Poppy Sunshine
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Mel Ramos, by Poppy Sunshine on Mar 1, 2009 12:56:17 GMT 1, Just testing the water to see if there are any Mel Ramos fans on the forum. I have 7 to sell so please let me know if there is any interest and I'll do a list and get some pictures sorted. Thanks
Just testing the water to see if there are any Mel Ramos fans on the forum. I have 7 to sell so please let me know if there is any interest and I'll do a list and get some pictures sorted. Thanks
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craigf
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Mel Ramos, by craigf on Mar 1, 2009 13:52:01 GMT 1, What I have seen of his I like, it's in my ebay searches in case something good comes up, but to date I haven't pulled the trigger on any. Does that qualify as interest? ;D
What I have seen of his I like, it's in my ebay searches in case something good comes up, but to date I haven't pulled the trigger on any. Does that qualify as interest? ;D
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lee3
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Mel Ramos, by lee3 on Mar 1, 2009 17:31:11 GMT 1, I'm a BIG fan and my wife is a Ramos gal with her place locked securely in pop art history painted nude on profile next to a box of pop tarts. He's as nice as they come and some of his prints do a fine job of capturing the original composition in smashing detail. I'm not however interested in purchasing any of the prints so good luck.
I'm a BIG fan and my wife is a Ramos gal with her place locked securely in pop art history painted nude on profile next to a box of pop tarts. He's as nice as they come and some of his prints do a fine job of capturing the original composition in smashing detail. I'm not however interested in purchasing any of the prints so good luck.
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Mel Ramos, by cashman on Mar 1, 2009 17:45:21 GMT 1, I'm a BIG fan and my wife is a Ramos gal with her place locked securely in pop art history painted nude on profile next to a box of pop tarts.
Everyone knows the only way to get a proper portrait of a loved one is to go in one of them sketch/passport photobooths.....anything else is just tacky
I'm a BIG fan and my wife is a Ramos gal with her place locked securely in pop art history painted nude on profile next to a box of pop tarts. Everyone knows the only way to get a proper portrait of a loved one is to go in one of them sketch/passport photobooths.....anything else is just tacky
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lee3
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Mel Ramos, by lee3 on Mar 1, 2009 20:51:24 GMT 1, >>>post that picture again Lee3 <<<
I never have posted it, not because i'm a prude or anything, but it's not something she wants in the public domain (I can respect that) though it will be in a book soon enough anyway. It's an orange canvas with a slow fade to pink at the bottom with the original box of pop tarts done back in the 70s and she's on side view to the right holding the box. He's the best I've ever seen at painting women's hair and this one is no different. A jewel that we treasure and a fun experience to boot. i've got some old photos of his studio which i can round up and post.
>>Everyone knows the only way to get a proper portrait of a loved one is to go in one of them sketch/passport photoboot<<<
if we had only known warhol 25 years ago...
>>>post that picture again Lee3 <<<
I never have posted it, not because i'm a prude or anything, but it's not something she wants in the public domain (I can respect that) though it will be in a book soon enough anyway. It's an orange canvas with a slow fade to pink at the bottom with the original box of pop tarts done back in the 70s and she's on side view to the right holding the box. He's the best I've ever seen at painting women's hair and this one is no different. A jewel that we treasure and a fun experience to boot. i've got some old photos of his studio which i can round up and post.
>>Everyone knows the only way to get a proper portrait of a loved one is to go in one of them sketch/passport photoboot<<<
if we had only known warhol 25 years ago...
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Mel Ramos, by guest2 on Mar 1, 2009 20:59:21 GMT 1, hey lee3, I swear you posted it somewhere before - maybe the light side?
hey lee3, I swear you posted it somewhere before - maybe the light side?
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lee3
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Mel Ramos, by lee3 on Mar 1, 2009 22:29:33 GMT 1, >>hey lee3, I swear you posted it somewhere before - maybe the light side?<<
i've got photos of course but never posted them to my knowledge but my memory isn't worth a whole lot anyway. have emailed it to a few people so who knows where it has ended up.
sorry for the tangent poppy and good luck with your sales. i recall a post or two within the past month of people looking to buy ramos prints from coskun which would be at about 7 times market price. Maybe a few photos of your prints would help?
