ORIGINAL HOWARD FINSTER PAINTING TITLED: THE RULES OF SEX Start Price USD 4,500.00 Current Price USD 4,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, July 15, 2008 End Time Sunday, July 20, 2008 Location camarillo, CA See more about 'ORIGINAL HOWARD FINSTER PAINTING' Description  HOWARD FINSTER PAINTINGTITLE: THE RULES OF SEXMEDIUM: Enamel paint on boardSIZE: 48" X 20"SIGNED ON THE BACK BY HOWARD FINSTERDATE: 1994HOWARD FINSTER  (1916-2001)Howard Finster was a preacher for 45 years until one day in 1976, he saw a vision of a face in the fingerprints on his thumb.  The face spoke to him, he said, insisting that he paint 5,000 works of sacred art.  Thus he began his paintings, usually on jigsawed figures ranging from Elvis, Leonardo de Vinci, model-T's and Coca Cola shrines, to self portraits with messages written in bright colors.  Each finished piece was stamped with its number on the back and the time it was completed.Finster also filled-in-a two-and-a-half acre swamp by himself.  He spent years making poetry out of rubbish, weaving his vision amid a jungle of berries and fruit.  "One night I asked what I had preached on that morning and everybody forgot my message, "he said.  "And that's why I decided to build my garden, so they can't forget."Finster has appeared on the Tonight Show, illustrated album covers for R.E.M. and Talking Heads, and has been featured on the cover of Time Magazine.This is great example of his work and is in perfect condition.  It was purchased directly from Howard Finster by the current owner.Note: All Finster paintings are numbered by him along with the date and signature.  This painting is numbered, 33,000,071, dated March 26, 1994, with signature on the bottom left front of the painting.  He also signed and dated the back as well. Place a Bid!