Mr. Vega, who was working for Queens-based Zimmer Painting Inc.

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Using his trademark batik, he has also included in his submissions a painting called Maxa 2003, which comprises circular canvases, and sculpture based on an 18th Century painting.

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The large Minneapolis-based band includes live painting on stage in a multimedia performance that has earned them a unique reputation in the indie music world.

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"I'm doing a dining room right now based on photos of 18th-century landscape painting, " said the New York designer.

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Julia Nagle, a London-based independent paintings conservator, explained that repairing a painting such as Rothko's would be a lengthy process.

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At San Francisco-based Artify.it, we could choose between painting, photography and sculpture.

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Cabaret artist Tricity Vogue, whose entire stage show is based on the "Blue Lady" of Tretchikoff's painting, said it was a "dream come true" to come face-to-face with her muse in London this week, ahead of the sale.

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