If you like art

[javadog]

Simon Schama did an eight-part series about 15 years ago that was pretty good, titled Power of Art. It’s probably still floating around out there somewhere.

[craigster59]

I have these 3 from Victor Czerkas. He was a sign painter at Universal Studios back in the 1950's and studied art at Chouinard Art Institute.

https://www.californiawatercolor.com/pages/victor-czerkas-biography

[Steve Carlton]

Did you know him personally from work?

[craigster59]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

Did you know him personally from work?

He was retired and we used some of his artwork on a show. In the film industry you need to get clearance from the artist to use his work since photographing and profiting are considered unauthorized duplication without signed legal clearance.

He was a nice guy, he actually gave me the second picture (boats in whitewashed frame) for making him some decent money on the rentals.

Here's an example of one of his works for sale:

https://windsorbetts.com/art/bowls-and-corn-by-victor-czerkas

[Steve Carlton]

It's nice. He does oil and water color.

[red 928]

Originally Posted by javadog

Hideous, all of it.

of course it is

[Steve Carlton]

Originally Posted by javadog

Hideous, all of it.

I'll never claim that T-Rex painting is fine art. It didn't come out too similar to the original, but that's that chance you take with a new piece. I still like the attitude and whimsy of it, and it's more or less a one-off.

Let's see some pics of what's occupying space in your house. I've already shared my other stuff along the way...

[javadog]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

Let's see some pics of what's occupying space in your house. I've already shared my other stuff along the way...

I moved last year and have been working to sell off most of my collection, as I intend to have a more contemporary house now, as opposed to the old world-style house I had in Tulsa. Of the roughly 40 pieces I had my collection, I’ve sold probably 30 of them.

About half of the art was European, from the mid- to late-1700s through the early 1900s. I don’t have any pictures on my phone, but I took some quick screenshots off of a laptop, so the quality is going to suck but you’ll get the idea, maybe.

Pieces like these….









And I had works from American artists from the 1900s, including some contemporary artists that are still living:

[javadog]

A couple of those pictures are supposed to be vertical not horizontal, but iPhones absolutely suck when it comes to picture orientation. I could go back and fix them but it’s easier for you just to tilt your head to the left.

[Steve Carlton]

Hideous. (Just kidding). I'm impressed with the former size of your collection. Beautiful stuff. Not my genre, but impressive. Elaborate frames! What sort of stuff are you going to put in your new house?

[tabs]

Originally Posted by red 928

of course it is

Boy airbrushing can really do wonders!

[tabs]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

Hideous. (Just kidding). I'm impressed with the former size of your collection. Beautiful stuff. Not my genre, but impressive. Elaborate frames! What sort of stuff are you going to put in your new house?

Yep those frames are nice..

[tabs]

Originally Posted by javadog

A couple of those pictures are supposed to be vertical not horizontal, but iPhones absolutely suck when it comes to picture orientation. I could go back and fix them but it’s easier for you just to tilt your head to the left.

Colour saturation

[javadog]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

Hideous. (Just kidding). I'm impressed with the former size of your collection. Beautiful stuff. Not my genre, but impressive. Elaborate frames! What sort of stuff are you going to put in your new house?

I will use some of my Asian art in the master bedroom. The rest of the house will get contemporary art, most of which I will paint myself. I will have one piece that’s an homage to Jackson Pollock‘s Lavender Mist, two pieces that will be reminiscent of Mark Rothko’s work from the early 1960s, a diptych done in the style of Andy Warhol, and another diptych done as an homage to Roy Lichtenstein.

After that, I may do a portrait of my grandfather in the style of Rembrandt circa 1660, or so, one of my youngest son in the style of a van Gogh self-portrait from 1889, one similar to John Singer Sargent’s Lady Agnew and a couple others. I expect to start sometime late spring.

[Steve Carlton]

Wow. Any images of your work to share?

[javadog]

No, not really. Everything I’ve ever painted, apart from the first painting that I did as a kid, is in private hands. I still have that first painting that I did when I was 15 but even that is headed out the door, hopefully.

[red 928]

this sold for 45.4 million

[javadog]

You should see what he got for Birth of Venus.