Showing posts with label art for charity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art for charity. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Regina Case "Blue Kip"


"Blue Kip," 2012
acrylic on Azek (1/2" thick PVC)
3.625 x 11
$95 ($10 shipping)
15% donation to Panthera.org

contact us to purchase r.case@suddenlink.net

If you're in Eureka, see this and other work at our open studio during North Coast Open Studios June 2nd and 3rd


See more of my work on my website reginacase.com



An amazing feeling to be able to do this-thanks to 30 artists willing to donate all or part of their income from our auction.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Marian Coleman

Marian Coleman
"Sitting Pretty Kitty Clock"
Ceramic 8" high & 5" wide
$45 
Shipping $10
30% donation to Panthera.org






















"Frog and Dragonfly Clock"
Ceramic 7" square
$65
Shipping $10
30% donation to Panthera.org



I’m a self-taught artist, inspired by color and fantasy. My primary medium is ceramics. Many years ago I took a night class in ceramics and fell in love with clay. I’ve been working and experimenting with it for over 30 years. I love the feel and the flexibility of clay, and I love the exquisite luminosity, range and depth of the glaze colors. When I work I try to follow the direction of my heart and my mind and my hands while listening to the voice of the clay.   


See more of Marian's wonderful work on her Etsy shop 

Art Helps the Planet is a group of professional Pacific Northwest artists donating part of the proceeds from original art, print and card sales to animal rescue organizations. 


Contact us r.case@suddenlink.net



Panthera’s mission is to ensure the survival of the world’s largest and most endangered cats through global conservation action. Panthera works with governments and local populations to set aside reserves and corridors for travel between. They are promoting a future in which wild cat species  can  persist and thrive in the wild. Read more on their website Panthera.org

We can save the tiger.

Donate directly to Panthera.org with this link

Monday, April 16, 2012

"The Farmhouse Studio" for Panthera

Regina Case
"The Farmhouse Studio," 2012
14x11 acrylic on canvas
$875
20% donation to Panthera.org

This is remembering the first whole room I had for a studio, on the second floor of a wonderful old farmhouse we rented for almost nothing. Surrounded by flower farms and dairyland-its second floor height put me almost in the low clouds that blew over the dunes from the ocean. A magical place.


email us to purchase r.case@suddenlink.net

Learn more about Regina's work on her website reginacase.com


It looks like our April auction for Panthera is netting about $1250 to donate. More on that soon. 



Panthera’s mission is to ensure the survival of the world’s largest and most endangered cats through global conservation action. Panthera works with governments and local populations to set aside reserves and corridors for travel between. They are promoting a future in which wild cat species  can  persist and thrive in the wild. Read more on their website Panthera.org
We can save the tiger.

Donate directly to Panthera.org with this link

Contact us r.case@suddenlink.net


Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Welcome to Tiger! Auction for Panthera.org

an online and real space silent auction
View in person Thurs. April 5th and Fri. 6th 12-6:00 and Sat. 7th 12-8:30 at the C Street Hall Gallery, 208 C St, Eureka 
The auction has concluded-work below that is not sold may still be available for purchase. Contact us for more information on any piece.   


Patricia Sennott 
"Youth" 
 

Monotype 22 x 17"
$300

Donation 30%
email us to purchase r.case@suddenlink.net



Learn more about Patricia on her website













John King
"Flying Calypso"
cast concrete 
13x18x8
$450

 

50% donation 

Life could have crawled out of the dark muck and evolved into the many different forms of life now around us. Or perhaps it was brought down from space in the suitcase of a merchant traveling between different worlds. The atoms that make up everything in the universe came from the surrounding stars that blew away fragments and dust that swirled into planet forming eddies. The wonderful thing is that everything in our existence, from rocks to plants are made up of the same type of atoms, they are just arranged in different ways. I like this view of the universe. It is what I think about while I am working on art.


