WorthPoint Helps Colorado Woman Sell $103,000 Painting at Sotheby's that She Found in the Trash May 10, 2008
While digging through a neighborhood dumpster in Boulder, Colorado, a decade ago, Tammy Bullock found an oil painting that just looked interesting. . (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Artwalk! events at almost 20 participating sites May 8, 2008
135 Anderson Ave., 266-9988, is in a new location in downtown Coos Bay, next to the Pottery Co. The featured artist is Tamarah Phillips, who specializes in oil paintings of ethereal females, a press release said ... 757 Newmark Ave., 888-4477, will feature the oil and acrylic art of Ermie Goodrich and new showings of raku pottery by Laurie Lee. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Cooking keeps women close May 7, 2008
She also enjoys oil painting ... Bring to a boil, stirring constantly ... 1 (18-1/4 ounce) Betty Crocker super moist white cake mix 1-1/3 cups water 1 teaspoon almond extract 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup canola oil 3 egg whites. (Buffalo Reflex, MO)
The mystery of the rare vinyl Apr 23, 2008
" Last year Oxfam became the first charity to launch an online shop, on which individual stores can upload photographs of unusual items for sale to a wider market. Though Oxfam's policy is to accept everything, the likes of Manuel and his Music of the Mountains or The James Last Orchestra are now consigned to the rubbish bin in Stowmarket. Nowadays, Oxfam's national bill for waste disposal for its 850 outlets exceeds 1 million. The Stowmarket shop's improved quality merchandise has resulted in... (BBC News -- UK)
Entertainment guide Mar 31, 2008
STILL LOOKING AT AMERICA: AN EXHIBIT OF OIL PAINTINGS AND WATERCOLORS BY GREG HAGEN: on display through April 23, Art Gallery 408, Lackawanna Avenue, Olyphant ... GREAT CHEFS XVIII: If You Can Boil Water. (Scranton Times, PA)
Asian buyers seeking undervalued contemporary art in Japan Mar 24, 2008
China plays among the worst performers with resource stocks slipping on weak results, lower oil. Residents want to see more investment and trade with rival mainland China to boost sagging economy New media websites hope by offering content to viewers they can curtail online piracy, but they face a tough b.. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Annual spring show slated Saturday in downtown Brenham Mar 7, 2008
Members of the Brenham Fine Arts League will conduct demonstrations of watercolor, oil and tole painting. Singers and music from the gazebo on the square will provide a background for shopping the wonderful craft booths and enjoying the display of antique cars. (Brenham Banner, TX)
All the Best Mar 6, 2008
Contemporary figurative artist David Hardaker presents new oil paintings through March 14 at Moxie, 2307 Dunlavy in Houston ... Woman 36 Dies in Crash, oil paintings by David Hardaker, will be on display through March 15 at Moxie, 2307 Dunlavy in Houston. (Woodlands Villager, TX)
Reward beats risk Feb 15, 2008
Spielberg wasn't the thief, and he doesn't know who took Rockwell's "Russian Schoolroom" -- an oil of 16 pupils looking at a bust of Lenin. All the A-list director knows is he paid about $200,000 for the 16 x 37 canvas in a legitimate purchase. (CNN -- International)
On display (49) Feb 15, 2008
Through Feb. 26: Dragons Boogie Woogie, a solo exhibit of acrylic and oil paintings by Diane Widler Wenzel ... Gallery Michael Gibbons, 140 N.E. Alder St. Through Feb. 28: Only the Northwest, an exhibit of oil paintings done en plein air from around the Northwest. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Aussie Picasso, Chagall bring home the bacon Feb 8, 2008
Pablo Picasso's Le Peintre, an oil on canvas from the late 1960s on the theme of an artist at work, sold for 1 ... Marc Chagall's Les Tournesols, a 1966 oil and gouache showing a bouquet of flowers, from the same Australian collection, brought an identical 1. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Chili Cook-Off and Soup Cook-Off Jan 17, 2008
Workshops include flower arranging and oil painting. Register by calling 255-6515, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Antiques, comfort can share space Dec 28, 2007
Essary has added another unexpected touch: oil paintings done on wood and mounted on the kitchen backsplash. It's not a place one expects to find fine art. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
From Soviet souvenirs to nesting dolls of Sox Dec 24, 2007
