NEW BOOK! My Special Friends by RT Vegas

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MY SPECIAL FRIENDS by RT Vegas
A picture book of curious creatures illustrated by Outsider Folk

Artist RT Vegas. This 80 page full color book contains 77 images of original art.

Saint Sebastian

Saint Sebastian by RT Vegas

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HORNS AND HALOS Group Art Show @ Claude Gallery by RT Vegas

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*** PRESS RELEASE**HORNS AND HALOS Group Art Show @ Claude GalleryOpening: 7pm Saturday December 5th 2009The Claude Gallery in Eastchester, New York in conjunction with TVT Productions presents their fourth theme group art show HORNS AND HALOS with a great line up of over 30 talented artists from across the country. The curators of this show are RT Vegas, Frankie Teardrop and J. Tonga.The opening festivities will commence on Saturday December 5th from 7 pm until 1 am. Complimentary refreshments will be served throughout the evening. Live music will be played in the basement sound studio of the gallery starting at 10pm. Your host will be gallery owner Artie Walker.
HORNS AND HALOS Art Show at the Claude GalleryRuns from December 5th through December 24th 2009
The Claude Gallery 282 Main Street Eastchester, New York 10707Artie Walker, owner
(914) 779-8822
*PARTICIPATING ARTISTS*
Don BuffBobby FedericoAdam AuerbachBart CovielloBiagio CivaleBlaizeChris HamerChristopher HaydenDelia GableDina PizzarelloDon Vee Frankie TeardropJ. TongaRT VegasDutch Von SpoogeFranonymousHeather Margaret St. ClairJaclyn SuffirJane MiglioreJanene GentileFrankie BabylonJosh ZaitzKrissi SandvikLisa PostMaryann HamelMichael KenneyMichael CavayeroMike A.Mistah MetroNicolas CaesarPaige F TeardropletVerminRachel KolbRichie FuggettaScott JonesTemple TerkildsenThom DownsXian Lee

PIN-UP PANDEMONIUM 2 @ Claude Gallery=Sept. 5th 2009

*** PRESS RELEASE***
PIN-UP PANDEMONIUM 2 Group Art Show@ Claude GalleryOpening: 7pm Saturday September 5th 2009The Claude Gallery in Eastchester, New York in conjunction with TVT Productions presents Richie Fuggetta’s PIN-UP PANDEMONIUM 2 with a great line up of 10 talented artists. The curator of this show is Richie Fuggetta. Richie will also be selling signed unframed prints of his work & autographing copies of his new book:
The Pinup Art of Richard Fuggetta
All of the art exhibited at this show will be associated with Pinup culture. The opening festivities will commence on Saturday September 5th from 7 pm until 1 am. Complimentary refreshments will be served throughout the evening. A live musician jam session will coincide with art opening starting at 9 p.m. and will be held in the basement sound studio of the Claude Gallery. Your host will be gallery owner Artie Walker.

FEATURED ARTISTS:
RICHARD FUGGETTA SUSAN HEIDITHOM DOWNS BIAGIO CIVALE SCOTT JONESXIAN LEE RT VEGAS FRANKIE TEARDROPJIMMY BUTTCHEEKS DUTCH VON SPOOGE

PIN-UP PANDEMONIUM 2 Art Show at the Claude GalleryRuns from September 5th through September 30th 2009
The Claude Gallery 282 Main Street Eastchester, New York 10707Artie Walker, owner
(914) 779-8822

TIKIS AND TATTOOS...Claude Gallery...Opening Night!

