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Stella Alesi, AustinErgyno12" x 18"Oil on PanelBorn in 1963 in Plainview, NY, Stella Alesicurrently lives and works in Austin. Stellaholds a MFA in painting from the Universityof Massachusetts and has exhibited herpaintings consistently in Austin since herarrival in 1992. The Wildflower Center heldan exhibit of her most recent paintingsearly in 2011, as well as featuring herwork on its holiday card and WildflowerDays™ poster this past year. Representedby Davis Gallery, Austin.Fair Market Value $1,000Min Bid $300Bid Increment $100Buy it now $1,100 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Arturo Almeida, San AntonioAraña35" x 47"Digital Print on Crane's Museo Paper APEdition of 5Arturo Almeida was born in Brownsville, TXin 1962. At a young age, Almeida moved toCorpus Christi where he later became anartist and independent curator. Almeidaenrolled at Del Mar College and continuedhis studies in photography at San AntonioCollege and the Southwest School of Artand Craft. In 2000, Almeida established theCafé Latino Gallery. In 2003, Almeidajoined The University of Texas at SanAntonio as Curator of the UTSA ArtCollection under President Ricardo Romo.He studies in both composition and nature,reminiscent of the work of Edward Weston,Almeida's photography delivers dramaticvisions of the everyday; elevating thesecommon sights to a place where theystand alone as works of art. According tothe artist, given the nature of digitalphotography, he prefers to use naturallight. He enjoys the wide range of digital technology that is available to create a photographicimage.Fair Market Value $1,950Min Bid $650Bid Increment $100Buy it now $1,950 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

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Lavender Fields38" x 25"SerigraphPedro Diego Alvarado was born in MexicoCity in 1956 to a family of engravers andpainters. His maternal grandfather wasDiego Rivera, the famous artist. Followinga short period at the Escuela de Pintura“La Esmeralda,” he attended the class ofGilberto Aceves Navarro in the Academiade San Carlos from 1974 -77. He moved toParis in 1977 to study at the Ecole Nationaldes Beaux-Arts and Henri Cartier-Bressonbecame his friend and mentor. Back inMexico, during the 1980s, he painted in thestudio of the painter Ricardo Martínez andlearned the Venetian Technique with thepainter Vlady (Serge). In 1984, Alvaradoheld his first one man show in the Galeríade Arte Mexicano, and in 1991 he painteda 60-square-meter mural for the lobby ofthe Museo Amparo in Puebla, Mexico.Pedro Diego Alvarado presents individualexhibitions regularly and has participatedin many collective shows in Mexico and internationally.Fair Market Value $500Min Bid $150Bid Increment $50Buy it now $500 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Hillevi Baar, HoustonWildflowers14" x 11" x 2"Mixed MediumHillevi Baar was born in Port of Spain,Trinidad, in the West Indies and resides inHouston. She is known for her renderingand her intricate and elaborate three-dimensional drawings. Generally, hersubject matter addresses the nature ofbeauty and often incorporates imageryfrom the natural world. Ms. Baar has a MA.Most recently her work has been featuredin the Musuem of Art in Islip, NY and groupshows in Texas at dBerman Gallery inAustin and Philomena GabrielContemporary in Houston. She has twicereceived an Artists Fellowship GrantAward. Ms. Baar is in public and privatecollections that include the HiltonConvention Center in Orlando, FL; ConocoPhillips Corporation; Vinson & Elkins; LockeLord Bissell Liddell; and Gaylord Hotels.Fair Market Value $750Min Bid $250Bid Increment $50Buy it now $750 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Lisa Beaman, AustinKing of Jacks18" x 24"Oil on CanvasLisa Beaman was born and raised inBradford, MA, and received a BA in Artfrom the University of Massachusetts. Shemoved to Austin 25 years ago. Lisa workedin the fabric medium for 20 years,establishing herself as one of the leadersin the contemporary art quilt movement. In1998, she began working with oil paint oncanvas and found the medium allowed her

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to immediately and directly express andapply her ideas. Lisa's work ischaracterized by a bold expression ofsubject matter, manifest through a richuse of color and tone, which createstexture and depth on the surface of thecanvas.Fair Market Value $950Min Bid $300Bid Increment $100Buy it now $1,100 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Rebecca Bennett, AustinPossibilities Ahead36" x 36" x 2.5"Oil on CanvasBorn in Salinas, CA, Rebecca Bennett livedin New Jersey, Colorado, Missouri andKentucky before moving to Austin 10 yearsago. She credits her experience at theBarn Studio of Art in Millville, NY, for herlifelong interest in art. A psychologymajor, she also studied art in college inFlorence, Italy, and again at the AustinMuseum of Art. She is a graduate of UnionCollege, Schenectady, NY. She exhibitsextensively in Austin, and her work isincluded in the exhibits of DeLoitte, BoyarMiller Law Firm, Ernst & Young, etc.Fair Market Value $1,700.00Min Bid $600Bid Increment $100Buy it now $1,700 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Sarah Bishop, AustinBird With a Branch21" x 18"Collage, Gouache, Ink and PencilThe artist says: "starting with a drawing offlowers in crayon at the age of 2, I wantedto be an artist and was always making“things.” After earning a BFA from UT in1983, I embarked on dual careers asprofessional chef and designer, both ofwhich offered outlets for creativity and useof color, texture, and design. My currentwork involves the synchronicity amongcomponents with a strong emphasis ondesign. I re-use vintage paper and amdrawn to technical, scientific,geographical, and mathematical subjectsbecause they provide an abstract appeal toboth left- and right-brain aspects ofmyself. The natural environment (insects,animals, nests, grasses, plants, etc.) andvast expanses of West Texas are animportant source of inspiration for me."Fair Market Value $600Min Bid $200Bid Increment $50Buy it now $600 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Kate Breakey, Tucson