Dealers on the upper tiers sell yard sale knickknacks and also original oil paintings, quality carpets, and antiques. It helps to compare prices before making a purchase, and bargaining is not only allowed, but expected. (Boston Globe)
North San Diego County Community News Briefs: Art association announces show winners Nov 27, 2007
Winners of special cash awards were Best of Show Award, William Riedell, for his pastel "Bodie by Moonlight"; Dean Myers Plein Air Award for Landscape in Plein Air Style or Manner, Oil or Acrylic Only, Mary Mulvihill, for her acrylic "Sierra Blue"; Dorothy Stillens Plein Air Award for Any Painting Done Out of Doors, Bobbie Allen, for her watercolor "Blissful"; Ellen Rowe Award for Best Use of Color, Patty Mangels, for her watercolor "Umbrella Tree and Vineyard, Certaldo, Italy"; and Ken Decker... (North County Times)
$1 million for Mexican artwork found in NYC trash Nov 22, 2007
This year's L.A. Auto Show has a new feel, reflecting the rising price of oil around the world. A. O. Scott reviews "Redacted," a film exploring the difficulty of cutting through the fog of war. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
North County Times Community news Briefs: Fire survivor support group to meet Nov 6, 2007
Residents can bring items to these Dumpsters as early as 8:30 a.m. The following items will not be accepted: tires, oil, chemicals, paint, vehicle parts, batteries and electronics. To dispose of these items, contact Waste Management at (800) DUMPSTER.. (North County Times)
Sixty-five vendors will sell handcrafted items at the Fall Bazaar Saturday Nov 2, 2007
t looks like an oil painting. Although Kinney is a photographer, she prefers her clients give her a photo of their child or pet that they want the portrait of. (Walnut Creek Rossmoor News, CA)
Dream comes true, valuable painting found in sofa bed Nov 2, 2007
"She used the sofa bed for a while before realizing the painting was in there," said Michaela Derra, spokeswoman for the auction house Ketterer Kunst, adding she did not know how the oil painting had wound up inside the sofa. The student got about 16,000 euros from the sale. (Xinhuanet, China)
Old couch was hiding more than small change Nov 1, 2007
Derra did not know how the oil painting had wound up inside the couch ... Production capacity constraints could cause a sustained period of high inflation, apart from high oil and food prices, retailer Massmart said yesterday. (Business Report, South Africa)
Student finds valuable painting in couch Oct 31, 2007
The tiny 10- by 15-inch oil painting sold for $27,630 at a Hamburg art auction last weekend, Auction House Kunst Kettler said. The work, "Preparation to Escape to Egypt," was painted by an unknown artist close to Venetian painter Carlo Saraceni between 1605 and 1620, the auction house said Monday night. (MSNBC -- International)
Art to buy and art to appreciate Oct 27, 2007
The lot with the next highest pre-sale estimate is 2215A, a framed group of nine small oil landscapes by Mr. Seiferth (1875-1942). They are expected to sell for $600 to $900. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Painting dumped on a New York street could sell for $1m Oct 25, 2007
Dumped oil painting 'worth $1m ... The owners - a couple from Houston whose names have not been disclosed - bought the oil on canvas, with marble dust and sand worked into the paint, in 1977 at Sotheby's. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Is it art? Is it trash? In this case, it's both Oct 24, 2007
A Houston couple whose names were not disclosed purchased the work, an oil on canvas with marble dust and sand worked into the paint, in 1977. It was stolen in 1987 from a warehouse where they had placed it while moving. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Stars donate to Darfur aid sale Oct 24, 2007
Dumped oil painting 'worth $1m. Eight Lankan planes' destroyed. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
Weekend Happenings Oct 24, 2007
Sunny Days: Lynn M. Rix, oil painting series: (through Dec. 8), The Lakes Gallery, N76-W31428 Highway VV, North Lake. (262) 966-1804. (Sussex Sun, WI)
Shop 'til you drop for world's best global goods Oct 18, 2007
Or that you can pick up an oil reproduction of any masterpiece painting in Saigon. More from ForbesTraveler. (MSNBC -- Travel)
A cavalier frame of mind Oct 13, 2007
A Cavalier, oil on wood panel, was small, 20 x 16 centimetres, and easily concealed. The thief walked out with it. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Southwest flavor ignites Rogers home Oct 5, 2007