>>hey lee3, I swear you posted it somewhere before - maybe the light side?<<
i've got photos of course but never posted them to my knowledge but my memory isn't worth a whole lot anyway. have emailed it to a few people so who knows where it has ended up.
sorry for the tangent poppy and good luck with your sales. i recall a post or two within the past month of people looking to buy ramos prints from coskun which would be at about 7 times market price. Maybe a few photos of your prints would help?
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Heavyconsumer
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Mel Ramos, by Heavyconsumer on Mar 2, 2009 6:16:01 GMT 1, He's been discussed here on occasion. I've enjoyed being introduced to his work (please excuse my ignorance). You may have some luck if you show some photos and give some idea if ball park figures.
He's been discussed here on occasion. I've enjoyed being introduced to his work (please excuse my ignorance). You may have some luck if you show some photos and give some idea if ball park figures.
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dkla
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Mel Ramos, by dkla on Mar 2, 2009 6:55:34 GMT 1, Would love to see your Ramos stuff. Thanks
Would love to see your Ramos stuff. Thanks
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Poppy Sunshine
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Mel Ramos, by Poppy Sunshine on Mar 2, 2009 10:23:40 GMT 1, Thanks everyone. Interest is such that I'll endeavour to post the pics.
However, I've just tried to post one this morning on the Dface Superman 1/1 thread and it didn't work so I'm trying to suss out what went wrong first.
I remember you posting this info about your wife before lee3 and tried to search at length to find the image with no luck.
Not trying to perv over your nearest and dearest of course but I was very interested to see how well Ramos had attacked the Poptart packet as much lesser artists like Warhol etc have not been brave enough to tackle it with any degree of success.
Thanks everyone. Interest is such that I'll endeavour to post the pics.
However, I've just tried to post one this morning on the Dface Superman 1/1 thread and it didn't work so I'm trying to suss out what went wrong first.
I remember you posting this info about your wife before lee3 and tried to search at length to find the image with no luck.
Not trying to perv over your nearest and dearest of course but I was very interested to see how well Ramos had attacked the Poptart packet as much lesser artists like Warhol etc have not been brave enough to tackle it with any degree of success.
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lee3
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Mel Ramos, by lee3 on Mar 2, 2009 17:37:32 GMT 1, >>>I was very interested to see how well Ramos had attacked the Poptart packet as much lesser artists like Warhol etc have not been brave enough to tackle it with any degree of success.<<<
I'm not sure how Warhol is lesser compared with any artist but that is up for each to decide. I've never seen anyone else paint the pop tart box but would be interested to see if any of the other Pop artists gave it a shot. It's funny you mention it because originally we were thinking of doing one out of a candy bar which is more typical or the peek a boo series (behind a key hole). Then my wife suggested a box of pop tarts and i told her she was brilliant. When we met Mel and gave him a print out of the box, I remember it very well as he paused for a moment looking at it and replied "One would think that in 40 years of painting these goddamn things that it would have occurred to me to use this before." He had never heard of pop tarts before we handed him a crude print out of a box and when we showed up to his studio for the photo shoot, he had a few boxes of them lying around. I suppose I can get away with showing it via a joke photo we took 2 years ago the night before our son was born.
>>>I was very interested to see how well Ramos had attacked the Poptart packet as much lesser artists like Warhol etc have not been brave enough to tackle it with any degree of success.<<< I'm not sure how Warhol is lesser compared with any artist but that is up for each to decide. I've never seen anyone else paint the pop tart box but would be interested to see if any of the other Pop artists gave it a shot. It's funny you mention it because originally we were thinking of doing one out of a candy bar which is more typical or the peek a boo series (behind a key hole). Then my wife suggested a box of pop tarts and i told her she was brilliant. When we met Mel and gave him a print out of the box, I remember it very well as he paused for a moment looking at it and replied "One would think that in 40 years of painting these goddamn things that it would have occurred to me to use this before." He had never heard of pop tarts before we handed him a crude print out of a box and when we showed up to his studio for the photo shoot, he had a few boxes of them lying around. I suppose I can get away with showing it via a joke photo we took 2 years ago the night before our son was born.
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Poppy Sunshine
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Mel Ramos, by Poppy Sunshine on Mar 2, 2009 17:45:47 GMT 1, That's brilliant lee3 and thanks for posting it.. What a fantastic thing to own. Hopefully you won't get into a whole stack of trouble for it. As you rightly said, your wife has secured her place in art history.
