jdouglas Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 (edited) On ebay Canada with 24 hours left..current bid is $6,200. http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Alex-Lifeson-RUSH-Original-Kidney-Foundation-of-Canada-A-Brush-of-Hope-/360772118997?pt=Art_Paintings&hash=item53ffb1a9d5&_uhb=1 Sorry..this looks like a repost, but I didn't see the link in the other thread...mods can move this if needed. Edited November 2, 2013 by jdouglas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGr8imL84AD8inF8sBlackSedan Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 That's really cool. Check out some of the others for sale, some a pretty good as well. I particularly liked Brett "The Hitman" Hart's as well. Of course there is no surprise that Alex's is selling for the most of the bunch. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatLightInYourEyes Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 That portrait is nice by any standard. I never liked celebrity paintings that weren't good for anything but the name of the artist, but this is actually a legitimate and inspired work of surrealism. Then again, none of the guys are known for doing a half-assed job at anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeminiRising79 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I wonder who's style he's copied. I guess it will come out eventually.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 (edited) I wonder who's style he's copied. I guess it will come out eventually.. Incapable of joy or appreciation. Sad, sad man. Go outside, walk around. Accept the truth, it shall set you free. Edited November 2, 2013 by ReRushed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushCanuck Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Nice to see Alex supporting a good cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Why do so many of these actors and musicians and sports stars think they can become painters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USB Connector Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Why do so many of these actors and musicians and sports stars think they can become painters? Because this is the kind of talent that makes you millions. The people painting for this auction have no talent resembling such beauty. Seriously though, some of these are very well done. While I wouldn't hang Alex's portrait in my house I'm pretty shocked he can paint that well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatLightInYourEyes Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 As I said, this is much better than other celebrity paintings. That doesn't mean it's anywhere near flawless, of course. Just somewhere above capable, kind of like Neil's writing. Nobody's expecting either Da Vinci or Dostoevsky here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analog guy Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 I heard Neal Schon actually painted this. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 I heard Neal Schon actually painted this. Didn't he steal Alex's brushes? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersyl Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 I don't know... Kinda looks like he stole Da Vinci's idea.... Look at it carefully... He clearly took the Mona Lisa and ran it through chorus and arpeggiated the background... Same smile and all.... He only added the glasses to distract us from this.... :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbirdsong Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 It looks like he took a photograph of himself and then distorted it in Photoshop or some similar program and then painted over it or used it as a guide. I don't recall Alex being mentioned as a painter before so who knows, maybe he asked Hugh Syme for some pointers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 I don't recall Alex being mentioned as a painter before so who knows, maybe he asked Hugh Syme for some pointers. Alex is known as an accomplished painter. He has donated at least one prior to this to benefit the Kidney Foundation. I've seen a few of his pieces (do a Google search for 'alex lifeson painting' to see a couple), but this is the first surreal piece I've seen him do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Looks like it got sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jruiz2112 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 wish i was a millionaire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jruiz2112 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 in the mean time, i'll keep Rushing Forth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 I know a guy who was a friend of a guy who was one of Journeys roadies back in the 70s, and he said Alex and Schon would be seen painting a lot together...hmmmmmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeminiRising79 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 I don't recall Alex being mentioned as a painter before so who knows, maybe he asked Hugh Syme for some pointers. Alex is known as an accomplished painter. He has donated at least one prior to this to benefit the Kidney Foundation. I've seen a few of his pieces (do a Google search for 'alex lifeson painting' to see a couple), but this is the first surreal piece I've seen him do. "Accomplished" painter.. Just like CA's a masterpiece. His paintings look more like a middle-school student's assignment. If he painted something worth displaying I would buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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