John King
"Raven Table," 2011
Cast concrete, copper and glass
24x32x16.5
$2400
50% donation


















See more of John's work johnkingartist.com








Blake Ritter 
"Traditional Origami Lobster"
5"x5" folded from one paper. 
$45


20% donation








Janet Domino
"Tigress"
Porcelain bowl 8.5 x  2 " deep
Hand painted with underglazes, cone 10 fired. If you are interested in this bowl, we can email you a photo after its final firing in about a week.
$150


25% donation
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Linda Wise
"Throne Out"
welded recycled metal chair
Retail value $475
sold
40% donation


detail

Learn more about Linda's work on her website

Claire Iris Schencke

"Crouching Kallipygos"
30"x 24" framed pastel on colored paper
$950

Donation 50%

Learn more about Iris' work www.claireirisschencke.com



Ivan Kcots
"Tiger Stripes"
12x22 oil on panel


30% donation
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Rachel Schlueter
"Tiger's Path" 
9x9" oil on panel
$360


Donation 20%
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Rachel Schlueter
"Jungle Boogie
8x8" oil on panel
$340


Donation 20%

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Rachel Schlueter
"Tiger's Gaze
9x12" oil on panel
$450


Donation 20%
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Scroll down to see more of Rachel's work for the auction and view her website here



Regina Case
"Ethiopian Wolves" 2007-2012
20x24 acrylic on canvas
$3000


Donation 20%
contact us to purchase


Scroll down to see more of Regina's work for the auction and view her website here








Welcome to our auction for Panthera.org Bids may be made by email or in person in early April at the C Street Hall Gallery, 208 C Street, Eureka, California. Close of bidding is Saturday, April 7th at 8:30pm. Successful bidders may pay by check or Paypal. We are happy to ship work.
Sign up to follow by email and to see the work of 35 professional artists for the auction as it is posted. 



Kathy O'Leary
"Garden Sentinel"
10 x 10 oil
$500

50% donation
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"I'm a landscape painter working in oils, living on the North Coast of California.  I enjoy painting in gardens when I get the opportunity, and particularly like to include pots and statuary in the painting.  I painted this piece in my own small flower garden, and included my garden statue of St. Francis.  More information about me and images of my paintings can be seen on my web site: kathyoleary.com, and my blog:  kathyolearyart.blogspot.com"

Linnea Tobias
"Leopard"
Mixed-Media
24 x24" on 2 inch cradled panel

$495

40% donation



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I enjoy painting modern, colorful interpretations of nature. I’m inspired by my daily walks and the changes I observe from day to day. The birds, trees, plants, light and color that I see emerge later in the paintings I create. I am influenced by textile design, the connection between the physical and spiritual worlds, optical illusions, and the changing of the seasons. I use watercolor and acrylic paint, combining collage and texture with abstract forms and patterns. I also create monotypes when I have access to a printing press. Each painting or print has multiple layers of color to heighten contrasts and create an inner glow. I am inspired by the forms and patterns in my garden, my family and my pets- bits and pieces of my everyday life combining themselves in unique forms.
See more of Linnea's work on her website linneatobias.com

Libby Maynard
"Oroborous Swirl," mixed media
8" x 8"
$180

Donation 50%


My art is about the amazing way that animals tap into the universal energy and teach us that simplicity.

Learn more about Libby here




Panthera’s mission is to ensure the survival of the world’s largest and most endangered cats through global conservation action. Panthera works with governments and local populations to set aside reserves and corridors for travel between. They are promoting a future in which wild cat species have the necessary and ongoing protection from human and environmental threats to persist and thrive in the wild. Read more on their website Panthera.orgWe can save the tiger.

Donate directly to Panthera.org with this link

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Jim McVicker
"Loleta Cow" 
7x10 3/4  oil on paper
$600 


Donation 30%  

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McVicker paints his landscapes directly on site in Eureka and the Loleta Valley. Writing in a catalogue essay, poet Bill Mohr observes: "No artist masters the unseen, but McVicker's portrayal of its strength in our existence is reassuring to those who wish to persist in search of hidden meanings, hidden proofs."
The self-taught artist has shown nationally and throughout California. In 1999 he completed a large mural commission in the Dining Room at the San Francisco Civic Center Courthouse. His work has been featured in Art & Antiques, Art of California, American Artist magazine and in the book, The Artist and the American Landscape (First Glance Books, 1998).

See more of Jim's amazing work on his website:.jimmcvickerpaints.com



Sara Starr
"Three Tigers"
Retail value $250
sold
Donation 20%


This high-fire tile is 6” by 8”, fired to Cone 10, and is suitable for outdoor installation or for kitchens and baths.


