There are 135 photos of famous females, ranging from retro stars like the original blond bombshell, Brigitte Bardot to modern day super models like Gisele Bündchen and Kate Moss who were photographed naked by iconic photographer, Irving Penn. The photo of Gisele, taken in 1999, is excepted to sell for about $40,000. Another photo Penn did for L’Oreal of a pair of lips in 1986 is expected to go for $70,000. How much would you pay to own photographs of some of the world’s most famous beauties… without their clothes on?
When the tents go up and the artists arrive to display their work and begin creating, Scottsdale, Arizona, becomes one of the most artistic places in the nation. It’s called a celebration, but as Art & Antique magazine puts it, the two-month exhibition is “One of the West’s Premier Art Events.”
For Susan Morrow Potje, a partner in the art-inspired business with her husband and parents, the Celebration of Fine Art is an 18-year-old tradition that brings people together in unique ways. “For many of us, opening day is like returning to summer camp,” she says. “Visitors can’t wait to find their…
Sarah Mayfield is only 17 years old, but with a passion for photography, a gallery showing in Ashland, a growing clientele, acceptance into the University of Oregon and a detailed business plan, the teenager is well on her way to success.
Sarah’s creativity comes naturally. She writes, draws, paints and acts. But photography, she says, is her true talent. “It all started when I was 15 and I used my mom’s digital camera to take pictures of the girls I babysat.
If you ask Cory Burnett, he’s in a constant state of artistic flux and on a continual quest for knowledge. And that’s the way the architect-turned-photographer likes to live, work and play. Raised on a wheat farm in North Central Oregon, Burnett grew up with an appreciation for the environment and mindset to create his own systems of framing. “Wide open expanses prepared me for seeing everything in macro scale,” he explains. “At the same time, I was forced to function in a micro society so I have an innate talent for capturing the essence of a scene or situation.”
The lights go out, but soon a photorealistic image of space appears with the planets lined up perfectly. Thousands of stars and familiar constellations emerge. It is the night sky, as clear as the outdoors. It is a private, uninterrupted view of the universe. It is not the outdoors or the images from a planetarium. It is a Night Sky Mural—a high-end original work of art that recreates a permanent, astronomically correct simulation of a star-filled night on the ceiling of a darkened room.
In the beginning of automobile history, people who purchased new automobiles – especially expensive motor cars – bought only the chassis or “running gear” of the marques of their choice. Thereafter, the motorist would approach a coachbuilder to create a car body for the new chassis in a style that best suited them and their pocketbook, and which properly displayed their social status. Often these “one off” (one only) designs were remarkable confections that included conveniences such as cocktail cabinets,
