because I’m so down to earth,” hesays. “I ran into a former studentthe other day, and she gave me abig hug and told me my class wasthe best she’d ever taken. Thatreally made me feel good.”

ARTIST Q&A

Meet Tim Rogerson

HIGHLIGHTS

Jim Salvati: A Not-So-Regular Life

has two sons with hiswife, Linda. “Andwhile I’m a veryhappy and opti-mistic person, mypaintings tend tohave an edge ofdarkness to them.They’re more emo-tional and moody.Even my HarryPotter work has adark side.”

A SouthernCalifornia native,he’s had a lifelonglove affair with theocean and surfing,a passion that stilldefines him.Originally, hethought he wouldbecome an archi-tect, but he found ittoo dry. One of hisjunior collegeteachers suggestedhe take an art classtaught by Everett Peck, a famousillustrator. He never looked back,and went on to graduate from theArt Center in 1982.

For the past 22 years, he’s beenteaching one day a week at theArt Center himself, a gig he’sfound just as rewarding and inspir-ing as painting. “I love teaching,and students respond to my style

“Red Feather”Hand-printed Chiarograph on black paper

Dimensions: 20" x 14"Edition of 10

What’s in your iPod?I have 7,149 songs, from artists ranging from Miles Davis to The Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Mayer, Trio, Foo Fighters, and, my favorite, the Dave Matthews Band.

Last movie you saw?“Raiders of the Lost Ark.” I had somefriends over for classic movie night, andwe decided to watch the best.

What did you want to be when you grew up?When I was 9 years old, I saw the making of “The Lion King” on “The Wonderful World of Disney.” Ever since, all I wanted to be was aDisney feature animator.

Favorite color? Looking at all my painted noses, it’s safe to say that red is my favorite color.

Favorite place to eat?Anywhere I go with Michael Young—he is the king of great restaurants, where everyone knows his name.

Favorite sport?Go Yankees! I’m a huge baseball buff and played every day growing up. I was a pitching star back in high school and was trained by the legendary Catfish Hunter.

Where did you go on your last vacation?Lake George, N.Y. It’s the most peaceful, most beautiful place that my wife and I can’t get enough of.

Greatest artistic influence in your life and why?There are so many artists, from Egon Schiele to Degas, who have inspired my way of painting. But the one artist whose work taughtme to look at the world with my own eyes is Picasso. His statement of “art being an individual’s interpretation of life” changed my way of thinking completely.

Tell us one thing we might be surprised to know about you.My family thought I would become a professional musician. I've beenplaying music almost all my life and play lots of different instruments, from piano and guitar to the alto saxophone. I still play every day.

What one word describes you?Passionate.

s a rising starin the art world,Tim Rogerson

casts his artwork with avery evident energyand passion. Inspired bythe works of EdgarDegas and MalcolmLiepke, the NorthCarolina native uses themedium of oil paints tocapture people in socialsettings. Since graduat-ing from the prestigiousRingling School of Artand Design, he hascontributed his artisticabilities to Disney andSS Designs in Florida,where he now resides.Recently, CollectorsEditions sat down withTim to get a glimpseinto his life behind thecanvas:

rtist Jim Salvati has amessage for his students atthe prestigious Art Center

College of Design in Pasadena:Even “normal people” can make itin the art world.

“I’m a very regular guy; there’snothing fancy about me,” saysJim, who grew up surfing thebeaches of Southern Californiaand didn’t decide on an artcareer until junior college. “I tell mystudents that you don’t have to beextremely talented to make it. Youcan make it in life on passion anddetermination.”

Jim has plenty of those two attrib-utes, and he most certainly has“made it” in the art world. He’sbeen a prolific artist for movie stu-dios and theaters with a client listthat includes Disney, Warner Bros.,Sony Pictures, Paramount Picturesand Radio City Music Hall. Some ofhis most famous work? He was themaster illustrator and conceptualartist behind many of the memo-rable images and finished paint-ings associated with the HarryPotter films.

He describes his style as “painterlyrealism,” and his favorite subjectsare people. Ask him about a paint-ing, and he will tell you the subject’spersonal story. One of his newestpaintings, “Joan,” features his 20-year-old son’s best friend, whileanother recent piece, “RedFeather,” captures Scott, a fellowinstructor at the Art Center.

“I like to paint people I know andtell their stories,” explains Jim, who

If you have any questions about this publicationor would like additional copies contact

Janet Smith, Director of Gallery Services andManaging Editor of Behind the Canvas at

jasmith@CollectorsEditions.com

Contributors This Issue:

Tim Dickson,Co-owner/Vice President of Production

Helen Tu,Director, Global Sales

Michael Young,President and CEO

Behind the Canvasis published by

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Volume 1 Issue 2

2007

Each edition of Behind the Canvas willfeature a Q-and-A with a different artist,who will create a unique sketch, paint-ing or drawing. Galleries are encour-aged to visit our Web site to find out howthey can become the new owner of theoriginal artwork featured. To learn howyou can acquire this beautiful graphiteand ink sketch by Tim Rogerson, go towww.CollectorsEditions.com.

