Victory Fine Art Giveaway!

Hey everyone, Drew back here! Recently, I had the pleasure of becoming partners with the good folks at Victory Fine Art - an up and coming licensed provider of fantastic sports artwork.

Victory has emerged over the past year after quite the selection process to determine which artists would produce their works. After examining over 300 different artists, four award winning people were selected to represent the company. Their website currently features a Baseball, Football, Basketball, Hockey, and Indy 500 page; as well as an exclusive Muhammad Ali gallery.

I took an extensive look through their website after initially being contacted by the company to see if we could form a partnership. I was captivated from the second I clicked their website link. Also, I was particularly impressed by their price points. While their original canvas' for each subject cost several thousand dollars, you can own a large 19" by 35" print for just $35.00. A majority of their pieces are meant to gather an emotional message about the player represented; far more than any routine photo commonly used throughout the industry.

Long story short, I was sent a few of their prints this past week to be able to show off for all of you. I chose my two personal favorites of theirs, and I could not be more happy with the results. The first print I chose was the gorgeous Derek Jeter "Farewell" work created by Armando Villarreal. It really captures the essence of Jeter and just how much he is adored by the Yankees fanbase. I can't wait to find a frame for this and display it somewhere in my mancave.

I also chose this gorgeous sepia toned piece also constructed by Villarreal, entitled "Thoughtful", of boxing legend Muhammad Ali. Ali has always been one of my all time favorite sports figures, and I browsed their Ali art collection page to add something of his to my collection. I loved most of them, but ultimately sided with this emotional work. I think I made a good choice!

Both arrived in the mail in excellent condition, and I could not be more impressed with their customer service and overall quality.

So here's where the fun begins. Victory has told me I can give away any one of their prints to a lucky reader, and I'm going to do just that.

To enter for a chance to win your favorite piece from the Victory Art website, here is what you will need to do:

- Leave a comment below stating which print you would like to receive if you are chosen as the winner! The comment itself will give you one entry into the random name generator.
- Post a Tweet using the @VictoryFineArt hashtag, a link to this blog post, and my twitter (@drewmihans) for an extra entry.
- Post a Photo on Instagram and tag @VictoryFineArt, leave the link to my blog post, and tag my account (@drewscards) as well in the caption section to earn an additional entry.
- Post on your blog a link to the Victory Fine Art website (https://www.victoryfineart.com/) as well as the link to this contest for two more entries.

The contest will close on Halloween (October 31st at 5:00 PM EST)!

In total, you can earn up to 5 chances to win any piece of artwork to proudly display in your man cave! Trust me, these people are worth your time and effort! Here are a few other examples of what you could win:

Clayton Kershaw

Aaron Rodgers

LeBron James

Good luck to everyone, and let's give these up and comers some hobby love!

See Ya!

Congrats to the 2010-11 Green Bay Packers!

Hey guys, Drew back here, and even though I'm a little late to the parade, I felt like I should talk about the Super Bowl. To be brutally honest, the Jets definitely should have been in that game and it really disappoints me, however, what's done is done and I settled down to watch the big Packers vs. Steelers game at my friend's house. You could not have possibly asked for a worse beginning to the game than Christina Aguilera's rendition of the National Anthem. Her incredible voice was fine, but she missed a line (the rampart one)!

As for the actual football part of the game, it was a great game! Aaron Rodgers was spot on throughout the entire game with his passes, and it seemed like nothing could have stopped him, even the injury by star receiver Donald Driver that put him out for the entire second half. His passing totals were 24/39 completions, 304 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Without multiple drops by his receivers, he could've pulled off one of the greatest Super Bowl performances of all time! Rodgers joined Bart Starr and Brett Favre to become one of 3 groups of at least 3 quarterbacks on one franchise to win a Super Bowl (Giants, Redskins).

After years of waiting and waiting, he finally got to lead his team to the Super Bowl, and the entire Packers squad played a tremendous game! Roethlisberger couldn't complete a pass when it mattered most, and was the final piece that ended the Steelers season.

But you can't talk about the Super Bowl without mentioning the commercials. They were much better than they have been in the last few years in my opinion, and I laughed at quite a few of them. The Doritos ones always crack me up, and the Pepsi Max ones were good too, but this was my favorite:

Eminem got into 2 commercials, 1 being more serious (Chrysler) but the best was certainly the Brisk one.

Oh, and other than the cool display, the Black Eyed Peas.. sucked.

Congrats Green Bay! See Ya!