After Rick Bliss creates a painting in front of the audience, the piece is auctioned off, mostly in the name of charity. His originals have sold for as much as $5,000 and his prints have sold for as much as $1,800. “I want to create art that reveres the human form while exploring the spectrum of creation and innovation,” says Bliss. Rick Bliss’s most recent art project was inspired after seeing the innovative art project by Swiss artist Marcel “Sala” Salathe of One Thousand Paintings. Bliss, in turn, has developed The 365 Project,
LOS ANGELES - The 2009 "We The People" Festival originally scheduled for Nov. 21 has been postponed until early 2010. From the Festival: As organizers, we are committed to presenting only the finest event possible for this important movement. Due to ongoing economic challenges, we decided our best option was to move the event to a later date to insure these standards are maintained for the benefit of our important, loyal audience.