updates.. new book, new work, at auction.. the boys

hi all!! well i have been meaning to email from last weekend and haven't yet had a chance. went to chicago on friday night for our friend, William Hunter's gallery opening in chicago - in vitro gallery. it was a great time he was showing some great artists work and some of his throughout the building as well. had a nice dinner at karyn's (of course) before hand. it's been a busy week with commissions and painting for upcoming shows. the weather has been beautiful and the boys have been enjoying their daily trips to the pond...

NEW BOOK HOT OFF THE PRESS!!

my new book titled, Untalented: SEEKING Unprincipled and/or Utterly Bewildered is done!! i am really thrilled with how it turned out!! it is a beautiful 11" x 13", full color 160 page hard back with image wrap. i am taking pre-orders for the book so if you would like to save on s/h and have your order placed with our bulk order phone into the gallery at 219.866.7552. the book will be retailing for $199 (plus s/h) -- if you place your order when we make our bulk order you will not have to pay s/h. so place order with us through the gallery before Sunday midnight c.s.t. - paypal id: art@michelleah.com or phone 219.866.7552

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NEW WORKS...

the work on the cover of my book is one of my most recent paintings, titled: The Last Laugh.

the last laugh

48" x 72"

oil, acrylic, graphite on canvas

the original of this work is available through michelkeck.com. This work has never exihibited publicly yet, it will be exhibiting (unless sold beforehand) for the first time at The Magnificent Mile art festival in Chicago that i will be exhibiting in in July.

some other of my more recent works....

between a rock and a hard place

48" x 60"

acrylic, graphite, texture on canvas

this exhibited during neo-con in chicago last week and is with a chicago art dealer

rude awakening

48" x 60"

acrylic, graphite on canvas

this exhibited during neo-con in chicago last week and is with one of my dealers in chicago

the last laugh

48" x 72"

oil, acrylic, graphite on canvas

never say never

36" x 60"

(original sold during deerfield art festival - see michelkeck.com for fine art giclee print of this work)

it's not over yet

36" x 60"

(the original of this work also sold during deerfield art festival - see michelkeck.com for fine art giclee print of this work)

let the chips fall...

48" x 60"

oil, acrylic, graphite on canvas

the painting above, let the chips fall is one of my most recent paintings and is currently available at auction

I auction a select few original paintings off through my auction site abstractartauctions.com, each with a 1.00 start and a reserve price set at my dealer pricing... it gives my collectors who have supported me throughout the years a chance to purchase one of my originals at pricing as low as dealer cost.

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so that's about it for now... it's about to storm here... i'm off to paint! ciao!

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art business news article - deerfield fine art festival - eliteXC.. move over dana??

hi boys & girls!

DEERFIELD FINE ARTS FESTIVAL

big THANK YOU to everyone who stopped by to view my art at the cuneo and deerfield art festivals in illinois the past two weekends. we had an amazing show this weekend so i also wanted to say thank you to debbie of dwevents (the shows promoter) who saw me at the artist project and sent me an invite to participate in their shows -- THANK YOU!! we look very forward to deerfield fine art festival next year!! several originals sold this weekend... breaking point, never say never, it's not over yet, and adaptation sold. --- hubby was not suppose to sell adaptation... which i didn't even know that it had ended up at the show. anyhooo it was not photographed yet (my fault actually) and it was the first work in a series i've been working on where i am putting to use all of the rags from studio (yeah i guess i am going through my 'recycling' stage again). can't help it really as this planet is filled with so much garbage and the amount of trash i make in my studio is honestly sickening.. so anyway... this was the first one of the works in this series. there are four so far.. i will put up pics as soon as we get them photographed.


ART BUSINESS NEWS ARTICLE

i was recently interviewed for an article art business news is doing on women and art.. not sure when it is coming out but i will find out and post it on my events and news page as soon as i know. i think there are 5 or 6 female artists that will be featured in the article. -- i think i need to hire a 'writer' to answer interview questions for me... i'm honestly just awful at it. it's like talking about my art at art exhibits.. i suck at that too. i don't know why either.. i love to talk (just ask hubby... or any of my friends).. so it isn't like i'm shy... i guess i just would rather make art than talk about it. (but i am VERY thankful to have been interviewed so THANK YOU jennifer & debbie for thinking of me for the article - much appreciated!)