Almost all the artwork in the home was done by them Barb the oil paintings and Fred the watercolors. Her brother Steven has started making glasswear, which is also on display in the home. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Wild, wild West thrives in Buckhead home Sep 25, 2007
The stairs leading to the basement are overlooked by framed French wine labels and an oil painting of a French bistro. "My goal is to finish the lower level with a wine cellar and tasting room," he said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Normal meets extraordinary Sep 14, 2007
Pulling up to Novotny Insurance in a large pick-up truck, Whitaker walked into Novotny Insurance, owned by he and his wife, where many of his oil paintings are tastefully displayed. The collection is impressive, and many items will be displayed and sold at the Sandhill Crane Festival in Wheatfield Sept. 15. (Demotte Kankakee Valley Post News, IN)
Antique-lovers flock to Oceanside festival Sep 10, 2007
Wood said his most beautiful, precious piece, is a small oil painting from 1917. He said he found a postcard of the painting first at the Oceanside Swap Meet, and then went a little further in the same booth and found the oil painting. (North County Times)
At home: Tim Gunn makes it work in his NYC apartment Aug 31, 2007
So Gunn purged some pieces that felt out of scale a chest, a lamp, toile trays that hung in the kitchen and relegated them to the downstairs laundry room, where scavengers scooped them up as quickly as he dropped them off ... "I'm feeling so spoiled." ... Take the small oil painting of a gap-toothed man. (USA Today -- Life)
Street Art festival on tap Saturday Aug 22, 2007
In addition to displaying oil paintings and pen and ink prints of cowboy life, Brannen will also give a roping demonstration during the festival ... Featured artwork will include pottery, kiln fired glass, wisteria and kudzu baskets, metal sculpture, oil, watercolor and acrylic paintings, yard iron and ornaments, jewelry, wood carved bowls and more ... Henry Piper, Semmes, oil infused crystal potpourri. (Eufaula Tribune, AL)
Landscapes take the front seat Aug 18, 2007
Brett Whiteley's San Gimignano ($600,000 to $800,000) is a Tuscan landscape in oil and collage, the orchards and rolling hills rendered with a playfully distorted perspective ... Any traveller knows tipping can be a tricky business, and getting it wrong can potentially spoil a holiday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Maui Ritz puttin' all up for sale, from fine art to forks Jul 14, 2007
One of the most expensive items tagged so far is an oil painting by the 19th century Frenchman Paul Narcisse Saliers, called "Twin Boys." It shows two youngsters in pleated sailor skirts. "The first thing, everybody thinks they are girls," says Miller, but boys in skirts was the custom then. (Honolulu Advertiser)
The artful dodger's trail of misery Jul 14, 2007
He was also convicted of stealing a Hans Heysen oil, two Norman Lindsay sketches and an Ernest Buckmaster oil painting from his friend Marjorie Butler, a wealthy eastern suburbs widow. The Hans Heysen was a late addition to a 1995 art auction selling quietly for $26,000, only to turn up months later with a price tag of $120,000. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Open class antiques (A19) results: Jul 13, 2007
Cultural Arts - Art - Oil Media (Portrait) ... Cultural Arts - Art - Oil/Mixed Media-Portrait 2 ... Cultural Arts - Art - Oil Media-Landscape. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Eye on Art: St. Mark opens ongoing gallery space Jun 22, 2007
Valerie Aune lends her zoomorphic realism with an oil painting of a zebra drinking from a sunlit watering hole ... Marianne McDonald's underwater scene is a colorful reef where thick layers of oil paint mimic its rough textures. (Pensacola News Journal)
Investing: Water might really make your profits flow Jun 8, 2007
But corn, used for producing ethanol, may become increasingly valuable as oil supplies dwindle in the next half-century. Jim Rogers, investment guru and former hedge-fund manager, likes agricultural land in Latin America, where water is reasonably plentiful. (USA Today -- Money)
Neufeld exhibit opening tomorrow Jun 2, 2007