"This tiger tile is influenced by a recent visit I made to the Fairmont Hotel’s Cirque Room. The first bar to open in San Francisco following prohibition, it was decorated with murals painted by the Bruton sisters. Rather than place my tigers in a circus environment, I chose to put them in their natural environment, in hopes that art can help save tiger habitat.”
  
Sara has created commissioned work, such as kitchen murals, for homes, and art for Sequoia Park Zoo and other public spaces.

Contact Sara:Phone 707-444-3646, email SaraStarrArt@gmail.com





Sara Starr

"Tiger Love"
8x6" 
High-fire ceramic art tile
Suitable for wet or outdoor installation.

Retail value $300

sold
20% donation



High-Fire Styles Tiles
by Sara Starr

Sara’s tile works draw from her background as a painter. She first paints designs to define areas on her tiles using a wax-resist technique called “cuerda seca,” which originated in 15th-century Spain. She then pours glazes to create distinct shapes. Her finished works often reflect the natural environment of Humboldt County – redwood trees, shore birds, and wildflowers are recurrent themes.

“Because of my lifelong love of felines (large and small), I am thrilled to be part of the Tiger! Auction for Panthera.org. This tile reflects a mother’s love for her cub and gives me hope that tigers will retain the habitat to continue to rear their young.”

Love of color is reflected in the vibrant glazes she achieves with selected glazes for high-fire tiles. All work is fired to Cone 10 and is suitable for outdoor installation or for kitchens and baths.

She has created commissioned work, such as kitchen murals, for homes, and art for Sequoia Park Zoo and other public spaces.


Ralphie Hendrix
"Wary"
8 X 8 pastel
matted and set in a dark mottled frame.  
Retail value $200 
sold
40% donation
Ralphie Hendrix
"In Their Element," dry pastel
 7-1/4 X 5-1/4 matted and set in 12 X 8 black wood frame
$150
Donation 40%
See more of Ralphie's work, and some other wonderful painters lostcoastdailypainters.blogspot.com






Ralphie Hendrix
"Young Blue Heron", framed in black wood 12 X 8 matted.  Image 7.5 X 5.5 dry pastel
$200
Donation 40%
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 I was in San Diego attending my granddaughter's graduation.  We were there for a few days.  While visiting and sight seeing, we were walking along the beach and  lo and behold, this young Great Blue flew in and started hunting for lunch.  He wasn't afraid of us so we figured this was one of his favorite spots for sand crabs amongst the rocks.
 Susan Cooper

"Soaring"
11 x 14" oil on canvas, in black plein air frame
$300
Donation 20%
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I came from a long line of bodacious, bawdy Southern women who considered creativity
self-indulgent and introspection peculiar. Breaking tradition, my idea of a rip-roaring time is communing with trees, kneeling in earth, hearing the song of marsh frogs as a holy choir. These days I have become so enamored with creativity that I want my doormat to read : I love you, now go away. I often consider food on a plate so visually sensuous that I can’t decide whether to paint it or eat it. 
www.susandillcooper.com

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Roberta Heidt-Preble

"Tiger" gouache and wax on paper
17 x 11"
$125

100% donation
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Monday, February 6, 2012

Tiger! Auction for Panthera


Rachel Schlueter
"Tiger"
oil on canvas 10x12
$300 retail value
sold
40% donation



also available as a print


Rachel's wonderful tiger starts our 
Auction for Panthera.org

"I work from life and photographs, when I choose an image to work with it is from a sense of creative potential aka inspiration. I am fascinated by what comes through the paint when I am less concerned with bending it to my will, there is always a balance to consider when yielding to the life of paint." 


Rachel Schlueter
"Otis"
oil on panel, 6x8
Retail value $120
sold
20% donation



See more of Rachel's work rkschlueterdailypainter.blogspot.com 
Rachel has solo shows at The Garden Gate in Arcata in February and at Sewell Gallery in Eureka in March.


Regina Case

"Tiger Brings the Night," 2010-2011
acrylic on canvas, image size 4.5x18.25
frame size 10.75x18.25
Retail value $600
sold
20% donation 



also available as a print








Regina Case
"Red Tiger," 2011
acrylic on canvas 14 x 19
$1800


20% donation 











Regina Case
"Shadow Tiger," 2012
10.25 x 19.125
acrylic on canvas
$1400

Donation 20%
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It's fun to see tigers come back into my work.  In 1988 when I got my first gallery representation in San Francisco, I began a series of tiger paintings. My partner, John, brought me a book of Bengal tigers photographed at Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve in India, a wild, amazing landscape with tigers wandering among ruins of palaces on beautiful lakes. The book made me aware of the decline of tigers in the wild. I couldn't imagine a world without tigers. As a self-employed artist, I've never had much to give, but I couldn't stop thinking about it. Now, so many years later, we are making a way for our art to help. 



