Yeiser Art Center

After years of waiting The Yeiser Art Center in Paducah, KY is finally back online, not all of the site is functional but it is a start. This Center belongs to a family member and yet I've never been there. I do hope to get there at some point within the next couple of years.

LM

George & Me - Documentary Blog

As many of you know I am part of the documentary called George & Me that is being made by Sky Wilson. I wanted to let you all know that there is not only a trailer for the doc but a brand new George & Me blog which give us the opportunity to see what's going on with the production and other updates. I will have a permanent link to the blog too. :D

The documentary comes out at the end of September 2006 and will be available to purchase at that time.

Leah

Astounding Amounts for Artwork

If any of you have been keeping up with anything going on at Sotheby's or Christie's in London recently you would have watched some jaw-dropping art auctions this year...especially for Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary works of art.
Starting in June and continuing through summer is traditionally a slower time for art dealers and high profile auctions. This year seems to have made a turn for the better in terms of record sales for this time of year...and then some.

On June 19th alone sales hit an all-time high of £153,580,000 ($280,238,000 US). There were 73 items that sold for near a million/or over a million (£ or $) Modigliani's portrait of his mistress, Jeanne Hébuterne au Chapeau (seen to the left), sold for a cool £16.3 million ($29,745, 000 US). This painting, which was completed in 1919, was originally estimated to sell for around £12 million and was part of a private collection.

David Hockney's The Splash was sold for a record (for the artist) £2,920,000 ($5,329,000). Other record breaking sales for artists: Lyonel Feininger (£4,152,000 / $7,688,888) Peter Doig (£1,128,000 / $2,088,888) Frank Auerbach (£456,000 / $844,444) While most of the buyers hailed from the United States (44%) other buyers included 23% European, 14% Russian, 11% British and *8% Asian.

The Asian market for modern artworks has dramatically in the last few years but mostly for their own modern pieces. In addition Christie's of London held their Impressionist, Modern, Post-War and Contemporary art auction from June 20 - 22 and the take for that was £141.5 million ($258m US)

On June 20 - 22 Christie's auction brought in £141.5m ($258m US). 81 lots of art going for at least £/$1m each.

Just incredible.
L

Pulp Fiction Final...

Pulp Fiction Final 8" x 10" Colored Pencil on plain black paper 2006
This project is for this contest. We'll see how it goes. Wish me luck!

Leah

Bettie Page...

Miss Bettie Page 8" x 10" Colored Pencil on plain black paper 2006

This commission was rendered several weeks ago.

haha...and you really thought I was kidding when I mentioned the red. ;)

LM

Pulp Fiction Rough...

Pulp Fiction Rough (WIP) 8" x 10" plain black paper.

Here's a rough sketch of a Pulp Fiction project I just finished. I'll post the finished illustration soon.