Don Nedobeck Print with Personal Inscription and 50 similar items

All That's Laid is Not Gold... This small Nedock print is a charmer. Nedobeck inscribed and signed (as well as drew a little diddy) on the back. This personalization is unique and would enhance your collection. It is double matted and framed in a gold-tone brushed aluminimum frame. Overall size is 9 x 8 inches (with wire on back, ready to hang). The actual image area is 4 x 3 inches. On back he wrote: “Consider this signed, the other side is a print but I am original” beneath which is a pen drawing and his signature. Absolutely delightful and characteristically Nedobeck. Profile of Don Nedobeck If there is one word to describe artist, storyteller, musician, husband and father Don Nedobeck, it would be expressionist. To listen to his name is to hear the sounds of basic keys on a clarinet, Ne-do-beck, and with practice it becomes more fluid. Talking with Nedobeck is like sitting in your most comfortable old worn out chair with a fat, furry feline nestled upon your chest. Besides his greatest talent of putting people at ease, he’s a man capable of anything. You see, ever since Nedobeck was a boy, he was encouraged by his parents, a Russian father, also a fine artist, and a Polish mother whose landscaped garden surpassed Boerner’s Botanical’s gardens, to use two very important gifts: his imagination and his creativity. It was his creativity that allowed him to draw life from a whimsical point of view during his “occupational development” period as Good Humor man, stock boy, grain inspector and meter reader for the gas company. Don Heads for Dixieland Before Nedobeck pursued his dream as a Dixieland musician, he married Mary Elizabeth and together they had three children: Melissa, Patrick and Mary Beth. Over the next several years, Nedobeck supported his family traveling around the country playing Dixieland jazz with “Old Sugar Blues,” Clyde McCoy. During a two week engagament at The Biltmore Hotel in West Palm Beach, Nedobeck found himself faced with a new challenge and another reason to use his imagination. The hotel went out of business and he was out of a job. Being a painter all of his life, Nedobeck turned to his love and painting acrylics and met Tanya Brooks, a gallery owner and an international distributor. She represented him in his first one-man show, and soon after Nedobeck was traveling on the road, only this time selling his art work. Art On His Terms “You have to do it this way — your way is wrong!” This is what teachers at the Milwaukee College told him, according to Patrick, his son and biggest fan, who works closely with Nedobeck. “Dad draws from the soul,” he continues, “and that’s where true art comes from.” It is through his true art that he has made a living for over 30 years. In addition to his painting, Nedobeck has authored numerous books from his personal observations under “New Wrinkle Press,” his publishing company. To date, there are over 800,000 Nedobeck books in print, including “No Known English Translation” and “Nedobeck’s Alphabet Book”. New Wrinkle Press also produces Nedobeck’s note cards, calendars and prints. His signed prints have been collected by nearly 30,000 people world wide, and have universal appeal — they conjure up laughter and smiles at first glance. When Nedobeck’s not using his hands to create art or music, he has his hands in the soil — his real form of meditation. Perhaps that’s where Don Nedobeck’s imagination is planted, tilled, shaped and continues to grow, producing art for the child in all of us. Article by Carmen Alicia Marguia: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please read these notes: Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you might have; we also welcome your comments, expertise, and suggestions. In all instances we try to honestly depict and describe our items. The lighting on some photos has been enhance to provide a more accurate visual of an item's details and condition since colors may vary due to a monitor settings. An offer is not the same as a purchase; if you elect to make an offer, by default, the system will not include the shipping in your offer. So, include the shipping in your offer (the rate is usually shown in the listing. Free Items are offered as a way to reduce our inventory. A modest amount is added to the normal shipping to help defray our expenses. 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Don Nedobeck Nedobeck has been creating his whimsical creatures with a heavy emphasis on Cats (according to Nedobeck always spelled with a capitol “C”) for his entire life but it wasn’t until 1968 when his career as a full-time touring jazz musician with “Sugar Blues” Clyde McCoy was abruptly interrupted when the club in Palm Beach the band was booked into for a two week engagement, closed its doors only three days in. Being a resourceful young man with a wife and three small children back in Milwaukee to provide for, Nedobeck tapped into his other love. Painting! He got a handful of 5 x 7 pieces of Masonite, a few tubes of acrylic and got to work. Nedobeck walked into a gallery in West Palm Beach and much to his surprise the owner bought every piece he had done for $20.00 each! She then asked, “How long it would take to produce