Amy Crehore's "Charity By Numbers" Monkey Love Painting

In the glare of bright lights at Corey Helford Show w/ frame

courtesy of TACO blog.

Original 1955 paint-by-numbers painting

Detail of Girl's Face from Amy Crehore's newly transformed painting
Amy Crehore's "Charity by Numbers" painting. (for even Larger version)

Detail of monkey from Amy Crehore's painting for "Charity by Numbers" ebay auction

The "Charity by Numbers" art show went up on ebay after a gala event at the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City, CA on Saturday night, Feb 10, 2007. The ebay auction, which is happening right now, will benefit the Alliance for Children's Rights 100%. Over 100 top alternative artists transformed vintage paint-by-number paintings into wacky, beautiful and surreal works of art. More and more paintings are being added to the auction with more and more well-known names. Here are some details of my painting that the ebay auction site does not show (it is the size of a large FED EX box, plus frame).It is really quite exciting to watch this auction with so many cool artists.Come on and try your luck!

Ebay auction for AMY CREHORE will continue only until Sat., Feb 17, 2007 at 4:07 PM PST! Don't miss your chance to win a very rare Monkey Love Painting for Charity. "Charity by Numbers" Or here's a better link: Ebay Seller

My painting is featured on Internet Weekly. And "Notables" on Ozoux (via NotCot), Table of Malcontents (WIRED.com) and artNYC. See my other Monkey Love art here: The Art of Amy Crehore or Blab! Show or boingboing.net.

My "Charity By Numbers" Painting

Close up of girl's face by Amy Crehore

1955 Paint-by-Number transformed by Amy Crehore (click on image for larger view)

On Feb.10, 2007 the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City will host a gala evening followed by a week-long auction. CHARITY BY NUMBERS will benefit the Alliance for Children's Rights.

Here is a sneak preview of my painting for the event. You will be able to link to the Ebay Auction Site at: coreyhelfordgallery.com or

kids-alliance.org or go directly to Ebay’s homepage and click on “Giving Works” under Categories from Feb 10 until Feb. 17 midnight.

More details here: CHARITY BY NUMBERS

List of artists who are transforming paint-by-numbers includes- Mark Ryden & Marion Peck, Clayton Brothers, Camille Rose Garcia, Todd & Kathy Schorr, Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, Eric White, Ron English, Shepard Fairey, Friends With You, James Marshall (Dalek), Josh Agle (Shag), Michael Hussar, Gary Panter, Kent Williams, Miss Van, Richard Colman, Alex Gross, Elizabeth McGrath, Jeff Soto, Jim Houser, David Horvath & Sun-Min Kim, Souther Salazar, Saelee Oh, Caroline Hwang, Andrew Brandou, Korin Faught, Gary Taxali, Joe Ledbetter, Owen Smith, Aaron Smith, Natalia Fabia, Kaz, Bwana Spoons, Dave Kinsey, Mark Todd & Esther Pearl Watson, Erik Foss, Boris Hoppek, Nathan Jurevicius, Fred Stonehouse, Tara McPherson, Calef Brown, Paul Frank, Rodney Alan Greenblat, Martha Rich, Jennifer Poon, Heiko Mueller, James Jean, Jordin Isip, The London Police, Lola, Nathan Spoor, Amy Crehore, Isabel Samaras, Anthony Ausgang, Jonathon Rosen, Christian Northeast, Ana Bagayan, Mari Inukai, Greg Simkins (Craola), Donny Miller, Lauren Bergman, Tom Neely, Blaine Fontana, Audrey Kawasaki, Tokidoki, The Pizz, Jesse LeDoux, Kukula, Paul Chatem, Glenn Barr, Alex Pardee, Luke Chueh, Buff Monster, Sam Flores, Kii Arens, David Sandlin, Van Arno, Attaboy, Dave Burke, Sean Christopher, Greg Clarke, Frieda Gossett Clayton, Dave Cooper, Sarah Folkman, Fawn Gehweiler, Gris Grimly, David Hochbaum, Stella Im Hultberg, Sylvia Ji, Eric Joyner, Kozyndan, Tiffany Liu, Jason Maloney, Tim McCormick, Patrick McDonnell, Carrie McNinch, Chantal Menard, Brandi Milne, James Naccarato, Joe O'Neill, Kathie Olivas, Kevin Peterson, Joshua Petker, Pooch, Lesley Reppeteaux, Goldmine Shithouse, Savanna Snow, Amy Sol, Save Vaughn, David Von Der Linn

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Upcoming Event - Charity-by-Numbers

I am transforming this vintage paint-by-number painting from 1955 into my own popsurreal-fantasy compostion. You will be amazed by the list of artists who are participating in this charity auction event happening in February. Stay tuned for more details.

Meanwhile, here is a teaser:

"Top artists of the underground fine art movement alter vintage paint-by-numbers for a once-in-a-lifetime charity auction! The Alliance for Children's Rights and Corey Helford Gallery present a Gala evening of art and festivities to be followed by a week-long on-line auction of classic, hand-painted, vintage paint-by-numbers that have been transformed into modern one of a kind masterpieces by the most sought-after artists of the Pop-Surrealist, Lowbrow, Graffiti, Outsider, Urban, New Fine Art and Contemporary Movements. The Gala takes place February 10, 6:00 - 9:00 PM, 2007 and 100% of the proceeds will go to The Alliance. For details, contact the Corey Helford Gallery at 310-287-2340." (event details )

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Tonight! "Charity by Numbers"

1955 paint-by-number transformed into Monkey/Girl Surreal Fantasy by Amy Crehore

(Click on image for larger view)

Here is today's L.A. Times article by August Brown about the big

Charity By Numbers Art Event followed by a week-long ebay auction to benefit The Alliance for Children's Rights 100%.

Happy Bidding!

Here is the auction link

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BoingBoing: "Pop Surrealist Luminaries"

I was thrilled by Mark Frauenfelder's recent boingboing post mentioning me:

Charity art auction on eBay

"There are two days left to bid on paintings from the Charity-By-Numbers art show curated by Gary Baseman. Biskup, Ryden, Baseman, Schorr, Crehore, and many other pop surrealist luminaries are featured in the show. The money goes to a good cause, The Alliance for Children's Rights. Link "

Mark Frauenfelder, link

The Ebay art auction for my Monkey Love piece ends Sat. February 17!!! See more Monkey Love paintings on my website:

The Art of Amy Crehore

P.S. Mark Frauenfelder will appear on "The Colbert Report" on March 6, 2007 (nofactzone.net)

"Blues Gals" today on Boing Boing

Detail from "Losin' My Cones Over You" by Amy Crehore
NEWS: I finally finished three more paintings in my Blues Gals Series! Read about it on boingboing and then follow their link to my website.

Boingboing also posted about the upcoming Charity by Numbers Show on Feb 10, 2007 that I am participating in with lots of amazing artists.

The Corey Helford Gallery will host the event. I can't make it down to the show, but I will still be able to look at it online and bid on the pieces on ebay until Feb 17, 2007 at midnight. See more examples of artist-transformed vintage paint-by-number paintings on Supertouch. Here is the link to mine.

Happy Bidding!

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Table of Malcontents

Close up of face w/hair, from Amy Crehore's paint-by-number

Check out John Brownlee's post about the

Corey Helford Gallery's Charity-by-Numbers ebay auction over at:

Table of Malcontents.
He's very funny!

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