1949 Bigsby Solid Body Electric

This guitar just sold at the Vintage Guitars and Musical Instrument Signature Auction in Dallas for a whopping $266,500. LINK If you want to find out more about the maker of this instrument, Paul Bigsby, there is a new blog called The Bigsby Files. Deke Dickerson is the author of the new blog.

Thanks, Fretboard Journal

Saber's Pick #4 (Amy Crehore)

This is so cool! Wonderful artist Saber held a contest on twitter to pick an artist to be featured in Juxtapoz print magazine and I came in at number 4. I am really honored. This is what he wrote about my art: "(Amy Crehore) Is a savage painter. She sneaks by you casting a line and hook that then reels you into her innocent sexual playfulness all the while leaving you stranded as a tickled voyeur creeping in on this dreamlike island utopia where anything goes…I wouldn’t mine being stranded for a bit. Great detailed technical paintings."

 Made my day.

Go to: Saber's Blog

where you can see the winner and list of finalists.

Check out Saber's Art and follow him on twitter.

You can follow me on twitter as well.

The Art of Amy Crehore

Punch Digs Bathing Caps (1950)

Paul Gravett interviews R. Crumb

There's a great new interview with R. Crumb by Paul Gravett. Here's the LINK

Crumb will be the focus of an exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, France opening April 13, 2012.

Sketchbooks of Degas

You can view many of the sketchbooks of Degas on this link (National Library of France): Gallica bnf.

Pretty Baa-Lambs

"Pretty Baa-Lambs" by Ford Maddox Brown 1851-1859

Sometimes it pays to re-visit websites that I blogged about earlier (Oct 2009) because they are endlessly fascinating and educational.

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Pre-Raphalite Collection

The Art of Amy Crehore

Details of Progress (Amy Crehore)

I took these quick detail shots of the new painting with my ipod.

I'm having fun brushing it in very freely at first.

I will have to set this aside for a few days, but I'll get back to it after I finish my taxes.

The Art of Amy Crehore

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See my previous posts about this painting: HERE , HERE , HERE