Eric Waugh at a glance
Background: Eric Waugh is one of the most recognizable and collected young artists of fine art originals among both private and corporate collectors across North America. Waugh works primarily in acrylics on a variety of surfaces, adding embellishments such as gesso, metallic paints and pens, and watercolor pencils. With his masterful use of vibrant colors, rich textures, and lively subject matter, Waugh’s fun yet sophisticated art celebrates life. Waugh’s artistic themes embrace the excitement and energy of urban life, romance, music, pets, and still life, and reflect his own heartfelt passion for the arts and his appreciation for life’s simple pleasures. Waugh’s art reveals his own positive and enthusiastic outlook.
Live Painting Performances: Not content solely with studio painting, however, Waugh also takes his art to the people with live painting performances at upscale events from New York to San Francisco and from Montreal to Miami. He has painted live at the BB King Blues Club, the Hard Rock Hotel, the House of Blues, among many others. At these events, Waugh brings to life a unique form of artistic expression by blending art and music. Inspired by live music, Waugh creates original art before audiences, painting to the beat of virtually any style of music, capturing its rhythms and energy on his canvas. He has painted live with such diverse musical talents as Tony Bennett, Nelly Furtado, the Wallflowers, John Waite, the Doobie Brothers, Russ Freeman and The Rippingtons, Allan Harris, Tommy Emmanuel, Randy Weston, Jefferson Starship, Freddy Cole, Jacques Lesure, Marc Cohn, Maria Howell, and the Cobb Symphony Orchestra, among others. Waugh’s musically inspired artistry delights both art and music lovers alike.
Media Exposure: Waugh also garners much media attention. He was featured nationally on CNN and “The Today Show”; and he has painted live on many other broadcasts such as “9:00 am News” NBC-TV Chicago; “Good Day, Atlanta” Fox 5; “Saturday Morning” CBS-TV Minneapolis; “The Morning Show” Jacksonville, FL; “Good Morning, Atlanta,” WGCL-TV; “11 Alive News at 6:00” WXIA-TV 11; “Today in South Florida” NBC-TV, Miami; and others. And in a historic first, Waugh also painted live on radio for “Coffey in the Morning” WKIS-FM (99.9 Miami, FL). Features in print media include those in People Magazine, The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, The Miami Herald, The Piedmont Review, Jezebel, The Chronicle, Canada's National Paper: The Globe and Mail, and Chicago Inside, to name a few.
Charitable Efforts: As a humanitarian, charitable work is an integral part of Eric Waugh the artist. Waugh created “Hero,” the Guinness Book of World’s Records holder for the world’s largest painting on canvas (41,400 square feet) by a single artist; proceeds benefit Camp Heartland and the Starlight Children’s Foundation. He has painted live at other charitable events including Franco Harris’s Super Bowl Immaculate Reception Benefit for The Children’s Miracle Network; CowParade of Atlanta, where he painted a life-size fiberglass cow and designed the official CowParade poster for the American Cancer Society. He painted 4-36 x 48” canvases suspended on scaffolding during the Atlanta Children’s Shelter Charity Jazz Ball. He painted live for the Camp Heartland and the Starlight Children’s Foundation; “Taste of the Nation,” which fights hunger; for UNICEF “Designs of Hope”; for Gilda’s Club of Rochester, NY; and many other organizations. Waugh’s efforts have helped raise over $500,000 in the last few years alone.
Audience Response: Waugh’s painting performances have been well-received by diverse audiences. People who seldom, if ever, get to see the artistic process in action watch mesmerized as Waugh creates art before their eyes. Enjoying Waugh’s art is a pleasure in itself; but watching him create it live is an experience not to be missed.