a dozen more?” And so the transition from full-time musician to full-time artist was in motion…and he hasn’t slowed down since. Nedobeck has been featured in one man shows across the country and has won numerous awards at many of America’s most prestigious art festivals. His works hang throughout the country in museums and private collections. In the early 80’s Nedobeck signed on with a publisher and produced three children’s books. Since then there have been several editions and to date there are well over a half million ‘Nedo-books’ in circulation. In the early 90’s Nedobeck produced his first annual, Fanciful Feline calendar which has become a yearly ‘must have’ for cat lovers everywhere. Here’s what the Washington Post had to say about Nedobeck’s creations: “Nedobeck’s creatures all possess a slightly quizzical, satisfying refined look; they are animals who might be dukes or marchionesses-played by Alec Guinness Margaret Rutherford -in costume.” If you ask Nedobeck to describe his work he’s likely to tell you to, “just take a look…because after all, a picture is worth a thousand words.” --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please read these notes: Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you might have; we also welcome your comments, expertise, and suggestions. In all instances we try to honestly depict and describe our items. The lighting on some photos has been enhance to provide a more accurate visual of an item's details and condition since colors may vary due to a monitor settings. An offer is not the same as a purchase; if you elect to make an offer, by default, the system will not include the shipping in your offer. So, include the shipping in your offer (the rate is usually shown in the listing. Free Items are offered as a way to reduce our inventory. A modest amount is added to the normal shipping to help defray our expenses. Unless a seller can make reference to an era when describing an item as “vintage”(e.g. vintage 1930’s hat) it’s useless prattle. We use the term sparingly but for those who like it, we’ll throw it in now and then. Grading systems for books used by most sellers are subjective and can be disappointing; and I hate disappointment. Almost every book I have is new or as new and everything is high quality – no book club editions, or ex-library books. We do not use a “standard shipping” rate for books as many dealers do. That term usually means they’ve inflated the shipping charge; this, in turn, marginalizes the bargain you thought you were getting. Please use caution when unwrapping glass items; best to unpack while over a bed or sofa. If you have additional information about an item or wish to share your knowledge of a particular item, we’d be delighted to hear from you. The grading system used by many sellers to describe their books can be, despite best efforts and intent, subjective and often disappointing. You’ll only find high quality material here: most are new or like new. Occasionally, there’s minor shelf wear or a publisher’s remainder mark, but the integrity of the book’s condition is unaltered. FEEDBACK: Most welcomed, but please contact us if you are unhappy with your purchase. We have a return policy and will gladly resolve any issue to your satisfaction. BOOKS THAT ARE NOT RECENTLY PUBLISHED: A book described as new but published several years ago is a reference to its condition; meaning that the book has never been used but may have minor wear from long term storage. We DON’T CHARGE FOR BOOKS TO THE MEN AND WOMEN SERVING IN THE ARMED SERVICES . You will only be responsible for the shipping Books may be returned only if not as described. REFUNDS: In general: no fuss, and no problem. Items must be returned in the original condition within 10 days of receipt. Items that have been removed from their original sealed wrap (CDs, Books, etc that were in blister packs) will be credited at 80 % of item’s price LOSSES AND DAMAGE WHILE IN TRANSIT: For items over $100.00 we will purchase insurance for you at no cost. You must notify us of any loss immediately however. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: We are very appreciative of our international customers and realize that your costs are higher. We will do our best to help you with that disadvantage, often by discounting the item’s price. We will not, however, falsify customs forms by stating that the item you have won is a gift or by stating its value at a fraction of what it really is. Please expect to have to pay customs charges and any related fees. We do not know the customs charges in your country and are in no way responsible for them. Additionally, packages can be held up in customs and take longer than expected for arrival. Unfortunately, we have no control over that. Shipping costs often vary based on destination. We offer both standard and priority services. We recommend Standard Parcel Post in the interests of economy. Please be sure you have read these statements and only purchase if you agree with them. Be among the first to see new items and don’t miss out on some neat deals; subscribe to our booth. • Quantity of items • Total offer price ------------------------------------------------ New to this site? 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