ARTvision Atlanta 2008
Online Benefit Featuring Art, Music & Photography

"artists reaching through" ~ Benefiting Positive Impact

UPDATE: Fund-raising, Silent Auction & More

(ATLANTA :: 26 January 2008) We’ve raised more than $3,000, thanks to the following sales:

• “Rain of Hope” by
Will Pollock to Larry Goldstein, John Nickolas & Scott Hall
• “The Gloaming” by
Greg Davis to Kurt Schreiber
• “Engine No. 396” by
Will Pollock to Kurt Schreiber
• “Little Boy Blue” by
Rob O’Connor to Michele Segre
• “A Cabo Cow” by
Alexis Vear to Toni Ross
• “Potential Pierces Possibility” by
Brenda Knosher to Greg Knosher

We are working on
a silent auction held at Radial Cafe on Wednesday. Please click here for more information and RSVP for this event! We’ve got more money to make!

SOLD! Update: "Rain of Hope" Earns $500 For PI

Congratulations to John Nickolas of Dallas, Texas, who just donated $500 to Positive Impact... and who scored himself an enhanced version of “Rain of Hope” for his living room wall!

John has a special connection to the photo, which he explains in his
testimonial. “I was with Will when he captured the ‘Rain of Hope’ image,” he says. “I encourage everyone to support PI and keep those you love close to your heart.”

Two of these special-edition printings of “
Rain of Hope” remain - one of which is in stock now. (The second is a special order but can be quickly shipped to the buyer.) Both of the other two are photo to art canvas and are offered at $425. “Rain of Hope” will not be offered again in any subsequent ARTvision events or other showings.

We’ve only just begun our sales drive -
get to browsing today!

With "Pianissimo," Catharsis Comes In Musical, Emotional Waves For JD Isaacs

JD Isaacs has graciously donated “Pianissimo” to ARTvision and Positive Impact... and has told an extremely personal story along with that gift.

For more on his incredible story and to learn more about his life, please go directly to his
artist page.

Pianissimo,” defined as “very softly” in musical direction, is one dramatic painting in a series that is now showing in Rose Squared, his gallery and framing shop in Decatur. (map it)


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The gallery and shop has a wide selection of custom framing options as well as a number of other gift items for sale, so make sure to check it out!

Great thanks to
JD for his donation.

ARTvision Offers: "Awash" by Will Pollock

Awash” is part of a series entitled “The Orchid Forest,” which is a nod to the rustic, mysterious rainforest environs of Costa Rica.

I titled the piece “Awash” because the plant leaves are splashed with spectacular reds, pinks and greens - to the point where the photo appears to be color-managed (it’s not). Happy For more,
visit my artist page.

“The Orchid Forest” - including more close-up orchid compositions as well as a few other Costa Rica-related images - will be on display at
Radial Cafe next month. Watch my Web site for more on this show; 50% of after-cost proceeds for the Radial show will go to Positive Impact. Like all of our other artists, of course, 100% is donated to Positive Impact!

Take a look at the
“Awash” photo album, or go directly to purchase for $395.

SOLD! "Little Boy Blue" by Rob O'Connor to Michele Segre

Congratulations to NYE co-host Michele Segre and Rob O’Connor for the sale of “Little Boy Blue.” (I told you Michele was incomparable.) Laugh

Michele and Rob helped raise $175 for
Positive Impact! And plenty of pieces still remain, so put your art-shopping shoes on and start browsing!

“Little Boy Blue” is a photo-to-canvas piece and will be on display on New Year’s Eve, as will many others. Stay tuned for more.

ARTvision Offers: "Little Boy Blue" by Rob O'Connor

(ATLANTA :: 18 Dec. 2008) As my high-tech partner in crime and best friend for nearly 15 years, Rob O’Connor joins ARTvision with “Little Boy Blue.” We offer this piece for $175.