Regina Case lives on the coast of Northern California. She has had solo exhibitions at Robert Allen Fine Art in San Francisco, Convergence Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and The Morris Graves Museum of Art in Eureka, California. Her paintings have been shown at Desert Art Collection, Palm Desert, California, D’Adamo/Woltz Gallery in Seattle, Rodger LaPelle Galleries in Philadelphia, Erlich Gallery in Marblehead, Massachusetts and others, resulting in their placement in hundreds of national and international collections.
See more of Regina's work reginacase.com


Sign up to follow by email and to see the work of 25 artists for the auction as they are posted. 

Donate directly to Panthera.org here



Stock Schlueter
"Snow Leopard," 18x24 oil on panel
$5000


donation 20%
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Stock Schlueter is a nationally collected painter, represented by John Pence Gallery in San Francisco. He's earned numerous awards and has been written about and on the cover of American Art Collector and Southwest Art magazines
Learn more on his website stockschlueter.com


Stock Schlueter 
"Winter Kill" 30x46 oil on panel
$10,000


20% donation
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This painting was done in a series of work examining the harsher side of the natural world.






Dara Daniel
"Raven Landing"
20x30 oil on canvas
$700


donation 30%
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Ravens have been surrounded with myths throughout history and are one of my favorite subject matter for my paintings. I love all the amazing creatures on this planet struggling for habitat and needing homes.

Although I have formal training in traditional representation, I find color to be the most exciting aspect of painting and have been exploring complementary intense color.

After my Masters in Art in 1989, I worked as a sculptor, creating indoor/outdoor female, figurative sculptures for 15 years from cement, wood and clay. In 2008 I began painting with pastels, then 3 years later, oil on canvas. During this shift my subject matter changed from the figure to the landscape surrounding my home in Northern California and beyond, and varies from water scenes and trees to wildlife and birds.

Ultimately, regardless of medium, subject matter or muse, my goal has been, from the beginning, to capture the passionate mutable spirit, joy and beauty of nature, and to capture a moment that rings true.


See more of Dara's work galerieelektra.com

Linda Parkinson
"The Secret Pool"
30x40 framed
Watercolor on illustration board
$3500
50% donation


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See more of Linda's amazing work www.lindaparkinson.com

Linda J. Parkinson has been painting animals and portraits since childhood. She is an honors graduate in animal sciences from the University of Maryland. Her post-graduate studies in wildlife at Humboldt State University involved her in wildlife rehabilitation and education, which inspired her transition to wildlife art. Linda's beautiful watercolor paintings have shown and won awards throughout California and Oregon, and can be found in private collections worldwide.

Her style is characterized by vibrant colors, fine detail, and an intimate knowledge of the subject matter. Linda volunteers with the Humboldt Wildlife Care Center, on their Board of Directors and as an educator and rehabilitator. She has spent many years working with beautiful birds of prey, who often become her models.

"I am enchanted by the beauty of the natural world and I hope to convey my personal experiences with light and color. I am constantly striving to put on paper the energy and beauty of the amazing animals and birds I am so privledged to see and work with."  

Marian Coleman
"Walk on the Wild Side"
Low fire ceramic wall plaque
6.5 x 8
Retail value $45
sold
Donation 30%
This piece is part of the online show only. Shipping is $8

I’m a self-taught artist, inspired by color and fantasy. My primary medium is ceramics. Many years ago I took a night class in ceramics and fell in love with clay. I’ve been working and experimenting with it for over 30 years. I love the feel and the flexibility of clay, and I love the exquisite luminosity, range and depth of the glaze colors. When I work I try to follow the direction of my heart and my mind and my hands while listening to the voice of the clay.  
See more of Marian's wonderful work on her Etsy shop


Tigers need your help now more than ever. Donating will help Panthera ensure a future for the fewer than 3200 tigers remaining. Panthera.org






Kathrin Burleson


"Lioness"
Watercolor, 16x20"
$1200

Donation  25%
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See more of Kathrin's work kathrinburleson.com


“My two recent trips to Africa have resulted in a body of work that continues to evolve.  I work from sketches and photographs that I take in the bush, and am particularly drawn to elephants and lions.  This particular lioness was part of a large pride that we watched for an entire morning in the Okavango Delta in Botswana.”
The work of award-winning artist, Kathrin Burleson has been exhibited in numerous museums and galleries throughout the United States. Her work is shown and collected internationally, and she is a signature member of Artists for Conservation.