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Rose IV19" x 19" imagePhotograph Handcolored with Oil andPencilThe photographer's Small Death series -elegiac portraits of tiny corpses, includinginsects, lizards, and especially birds - haswon her international recognition. Born inAdelaide, Australia, Breakey attended artschool then began teaching while pursuingphotography. By enlarging each final printto a 32-inch square, she also increases itspoignancy, and as a final tribute she paintsthe subject, applying several layers oftransparent oils and then tracing overfeathers, scales, etc. with colored pencils.The results put her "in a class by herself",says Bill Wittliff. Represented by theStephen Clark Gallery in Austin.Fair Market Value $1,000Min Bid $300Bid Increment $100Buy it now $1,250 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Malcolm Bucknall, AustinA Dog and His Boy12" x 14" mattedSepia Ink on PaperThe artist says: "I am interested in themesof innocence and wonder, hope andvulnerability. Through precise renditions ofancestors, progeny, and enchantments thatnever were, I ask the viewer to"Remember when?" and to join in "Let'spretend." I look to delineate states ofbeing and states of mind common to usall. There are narratives, recollections ofgoofy love, goosebumpy alarm, andmagicked projections into other places andother bodies."Fair Market Value $450Min Bid $150Bid Increment $50Buy it now $450 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Marc Burckhardt, AustinFigure 710" x 10"Mixed Media on Aged PaperMarc Burckhardt lives and works in Austin,in a 1910 farmhouse in the shadow ofdowntown. Born in Germany and raised inTexas, Burckhardt's work juxtaposes oldworld styles and symbols withcontemporary themes. As a youth,Burckhardt traveled Europe each year withhis family, a tradition he continues today.The paintings, architecture, andperspectives he encounters in Europecombined with his studies of art historyinform his work. Through the study and useof old masters' techniques such as glazingand layering varnishes, Marc achieves thetexture and luminosity that distinguish hispaintings.Fair Market Value $600Min Bid $200Bid Increment $50Buy it now $700 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Maida Candler, AustinRefuge in the Flowers24" x 18"Photograph

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Maida Candler is a freelance photographer,photography instructor, and writer whosework has appeared in the Jewel of theMaine Coast, Arizona Quick Guide, GuestInformant, and newspapers throughout theUnited States. She has also been acontributing editor and photographer forCalifornia Tour and Travel magazine."Refuge in the Flowers" was taken at thesite of the Interdenominational Church inthe Gonzales County ghost town ofCheapside, TX. As a counterpoint to itsdeprecating name, early spring brings richand vibrant displays of bluebonnets, phlox,Indian paintbrush, and coreopsis. Thechurchscape was a heartfelt inspiration tothe photographer!Fair Market Value $500Min Bid $150Bid Increment $50Buy it now $500 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Laurel Daniel, AustinLoading Time at the Garden Shop18" x 18"Oil on PanelLaurel Daniel's lifelong love for natureinspires her focused attention to thelandscape. She is an avid en plein airpainter and her fieldwork both feeds andmotivates her larger studio work. Whetherworking outside or in, Laurel paints tobetter understand and capture the nuanceof changing light. With a degree in studioart and 19 years in the graphic designbusiness, she now paints full-time andteaches at the Austin Museum of Art. Herwork is represented by the Davis Gallery inAustin and the Anderson Fine Art Gallery inSt. Simons Island, GA, and is in manyprivate collections.Fair Market Value $950Min Bid $300Bid Increment $100Buy it now $1,050 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Susan Davidoff, El PasoWalks in a Dry Season 430" x 22"MonotypeSusan Davidoff is an artist based in theChihuahuan Desert of West Texas, creatingdrawings, paintings, prints, andcollaborative installations that explorethemes of structure and perception in thenatural world. Davidoff's work is in thepermanent collections of the MetropolitanMuseum of Art, National Museum of Womenin the Arts, Hallmark Collection, and the ElPaso Museum of Art, among others. She hasbeen the recipient of a Mid-America NEAFellowship and a Ford Foundation/Pollack-Siquieros Bi-national Art Award.Fair Market Value $1,600Min Bid $500Bid Increment $100Buy it now $1,600 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Julie Davis, AustinLate Spring Fields12" x 16"Oil on Panel