While on vacation with the entire family in North Carolina, Rob captured this private moment of his nephew Stewart as he went off on his own to scope out the beach. Notice the long shadow of the afternoon and the crash of the waves in the distance.

For more on this piece,
go directly to Rob’s page. Or, if you’ve already made up your mind, go directly to the purchase page.

ARTvision In The News: David Magazine

(ATLANTA :: 17 Dec. 2008) My great thanks to Mike Fleming at David and SoVo for his thoughtful, elegant ARTvision coverage.

The bottom line for me is that
our artists should get all the credit - these pieces are a testament to their generosity and direct statement of care for Positive Impact and its mission.

Click here for Mike Fleming’s editorial, or go directly to the main ARTvision piece, “Will of the people.”

Cheers...
Betsy would be proud that we’re having such an impact on behalf of our beneficiary. Great thanks to Mike and, as always, to Michael Baker, who has connected us in ways we never thought possible. - WP

With "Pianissimo," Catharsis Comes In Musical, Emotional Waves For JD Isaacs

Coming soon...

On Sale Now: "Optimistically Hopeless"

While you consider purchasing a signed copy of The Wayne Fishell Experiment’s “Optimistically Hopeless,” take a look at a great performance earlier this year:

ARTvision Offers: "Piannissimo" by JD Isaacs

(ATLANTA :: 14 Dec. 2008) JD Isaacs owns and operates a local gallery and frame shop called Rose Squared in Decatur... and started out his first ARTvision with a bang, helping Brenda Knosher sell her piece, “Potential Pierces Possibility,” by donating the framing around it.

JD offers up his own creation, entitled “
Piannissimo,” which he has generously donated to ARTvision and Positive Impact this year. The piece, available through ARTvision with a donation of $1,000 to Positive Impact, just recently went on display for the first time in JD’s gallery.

More on
this piece and his entire collection - all titled after musical movements - very soon. To reserve this piece for $1,000, go to our purchase page! For more, preview the slideshow below, or go to the thumbnail page.

Check back in a few days for another round of pictures of this gorgeous piece, which also will be on display for NYE.

Bravo,
JD! - WP

SOLD! "Rain of Hope" by Will Pollock (1/3) to John Nickolas

Congratulations to John Nickolas of Dallas, Texas, on his purchase of “Rain of Hope,” the first of three special 2008 editions for ARTvision.

Two more of these photo-on-canvas pieces are still available -- one in stock now!

For more, go to
Will’s page.

ARTvision Offers: "Roots of Innovation" by Sean Mansfield

(ATLANTA :: 9 Dec. 2008) Sean “Buck” Mansfield joins ARTvision this year with a stunning black and white photograph, signed and framed, printed on lustrous Pearl archival paper.

Additional images, the main one pictured here, will follow shortly of the finished, signed print ready for purchase. The photo follows the intricate root structure of a Banyan tree in Fort Myers, Fla., and will be available soon!

For now,
take a look at the full image and how intricate the root structure is.

More on this amazing piece, and others, to follow shortly! Meantime,
browse our current artists for more pieces to buy.

ARTvision Offers: "Speaking Up" by Citabria Phillips

Citabria Phillips returns again this year with a stellar mixed-media piece cased and protected in plexiglass entitled “Speaking Up.” Last year, Citabria sold her piece, “Skirt” to Barb Shadomy at Stonehurst Place.

The piece is currently hanging in “The Shag’s”
Hinman Suite.

Take a look at “Speaking Up”
here, with full details to follow. This piece is offered at $500.

Citabria has made news in other areas, too, so make sure to
jump to her page to read more.

ARTvision Offers: "Optimistically Hopeless" by The Wayne Fishell Experiment

The Wayne Fishell Experiment (the team of Wayne and big.peaches) is back for a second ARTvision year!

The group is a leader in the growing "gay-acoustic-indie-folk-pop movement" that is sweeping Atlanta. A signed copy of “Optimistically Hopeless” is available again this year for $25.
Purchase it now!