That's brilliant lee3 and thanks for posting it.. What a fantastic thing to own. Hopefully you won't get into a whole stack of trouble for it. As you rightly said, your wife has secured her place in art history.
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Heavyconsumer
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Mel Ramos, by Heavyconsumer on Mar 2, 2009 19:33:27 GMT 1, That is quite brilliant indeed!
That is quite brilliant indeed!
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Poppy Sunshine
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Mel Ramos, by Poppy Sunshine on Mar 3, 2009 10:59:25 GMT 1, A couple more hopefully.
A couple more hopefully.
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Poppy Sunshine
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Mel Ramos, by Poppy Sunshine on Mar 3, 2009 11:01:51 GMT 1, Try again
Try again
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Mel Ramos, by wiz on Mar 3, 2009 11:06:09 GMT 1, Poppysunshine, you trying to kill me?, i bet the man from Delmonte said yes that day.
Poppysunshine, you trying to kill me?, i bet the man from Delmonte said yes that day.
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Poppy Sunshine
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Mel Ramos, by Poppy Sunshine on Mar 3, 2009 11:22:13 GMT 1, I bet Mr Ramos has had a few perks of the job in his time.
I bet Mr Ramos has had a few perks of the job in his time.
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chrisps303
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Mel Ramos, by chrisps303 on Mar 3, 2009 11:38:29 GMT 1, Not really seen much of ramos before but i really like some of those.
What sort of price would these be selling for? Pm me if you would prefer.
Not really seen much of ramos before but i really like some of those.
What sort of price would these be selling for? Pm me if you would prefer.
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30works
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Mel Ramos, by 30works on Mar 3, 2009 13:05:10 GMT 1, Not really seen much of ramos before but i really like some of those. What sort of price would these be selling for? Pm me if you would prefer.
Mel Ramos is an old Pop Art veteran but never reached the class of Lichtenstein, Warhol or Johns. Maybe that's why he never changed his sujet over decades.
Many of his prints are below GBP 1000.
To get an overview of his work I would like to recommend the book 'The Catalogue Of Original Prints' published by Verlag Galerie Hilger in 2002. To my knowledge this book is out of print but should be available in a second hand book shop.
Not really seen much of ramos before but i really like some of those. What sort of price would these be selling for? Pm me if you would prefer. Mel Ramos is an old Pop Art veteran but never reached the class of Lichtenstein, Warhol or Johns. Maybe that's why he never changed his sujet over decades. Many of his prints are below GBP 1000. To get an overview of his work I would like to recommend the book 'The Catalogue Of Original Prints' published by Verlag Galerie Hilger in 2002. To my knowledge this book is out of print but should be available in a second hand book shop.
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Poppy Sunshine
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Mel Ramos, by Poppy Sunshine on Mar 3, 2009 13:27:54 GMT 1, Not sure how to take the line about GBP 1000. Is that to help or hinder any potential sales?
I might add that one particular major gallery has a waiting list of over 10 people for one of these particular prints.
Anyway, I almost have a pricelist completed so will be happy to pass it on to anyone interested and will also be happy to look at offers.
Not sure how to take the line about GBP 1000. Is that to help or hinder any potential sales?
I might add that one particular major gallery has a waiting list of over 10 people for one of these particular prints.
Anyway, I almost have a pricelist completed so will be happy to pass it on to anyone interested and will also be happy to look at offers.
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Mel Ramos, by 30works on Mar 3, 2009 14:19:53 GMT 1, Not sure how to take the line about GBP 1000. Is that to help or hinder any potential sales?
Neither to hinder nor to help. The alluded price should be an indication only. It should show if we speak about hundreds, thousands or tenthousands for this artist. Not more! As I wrote it should be an indication for many Ramos prints but not for all.
I might add that one particular major gallery has a waiting list of over 10 people for one of these particular prints.
I can imagine this. A pricel level of GBP 1000 doesn't exclude a waiting list. There are many Ramos collectors in the world.
Hope I could clear it.
