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January 21, 2010 - Twelve new paintings from last night's show will be added by the weekend! Check back soon. :) 

January 19, 2010 - A show is coming up this week!

Thursday January 21
Noon-3 PM or longer,..:-)
SEE THE DIFFERENCE INTERIORS 
431 South Main 
Memphis, TN. 
Complimentary Beer and Wine

2010 Keeping the Blues Alive Winner 
Michael P. Maness 
will be unveiling GUITAR GREATS 
guitar royalty from Blues, Rock, Country, and Jazz

14 NEW paintings which will be for SALE 
with half the Proceeds split with the Blues Foundation.

January 17, 2010 - NEWS OF THE BETTER

It has been 4 days since my MOM's Knee Replacement Surgery and the Stroke she had as a complication to the operation. GOOD NEWS, is the Stroke was a little one, and she is recovering better, and faster than expected. The Knee Replacement is giving her a Great deal of Pain, as expected, and she will need some In house Rehab, at the Baptist Desoto's Rehab center before she can move on to my Sister, Rita's, and subsequently back to Her home.

Thanks for the prayers, please keep them up

Mike

January 14, 2010 - Michael Maness honored by The Orpheum Theatre - Memphis!

January 12, 2010 - NOT THE BEST NEWS

Today, Tuesday, January 12, my MOM had surgery for a knee replacement. The surgery went well, but, there were COMPLICATIONS. Sometime during the recovery she had a STROKE.

We will know more in the next 24 hours.

Thank ya'll for your prayers,..if you don't mind, would you say a few more?

Mike

January 3, 2010 - Newest Additions

January 1, 2010 - Happy New Year & Merry Christmas to all!

January, could, and should be very exciting for my MOM and me. January 12, my MOM is having Knee Replacement Surgery, on her left knee. The week of January 18, is the International Blues Challenge, the BEST of the NEW Blues players in the World, and The Orpheum Dinner, at which, at both events, I'm to receive an award.

In February, I begin a NEW chemo, could be interesting, I expect I'll be getting a lot of sleep. Hopefully by March, I'll be able to claim that I am a 5 time Cancer Survivor.

December 5, 2009 - I'm having an ART show in the Nashville area. Please bring friends, invite friends, and join me at Richard Trest's restaurant Ri'chard's Cafe' in White's Creek, TN on Dec 12. Please come by, say hi, and Eat, Drink, and see some ART.

November 30, 2009 - WMCTV Report on Mike -- Click play below, story is after a short advertisement.

November 29, 2009 - Mike wins an award from the Blues Foundation!

Each year, The Blues Foundation recognizes excellence in Blues Music by 
non-performers by presenting the Keeping the Blues Alive Awards.

Art and Photography
Michael Maness, Memphis, TN

Michael Maness colors his world in blues. His vibrant impressions of Arthur Williams and Luther Allison provided the basis for the 2006 and 2007 Blues Music Award posters, but his gallery of blues performers and musicians is a bold collection of everyone from B.B. King and Buddy Guy to Elvis and Brother Ray. His love of Memphis and its music is evident in the painting and posters that feature Sun Studios, the Peabody, Issac Hayes, Stax, Al Green and Willie Mitchell. From the age of eight, Michael has been drawing or writing something for somebody. “I try to pick a story to paint rather than a moment passing through time. I hope that as a person views my work they feel a story, one that has a beginning, character development, a problem to solve, and a happy ending.” With his dynamic kaleidoscope of colors, Michael lets his paintings tell Pulitzer Prize stories.

The 2009 Keeping the Blues Alive recipients are:

• Art and Photography: Michael Maness, Memphis, TN

• Blues Club: Bradfordville Blues Club, Tallahassee, FL

• Blues Organization: Connecticut Blues Society

• Education: Spencer Bohren, New Orleans, LA

• Festival: Heritage Music Blues Festival, Wheeling, WV

• Festival International: Piazza Blues, Bellinzona, Switzerland

• Historical Preservation: Eric Leblanc, British Columbia, Canada

• International: Finnish Blues Association, Helsinki, Finland

• Journalism: David Fricke, Rolling Stone, New York, NY

• Literature: Crossroads, The Life and Afterlife of Blues Legend Robert Johnson Tom Graves, Memphis, TN

• Manager/Agent: Pat Morgan, Kailua-Kona, HI

• Print Media: Block, Almelo, Netherlands

• Producer: Andy McKaie, Universal Music Enterprises, Santa Monica, CA

• Promoter: Pozitif Productions, Istanbul, Turkey

• Publicist: Richard Flohil, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Radio Commercial: Charles Evers, Jackson, MS

• Radio Public: Rick Galusha, Omaha, NE

• Record Label: Crosscut Records, Bremen, Germany

• Visual Broadcast: Film, Television and Video: Pocket Full of Soul,  Houston, TX

Additional coverage of Mike's achievement is covered on the Desoto Times Tribune's website ... Read More Here

November 29, 2009 - 10 New Paintings added recently

Snow Deer
Shadows and Trees
Tree for Hope

Shimmering Footsteps
One Down ... Next!
Heat
Survivor: The Pink Ribbon

Martinis (5 Canvases)
Madison and Main
Caribbean Rising Heart

November 22, 2009 - Update -- Just left the Cancer Doc, yes my cancer is still there, but he had a plan, A GOOD plan, a GREAT plan. 