Make sure to check out their
Web site! Watch the site for an exclusive clip from Wayne’s opening gig at Eddie’s Attic, too.

For more, go directly to their
ARTvision page.


ARTvision Welcomes Karen Hatchett And Beautiful Jewelry

Karen Hatchett's beautiful line of ArtWear jewelry comes to us through a referral by ARTvision Artist Brenda McMillen.

Her ARTvision 2008 offering, "
Red Hot Crystal" is a testament to local artistic talent... where making the end product is an artistic escape for Karen's full-time job as Marketing Director for Theatre of the Stars. (read more)

This set of jewelry includes two earrings and a necklace, along with a matching gift box.

We offer ARTvision's "
Red Hot Crystal" jewelry set for $125. Reserve it now - just in time for the holidays! For more, go directly to Karen's ARTvision page.

Coming Tomorrow: "Red Hot Crystal"

World AIDS Day: Making A 'Positive Impact' With Broad-based HIV Prevention And Counseling

(ATLANTA :: 1 Dec. 2008) - With the world's attention culminating again today, Dec. 1, each year we get a little closer to understanding how HIV and AIDS affects Atlanta, the country and the rest of the world.

On the 20th annual
World AIDS Day, I'm happy to announce the official launch of ARTvision's Web site... our third year of bringing together artists and buyers in the name of charity. We have a record number of donating artists this year and have already sold our first piece - with hopefully more to follow!

Positive Impact is our beneficiary. Get to know them... We embark on ARTvision's month-long fundraising drive for a reason - PI is in very real need of funds to sustain their HIV prevention programs and to help offset leasing costs and the economic downturn. A wide range of price points - from $25 to $800 - means you have lots of opportunities to help PI make a good chunk of change. (browse now)

So, an ARTvision purchase is a direct and unfettered statement of support for PI's broad-based prevention and treatment services, which are now coming from
a more macro perspective, expanded from a sex-behavior theory to a total lifestyle ideology.

ARTvision is the perfect chance to lock in a last-minute tax deduction, support a great organization and receive some snazzy artwork in the process.

Watch the site this week as we load more artists. Let's make some cash! -
WP

ARTvision Offers: "A Cabo Cow" by Alexis Vear

Alexis Vear joins ARTvision for the very first time with "A Cabo Cow," painted in semi-abstract form.

"A Cabo Cow" is offered to buyers at $500.

Alexis is an accomplished singer/songerwriter, too, having just performed an opening set for Willy Porter at Eddie's Attic.

Go to Alexis' artist page, or go directly to purchase!


SOLD! "Potential Pierces Possibility" for $500

Great thanks and congratulations to Greg Knosher for supporting Brenda and Positive Impact with his purchase of "Potential Pierces Possibility"!

Our first sale of the 2008 season came before the site's official go-live date of Dec. 1, and has netted PI $500. ...with hopefully many more to follow!

For more, visit the
testimonial page, or go directly to Brenda's artist page.

ARTvision Welcomes Greg Davis As Our Newest Artist

Greg Davis has graciously donated three paintings for this year's event... "Autumn '08" (pictured here) is but one of his beautiful creations that will benefit Positive Impact!

Greg says that his three pieces for ARTvision, all one-of-a-kind exclusives for our show, were inspired by nature.

The pieces are:

"
Autumn '08," offered at $225
"
La Danse Rouge," offered at $195
"
The Gloaming," offered at $125

For more, go to
Greg's artist page, or go directly to purchase!

ARTvision Offers: "Stand Strong" by Brenda McMillen

Take a look at our first loaded piece, "Stand Strong" by Brenda McMillen.

Brenda joins ARTvision for the third year.

"Stand Strong" is offered at $395. For more,
go directly to Brenda's page. Enjoy!

Positive Impact Logo... Get To Know Our Beneficiary

This link will appear in the sidebar of this home page as well as ARTvision's interior pages.

Get to know them by clicking through the link below!