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Newell T aka Stingray UNITED STATES
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Stingray by Simone Bianchi

Location: Stingray
Artist: Simone Bianchi (All)

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Artwork Details
Location: Stingray
Title: Stingray by Simone Bianchi*
Artist:  Simone Bianchi (All)
Media Type: Mixed Media
Art Type: Commission
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 391
Likes on CAF: 43
Favorited on CAF: 3
Comments: 21
Added to Site: 4/12/2026

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Description
OAX 2026 Pre-Show Commission!!!

Last year I was able to commission Simone DiMeo for OAX. Not to be outdone, I decided to go for Simone Bianchi this year. I have not been let down by a man named Simone yet!!!

This is the single largest art purchase I have made (so far) and it is well worth every penny. Simone is known as the Maestro and, looking at this painting, it is evident why. I knew that whatever Simone did, it would be good, but this completely blew me away!

Red sky at night, Stingray's delight! The subtle gradient of color around a large moon gives this piece an almost eerie, dusky feel. A bold choice that enhances the atmosphere of the piece well beyond a plain blue sky. As your eye moves down the image, following from Stingray's outstretched hand, Simone's mastery of anatomy is on full display; the figure has a grace and elegance that is accentuated by the moonlight. Then there's the water... Stingray has exploded from the depths into the night air, the water creating a vortex around his feet and somehow, more than anything else, the water takes on a dimensionality that imbues the piece with depth. It almost seems that we are watching Stingray on a screen and the spray form his expulsion from the water is hitting the camera, establishing a depth of field.

And the colors! Stingray commissions tend to have a lot of bright red. There's not much of that here, favoring darker colors for the night time image. But look at the understated use of purple on the back of Stingray's right thigh. That could be a single brush stroke, it's so faint. The whole image has a twilight glow about it that teases the danger that comes with the night, but Stingray remains unbothered.

Thank you to the Maestro himself, and thank you to Matt DiTullio for making this possible. Simone never painted Stingray for a card set, but this is truly a masterpiece.

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James S Member Since 2017
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Posted On 4/12/2026

He really did a great job on this one!  If you are going to go big, this is the kind of result you hope for! 

Abraham Martinez Member Since 2014
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Posted On 4/12/2026

What a commission, fantastic!!!!

Kavi H Member Since 2018
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Posted On 4/12/2026

Epic and evocative! Tremendous piece, one of the best Stingray's yet! I love the darker color pallette overall with the moonlight over the ocean water. Huge congrats on the commission result, this certainly would make for an awesome trading card or variant cover!

Nick Forst Member Since 2023
1    
Posted On 4/12/2026

Pretty darn epic! Seeing you picking this up in person was quite the treat. May we all have the chance to commission the great and powerful Simone, one day!

Derek Crabbe Member Since 2020
1    
Posted On 4/12/2026

Momentous piece in your Stingray collection! Truly stunning!

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Posted On 4/12/2026

simone killed it on this one buddy, man, this needs to be a card at the very least

George H Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 4/12/2026

A real stunner!

Lance Suarez Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 4/12/2026

one of the best pieces I saw at OAX besides a plate of Zingers!

Nash of the Titans Member Since 2020
1    
Posted On 4/12/2026

Perfection! Love this piece from Simones classic use of textures to lighting. What a commission and congrats!

Brian Norton Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 4/12/2026

awesome piece

Alberto Gonzalez Member Since 2005
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Posted On 4/12/2026

Wow, I am sad I missed this one at OAX! This is one of the coolest pieces I have seen Simone do in a while, and that means a lot given he's always doing incredible work... I hope you have a spot to get this one framed and hung because it deserves to be!!

Keith Miller Member Since 2024
1    
Posted On 4/12/2026

I like the vortex of water. It makes me think Stingray was spinning out of the water, like an evening dance!
Matthew DiTullio Member Since 2019
CAF Administrator
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Posted On 4/12/2026

It js beautiful thank you for the support 

Marcus Wai Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 4/13/2026

This piece soars and serves as inspiration as Stingray reaches up and dares to touch the heavens.

Toni S Member Since 2019
1    
Posted On 4/13/2026

Superb art!

Duke  Fleed Member Since 2013
1    
Posted On 4/13/2026

Someone call the Louvre! Pure Master-Piece!!

Paul  Brzegowy Member Since 2010
1    
Posted On 4/13/2026

Bianchi crushed this one and this one screams to be put on a wall. 

Ruben DaCollector Member Since 2008
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Posted On 4/14/2026

Man, you keep scoring with these! The entire thing is wonderful, but damn, the upsplash is unbelievably outstanding!

Rick W Member Since 2017
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Posted On 4/14/2026

Incredible!!

Dave W Member Since 2006
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Posted On 4/15/2026

Seeing this piece, I can hear that epic splash of Stingray emerging from the depths! Beautiful painting - congrats!!!

Jason Hussa Member Since 2017
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Posted On 5/4/2026

Oh, woooooow...  A simply unbelievable piece, Newell!  Your write up is fantastic, and you totally nail it: The lighting is -superb- (it feels like a Frazetta to me!), the anatomy and posture are dramatic and powerful (as Stingray triumphantly breaches the ocean's surface), but that water - goodness gracious me - is flat-out stunning.  The color, the translucency, the spray...  just incredible work by the Maestro.  Your brilliantly unique collecting angle continues to yield incredible results, Newell; a year ago if you had told me so many of my favorited pieces would contain Stingray, I'd say something was definitely fishy... but here we are: fishy and loving it.  Enormous, Pacific-sized congrats on this sea treasure, Newell - wow!

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