Damien Hirst Teams up with Levis

Came across this the other day. You can look at how an artist of high status can collaborate on commercial ventures as this and yet still bring a valuable product and art piece.

Warhol Factory X Levi's X Damien Hirst, $350, available at Barneys New York, 660 Madison Ave.,

Here is a Link to the site.

Seth Godin Discusses the sales funnel

This is a excerpt from an interview with Selling Power. If your in sales and haven't picked up an issue of Selling power you might want to.

Really liking this Artist's work

Chris Dorland

The Art of Collecting Art

Having been an artist myself and always following certain Artists, collecting art was always a dream. Trading art was always more tangible, but that would involve friends and peers most likely in your same genre. Although if i would have cared more in my early days i might be sitting on a small fortune if i would have reached out to friends of friends, or artists i had met at shows. So many of my peers have taken off and become solid collectible artists.

So running across this article brought me back to thinking about collecting art. Now with most my days filled with paperwork and the need to maintain my work. I still have a want to collect Now more than ever, especially while i might have some extra money to invest. So where does one start.

Here is the Article i ran across a great read. New York Times Article on Collecting Art

Zevs in Action

FHA raises mortgage limits in Santa Clara and 14 other Counties to $729,750

Quoted from article in San Jose Mercury News.

"Offering a ray of hope for a struggling California housing market, the government Wednesday doubled the limit for loans guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration in 14 high-cost California counties, including Santa Clara County.

New, temporary limits announced by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development were derived from median home prices in each county, and top out at $729,750. Previously, the maximum was $362,790.

The state was the epitome of runaway price appreciation during the housing boom, but is now experiencing one of the most severe corrections in the country.

Before the subprime lending spree of the past several years, loans backed by the FHA were traditionally a top choice for first-time home buyers who wanted to buy with low down payments. But because the maximum allowable loan amounts were fairly low, FHA-backed loans have been used infrequently in the Bay Area in recent years."

Whole story http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_8463914?nclick_check=1

New Painting San Francisco 08

Sorry for lack of updates

I have been swamped with work, lately but will be sending you new updates regularly so stay tuned.

Thanks

Art

Pending Home Sales Climb Unexpectedly

"The National Association of Realtors' index of pending home sales climbed an unexpected 0.6%, the second month in a row the number has increased, it said Monday. The latest figure, which measures contracts signed in October, confounded economists' forecasts of a 1% drop." Article

As the bottom falls out, some search for that silver lining. I expect that those that understand and are able to see a genuine deal are taking advantage of the current free for all that the media continues to talk about. You will not hear about this article on the 10 o'clock news, instead you will hear the media's gloom and doom about foreclosures. Well sadly enough foreclosures are a reality and sometimes are good deals, some are not. I continue to watch the market struggle to find an identity, and yet still think it will be a long time before we have our feet under us. Just keep watching and if you come across something you cant pass up dont.

Artwork by Carlos Amorales

Came across this Artist currently exhibiting in Miami in Pieces. This Mexican Artist Born in Mexico City and currently resides in Amsterdam. I was first attracted to this first piece by the color, and subtle shifts in shadow. I liked the Aesthetic part of it. After looking a little deeper i came across these other images. Check it out.