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"Painter for a cause" He takes it to art"

MIAMI HERALD , December 19, 2004

The Weston Art Festival, now in it's 12th year, featured more than 150 artists with works ranging from $15 to $20,000. The show drew approximately 75 new artists eager to tap into the growing Weston area market, including performance artist Eric Waugh of Montreal, who paints live to music.

Waugh, who painted on CNN and WTVJ-NBC 6 recently, said Florida is a huge market for his work. The more I'm out there, the easier it is to be part of the plan," Waugh said. The plan is to raise money for charities and people in need by selling his paintings. In 2001, Waugh set out to not only create a category in the Guinness Book of World Records but to set that record himself, of largest painting by one man. Measuring 41,400 square feet, it was unveiled in North Carolina on World Aids Day and sold in pieces to raise money for Camp Heartland, a camp for children with HIV/AIDS or those affected by it. Waugh wanted to offer them "the best week of their lives."

"I saw a movie in 1995, "Angelie's secret", about a girl who had to live with AIDS and couldn't tell anyone," he said. "At this camp, nobody cares if you have AIDS or if your parents have AIDS. You get to take a week off from the stigma and get group support." Starlight Children's Foundation, which provides in-hospital entertainment, also got residuals from live paintings done by Waugh. During the Weston Art Festival, Waugh sold a painting done live on NBC 6 to benefit a new program similar to Toys for Tots but customized for teens.

"I'm very positive, and it gets portrayed in my work, the colors and fun," Waugh said. "People keep up with it. The word gets out about the quality of the work and it shows," said Howard Allen, whose company, Howard Allen Events, produced the festival. Waugh will appear at the next art festival Allen is producing, Jan 7 and 8 on Las Olas Boulevard. Broadway dancer and choreographer Tommy Tune also will join the festival to display his new series of paintings.



News Main Articles Television and Radio appearances	"Painter for a cause" He takes it to art" MIAMI HERALD , December 19, 2004 The Weston Art Festival, now in it's 12th year, featured more than 150 artists with works ranging from $15 to $20,000. The show drew approximately 75 new artists eager to tap into the growing Weston area market, including performance artist Eric Waugh of Montreal, who paints live to music. Waugh, who painted on CNN and WTVJ-NBC 6 recently, said Florida is a huge market for his work. The more I'm out there, the easier it is to be part of the plan," Waugh said. The plan is to raise money for charities and people in need by selling his paintings. In 2001, Waugh set out to not only create a category in the Guinness Book of World Records but to set that record himself, of largest painting by one man. Measuring 41,400 square feet, it was unveiled in North Carolina on World Aids Day and sold in pieces to raise money for Camp Heartland, a camp for children with HIV/AIDS or those affected by it. Waugh wanted to offer them "the best week of their lives." "I saw a movie in 1995, "Angelie's secret", about a girl who had to live with AIDS and couldn't tell anyone," he said. "At this camp, nobody cares if you have AIDS or if your parents have AIDS. You get to take a week off from the stigma and get group support." Starlight Children's Foundation, which provides in-hospital entertainment, also got residuals from live paintings done by Waugh. During the Weston Art Festival, Waugh sold a painting done live on NBC 6 to benefit a new program similar to Toys for Tots but customized for teens. "I'm very positive, and it gets portrayed in my work, the colors and fun," Waugh said. "People keep up with it. The word gets out about the quality of the work and it shows," said Howard Allen, whose company, Howard Allen Events, produced the festival. Waugh will appear at the next art festival Allen is producing, Jan 7 and 8 on Las Olas Boulevard. Broadway dancer and choreographer Tommy Tune also will join the festival to display his new series of paintings.