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A native Texan, Julie Davis is an emergingrepresentational artist with a backgroundin law and journalism. "The landscapeprovides my forms and figures. Growing upin West Texas, I fell in love with the landat a young age. With its complexity anddynamic character, I gravitate toward theoutdoors as an artist because itrejuvenates and challenges me more thanany other subject." With work in a range ofprivate collections, Julie is represented bythe Windrush Gallery in Sedona, AZ, and isparticipating in a group show at Austin'sDavis Gallery in Spring 2011.Fair Market Value $750Min Bid $250Bid Increment $50Buy it now $900 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Sydney Davis, Santa FeSterling Silver Wildflower PendantFreshwater Pearl Necklace with SterlingSilver and TurquoiseSydney Davis resides in Santa Fe, NM andSeal Harbor, ME. She has been designingand making jewelry for 18 years. Agraduate of Georgetown University inWashington, DC, she shifted her focus fromWall Street to art in 1993. Sydney capturesher design inspirations not only from thenatural surroundings in New Mexico andMaine, but also from her travels with herhusband and two children. Her work isshown at LewAllen and LewAllen Jewelry inSanta Fe.Fair Market Value $400Min Bid $100Bid Increment $50Buy it now $400 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Chris DeDier, AustinWaterlilies & Birch12" x 16"WatercolorChris DeDier was born in Belgium andstudied art history and design at the St.Lucas Institute in Brussels. He moved toCanada in 1986 and has lived in the U.S.since 1996. In his landscape paintingswhere the sky plays the major role, thecolors and shapes of the clouds joined withthe value of the light are directed by themoods and emotions of the moment. Hispaintings are available at the DavisGallery, Austin and Gremillion & Co. FineArt in Houston.Fair Market Value $750Min Bid $250Bid Increment $50Buy it now $850 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Phil Durst, AustinHigh & Lonesome33.5" x 40"CollageThe artist says that, as a collagist, he is"drawn to pattern and repetition, whichare also the hallmarks of quilting. As quiltswere traditionally made with scraps and

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left-over fabrics, I like to work withmaterials that have also been cast off ordesigned for other purposes. I enjoyworking with paint chips, old books, candyboxes and other packaging that all havesuch beauty, even though they were neverdesigned to last. Such a tremendousamount of artistic talent, choice and colorgoes into such ephemeral packaging that Ilike to preserve its beauty."Fair Market Value $1,000Min Bid $300Bid Increment $100Buy it now $1,200 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Dennis Fagan, AustinSwan22" x 28"PhotogravurePhotographer and filmmaker Dennis Faganlives and works in Austin. Dennis' imagesare in private collections internationally aswell as the permanent collections of TheMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston, The HarryRansom Center, The Polaroid Collection,The Wittliff Collection, and theSmithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.Fair Market Value $1,375Min Bid $500Bid Increment $100Buy it now $1,375 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Catherine Flowers, AustinYellow Frog8.5" x 11"French Dye on SilkThe artist says" "my interest in silk paintingbegan in San Francisco in 1990, soon afterI graduated from Connecticut College witha degree in English & Art. While in college,I had concentrated my creative energy onphotography; when I painted my black andwhite photos, my adoration for coloremerged. I realized that I could paint onsilk using vivid colors. My silk paintingsconcentrate on my love of nature -especially its oddities and the beauty of itsseasonal cycles. I am constantly amazed atthe glory and intricacies of the naturalworld surrounding us."Fair Market Value $450Min Bid $150Bid Increment $50Buy it now $450 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Susie Fowler, SpicewoodCanyonside Urn12" X 12"Stoneware / Porcelain InlayThe artist says: "I am pulled, as if bygravity, to investigate the patterns andshapes in nature. My medium is clay: fluidand flexible, able to capture the intricate

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scales of a lizard skin or the puncture of apine cone. "Canyonside" is a landscape,with impressions of fossils collected fromthe cliff above the Pedernales River. Since1971 I have enjoyed collaborating withcollectors, creating stoneware andporcelain ceremonial pieces andarchitectural accents."Fair Market Value $850Min Bid $300Bid Increment $100Buy it now $850 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Laurie Frick, AustinLess Sleep in Charlotte17" x 17"Watercolor and InkLaurie Frick draws from neuroscience toconstruct intricately hand-built works andinstallations to explore the nature ofpattern and the mind. Born in Los Angeles,Frick lives in Austin and part-time in NewYork City. She completed an MFA from theNew York Studio School in 2007. Formerlyan executive in high technology, she alsoholds an MBA from the University ofSouthern California. Using her backgroundin engineering and high technology, sheexplores science, compulsive organization,and the current culture of continual partialattention. Affiliated with Edward Cella Art& Architecture.Fair Market Value $800Min Bid $250Bid Increment $50Buy it now $900 SOLD click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Ryan Fugate, HoustonAcross the Plain36" x 48"AcrylicThe artist says: "my work is not aboutcreating objective art of a physical subjectthough at times one may be represented.Rather, it is about expressing and creatingtranscendental experience, inner states orwhat I call "Soul Scapes". For me, thecreative process is a way to experiencesomething greater than myself andbecomes a spiritual experience andpractice. My source of inspiration cancome from anywhere: music, memory,feeling, or simply an idea waiting to beexplored." Represented by 360 Degrees ofArt in Houston.Fair Market Value $1,350Min Bid $450Bid Increment $100Buy it now $1,350 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Satch Grimley, AustinPop Resonance23" x 30"Screen PrintSatch Grimley is a native Austinite who hasbeen painting and silk screening for over15 years. Working out of his home studio,