eliteXC --- move over Dana???

okay... so if you read my blog you know i am not only obsessed with johnny depp.. but i am also obsessed with mma and the hot boys of the UFC. well.... WHO WATCHED CBS and eliteXC last night???????????? I DID!!! there were no real hot boys there last night... at least not in the ring anyway... (*my cutie MATT HUGHES was in the corner for lawler. and i LOVE matt hughes!!) -- so i couldn't really go with my hotness factor of judging fights. and none of the fights were really very good imho with the EXCEPTION of the GIRL FIGHT!!! ALL I CAN SAY IS OMG

so if you hadn't heard of eliteXC before you may have caught it on CBS last night (i didn't know that it was going to be on prime time and hubby was just flipping through the guide and we caught it last minute) -- but anyway if you did watch then you HAVE to agree that the girl fight was the BEST fight of the night - hands down!!!

Gina Carrano (mma fighter - and american gladiators star) who is GORGEOUS btw - kicked some major ass last night!! she is amazing.. just really great at what she does. it was a terrific fight.. i was screaming and squirming around. i think women fight harder than men... or maybe not 'harder' but they are just more vicious. anyway they put on a really thrilling fight for the audience - i loved it!! Kaitlin Young (Gina's opponent) was really tough too... but Gina destroyed her... did you see her face???

so what is going on with the UFC?? does dana have to worry about eliteXC??? as with anything else, when something is successful it will be knocked off. dana, regardless whether the fighters who have fought in the UFC love him or hate him did amazing things for mma. so now eliteXC will probably start to really take off.. and along will come another and another. one thing i think dana has to start to consider is letting women in to the UFC.

so i guess that's it for now.. i've rambled long enough.. some shows coming up at the end of this month in ohio so i will be busy painting again to get ready for that (check my news and events page) for more upcoming shows.

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all or nothing - latest abstract painting & cuneo art festival vernon hills Illinois

hi boys and girls!! few days off from blogging as i've been busy painting for some upcoming art festivals. i'll be at the Cuneo art festival in vernon hills, illinois this weekend - and one of my latest original abstract paintings (titled: all or nothing --- shown below) will be exhibiting publically with some other new works.





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title: all or nothing

size: 60" x 48" x 1.5"

oil pastel, acrylic & graphite on canvas

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Cuneo Gardens Art Festival

Saturday and Sunday, May 24th and May 25th from 10:00am to 5:00pm. Admission is free.
Browse beautiful objects in a beautiful setting. Artists and artisans display their work on the South Lawn of the Cuneo Mansion. Artists will be present to discuss and offer their work for sale. Live music will set the tone, and food and drink will be available for purchase.

This takes place in the Cuneo Gardens (more info here) - 1350 N. Milwaukee Ave. Vernon Hills, Ill. -- hope you can make it!

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LOVE MY BOYS!!! Moosey & Stoneys Books

okay... i told you they were coming!! JUST FINISHED TODAY - HOT OFF THE PRESS!!
Stoney & Moosey's books!

LOVE MY GERMAN SHEPHERD BOOK AND LOVE MY GREYHOUND BOOK

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new art book KECK abstract paintings -- THE BOYS

hi boys and girls!! quick post to let you know my open edition book on my abstract paintings is now available through blurb

KECK Abstract ...

2006-2008

By by Michel Keck

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and to show off some recent pics of my little baby boys.... (tooooo cute!!)




title: (moosey) just me and my shadow

title: (stoney) just me and my shadow

and YES in case you are wondering these gorgeous boys are coming out with their own books too!! check for moosey's book and stoney's book by the end of the month :-)
(yeah ok... i'm addicted to blurb).

