also knew that my cousin was a huge fan of Mr. Peck. Knowing that she&#039;d already bought a ticket to the lecture I asked her if she&#039;d like to join us &amp; meet her idol, Mr. Peck. After thinking about it for half a second, she was overjoyed at the opportunity. The night of the lecture Mr. Peck did a Q&amp;A at the end of his talk. A younger woman raised her hand, stood up and said that she&#039;d been a lifelong fan of the now roughly 80 year old Gregory Peck and could he please stand up and turn around for her? Mr. Peck, seated, thought about it for a moment, began to raise himself from his chair and about half way up waved his hand as if to say that it wasn&#039;t going to happen and sat down again to the laughter &amp; applause of the crowd. Once the event ended we quickly met up with my cousin and went backstage where we were ushered into a waiting room. Suddenly a door swung open and there stood Mr. Peck. An assistant introduced me to him. I then introduced my wife, and said that I also wanted to introduce my cousin, who was a lifelong fan, but that I made her promise not ask him to turn around for her. Mr. Peck laughed out loud and invited us into his dressing room. I told him about the previous drawing and showed him the 2 new ones. He immediately recognized the movies the drawings were done from &amp; told us stories about each one. I asked if I could take a picture of him with my wife and cousin. He graciously agreed &amp; we took I took a picture outside his dressing room. Once I got the pictures processed - in the days before digital - I had an enlarged print made of the photograph and once again got in touch with his assistant asking if Mr. Peck would sign the photograph for my cousin. He did and we gave it to her for her birthday - she was very happy! We spent about 20 minutes with Mr. Peck. He was a true gentleman &amp; a pleasure to meet!\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI5NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8zMDEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiN2Q5Yzc0NCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/301-223x300.jpg\" data-width=\"223\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGregory Peck\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/351.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- This was from a photo I liked that appeared in a People magazine. This was drawn around the same time as the Baryshnikov drawing. I never tried to get it signed as I was afraid it might get &quot;lost&quot; as well.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI5OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8zNTEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiN2Q5Yzc0NCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/351-229x300.jpg\" data-width=\"229\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDebbie Allen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gordie-Howe.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- I wanted to do a drawing of Gordie Howe.... Mr. Hockey. I got a phone number to his office in Traverse City, Michigan. Called. Left a voice mail. Later that afternoon, I got a call back. As I was talking to the person on the other end, I realized it was Mrs. Howe. I asked her if it was Mrs. Howe, she replied that it was in fact. I went on to say that her husband was a great hockey player. Without missing a beat she replied that she&#039;d never heard that! We both laughed &amp; she put me at ease. We went on to have a lengthy conversation talking about advertising as she told me that she had been in &quot;the industry&quot; in her younger years. She told me that she &amp; Gordie would be in Montreal doing a book signing &amp; that I could meet Gordie at that time &amp; have him sign my drawing. Through my contact in the photo library of the Montreal Gazette, I was able to borrow 2 vintage publicity images of Gordie, &amp; did my drawing. On the day I was to meet Gordie &amp; Colleen Howe, I asked my youngest daughter if she wanted to join me &amp; meet Mr. Howe. She came along. We entered the room where there were 30 to 50 people with the Howe&#039;s on a small stage signing books. I went up to Mrs. Howe, &amp; we had another nice conversation as she and her husband continued their book signing duties. All the while, Gordie was making faces at my daughter, trying to get her attention &amp; ignoring everyone else in the room. I asked Gordie if I could take a picture of him with my drawing. He replied that I could if my daughter would be in the photo. I asked her if she&#039;d be in a photo with Mr. Howe. She shook her head &amp; said no!! I ended up taking a picture of Gordie, Colleen &amp; my drawing. Gordie signed a book for our family &amp; a card for my daughter. As we left, I asked my daughter why she wouldn&#039;t be in a picture with Mr. Howe. Her reply.... &quot;Because he was copying me.&quot;\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI5OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9Hb3JkaWUtSG93ZS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZDljNzQ0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gordie-Howe-202x300.jpg\" data-width=\"202\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGordie Howe\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/Henry-Rodriguez.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- For many years I shared season tickets for the Montreal Expos and had many great times at the &quot;Big O&quot; with my wife &amp; daughters. Our seats were in the second row, over the Expos dugout, right at first base. Over the years I got to talk to many of the Expos &amp; traded several of my drawings for signed bats &amp; balls with players such as Pedro Martinez, Carlos Perez, Delino Deshields and David Segui, to name a few. As it turned out, Henry Rodriguez&#039;s girlfriend sat right behind us &amp; she urged me to draw Henry. I showed him the drawing, which he liked, but didn&#039;t want to give up one of his precious bats, so I asked him to sign the drawing for me.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMwMCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9IZW5yeS1Sb2RyaWd1ZXouanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiN2Q5Yzc0NCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/Henry-Rodriguez-205x300.jpg\" data-width=\"205\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHenry Rodr\u00edguez\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/Joe-DiMaggio.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- The &quot;Yankee Clipper.