Lida Penkova
 

"Alligator Pirates"
framed 24.25 x  18.5
Handcolored linoprint
Retail value $380

Donation 20%

"Alligator Pirates"
Black and white linocut
Retail value $250

Donation 20%






Lida Penkova
"Feeding Time"
hand colored linocuts, acrylics, colored pencils (3 shown)
framed: 12" x  15"
Retail value $200 each

20% donation
"Cheetahs"
hand colored linocuts, acrylics, colored pencils (3 shown) 
framed: 12" x  15"
Retail value $200 each

20% donation

Lida Penkova
"Blue City: Jodhpur"
Hand colored linocut
Frame size 24" x 18"
Retail value $380


20% donation
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This is so hard to show how wonderful it is online, below is a better image (more detail in photo) of one of the edition, a little different in color.
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Lida Penkova
"Save the Tigers" 
18.5 x 19.5
23 x 24.25 including hand painted matting
Acrylic wall hanging with fabric pen and colored pencil on canvas 




20% donation  to Panthera.org









Lida Penkova
"Tiger at Ayutthaya"
Hand colored linocut
12" x  8 3/4" unframed
Retail value $200

Donation 20%


I was born and raised in Czechoslovakia, today Czech Republic. I am a self-taught artist. I began to paint in my early fifties after moving to the US 14 years ago. I have lived in a number of societies and cultures, and worked as a psychotherapist and a researcher for many years. Art came to me as a way of being, as a meditation, as a life lived in silence, after those previous years of much thinking, talking, discussing, and analyzing. However, that first phase served the next; only now can I dedicate myself to creating magical spaces, telling stories, and figuring out textures and colors.

Creative influences have been many: ‘naive’, or ‘outsider’ artists (Art Brut, William Hawkins, Granma Moses, Henri Rousseau, etc.), Indian miniatures, Mexican bark paintings, Australian aboriginal artists, early Renaissance painters, etc.
Lida can be contacted at: penkovalida@msn.com

Tigers need your help now more than ever. Donating will help Panthera ensure a future for the fewer than 3200 tigers remaining.

John Crater
"The Right Path"
Oil on canvas
$300


80% donation
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size posted soon


John Crater began painting some years ago. He decided that to learn to paint, he would do a painting a day for 1000 days. 




Linda Mitchell
"Paris"
Oil on canvas 14x11
$400

Donation 20%

I painted this in 2006, after a painting trip to Paris with Micki Flatmo.

Oil paints have absorbed my attention for decades, to the exclusion of any other medium. I work outdoors (en plein air) and in the studio, from photos and memory. I’m inspired more by light and shadow playing across surfaces than by any particular subject matter, but lately I’ve been favoring urban settings – buildings and people – over most other subjects. Old Town Eureka and Humboldt Bay, both within a few blocks of my home, are favorite subject matter, but I’ve traveled as far afield as Beijing, Paris and Mexico in search of inspiration.

See more of Linda's work on her website lindamitchellart.com



Susan Hayek-Kent
"Small Moments"
photograph
print size 5x7, matted and framed
retail price: $125
sold

80% donation




I'm a hard working grandma, called madre by the grandchildren, who lives in NorCal with hubby Leon, 4 dogs [our jasper still in our hearts], 4 cats we've buried here, & 6 chickens. I garden, read, and work on improvements in the house. And I try to take photographs.
I started taking pictures in the early 1980's, mostly portraits of my children and their friends. I moved to digital in the 90's and, going full circle, I am experimenting with film again. I am totally self taught. I take pictures of our daily lives. 