You can make it in life on passion and determination.“Micasso”Hand-embellished Giclee on canvas

Dimensions: 24” x 19”Edition of 195

Available March 2008

“Black and White Trio”Graphite and ink sketch on paperDimensions: 6” x 6.5”

ECLIPSING ALL OTHERS

Making MagicWith Chiarographsransferring images onto paper has always fascinated Tim Dickson. He still remembers rubbing the backs of magazine photos with

turpentine in a sixth grade art class and transferringthe images to paper, forming collages. Later on, in college, he took several black-and-whitephotography classes and loved watching thephotos slowly come to life in the darkroom.

Today, Tim continues tofeed his love for theprinting process asowner and co-founderof Eclipse Workshop,Collectors Editions’ in-house printing division.And in his personal life,his passion for printingled him to invent a newart form: theChiarograph.

His proprietary tech-nique of Chiarographyfuses traditional print-making and the latestdigital technology andinvolves printing pho-tographs on speciallyprepared substrates.Although eachChiarograph has apattern or part of animage that is repeated,the individual hand-painting preparationresults in a one-of-a-kind print. No twoprints are identical.

Although today’s digital technology gives peopleimmediate access to images, Tim still enjoys theexcitement of making images come to life in theprinting process. He especially enjoys the intensivehand preparation and attention involved in creat-ing Chiarographs.

“I enjoy the interaction in the printing process, inactually getting your hands dirty and working on aprint,” he adds. “With Chiarographs, you’re diggingin and putting yourself in between the print and thepaper. You’re not a spectator; you’re driving theprocess. And that’s what I love to do.”

IDEA PALETTE

Happy Holidays s we approach the end of

the year, I want to take thisopportunity to thank you, our

gallery partners and valued clients, forhelping us make 2007 a successful andmemorable year. We have so much tobe thankful for, and it all starts with you.

Looking back at 2007, it was a year filledwith exciting new offerings and galleryexhibitions from some of our most estab-lished artists. In February at our GalleryForum event, “Behind the Canvas,” wewere honored and privileged to debutour Museum Miniatures program andthe art of George Tsui and Toby Bluth tovery enthusiastic reviews.

Speaking of something new and exciting,we are proud to announce that inJanuary we will be introducing DisneyFine Art Glass for the very first time. Theheart of each piece of Disney Fine ArtGlass is inspired by the legendary films ofWalt Disney and brought to life in the formof an original painting. Using the finestoptical crystal, each piece is hand-sculpted and meticulously hand-paintedto create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece.

This exciting new fine art glass opportunitywill continue to take shape as we expandthe program into some of your favoriteCollectors Editions artists in early spring2008. Stay tuned.

On behalf of the entire team atCollectors Editions, our talented artists,and of course, all of our very supportivefamilies, we wish you a happy, healthyand successful new year—and thankyou once again for your continued partnership.

Michael Young

President andCEO

BRUSH TIP: Picture framing is an important component of any fine art purchase and can help complement and preserve the value of the artwork. Visit our Web site at www.CollectorsEditions.com for tips on framing your artwork.

The Chiarographwas a culmination ofideas and technologythat came together inan epiphany at 2 or 3in the morning backin 2004. I lay awakethinking, ‘What wouldhappen if I did thisand this?’ I got upand tried it, and itworked.

NEW ADDITIONS

Celebrating Snow White’s 70th This December marks the 70th anniversaryof the premiere of the world’s first-evercommercially successful feature-lengthanimated film: Walt Disney’s “Snow Whiteand the Seven Dwarfs.” To commemoratethis occasion, Collectors Editions artist TobyBluth has created two all-new artisticinterpretations of imagery from the film.Both are infused with all the depth, textureand richness of his original watercolors.

“Portrait of Innocence” is a giclee on hand-deckled archival watercolor paper featuringSnow White in the cottage of the sevendwarfs. This edition has been personallyhand-signed by Tobyand Marge Champion,the original live-actionreference model for thecharacter of SnowWhite. Each print isaccompanied by aphoto of Ms. Championand a special certificateof authenticity, bothsuitable for framing.

“Coming Home” is agiclee print on hand-deckled archival water-color paper featuringthe seven loveabledwarfs as they marchhome to discoversomeone in their wood-land cottage. Eachpiece in this edition hasbeen hand-signed byToby.

“Portrait of Innocence”Giclee on hand-deckled archival watercolor paper

Dimensions: 10" x 14" Edition of 70

Black and white photographof original live-action reference

model for Snow White–Marge ChampionDimensions: 5" x 7"

“Coming Home”Giclee on hand-deckled archival watercolor paper

Dimensions: 11" x 14.5" Edition of 95