The show will feature many watercolor paintings created by the artist from the mid-1940s through the early 1990s, including images of New York City and Litchfield County, along with some rare oil paintings and linoleum block prints, which will all be available for sale, along with the "New Milford Portfolio" book and many limited edition giclee prints published from the book. Recently, Laurence Neufeld entered the book in the Independent Publisher Book Awards contest, which earned his labor of... (New Milford Times, CT)
Emperor's Birthday Gift Battles Challenge of China's Soaring Modern Art May 29, 2007
Wu Guanzhong's 1973 oil painting ``Scenery of Northern China'' was the top lot at HK$31. 7 million, double Christie's presale estimate of HK$15 million. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Driving Down Spending May 21, 2007
We're paying more for gas than we do to eat," he said. He wouldn't mind living closer to work to cut his 80-mile commute. His wife and 21-year-old daughter, Jade, who lives with the couple, have jobs close to home. The stagnant housing market and prospect of higher property taxes also cause him to hesitate. In the end, he figures he can try to conserve gas, when possible, and hunt for the best prices, but it won't make more than a dent in the monthly bill. THE RETIREES NAMES: Dorothy and Charlie... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Yard-sale find expected to yield $100,000 May 16, 2007
9-centimetre oil painting of Lake Okanagan in a rural Ontario yard sale. Mr. Martin immediately paid the full asking price before other eager treasure hunters could snap it up. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
North San Diego County Community News Briefs: May 8, 2007
The exhibition highlights artwork painted in soft (chalk) pastels, oil pastels or mixed media. A first-place prize was awarded to Marilyn Grame for her painting of a barn owl titled "Grumpy." Second- and third-place prizes were awarded to Cathy Carey for "Water Play" and Elaine Hackett for "Samurai," respectively. (North County Times)
Couple builds bold shrine to their art collection May 4, 2007
We go to auctions or we go to a store, and I say, 'Hmm, I gotta have that,'" Lou said.On the second floor is one of Lou's favorite pieces: A large blue painting of eyes by Bryan Jacobs that hangs in his office. Jeanne likes a brown-toned textured oil nude she bought at Art for the Masses."When I see things, their textures just speak to me," Jeanne said.Hop the home's elevator to the third floor, and you've got a good vantage point of Lou's collection of Broadway memorabilia lining the walls... (The Morning Star)
Artists trapped in gallery dispute Apr 30, 2007
It's a simple life made harder lately by the seizure of 17 oil paintings that Corley, 63, had for sale on consignment at Style de Vie, a Palm Beach shop that was run by Tyler Jay Halperyn, a man with a checkered financial past ... A Miami Beach man, Howard Kreps, placed an oil painting by Edouard Leon Cortes owned by his family for more than 50 years for sale on consignment for a minimum price of $42,000. (The Palm Beach Post)
Lackawanna County man preserves the dying art of scrimshaw Apr 29, 2007
It s as good as any oil painting or better ... It s not like doing an oil painting and if you make a mistake, just paint over it. (Scranton Times, PA)
Men of Steel Apr 20, 2007
Serving as architect/builder, Mr. Docktor combined his classical art education with a love for gardening and architecture in 1983, just after the price of oil went down, and others started building north-facing McMansions. The red-brick houses in the riverside town of Roebling, where Mr. Docktor has been creating murals and sculpture, do have a patina, having been built in the first decade of the 1900s. (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
Tying up loose threads/Worn quilts, frayed rugs, tattered frocks and torn blue jeans -- Berkeley artist mends them all Apr 19, 2007
" She came out of the Art Institute of Chicago well schooled in many fine arts disciplines, from egg tempera to etching. She had been out to Berkeley in 1964 and observed the beginning of the Free Speech Movement but shrugged it off in favor of going to school. From Chicago, she drove to Medelln, Colombia, in 1969 on a fellowship. There she lived on an old colonial estate, where she made a series of oil paintings by candlelight and showed her work in two shows, including the Biennale de... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Weekend Guide Apr 5, 2007
