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For Elinor Krieger-Coble, the opportunity to blend her beloved of art and athletics wasn't cutting edge — information technology was about as sometime-school every bit an artist tin get.

"People endeavor to section the 2 off, as if they aren't related, merely in ancient times — (especially) in ancient Greece — art was all about sports," the contempo University of Iowa graduate said.

Many of the oldest artwork still surviving depicts the Olympic games or other able-bodied competitions, she said.

That'south one of the master reasons why Krieger-Coble jumped at an opportunity this by semester to partner with the UI Department of Athletics equally an artist of record for the Iowa Hawkeyes football season.

"We love innovative ideas similar this that showcase how athletic section resource can be used as learning opportunities not but by our educatee-athletes, but by students all across our campus, no matter their discipline," Gary Barta, UI manager of athletics, said in a news release.

During this autumn's home games against Northwestern, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Michigan, Krieger-Coble was granted access to the field alongside the photographers and videographers sent by the university and media outlets. While they sought to digitally capture the clash of extra larger-than life players, she looked for those moments of awe and beauty to show the raw humanity beneath the pads and protection.

"It'due south incredible to run across their bodies working that hard," she said of the players. "One of my biggest goals for the piece was to personify these people, make them people again, make them into things that are somewhat relate-able to us.

That goal was made easier by the fact that Krieger-Coble is related to one of the tight ends on the field: her cousin, George Kittle. Her brother, Henry, also starred for the Hawkeyes at tight end from 2012 to 2015 and now plays for the Denver Broncos.

"I've always been in a situation in which these guys are just people," she said.

Krieger-Coble said she did have one star-struck experience when she saw sometime Hawkeye Dallas Clark at the Oct. 22 game against Wisconsin.

"I've always been a huge Colts fan," she said. "And I was similar, the one time I've been similar, 'Oh my gosh!'"

And so far, the Krieger-Coble has produced two ink wash drawings, ii paintings and ii graphite drawings. She plans to have other works finished over the adjacent three weeks, merely they are going to be almost directly from her sketchbook.

Her work — along with that of her fellow contempo graduate, Heidi Schickel — is scheduled to exist on exhibit Jan. xv–21 in Gallery E148 in the Visual Arts Building.

Schickel joined Krieger-Coble during the Nov. 12 game against Michigan. The Hawkeyes had been expected to lose, but took the lead in the second quarter and  ended upward clinching victory with a field goal in the final second.

The final score mattered less to Schickel, however, than the heightened energy level throughout the game. She spent the hours sketching and taking photos of the fans in the stands, the cheerleaders and the marching band.

"I was looking for annihilation that sparked my involvement," she said.

Since the game, Schickel has produced a two-foot-by-iv-foot painting depicting the marching ring's functioning during one-half time. She has plans to cease another smaller ink cartoon earlier the exhibition in January.

The artists, who both graduate in December, were immune to showcase their work during the UI president'due south holiday party — where they heard from many people interested in purchasing prints of their work.

Both at present are figuring out what be the the next phase of their development as artists.

Schickel has an interview scheduled over the side by side two weeks for an arts-related job in Iowa.

"It'south skillful have news virtually this commission pop upwardly when people are Googling your name," she said.

Krieger-Coble is taking some time to weigh her options for which graduate school to attend.

"My mom has ever been 100 percent — no questions-asked," she said. "Where other parents are similar, 'And then, what are you doing with that?' She's e'er been, 'Aye, y'all're going to do great.'"

Reach Jeff Charis-Carlson at 319-887-5435 or jcharisc@press-citizen.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JeffCharis.

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