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meeting steve, the cubs - fukudome, karyns, bowling & a photo booth

okay so for the first day in FOREVER i took a day off during the week... honestly i don't know when the last time myself or hubby did that was... too long. so one of my best girlfriends came in from atlanta with her NEW BOYFRIEND to take us to the cubs game. --- now i don't care or know a thing about baseball... but pass up the chance to met her new man, grill him and find out if he is the ONE -HELL NO!!

a few days ago it was like 80.. yesterday like 40 or something ridiculous it was FREEZING. i had on a long sleeve shirt and a lined spring coat and thought i'd be okay - W R O N G . my girlfriend coming from atlanta brought no socks with her no coats, nothing. thankfully her dad gave her a coat and some gloves and told her she'd need these for the game. so we get to the game and i am dyyyyyyyyyyying -- i am cold blooded anyway i LOVE the heat and sun - hubby bought us a cubs blanket which helped considerably.

i liked her boyfriend immediately (so did hubby!) (and yes i do think he is the ONE though it is a bit premature as they've only been seeing each other since nov. last year -- still... we really like him!!) besides the horrible weather we had an absolute BLAST. my girlfriend who knows EVERYTHING about baseball was trying her best to fill me in what the hell was going on.. i think i picked up a few things but lost control over the player FUKUDOME --- DOES ANYONE ELSE READ THIS FUCK U DO ME???? i mean i laughed over this for like 20 minutes straight --- uncontrollably so did her boyfriend (and anyone who laughs at my jokes has got to be a keeper) -- so my girlfriend is like i don't get it. but i can't stop laughing... like uncontrollably laughing at this name which seems completely made up. ---- so like things calm down and like AN HOUR later she is like........... OH and starts laughing and FINALLY gets it.

so everyone (even hubby) is great and offers to go to karyns out to eat with me. steve had never tried raw food before and was intriqued and so off we went -- with a stop at whole foods to pick up some no sulfite added wine because karyns is byob.

so i had the ravioli, scott had the pizza, lorie had the pasta, and steve had the seaweed wraps (which i normally love but there is one type there i do not... i think they are a walnut base ???? still not bad but it was my least favorite dish) -- we had a side of guacamole and chips (which everyone loved the chips so i have to find out what they were made of... didn't look like they had any flax or seeds in them so ??? not sure - but they were delish!!) -- and the garlic breadsticks - which everyone liked by hubby.

so at dinner we are talking about how competitive my girlfriend is.. (and well how all of us are) and her soon to be husband is like OH I KNOW! so we get to talking about bowling... i don't know how or why - long story short -- we are in chicago where we can do anything - AND WE END UP GOING BOWLING on diversey and western or something to the rock and bowl. -- VERY CHEESY!!!! but we had all had a bit to drink and steve was sure if he took lorie bowling after she had a few he could beat her - and he didn't... but we played boy girl teams - and we lost horribly -- not by lories fault but honestly in my life i've never been so pathetic. though in my defense i can not drink and bowl and having had two glasses of wine at karyns it was pretty much a sure loss from the start. i was also a little picture happy during our trip to rock and bowl so i just couldn't focus...


hubby throwing the ball at like 200 miles per hour -- HONESTLY the pins fall in FEAR before the ball even reaches them...



--- lorie very upset at a less than perfect throw ---



steve after he broke the machine!!!!! (and we had to call to have it fixed.. notice ball hit guard in background)


and the last pic should teach all photographers out there to NEVER SURRENDER YOUR CAMERA (especially if you've clearly had too much to drink!!) --- WTF AM I DOING - giving a gene a run for his money?????????????



and i can NOT pass a photo booth without forcing everyone to get their pics taken -- they are always the WORST pics which makes them the BEST pics!!





so having to let our babysitter go home and having to get home to the boys we called it a night and are meeting them sunday for a b-day party for more in depth q & a with my girlfriends maybe soon to be hubby. lol!

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hot off the press - Mixed Media Works - Keck art book

Mixed Media Ar...

2006-2008

By Michel Keck

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hi boys and girls!! the first issue of my second art book - Mixed Media Works (2006-2008) is hot off the press! Mixed Media Works (2006-2008) is a soft-cover (will also be available as hard-cover), open edition, 26 page art book that is a compilation of my favorite mixed media works from 2006-2008.

you can preview or purchase my contemporary art book - Mixed Media Works (2006-2008) through blurb. please keep in mind that blurb's book preview is LOW RES - translation the version you purchase will be HIGH res, with sharp pictures and text.

i have other contemporary art books in the works as well -- i am working on a similar small open edition art book of my favorite abstract works from (2006-2008), a small open edition art book of my contemporary abstract art paintings from my Wish List series, and also a large, limited edition art book that is a compilation of my favorite abstracts, mixed medias, photographs, and collage works from 2005 to present. the limited edition book i do not expect to be complete until the end of July.

thanks to all of my collectors for your continued support throughout the years!!

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