" newly discovered paintings, sketches and more by the museum's namesake, through May 5. Daily. FRICK ART AND HISTORICAL CENTER Point Breeze, 412-371-0600. "The Prints of Tsukioka Kogyo," 70 Japanese woodblock prints documenting the Noh Japanese theater 1868-1912, ends Sat. Permanent collection. Docent-led tours available. Closed Mon. GALLERIE CHIZ Shadyside, 412-441-6005. Fri.: "Pigments of the Imagination," ceramics and paintings by Laura Jean Mclaughlin, drawings, etchings and paintings by... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Peeling paint and other sale hazards Mar 24, 2007
For instance, oil paint may be cracking and lifting in places; some artists habitually used poor-quality materials and unsuitable additives that degenerate badly; some works have yellowed because they've been hung in a smoky room or the varnish has deteriorated; watercolours can fade in bright light or become stained or foxed (showing spots of mould); pastel can fall off the paper as dust. And inappropriate restoration can be expensive to rectify. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Peconic Bay Impressionists Mar 11, 2007
At the time, he saw Bell only as one of dozens of local landscape painters from the North Fork, artists whose oil paintings could be found all over Southold and Riverhead, at yard sales or in antiques shops or small galleries, or just hanging on the walls of old houses. She was, and she wasn't. (Newsday -- Long Island)
* Gone, but not forgotten Mar 8, 2007
Director Steven Spielberg has been revealed as the unwitting purchaser of an oil painting by the American artist Norman Rockwell which was stolen more than 30 years ago. Staff of the three-time Oscar winner contacted the FBI after it posted an alert about the painting, Russian Schoolroom, on the Internet last week. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Accidental entrepreneur puts mark on auction trade Feb 22, 2007
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Victorian jewel shines Feb 18, 2007
The first floor study is particularly impressive, and has been left relatively intact, from the hardwood floors (cleaned by Mrs. Vitale using a toothbrush, Old English and oil) to the marble fireplace (which was painted completely white when the Vitales moved in) and double doors. The room is accentuated with several antiques, including a Fada radio that was built in the early 1930s and still works. (Scranton Times, PA)
Hacienda Tour spotlights Mexican art Feb 17, 2007
Steve Davis' favorite pieces are the oil paintings on copper, two of which hang over the fireplace in the living room, which is replete with artwork. One painting dates from the late 17th century/ early 18th century and depicts La Virgen de Guadalupe with four apparitions. (AZCentral -- Home)
In Grafton, Vt., little art galleries are a big draw Feb 14, 2007
The oil was created by George Wilson, 87, who's led quite the life ... The sculptor begins his work in oil-based clay, as seen by his latest piece, "The Cherokee Ball Game," where five figures play a game of lacrosse. (Boston Globe)
`Basement full of paintings' sees daylight Feb 14, 2007
At first it was with pencils and crayons, and eventually acrylic, which was easier to use than oil paints ... I think it was oil paint ... The wire frames contain plastic, glass, McDonald's packaging, umbrella parts, batteries, pens, leather, nails, foil, toys, watches, tools and other objects. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
'Roadshow' Stories Jan 26, 2007
Mr. Rago was one of nearly 70 appraisers who inspected approximately 10,000 objects including a baseball signed by Babe Ruth, a three-carat Asscher-cut, yellow diamond ring and a nicotine-stained oil painting worth an estimated $180,000. Mr. Rago says he hit the jackpot as a teenager, when he used to set up tables at flea markets near his Hamilton Square home. (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
Patina's promise: Stories enrich 'Antiques Roadshow' Jan 21, 2007
During the 2005 tour, an oil painting toted by a Pine Island woman to the Tampa Convention Center was valued at $250,000 to $500,000. It had been hanging in her husband's office. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
On the Block Jan 18, 2007
Or worse, you don't even know where to look for the oil or watercolor that fits just right ... It collects and owns all the works offered for auction, which include serigraphs, lithographs, original oils, watercolors, etchings, animation cells and sculpture. (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
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