Opening Night of the TIKIS AND TATTOOS ART SHOW @ Claude Gallery

Eastchester, New York = May 2nd 2009

VOODOO ART SHOW @ CONGREGATION GALLERY

*OPENING MAY 9TH 2009*

CONGREGATION GALLERY (formerly 'ART CORE GALLERY')

Hollywood, California

TIKIS AND TATTOOS ART SHOW @ CLAUDE GALLERY

*** PRESS RELEASE*** TIKIS AND TATTOOS Group Art Show@ Claude Gallery

Opening: 7pm May 2nd, 2009

The Claude Gallery in Eastchester, New York presents their third theme art show:

Tikis and Tattoos, with a line up of over 20 talented artists from across the United States. The curators of this show are J. Tonga, Frankie Teardrop and RT Vegas. All of the art at this show will be associated with Tikis and/or Tattoos. The opening festivities will commence on Saturday May 2nd from 7 p.m until 1 a.m. Complimentary refreshments will be served throughout the evening. A live musician jam session will coincide with art opening starting at 9 p.m. and will be held in the basement sound studio of the Claude Gallery. Your host will be gallery owner Artie Walker.

FEATURED ARTISTS:

THOM DOWNS, RICHARD FUGGETTA, H. S. OLDE MONK INK, NIK CAESAR,

MISTAH METRO, DON VEE, SCOTT JONES, CHRIS MACHIN, MIKE RIMBAUD,

TOM WILKINSON, M6M, MARYANN HAMEL, LISA POST, FRANONYMOUS,

DELIA C. GABLE, TEMPLE TERKILDSEN, ADAM ZUCKER, DON BUFF, VERMIN,

DUTCH VON SPOOGE, J. TONGA, FRANKIE TEARDROP, RT VEGAS

TIKIS AND TATTOOS Art Show at the Claude Gallery

Runs from May 2nd through May 30th 2009

The Claude Gallery

282 Main Street

Eastchester, New York 10707

Artie Walker, owner

(914) 779-8822

*official show e mail* joevacus@yahoo.com

LOUD AND CLEAR by RT Vegas

*SOLD*

"Loud And Clear"
Acrylic, Enamel, Oil Pastel, Graphite and Ink on
11"x 13" Rough Textured Wood...sides painted...gallery wired...satin finish...ready for presentation!

*ON EBAY AUCTION $14*

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"High On You"

*SOLD*
Acrylic, Enamel, Oil Pastel and Ink on
11"x 13" Rough Textured Wood...sides painted...gallery wired...satin finish...ready for presentation!

hand written letter from the artist included with all purchases
artwork directly from the artist...
RT VEGAS
www.rtvegas.com

The Fair Game by RT Vegas

"The Fair Game"
by RT Vegas
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enamel, acrylic and ink on 16" x 22" stretched canvas

*SOLD*

www.rtvegas.com

arty142@optonline.net

12 New Works Listed On EBAY Auction!!!

*Each piece is on 13" x 11" wood and starts at $14*
+click on the link below to check out the auctions...Thanks! RT+

http://stores.ebay.com/RT-VEGAS-Original-Outsider-Folk-Art

http://www.rtvegas.com/

www.myspace.com/rtvegas

GAY AGAIN on eBay by RT VEGAS

"GAY AGAIN"

*SOLD*
Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Graphite and Ink on
11"x 13" Rough Textured Wood...sides painted...gallery wired...satin finish...ready for presentation!
hand written letter from the artist included with all purchases
artwork directlyfrom the artist...
RT VEGAS