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Satch's recent work uses serigraphy,painting, and collage to create worksexploring the collision between man-madeculture and nature. The studio is also aworking print shop, producing numerousgig posters and fine art prints for designersand artists worldwide.Fair Market Value $700Min Bid $250Bid Increment $50Buy it now $700 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Jan Heaton, AustinHyde Park 625" x 25"WatercolorJan Heaton's watercolors offer a personalviewpoint that celebrates nature and thenabstractly reaches beyond the obvious.Heaton's watercolors are inspired by thestructure, color, line, and pattern ofelements in nature that are oftenoverlooked. Her work isolates details andexposes the viewer to an everyday objector place seen from a new scale orperspective. She incorporates herbackground in calligraphy and graphicdesign to create sensous organic forms.Represented by Wally Workman Gallery inAustin.Fair Market Value $1,500Min Bid $500Bid Increment $100Buy it now $1,500 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Joy Fisher Hein, MicoLady Bird Planting Cherry Tree12" x 9.5"AcrylicJoy Fisher Hein created the art for themulti-award winning book, "Miss LadyBird’s Wildflowers", by Kathi Appelt.Currently she is painting the art for"Bloomin' Tales, Seven Texas WildflowerLegends". The city of San Antonio selectedJoy to design and paint 13 large art panelsthat interpret the history of Walker RanchHistoric Landmark Park. Joy has practicedorganic gardening since the 70's and is aTexas Master Naturalist. She enjoystraveling and speaking throughout Texasand beyond about her love and knowledgeof art and nature.Fair Market Value $3,000Min Bid $1,000Bid Increment $100Buy it now $3,000 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Richard Hess, AustinCasanova22" x 18" x 4"Raku Fired PotteryThe artist says: "I am a full timepotter/sculptor residing west of Austin andhave been greatly influenced by the BronzeAge of China, the Terracotta Army of the

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First Emperor of China as well as AmericanFolk Art. I use alternative methods of firingin order to obtain distinct and unusualsurfaces on my horses, vases, lamps, clocksand other wares. I am represented byseveral galleries in central Texas includingArtisans at Rocky Hill in Fredericksburg,Holland Street Gallery in Bellville andSunset Canyon Pottery in Dripping Springs.I am a member of the Texas Society ofSculptors and participate each fall in theMuseum Day Show at the Umlauf Gardens."Fair Market Value $450Min Bid $150Bid Increment $50Buy it now $450 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Sam Hurt, AustinWild12" x 16"Acrylic on CanvasSam Hurt lives and paints in South Austin.His paintings and drawings can be found atAvenue Gallery, in the fabulous section ofSouth Congress Avenue, and on the web atsamhurt.com or on the Sam Hurt Art pageon Facebook. Two of his paintings havebeen displayed at Austin City Hall as partof The People's Gallery year long exhibits.Before he became a painter, Sam createdthe comic strips Eyebeam, which is foundweekly in The Austin Chronicle, RootCauses, which is found quarterly in EdibleAustin, and Queen of the Universe.Fair Market Value $400Min Bid $100Bid Increment $50Buy it now $500 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Darvin Jones, AustinBeing of Ones Hour 124" x 36"Acrylic on CanvasAlthough Darvin would rather be an actor,iron chef, superhero or astronaut he hasembraced his role as an artist. He sums itup; "life is art and art is life, they reallyare inseparable. I know it sounds clichédbut most people have some idealizedfantasy of artists - everyday life is whereit all happens". Darvin studied sound artand musicology at Evergreen State Collegein Washington and earned a MA insoundscape composition at Simon FraserUniversity in British Columbia, Canada.Fair Market Value $1,400Min Bid $500Bid Increment $100Buy it now $1,400 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Glenda Kronke, AustinBlossom Bowl4" x 9" x 9"Kiln Formed GlassThe artist says: "I am a native Texan whohas lived on both the East and West

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coasts. My love of glass began in 1983 andhas followed me throughout my career. Iam now a full time studio artist living inAustin. My strong connection to nature isrooted in my passion for hiking andexploring the outdoors. My work is areflection of the awe and wonder I feel atnature's ability to create the rare andexotic. I strive to create textures thatcompel touch, colors that provokememory, and shapes that expand reality.Life/art ever evolves, seeking a vessel, ashape, a texture, a color - a path toexpression. And once created, eachpossesses an essence of life, a statementof being."Fair Market Value $400Min Bid $100Bid Increment $50Buy it now $400 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Janet Eager Krueger, EncinalPort Aransas Prickly7.5" x 10.5"GouacheJanet Eager Krueger grew up in SanAntonio. She received her BFA in ArtHistory from UT-Austin and her MFA fromUTSA in 1998. She helped develop the artprogram at Texas A&M InternationalUniversity in Laredo until her retirement in2008. Krueger lives on a working ranch notfar from Encinal where she is a full-timeartist. She was named Texas State Artist in2008. Her work is in the collections of theKronkowski Foundation, the AT&T Arena,and Texas A&M University among others.She is represented by the Hunt Gallery inSan Antonio.Fair Market Value $1,500Min Bid $500Bid Increment $100Buy it now $1,500 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Karen Kunc, Avoca, NEFrond21" x 17"Woodcut & IntaglioKaren Kunc explores inventive colorabstractions of the natural and human-fashioned world, creating visual impact,tensions, and ideas of strange beauty.Kunc, born and raised in Nebraska, teachesprintmaking at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She travels extensively, and hastaught workshops around the world andserved as a visiting artist to over 100institutions. Kunc's works are in thecollections of the Museum of Modern Art,the Library of Congress, the SmithsonianAmerican Art Museum, and many othersworldwide. She is represented in Austin byGallery Shoal Creek.Fair Market Value $1,000Min Bid $300Bid Increment $100Buy it now $1,000 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Jill Lear, Ketchum, IDUndisclosed II30" x 38"

