Today wraps up a week of work in Houston on the American Queen mural project for the Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series. Long days, rain delays and lots of support from the community filled my week. Glad to finally finish up.
Excert from The Houston Chronicle : Article by Joy Sewing The artist: Michael Savoie Even the art on the walls has Houston ties. “Empire” director Lee Daniels discovered Michael Savoie’s work before the show began filming. He had purchased his paintings for his own home. Savoie, a native of Port Arthur who trained at the […]
Click here to watch the video clip and read the full article The show’s executive producer, Lee Daniels, commissioned Dallas-based artist Michael Savoie to place some of his pieces on the set of the show, and a portrait he painted for Gary — of Gary — was used in the pilot episode and then was prominently […]
Michael Savoie‘s journey to displaying his neon pinks and greens on Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Lee Daniels‘ wall began with a sketch pad, a gift from his mother when he was an 8-year-old with an imagination far beyond the scraps of paper he found lying around. Daniels, known for “Monster’s Ball,” “Precious” and more recently “The Butler,” […]
This spring I have the honor of being featured on Lee Daniel’s (The Butler, Precious, Monster’s Ball) new hit series “EMPIRE” which will be airing in the Spring lineup of 2015. The show is slotted directly behind American Idol so be on the lookout. Starring Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, the show is gearing […]
Dallas, TX – On Saturday September 14, Oak Cliff artist Michael Savoie is celebrating the grand opening of his new studio/gallery near the Bishop Arts District with the solo exhibition of his painting series Expensive Waste. Please join us from 6-8pm for the exhibition opening and to meet the artist in introducing Savoie Gallery to […]