Not sure how to take the line about GBP 1000. Is that to help or hinder any potential sales? Neither to hinder nor to help. The alluded price should be an indication only. It should show if we speak about hundreds, thousands or tenthousands for this artist. Not more! As I wrote it should be an indication for many Ramos prints but not for all. I might add that one particular major gallery has a waiting list of over 10 people for one of these particular prints. I can imagine this. A pricel level of GBP 1000 doesn't exclude a waiting list. There are many Ramos collectors in the world. Hope I could clear it.
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Poppy Sunshine
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Mel Ramos, by Poppy Sunshine on Mar 3, 2009 14:50:12 GMT 1, Clear as a bell thanks.
I ought to mention that a lot of Ramos prints are editions of 2500 and still have people searching all over the place for them so there are indeed a lot of collectors loving these prints enough to keep them on the wall. And on the other hand the odd ones do slip through in provincial sales now and again so bargains are out there if you're looking.
With the level of popularity it's surprising the prices haven't crept further than they have.
Clear as a bell thanks.
I ought to mention that a lot of Ramos prints are editions of 2500 and still have people searching all over the place for them so there are indeed a lot of collectors loving these prints enough to keep them on the wall. And on the other hand the odd ones do slip through in provincial sales now and again so bargains are out there if you're looking.
With the level of popularity it's surprising the prices haven't crept further than they have.
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chrisps303
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Mel Ramos, by chrisps303 on Mar 3, 2009 15:40:25 GMT 1, I wish you hadnt posted those pictures, now i want one and cant afford it.
I wish you hadnt posted those pictures, now i want one and cant afford it.
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Heavyconsumer
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Mel Ramos, by Heavyconsumer on Mar 3, 2009 20:34:26 GMT 1, Damned straight! Some of those are gorgeous Poppy. Best of luch with the sale. My favourite would definitely be the second one (Vantage cigarettes), but I'd ave nowhere to put it in our small home even if I could spare the cash. Just so different in style to anything else in our home. Pop art hasn't really been my cup of tea for the most part, but I really enjoy looking through Mel Ramos's work.
Damned straight! Some of those are gorgeous Poppy. Best of luch with the sale. My favourite would definitely be the second one (Vantage cigarettes), but I'd ave nowhere to put it in our small home even if I could spare the cash. Just so different in style to anything else in our home. Pop art hasn't really been my cup of tea for the most part, but I really enjoy looking through Mel Ramos's work.
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Poppy Sunshine
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Mel Ramos, by Poppy Sunshine on Mar 4, 2009 16:10:55 GMT 1, Does anyone know how one of these pictures violates the terms of photobucket? Thay've stopped the image on my account and so in turn it's disappeared from here. I can't think it's the nudity aspect so are we looking at fag packets being banned?
Does anyone know how one of these pictures violates the terms of photobucket? Thay've stopped the image on my account and so in turn it's disappeared from here. I can't think it's the nudity aspect so are we looking at fag packets being banned?
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Mel Ramos, by manchestermike on Mar 4, 2009 18:33:45 GMT 1, It'll be the nudity - photobucket are a nightmare with anything like that
Can you PM me the price list please
It'll be the nudity - photobucket are a nightmare with anything like that Can you PM me the price list please
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Poppy Sunshine
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Mel Ramos, by Poppy Sunshine on Mar 4, 2009 18:40:55 GMT 1, No chance of posting my extensive collection of Lucien Freuds and Hockneys then with all the tits and tackle involved. (I haven't got any really before you ask).
No chance of posting my extensive collection of Lucien Freuds and Hockneys then with all the tits and tackle involved. (I haven't got any really before you ask).
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Mel Ramos, by maadbeats on Mar 4, 2009 19:14:46 GMT 1, Try a flicker account. Dont know if they have cencorship or not. Im sure there have to be a couple other image hosting website out there. I would love to view some of his work
Try a flicker account. Dont know if they have cencorship or not. Im sure there have to be a couple other image hosting website out there. I would love to view some of his work
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Poppy Sunshine
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Mel Ramos, by Poppy Sunshine on Mar 5, 2009 8:51:19 GMT 1, Just to reitterate comments from my other thread, PhotoF*cket have banned me for having bare breasted classic 70's Ramos prints on my account so I am temporarily without images. If anyone needs any please send me your email address and I'll drop them over.
Just to reitterate comments from my other thread, PhotoF*cket have banned me for having bare breasted classic 70's Ramos prints on my account so I am temporarily without images. If anyone needs any please send me your email address and I'll drop them over.
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