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Egg Tempera on PaperIn her paintings and drawings, Jill Learexplores themes of proportion and spaceand has found trees to be an ideal meansfor dialogue. "Drawing for me is theintense satisfaction of investigating andrecording an endless possible set ofstructural and spatial relationships withinnature. It is the response to the rhythmsas well as the structures within objectsand spaces. It is the acknowledgement ofprecision, proportion, increment, order andhow these elements create beauty of acertain kind."Fair Market Value $3,500Min Bid $1,200Bid Increment $100Buy it now $3,500 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Suzanne Lewis, AustinBlue Umbrella17" x 21"PhotographSuzanne Lewis is a native Austinite andfifth-generation Texan. She is the daughterof the late floral designer, R.A. Lewis - anearly Wildflower Center supporter and Mrs.Johnson's florist for 50 years. Her firstinitiation to photography and paintingcame at the impressionable age of twounder the tutelage of her father. Sheearned her BFA from The University ofTexas at Austin and spent 17 years inCalifornia working as an ad agency artdirector and commercial photographer.Suzanne has traveled all over the world onassignment and twice been a finalist forthe pretigious Hunting Art Prize. She isrepresented by the Wally Workman Galleryin Austin.Fair Market Value $600Min Bid $200Bid Increment $50Buy it now $750 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Andrew Long, AustinGarden Bloom30" x 30"Acrylic on Baltic BirchAndrew Long's work has been widelyexhibited including 20 To Watch (AustinMuseum of Art), Paint: Out of Abstraction(Arlington Museum) as well ascommissioned work by Institute ofContemporary Art (London) and Museum ofFine Arts (Houston). He is the recipient ofnumerous awards and grants, mostrecently a Byrdcliffe Colony/Pollack-Krasner Fellowship. His work has beenfeatured in New American Painting,Editions #42, 72, and 84. Studio visits canbe arranged directly with the artist:www.andrewlong.netFair Market Value $3,400Min Bid $1,900Bid Increment $100Buy it now $3,400 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Brooke MacKenzie, AustinSkies of Dio120" x 45"Watercolor and Ink on PaperThe artist says: "when I was five, my

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father built a skating rink for me behindour trailer in Aspen, CO. I was raised inboth Colorado and Texas. In 10 years Iattended seven universities in fivecountries. I received a BFA from TheUniversity of Texas at Austin and an MFAfrom the Edinburgh College of Art inScotland. I then found a "post postgraduate post" in Biella Italy at theUniversita della Idee with MichelangeloPistoletto. I am interested in the collectivenostalgia that represents each generationand culture." Represented by the ViridianStudio, Portland, OR.Fair Market Value $1,500Min Bid $500Bid Increment $100Buy it now $1,500 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Katie Maratta, AustinStill Pond and Walking Horse3" x 30"Graphite, Ink, and PastelKatie Maratta grew up in West Virginia andattended Princeton University where shemajored in fine art. After moving to Texas14 years ago, she became interested in thestate's unusual landscape, which was sodifferent from the vertical, mountainousterrain of her childhood. Her"horizonscapes" now appear in galleries inAustin and Dallas and have been includedin several juried competitions around thestate. Her art was recently added to theRonald McDonald House permanentcollection.Fair Market Value $750Min Bid $250Bid Increment $50Buy it now $1,000 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Alberto Mena, New York CityAurora Borealis24" x 36"DiasecThe artist says: "my work meditates onmany aspects of dreams, the possibleforms of alternate dimensions, and notionsof other realities. I'm fascinated byhumanity's proclivity to fear, and I explorethe disorienting space between reason andreality. And I question the limits of oursocial and collective experience, andchallenge the assumptions of our givenworld. They are images that may keep onesuspended over a myriad choice ofconsciousness. To the viewer it may be aplace of uneasiness, a sense of animpending event, and to others, perhaps aplace of calm."Fair Market Value $4,000Min Bid $1,000Bid Increment $100Buy it now $4,000 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Elizabeth Mericas, AustinBirdwatcher10" x 5.25" x 3.25"Woodworking and ClayThe artist says: "I was born an artist. Oneof my earliest memories was "drawing" in

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the pages of an encyclopedia set that myparents had just purchased from a door todoor salesman. My next childhood memorywas the spanking that followed, whichdidn't deter me because I later drew in thefamily Bible. I have studied at theCorcoran School of Art, University ofNevada-Las Vegas, and at the Instituto deSan Miguel de Allende in Mexico. A varietyof artistic skills go into the making of afairy door including woodworking, painting,stained and leaded glass, and sculpting tocreate the structures, knobs, hinges anddaily accoutrements of a fairy's life.Fair Market Value $400Min Bid $150Bid Increment $50Buy it now $400 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Marjorie Moore, AustinChicken Masquerade15.5" x 15.5"Graphite, Ink on Paper & MylarMarjorie Moore has a BFA from SyracuseUniversity and has been awarded a numberof grants and fellowships. She has receivedthe Creative Arts Program Award from theCultural Council of Houston, an NEARegional Fellowship in Drawings and ArtistsBooks and a New Forms Fellowship fromthe New England Foundation for the Arts.She is widely exhibited in galleries andmuseums in Texas, Maine and Boston, andher work is at the Art Museum of SouthTexas, Bowdoin College Museum of Art,Portland Museum of Art and the Rose ArtMuseum.Fair Market Value $650Min Bid $200Bid Increment $50Buy it now $650 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Bill Nowlin, AustinGathering Reeds27" x 21"PhotographBill Nowlin's professional career as anelectrical engineer didn't allow much timeto explore his passion for photography. In1996, he retired and renewed his love forphotography and the great outdoors.Photography's unique pairing of precisiontechnology and creative freedom inspiredboth his interests in science and art. Hesays: "My favorite photographs aredramatic scenes that inspire theimagination - full of rich tones of vividcolor. I enjoy looking at photographswhere you can quickly tell what thesubject is and appreciate it, but when youlook deeper you find another layer ofmeaning - something that causes you toexperience a unique, personal connectionto the scene or the subject."Fair Market Value $835Min Bid $300Bid Increment $100Buy it now $835 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Lesley Nowlin, AustinLittle Dracula