See more of Susan's wonderful photos on her website, susanhayekkent.com




Leon Kent
"Light and Mirrors"
photograph
print size 5x7, matted and framed
retail price: $125
sold

80% donation
collaboration. photo by Leon Kent, processing by Susan Hayek-Kent 




Leon is a retired school psychologist who also started shooting in film and now uses digital. He also records pieces of our lives and is self-taught. Mostly he spends time in his workshop making pieces of furniture for our house and doing hard labor around our property.

We moved up here from Central California in 2003. 



Tigers need your help now more than ever. Donating will help Panthera ensure a future for the fewer than 3200 tigers remaining.

Donate directly to Panthera.org here



Libby George
"Little Bird and Red Flower"
Drypoint monoprint
Image size 8x6, frame 11x14
$125

Donation 50%

See more of Libby's wonderful work on her website


Since 1974, Libby George's work has been exhibited in solo and group shows at galleries and museums in the United States and abroad, including, the Morris Graves Museum of Art in Eureka, California; the California Museum of Art, Luther Burbank Center in Santa Rosa, California; the University of California, San Francisco; and the College of Art in Kumasi, Ghana Africa.

In addition, her pastels and prints are in public and private collections, including those of the U.S. Department of Interior in Washington D.C.; the College of the Redwoods, and the Clarke Memorial Museum in Eureka, California; the Save-the-Redwoods-League in San Franciso California; and the Bureau of Land Management in Sacramento, California. 




Nancy Flemming
"Morning Reflection"
Oil on canvas 18x24
$900
100% donation





Gunther Island, a wildlife refuge, accessible only by boat and off the 'grid', with her husband , tug boat Captain, Mark Staniland and their rescue dog,Sailor.
" I am drawn to paint the ever changing scene around me of sea and sky because the light is so amazing, and it is different from moment to moment. It always inspires awe and gratitude in me."
Former mayor of Eureka, Flemming now serves as Executive Director of the Sequoia Humane Society.
10Nancy Flemming is an artist living on 

Nancy Flemming
"Fog Breaking over Humboldt Bay"
20x24 oil on canvas
$900
100% donation

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Nancy Flemming
"Winter Flight"
20x24 oil on canvas
$900 

100% donation0

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Faye Honorof

"Cow Crossing"
Oil on canvas Size:  12" X 16"
$400.00

Donation 30%






Arupa
"Emu and Shoe"
Watercolor
Image size 9x12
Retail value $200
sold
20% donation




Arupa
"Bobcat: Morris Graves Foundation"
16 x 24"
watercolor
$400

20% donation
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I painted this image after seeing a bobcat on a trail at the Morris Graves Foundation. The wildcat that I actually saw was sunning himself when I came upon him. He sat for quite awhile before turning tail and moving on. I was struck by his rough beauty and grace.

I am primarily a watercolorist that finds inspiration in the beauty of  my natural surroundings and the ordinary in life. For me, painting is a process that has become an on-going, "active" meditation. I also work as an adult and children's art instructor through various art organizations locally. You can see more examples of my work at: www.humboldtart.org and can contact me at: arupasart@reninet.com. A complete resume of my exhibition history, teaching experience and painting prices are available upon request.

Susan Cooper
"Rose-Bellied Bunting"
print 5x7
Retail value $17

Donation 100%

The Rose-bellied Bunting (Passerina rositae) is also known as Rosita's Bunting.                                                  
This bird can only be found in a small range in southeast Oaxaca and extreme southwest Chiapas. 
It is endemic to a tiny strip of hills along the Pacific slope of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in  Mexico, where it occurs in arid to semiarid thornforest and gallery woodlands. It is threatened by habitat loss.

  • This striking, electric-blue bird with a red underbelly was reputedly named by a French man who lived in Mexico in the 1800s. He named the bird after his Mexican wife, Rosita, because "they were the two most beautiful things he had seen." 

    I am a late bloomer. I have for many years been an art educator and art therapist, and finally listened to my own advice. Moving small everyday reverences from my mind, to hand, to canvas is one of my largest joys and comforts.  Translating the natural world, my travels, the faces of those I love have been my efforts. Oils give me the lush world of feeling and depth I want to convey. Bombarded with frenetic, noisy techno-excess in today’s world, I consider it an act of anarchy to tenderly record the simple, the quiet, the essential. I do believe the ordinary is  quite extraordinary. I cherish the messy, unpredictable and nourishing act of painting. 

See more of Susan's work on her website www.susandillcooper.com

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