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UPDATED DECEMBER 2000

NEW MULTIMEDIA WORKS and hand-painted Absolut bottle art by Jon Planas are the focus of attention during the International San Francisco art Expo, Nov 2nd through 5th, 2000.

Absolut Vodka artist, Jon Planas has joined forces with film producer/ designer and artist, Scott McClintock and exhibited their artworks together at the San Francisco Art Expo 2000. Planas showcased a new collection of his colorful and delightful, hand-painted Absolut bottles which quickly became the hot item at the art exhibition. Among the happy new bottle art owners (a pair of which are seen in the photo) was the infamous Mayor Willie Brown of San Francisco, who took a purple-colored bottle embellished with gold and one of Planas's contemporary women's faces. The Mayor is so delighted that he is looking to purchase an exclusive collection for his personal holiday gifts, and declared that his painted bottle would be PROMINENTLY displayed at San Francisco City Hall.

Among the other notables visiting the Planas/McClintock booth was Scott's mother, the internationally-famous fashion designer Jessica McClintock (see photo) who took a minute to pose with Planas. Jessica McClintock is a great art collector and supports the local art charities.

"My paintings and their subject matter are changing constantly" says Planas, who has recently begun painting a new series of florals, a subject matter that recently attracted the artist's interest. Planas was commissioned to paint a special dining room piece for a client in Beverly Hills. The client, who is an avid rose and orchid grower, took a look at the beautiful flowers and said that "...your painting will be a beautiful flower vase..." In fact, Planas completed the 4'x3' canvas "Holiday Flowers" and everyone who has seen the work is mesmerized by the vibrant colors and the serenity of the painting.

This excitement has led Planas to create more original canvases in this style. Planas will showcase the new Holiday Floral collection at the trendy new restaurant FELT, in West Hollywood, sometime in early December with a big party and bottle signing. Many of Hollywood's top celebrities are expected to attend this glamorous art exhibition! Email us for more information and an online invitation!

Planas also recently donated some art to two of his favorite charitable organizations, Stop Cancer and Being Alive. For these charities Planas created some of his famous cat paintings, and also donated a few examples of his Absolut bottle art! All the artworks sold quickly fetching thousands of dollars for these to worthwhile nonprofit organizations!

Planas shows his art with Swatch Watch artist Rascal at the Las Vegas Venetian Hotel! Absolut artist Jon Planas and Swatch Watch artist Rascal united their creative forces and showed their paintings together at the Art 21 exhibition in Las Vegas. The art loving crowd was literally blown away by the Planas Absolut bottle art which continues to be a big hit and sell out at all galleries and art events. In the photo Planas takes a moment away from the exhibition to pose with Miss Las Vegas 2000. Planas bottles are now on sale at the Murano Art Glass Store at the Venetian Hotel Shops.

Jane Seymour of Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman fame (see photo) also exhibited her paintings, at the event, and discussed the actual process of painting with Jon, and talked about the use of color in Planas art as being of a "dynamic energy." Miss Seymour's costar Chad Allen is already one of many famous young actor Planas collectors, owning a collection of 7 original canvases. Planas also sold a collection of bottles to Joan Zane, the President and Director of Vendome Editions, one of the most prestigious art galleries and publishers on an international level. There is talk of doing a Planas exclusive show in Palm Desert sometime in the Spring!

Planas travels quite often to NYC these days for business and to see friends. Planas hails originally from Great Neck, Long Islands.

During his last visit to NYC he attended the art opening of Brenda Kravitz at the Friars Club with friend Liz Derringer, super male model Marcus Scheckenberg, Hope Perlman (daughter of billionaire Ron Perlman) and many others of the creme de la creme of the NYC social set (see photo.) Planas chatted with Sally Jesse Rafael, about art and their recollections of the early eighties when Sally Jesse wore an original Planas hand-painted jacket. During this trip Planas was on the scene at the reopening of the famous Studio 54 club, and talk is that his artwork will soon be shown at the new NYC hot spot bearing that name!

If you do not have a piece of Planas Absolut bottle art, its really time to ad one to your collection, or buy one for a loved one. The holidays are approaching fast! To order just click on the gift section. and keep watching for news from Planet Planas.

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