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11" x 14"Photography / Archival Pigment PrintLesley Nowlin has centered much of herprofessional career on photographing anddocumenting people from the LatinAmerican regions. Mesmerized byexperiences far beyond her own realm,Nowlin has crossed borders to captureintimate portraits of people's lives andconditions. She has gracefully done this byrelying on what drew her to photography inthe first place; simply exploring andcapturing on film what she sees. As aproponent of the image, Nowlin strives tograsp a moment in time that evokesenough power and mood to stand alone.She focuses on the single telling image,making it her goal to let it speak for itself.Fair Market Value $400Min Bid $150Bid Increment $50Buy it now $500 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Lisa Orr, AustinLocally Thrown for Locally Grown16" x 4"CeramicsFor 26 years Lisa Orr has been aprofessional potter and student ofceramics. She completed an MFA at theNYSCC at Alfred University in 1992 andlater received grants including a Fulbrightand a MAAA/NEA. Her work is in numerouspublic and private collections including theFine Arts Museum of San Francisco and thepermanent collection of WOCEF in Korea.Currently she teaches, lectures and showsnationally and internationally.Fair Market Value $400Min Bid $150Bid Increment $50Buy it now $500 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Laurence Parent, WimberleyRed Rock Ranch, Texas18.5" x 24"PhotographLaurence Parent was born and raised inNew Mexico. After receiving a petroleumengineering degree at The University ofTexas at Austin, he practiced engineeringfor six years before becoming a freelancephotographer and writer specializing inlandscape, travel, architecture, and naturesubjects. He has had 39 books published.Laurence's latest works are "Big River, RioGrande" published in 2009 and "Death inBig Bend", published in 2010. Commericalclients include Southwest Airlines, Temple-Inland, BBVA Compass Banks, and CoxEnterprises.Fair Market Value $650Min Bid $200Bid Increment $50Buy it now $750 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Beverly Penn, AustinBotanicals5 @ 6" x 3" x 1"BronzeThe impulse to arrange the wild variety ofthe natural world to fit an intellectual

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symmetry is a fundamental human urge.Beverly Penn's sculture speaks to thepower of this desire. Her work exploresthe contradicting need to both idealizeand modify the natural environment. She isthe recipient of numerous fellowshipsincluding a Rockefeller Foundationresidency in Bellagio, Italy. She has alsoreceived nine Texas State UniversityFaculty Research Grants involving researchin Mexico, Italy, Spain, and New York.Fair Market Value $1,250Min Bid $400Bid Increment $100Buy it now $1,250 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Maxine Price, WimberleyBaseline Green24" x 24" x 2.5"OilBorn into a military family, Maxine Pricewent to school in seven different states inthe US and Germany. After receiving herBFA degree at The University of Texas atAustin, she lived in Austin until moving toWimberley in 1996. She works in oils usinga palette knife to apply wet paint intowet paint, layering thicker pigment overthinner pigment, often scratching orscraping into the wet surface. Price worksspontaneously and intuitively allowing forunplanned surprises and accidentalhappenings. The final results show theenergy and the emotion involved in thecreation of each painting. She isrepresented by Russell Collection Fine Art.Fair Market Value $1,800Min Bid $600Bid Increment $100Buy it now $1,800 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Damian Priour, AustinChair in a Blue Box4" x 4" x 4"GlassDamian Priour is a sculptor of large-scalepublic and private works. In his chosenmedia of glass and native Texas stone, theglass is used as a metaphor for water. Hissculptures have been widely exhibited andare included in many important collectionsthroughout the world. His large-scaleworks are represented in public artcollections of several cities includingAustin, Palm Springs, Frisco, Grand Prairie,and Corpus Christi. He has taught classes increativity at the Pilchuck Glass School inSeattle and Centro del Arte in Monterrey,Mexico. Prior is the founder of The TexasChair Project.Fair Market Value $800Min Bid $250Bid Increment $50Buy it now $900 SOLD click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Somers Randolph, Santa FeSterling Silver Alana PendantSterling Silver on Silk CordingEach piece of SOMERS jewelry begins as asoapstone sculpture, hand carved by the