http://www.rtvegas.com/

*RT VEGAS interviewed by Claudio Parentela*

Monday, December 22, 2008

Interview with RT Vegas
q) What is your name and what do you do? a)My name is RT Vegas and I am a mixed media visual artist.q)When did you really get into art?a)I have created art, off and on, for many years. I really got into creating and displaying my art about 3 years ago. I discovered artists selling their original art on eBay and I realized I could do the same. Now instead of having a show at a local gallery once or twice a year I can have folks from around the world see and possibly purchase my work year round. I set up my own web site and post new work weekly. I still exhibit in local gallerys but now, through connections that I have made on the Internet with other artists, I can show my work at other venues in other parts of the USA. q)How did you come to the realization that you should try your luck at art on a more serious level?a)After I sold my first piece on the eBay to someone who had never met me. In the old days you might sell a work to a friend and/or a person who saw your work live at a gallery opening. That patron talked to you face to face. Selling your art through the Internet and via mail takes a hell of lot of blind trust on both the seller and the buyers end. I think you have to really make a point of good communication with your customers. I know if I buy something on the Internet I want to know when the item has been mailed and when can I expect to receive it.I give as much information to my customers as possible to make it a good experience. I want and usually get return customers.q)How did you discover the particular style that you have?a)I have always liked cartoons and was first motivated to try art as a youngster back in the 1960's after seeing the work of Norman Saunders, a great pulp artist and featured artist of Topps 'Wacky Packs'. I was also influenced by the 'Underground' comic artists, Pop art and later by the Graffiti/Urban artists. In more recent years I have added elements of abstract art to my style.q)How would you describe your style?a)Just to simplify matters I call it "Outsider Folk Art"...but who knows (or cares) what it really is.q)Who or what influences your art?a)Most of the time I will start a new work without any concrete plan. Sometimes I have fleeting thoughts in my head and decide to make a painting out of that thought. Some of these thoughts are strange, twisted, funny (to me at least) or just plain wrong. That is the fun part of not having to make a certain type of art...I can just make a work without any worry of selling it or not. Of course it is a lot more satisfying when they are purchased...q)How often do you create a new piece?a)I usually create 3 or 4 pieces a week...on the average.Normally I will have 5 or more paintings going at the same time.It is more fun that way...you do not get bored or frustrated that way.If you get stuck for direction in one painting, drop it and go to the next one. Come back to thefirst painting a few hours or days later...no pressure.I do not have any formal art training and am not very skilled in any kind of finesse techniques.I CAN NOT do photo realism. I do not have the patience to work on a piece for hours and days. I have tried it before and I end up hating the work in the end. I want to have fun when I paint and be able to smile with the end results. Most of my smaller pieces only take a couple of hours of combined time to complete.q)What kind of success have you had with your art?a)Since I started a 'full time' commitment to my art 3 years ago (listing on my web site, promoting, selling, creating on a regular shedule, gallery shows, etc.) I have sold several hundered pieces to patrons around the globe. That being said the averager selling price is about $50. If I step up my prices my sales slow down. The art does not take me that longto do so...why should I let it pile up in my home. Get it out and let others enjoy it. Some artists charge far too much for their work. They get emotionaly attached to it. They will end up being burried with it. That is their choice. Mine is to sell it at affordable prices and make more of it the next day.q)What would be the ultimate goal for you and your art?a)The ultimate goal would be to have my art on the wrapper of Chinese bubblegum.q)What do you see as an accomplishment in the way of art?a)That anyone would want to buy my work and look at it every day...That's huge to me!In my eyes, THAT is an accomplishment for me and my art.q)What kind of message, if any, do you try to convey through your art?a)Although some people have tried to see some hidden meaning, there is none...My art is meant to be interesting to look at and that's about it. It is whatever you want it to be because I am not going to tell you that it isn't.My art is meant to be q)Sum up your art in one word.a)FUNKINDOFWEIRDq)Any additional comments?a)Everyone can do art but not everyone has to like it.
q)…your contacts…a)
www.rtvegas.com
arty142@optonline.netwww.myspace.com/rtvegas

Priced To Go by RT VEGAS

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"Priced To Go"

*SOLD*
Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Graphite and Ink on
11"x 13" Rough Textured Wood...sides painted...gallery wired...satin finish...ready for presentation!
hand written letter from the artist included with all purchases
artwork directlyfrom the artist...
RT VEGAS

www.rtvegas.com

Tall Tale Teller...original work on wood by RT Vegas

"Tall Tale Teller"

*SOLD*

by RT VEGAS
Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Graphite and Ink on
11"x 13" Rough Textured Wood...sides painted...gallery wired...satin finish...ready for presentation!

*NOW ON EBAY AUCTION!*

www.rtvegas.com

RT Vegas... FREE SAMPLES auction on eBay*

Tuesday, January 12, 2009
large original work on eBay auction by RT Vegas...
currently on eBay Auction...
FREE SAMPLES

*SOLD*
by RT VEGAS*
mixed media on 24" x 24" wood...

gallery wired, ready for display...

www.rtvegas.com