As many of ya'll know, I have been having a chemo-band-aid every 6 months for the last 4 years ... this time the cancer returned during the chemo in July. My Doc, Dr. Yunus, has decided to do NOTHING till February. Then I'll have another PET Scan. Depending on the out-come, I will either see a surgeon for a biopsy and a 4-5 day hospital visit, or begin a new Chemo-band-aid immediately. The Chemotherapy will be the same juice I've had for the last 4 years, only stronger, and more quantity. Instead of once per week, it could end up being 2-3 times per week. THIS is GREAT NEWS. I'm a Happy camper. 

November 20, 2009 - 

Two of the Midsouth's most talented and well-known artists will be showing their most recent work at our home this Saturday, November 21 from 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM.

Lisa Allen creates beautiful stunning glass art and glass jewelry, and Mike Maness paints a vibrant array of subjects! Both artists will be displaying new pieces for the first time at this show, too!

November 3, 2009 - NEWS OF THE EXPECTED

My CANCER is back. They FOUND it on the latest PET and CAT scans. In 2 places, the chest and the groin. the 2 places lit up on the scans. NOT big Blips, just enough to show some concern. The Doc said he wasn't surprised; he has been expecting a relapse of my cancer for some time now. Simply put the Cancer Doc thinks my cancer has developed an immunity to the annual Chemo Band-aid Rituxan, that I have every 6 months.

The plan is this;

The Doc will see a couple of other Doc's to decide what should be the path, and in 3 weeks I'll see him again and they will see what, if anything the cancer done. Then I will see a surgeon, who will do a biopsy. That will decide the course of action. BUT, NOTHING will begin, NO treatment, till January.

That is all I know,

Mike

October 19, 2009 - I'm going to be at SEE THE DIFFERENCE INTERIORS for 2 weeks:

First: The River ARTs Festival Saturday, October 24-Sunday 25
Second: The Trolley Tour Friday October 30

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RIVER ARTS FESTIVAL
An Event, a Party,and some ART by Michael P. Maness

Type: Music/Arts - Exhibit
Start Time: Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 10:00am
End Time: Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 6:00pm
Location: 431 South Main Street #101, Memphis, TN 38103

MICHAEL P. MANESS on SOUTH MAIN

The RIVER ARTS FESTIVAL
An Event, a Party, FREE WINE and BEER, and some ART by Mike Maness

Diane Gordon and See the Difference Interiors
Present Michael P. Maness

Mike will be showing and selling his Original ART, some signed and embellished Giclees, as well as signed and embellished Lithographs

October 18, 2009 - Four new additions. Also, I've been invited to display and sell ART at the next Trolley Tour in Memphis on 
South Main, at See the Difference Interiors. Come by, purchase something, and have a drink.

SNOW PRINCESS -- A beautiful spinning ballerina bathed in the light of the stage.
WHITE MARTINI -- A simple idea, a strong drink, and 2 intoxicated stuffed olives.
ELVIS 68 SPECIAL -- Elvis, finding himself at his 68 Comeback Special.
LES PAUL -- The Innovator, the inventor, the musician, the Man.

Snow Princess (12"x24"), White Martini (12"x24"),
Elvis 68 Special (22"x28"), Les Paul (18"x24")

October 16, 2009 - Behold, TIME. All 3 for Sale, enjoy.

Island Time (20"x32"), Midnight Martini (24"x36")
Time to Smell the Wild Flowers (20"x24")

and just because ... 

Autumn Memphis
24"x30"

October 1, 2009 - A sneak peek at the creative process! A flash animation below depicts the creative process that each painting of Mike's goes through.

September 27, 2009 - 

The Guitar: "In the Midnight Hour" another cool-aboration betwixt me and Steve Cropper Painted for the Blues Ball Gibson Guitar Auction. It will have the lyrics of "In the Midnight Hour" penned by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Steve Cropper.

The Chair: "Dock of the Bay" a cool-aboration betwixt me and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Steve Cropper. Painted for the Orpheum Auction

September 26, 2009 - Another eight works on display to enjoy (and as always, buy!).

"Moon Vices"

MJ's "Out of this World"
"Sunset on the Mississippi"
"Shimmering Dock"
Painted for a Charity for Mr. Cropper ... he will add the lyrics to his and Otis Otis Redding Hit "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay."

"Delta Storm"
An extreme view of Clouds. Their Shape, Style, Colors, Personality, and Energy. Throw in a lightening strike, a sunset along the river, and you have the Shocking Moment of a "DELTA STORM." 
"Free Bird"
A RED abstract Finch leaving the confines of the Earth, circling the Moon, and headed out to Galaxy's as yet unknown, thus being the ultimate "FREE BIRD."

August 2, 2009 - Eight new paintings to enjoy (and buy!) GICLEES are never more than an e-mail and UPS delivery away.  Please contact me today on Facebook or via e-mail.

July 2, 2009 - MOM UPDATE - Strength is coming back, spunky and stubborn as usual. She has now had a week of out-patient rehab, and it wears her out. But she does bounce back, A DAY LATER. :-) Her memory is slowly turning back on, and she is smiling, and happy, all the time. 

My family is all pitching in, yard work, and home cooked meals. Thank ya'll for your help.

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