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artist. Lost wax casting and meticulousfinishing are used with stunning results, forjewelry that goes beyond the decorative tothe elemental. Form is timeless, and towear these organic distillations is toconnect with nature on a profound level. ASanta Fe sculptor known for his largerpieces, he has also spent 30 years carvingin miniature. When his wife, Hillary,discovered a trove of these tiny sculptures,she was inspired. They cast selected piecesin precious metals, turning stone intosilver and gold, together creating theSOMERS Collection.Fair Market Value $790Min Bid $250Bid Increment $50Buy it now $850 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Ana Reign, AustinPink Turquoise NecklaceSterling Silver and Pink TurquoiseAna Reign Designs, Inc. is an artisanboutique design company that createsdynamic jewelry that transcends fashionand art. With unique hand selected semi-precious stones, fresh water pearls, and1920's vintage brooches, jewelry designerAna Reign creates one-of-a-kind museumquality pieces that defy time. Her jewelryis a juxtaposition of romantic elements ofCzarist Russian beauty and modern art.Fair Market Value $3,600Min Bid $1,200Bid Increment $100Buy it now $3,600 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Richard Reynolds, AustinEchinopsis Hybrid "Maria Piazza"37" x 37" x 2"Photograph on CanvasRichard Reynolds has been photographingnature for more than 40 years, 33 of thoseas a professional photographer. Hegraduated from Brooks Institute ofPhotography in 1976 with a bachelor'sdegree in Professional Photography. Hetaught lab and studio techniques andmanaged the photo lab for The Universityof Texas at Austin's Department ofJournalism from 1976-1980. In 1983, hebecame Chief Photographer for the TexasTourist Development Agency, a post heheld until 1990 when he began his ownstock photography business specializing inTexas landscapes.Fair Market Value $1,500Min Bid $500Bid Increment $100Buy it now $1,500 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Priscilla Robinson, AustinThree Poppies41" x 31"Acrylic on Handmade Paper of Cotton onPanelPriscilla Robinson is best known for her

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handmade paper constructions andcollages. She cooks and beats the plantsand then saturates the embossed paperswith acrylic paint to create unique andsturdy interpretations of nature. Robinsonhas represented the US in manyinternational biennales and is knownworldwide as an innovator of contemporaryhandmade paper. Her work is representedlocally by Wally Workman Gallery.Fair Market Value $1,800Min Bid $600Bid Increment $100Buy it now $1,800 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

John Mark Sager, AustinDeNatura Deorum22" x 15" x 13.25"AssemblageSager says: "Cross-pollination has alwaysbeen a major factor in the arts. Literature,music and architecture have seeded myartwork, sometimes blossoming intofruition, always leaving a trace of growth."His current passion is altered books, buthe continues to work in collage and steel.His unique assemblages and collages havebeen exhibited from Dallas to Denver, NewYork to New Mexico, Berlin to Budapest toBratislava. He is represented by Hooks-Epstein Galleries in Houston.Fair Market Value $1,000Min Bid $300Bid Increment $100Buy it now $1,000 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Francesca Samsel, AustinPrivate Moments40" x 12"Viscosity EtchingFrancesca Samsel splits her time betweenprintmaking and public art. The public artis large outdoor murals and somesculpture. Her large public outdoor muralscan be seen in Philadelphia, Yonkers,Buffalo, and Annapolis among many others.When not up on scaffolding painting wallsshe can be found in her printmakingstudio. She holds an MFA from University ofWashington and a BFA from CaliforniaCollege of Art. She and her family recentlymoved to Austin where she is busy settingup a new work environment and gettingacquainted with the community. She isrepresented by Gallery Shoal Creek inAustin.Fair Market Value $1,275Min Bid $300Bid Increment $100Buy it now $1,275 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Kerry Schroeder, AustinWhat Came First12" x 12"Acrylic on Wood PanelKerry Schroeder’s allegorical paintingsoffer insight into our environment and

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ourselves. Her work reflects herfascination with and attraction to nature,where she discovers symbols andmetaphors of human experiences such asemergence, growth, transformation,struggle, fragility, and survival. Usingacrylic on wood panel, Kerry presentsisolated, representational forms as a wayinto the subject and the story of thepainting. Through a back-and-forthprocess, she applies colors, marks, shapes,and symbols, then scrapes and wipes,allowing to emerge what wants to berevealed and known. Kerry lives in Austinand her work is represented by galleries inSanta Fe, Nashville, and Atlanta.Fair Market Value $1,100Min Bid $400Bid Increment $100Buy it now $1,100 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Kendra Scott, AustinNecklace and Earring SetIn 2002, Kendra Scott combined her lovefor fashion with her creative talents andbegan her own line of jewelry. Today, theAustin based designs of Kendra ScottJewelry have a home in a new flagshipboutique in the heart of Austin and can befound at top retailers throughout thecountry. As Kendra continues to grow hercompany, she remains committed to herthree core philosophies: family, fashion,and philanthropy.Fair Market Value $300Min Bid $100Bid Increment $50Buy it now $300 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Sarah Stevens, AustinUntitled25.5" x 18"Mixed MediaThe artist says: "I want to create momentsof growth and decay. By repeating andcombining simple actions that mirror thenatural processes of cellular life, I attemptto create and preserve a specimen in astatic moment of reproduction and death.I use high key color and found fibrousmaterials with gestural and painterly mark-making to create anatomical topographiesthat are ambiguous in both form andmedium." Born in 1983 in Austin, SarahStevens received her BA in studio art fromRhodes College in Memphis, TN, in 2006.Fair Market Value $400Min Bid $150Bid Increment $50Buy it now $400 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Logan Stollenwerck, FredericksburgMetal Roses22" x 14" x 12"16 Guage Carbon Steel Sheet Metal