&quot; Once married to Marilyn Monroe. I came across a drawing of Mr. Dimaggio &amp; decided to draw it. Upon its completion, I decided I&#039;d try to see if I could have Mr. Dimaggio sign it. I got in touch with the publicist of the New York Yankees, who told me it would be a tough request to have fulfilled. He put me in touch with a representative for Mr. Dimaggio, who handled all of Mr. Dimaggio&#039;s affairs. He told me to send a letter to Mr. Dimaggio to his attention, &amp; that he&#039;d get back to me only if Mr. Dimaggio would sign the drawing. After numerous attempts, it is obvious by looking at the drawing that Mr. Engelberg or Mr. Dimaggio did not want to sign my drawing.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMwMSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9Kb2UtRGlNYWdnaW8uanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiN2Q5Yzc0NCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/Joe-DiMaggio-228x300.jpg\" data-width=\"228\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoe DiMaggio\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lee-Smith.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- Lee Smith should be in the Hall of Fame as one of the premier closers in Major League history. He came to the Expos for the proverbial cup of tea. At this point, I had a contact in the Expos front office who would help me reach players if I wanted. I sent her the drawing of Mr. Smith, asking if he&#039;d trade a signed bat for it. She called a few days later to tell me that it couldn&#039;t be done &amp; that I could pick up the drawing the next time I was at the stadium. When I went to pick it up, I went to reception &amp; was told it would be a moment &amp; I should wait. A few minutes later, Bill Stoneman who had pitched for the Expos...... thrown 2 no hitters and was President of the Expos at the time, came out to meet me with my drawing. He went on to say that he thought it was a great drawing &amp; that I was very talented, but that Mr. Smith could not trade a bat for the drawing, as bats were property of the Expos &amp; not for players to give away. I thanked him &amp; walked away thinking that may be one of the reasons baseball in Montreal didn&#039;t survive. If the President of the team is concerned over the cost of a bat in a sport of millionaires.........\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMwMiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9MZWUtU21pdGguanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiN2Q5Yzc0NCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lee-Smith-212x300.jpg\" data-width=\"212\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLee Smith\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/Magic-Johnson.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- I wanted to draw Magic Johnson &amp; through the Los Angeles Lakers was put in touch with Mr. Johnson&#039;s business manager. He replied that if he knew me, if he knew the drawing wouldn&#039;t end up on Ebay that it wouldn&#039;t be a problem; but that because he didn&#039;t know me or where the drawing would end up, he had to decline. Having heard many stories from my friend Peter about fans reselling signed memorabilia, I understood his hesitation. We went back &amp; forth for a few more minutes, with me trying to convince him that the drawing would be framed and hung on a wall. He replied that he couldn&#039;t be absolutely sure of that. In the end, I said to him that Nelson Mandela had signed a drawing for me....... who was Magic Johnson anyway. After about 10 seconds of silence he said &quot;send the drawing.&quot; I did, along with a Magic Johnson jersey. He signed both!\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMwMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9NYWdpYy1Kb2huc29uLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjdkOWM3NDQifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/Magic-Johnson-217x300.jpg\" data-width=\"217\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMagic Johnson\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mikhail-Baryshnikov1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7d9c744\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"- Long frustrating story! I had come across a photograph of Mr. Baryshnikov dancing that I really liked! I drew it, unlike any of my others, but similar to the drawing of Debbie Allen in style. It was done in white pencil on black paper. One of my favorite drawings I had ever done. At this point, I had done many drawings &amp; had experience with the process of getting it done, &amp; thought why not try to have Mr. Baryshnikov sign the drawing. I got in touch with his publicist in New York who told me to send the drawing, which I did. After following up over several months, I was finally told that they didn&#039;t know where the drawing was... that it had been lost!! I was very upset as I liked it so much. As a consolation prize, they sent me several photographs of Mr. Baryshnikov of which I drew one. I sent it to them; he signed it, along with several other photos &amp; returned them to me... I&#039;d rather have had my original white on black drawing. One of these days it&#039;ll probably show up being auctioned somewhere as he probably liked it &amp; decided to keep it.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMwNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2N5dHJ5bmRlc2lnbmFuZGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zLmNvbVwvd2ViXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9NaWtoYWlsLUJhcnlzaG5pa292MS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3ZDljNzQ0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mikhail-Baryshnikov1-243x300.jpg\" data-width=\"243\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMikhail Baryshnikov\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a young boy consumed by hockey, I used to wait outside the Montreal Forum and the hotels of visiting teams to have my favorite players autograph portraits I had drawn of them. Over a thirty year period, the doodles I drew of hockey players as a little boy evolved into my collection of portraits [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-184","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/184"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1671,"href":"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/184\/revisions\/1671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cytryndesignandcommunications.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}