50 Alan Greenspan paintings?

[Lisa Ober]

Yes, it seems there is only one dimension to the two dimensional paintings so far. Love the Kennedy idea. Perhaps Bill Gates would be a good strategic move.

[Lisa Ober]

At the time of this writing the bidding is up to $23,000. Someone is laughing all the way to the bank. To be fair, the auction winnings go to a charity. Now I am thinking this isn't such a bad idea if you can get the press. Check out the bidding here: Greenspan Auction on E-bay

[Molly Sherrick Phifer]

The bidding is up over $80,000 now, with 100% of the final sale price going to a charity called Autism Speaks. Free shipping, too!

Lisa, thanks so much for posting this! I love to see people doing this type of innovative thing!

I am thinking she may not have used photo references, but perhaps worked from sketches or may even have taken her own reference photos. I don't know how tough it is to get into those press conferences, but I know for sure it is do-able. I'm rooting for her!

[Mark Youd]

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[Michele Rushworth]

Do you think Mr. Greenspan is flattered or flustered? I'd go for flattered, after all, any publicity is good publicity until theres a law suit involved.

He doesn't need the publicity, though, and he may very well be bothered by this. Either way the artist has taken a big risk. There's a well known case from a few years back where an artist took pictures of Tiger Woods at a golf tournament (no photographer's copyright issues, the artist took the pictures himself).

He then made paintings and sold a pile of prints of them, with Tiger Woods' image. Tiger Woods sued over the issue of using his image for profit without permission -- and the artist lost.

[Mark Youd]

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[Sharon Knettell]

It's not art, it is at best a con and a miserable painting.