Television and Radio appearances
Art in Action
By Tali Tolland JEZEBEL MAGAZINE September 2003
Since artist Eric Waugh's transition from graphic to fine art in 1988, he has sold more than 18,000 original paintings and thousands of fine art prints, making him the most collected original artist of his kind.
He loves to share his talent with the public, not only through selling art, but creating it in front of a crowd. Waugh travels to different venues and performs, usually to music. The end product is a direct result of the environment and the sounds he hears while he's painting, which makes the process all the more engaging and fascinating for the viewer.
Recently, Waugh performed on Good Day, Atlanta and 11 Alive News, painted a CowParade cow in front of hundreds (he also designed the CowParrade Atlanta 2003 poster),painted live to the smooth vocals of Tony Bennett at the Grand Prix Gala in Montreal, and painted to the rhythm of the entertainment at the Swissotel in Buckhead.
Also a humanitarian, Waugh frequently lends his energy and talents to charity. In December,2001, he unveiled the world's largest painting on canvas by a single artist (according to Guinness World Records), entitled "Hero," Waugh worked for five years on the 41,400 square foot painting, which was originally in Raleigh, North Carolina, but has since been cut into some 41,000 pieces and sold. The proceeds benefited Heartland, a Minnesota camp for children affected by AIDS and HIV, and the Los Angeles-based Starlight Children's Foundation, which helps seriously ill children.