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Logan Stollenwerck has worked in marbleand metal for more than 15 years, an artperfected with years of study under Italianmasters. After studying art at BaylorUniversity, he became interested inBaroque and Renaissance figurativesculptures and studied marble sculptureand mold-making under Matte Avignon inFlorence, Italy. He also apprenticed underMaestro Marco Paoli at the Laboratorio diScultura in Piestrasanta, Italy. His workhas been recognized with awards at localart shows.Fair Market Value $1,600Min Bid $500Bid Increment $100Buy it now $1,600 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Eliza K. Thomas, AustinShadow Blossom17.5" x 14"Pencil, Charcoal on PaperEliza K. Thomas is an Austin-based artistwho was born in Boston and grew up bothin Austin and New Orleans. She attendedBarnard College, earning a BA in Italian.Thomas spent the winter of 2005 inProvence on a painting residency, whichmarked the beginning of her art career.Most recently, Thomas was invited toparticipate as a resident artist at theVermont Studio Center. Galleries that havefeatured her work include Wally WorkmanGallery in Austin, Grand Contemporary inLafayette, LA, and Guthrie Contemporaryin New Orleans and Houston.Fair Market Value $600Min Bid $200Bid Increment $50Buy it now $800 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Maria Tucker, AustinPink Evening PrimroseFreshwater Pearl Necklace with Pate deVerre FlowerA Texas native, Maria Tucker lives andworks in Austin, and has been designingand making jewelry for nine years. Agraduate of the University of VirginiaSchool of Architecture, she has practicedlandscape architecture in Boston, Virginia,New York, and Texas. She began her studyof jewelry making in Manhattan as a wayto work creatively with her hands. Hertimeless designs draw inspiration from bothnature and ancient iconography. Her workhas been featured in the Austin American-Statesman, Tribeza, and Domino magazinesand can be seen at Eliza Page in Austin.Fair Market Value $550Min Bid $200Bid Increment $50Buy it now $550 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Megan Van Groll, AustinStill Life with Peaches15" x 22"Prismacolor Pencil on Cotton Rag PaperMegan Van Groll uses contemporary realismand figurative painting to explorecontemporary feminine identity, from botha personal and cultural perspective. Her

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most recent body of work focuses on thepoignant and conflicted relationship manywomen have with food, ranging fromvisceral, textural still lifes to dynamic,narrative portraits. Van Groll is a BFAgraduate of the Drawing and Paintingprogram at the University of North Texas,and she also studied painting in Florence,Italy, at the Lorenzo De Medici - ArtInstitute of Florence. Her work is held inprivate collections in both Texas and Italy.New work is available for view by privatestudio visits.Fair Market Value $800Min Bid $250Bid Increment $50Buy it now $800 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Flo Vazquez, AustinAbstracted Landscape Panel7" x 11.5" x 1"GlassVazquez says: "I have arrived at this pointin my life from a richly varied past.Beginning professional life with a biologydegree, I have morphed from researchassistant to pharmaceutical salesrepresentative to firearms examiner forthe TX Dept. of Public Safety Crime Lab. In1998, I dedicated myself to art on a fulltime basis. As an oil painter, my work wasrepresented and collected both in the USand internationally. I began simpleexplorations in glass in an effort tostimulate a move to abstraction. Glassbecame a way to describe imagery lessliterally than my painting, and eventually Ideveloped it as my primary medium."Fair Market Value $400Min Bid $100Bid Increment $50Buy it now $400 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

William Wahlgren, AustinPassing Rain18" x 24"Oil on canvasWahlgren says: "I was born and raised inthe Midwest and later graduated from TheSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago. In1996 my family and I moved to Austin,where I continue to explore theenvironment as a subject. Although mywork has always reflected my response tothe land around me, my most recentpaintings are less naturalistic and focus onthe subtle yet boundless aspects of thesky. My work is shown in establishedgalleries in and outside of Texas, and it isincluded in several private collections."Represented in Austin by Davis Gallery.Fair Market Value $950Min Bid $300Bid Increment $100Buy it now $950 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Peggy Weiss, AustinPicnic17" x 27"

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Digital CollagePeggy Weiss has worked in digital collagefor 10 years and her work continues toevolve with the medium. Advances indigital technology have enhanced herability to capture startling detail andcreate mysterious imagery. Weiss isintrigued by ordinary photographs from thepast and is inspired by the idea of exaltingthese amateur snapshots into truly unusualand often inexplicable moments in time.Peggy Weiss received a BA degree fromThe University of Texasat Austin and haslived and worked in Austin, since the mid-1970’s. She and her husband, Ron, haveowned and operated Jeffrey's Restaurantfor over 35 years.Fair Market Value $500Min Bid $150Bid Increment $50Buy it now $500 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Dena Wenmohs, Cypress MillFire Within24" x 24" x 2"OilThe artist states: "it never occurred to meto ask permission to do anything- whetherit was riding my horse into a grocery storewhen I was 4, or running a ranch aloneafter becoming widowed, or creating apainting using no grays! I am passionateabout my art, ranch, family, friends,chocolate and the big skies of Texas andall that is beneath them. I own TheBunkhouse, an art workshop and retreatfacility on the Wenmohs Ranch that is amagnet to other artists and keeps me fullyin touch with the art world, and inspiresme to create more, learn more and paintmore. I really don’t know how I couldpaint any more than I do. I paint everysingle day."Fair Market Value $1,500Min Bid $500Bid Increment $100Buy it now $1,500 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

Caroline Wright, AustinOminous Sky16" x 20"MonotypeCaroline Wright is a painter and a cellistand finds the disciplines to instruct eachother. A native Texan, Wright attendedBrown University and lived in France andItaly before returning to her hometown ofAustin. Her paintings are both exuberantand contemplative, embodying the longingto be grounded and free at the same time.Music, movement, and landscape merge asshe captures the earthy rhythm of a songor the last light of day. Wright enjoyscollaborating with musicians, dancers, andfilmmakers, to explore how these artforms overlap.Fair Market Value $500Min Bid $100Bid Increment $50Buy it now $500 click here for proxy bid informationclick here for buy it now rules

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