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2017 Annual Art Auction

Will Bullas “Hoppy…Wild and Woolie” Will Bullas attended Arizona State University on a scholarship and was majoring in art and drama when he was drafted and served in Vietnam. After returning from combat duty, he took up his art studies at the Brooks Institute of Fine Arts in Santa Barbara, California where he studied with master painter, Ray Strong. There he met his wife Claudia, who is also an artist.

Will is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society, the National Watercolor Society, was elected to membership with the Knickerbocker Artists of New York in 1986, and is past president and continuing member of the Carmel Art Association since 1980. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Carmel Valley Art Association. In 2007, Will received the Mario Cooper and Dale Meyers Medal from the American Watercolor Society for his contributions to watercolor. He was also the recipient of the prestigious Luminary Award in 2013 from Arts Council for Monterey County.

Will Bullas makes fine art fun. This master of one-liners combines award winning artistic skills with a hilarious point of view, creating a refreshing and unexpected new way to enjoy fine art. His exhibit title was inspired by a line in a PBS murder mystery when one of the artist characters was asked “Are you still painting?” The artists’ reply was, “til I fall off the twig…” Will had a solo exhibit in the Marjorie Evans Gallery in June 2015.

Sunset Center Marjorie Evans Gallery Art Auction Silent Auction – January 2017

Bids Accepted: January 9, 2017, 9:30 AM – January 31, 2017, 12:00PM

Original Will Bullas Acrylic on Canvas

Item No. 101

Description: This is an original acrylic on canvas painting done by local artist Will Bullas. The title of the piece is “Hoppy…Wild and Woolie.” The image is 40” x 30.” Value: $3000 Starting Bid: $750 Minimum bid increase: $100

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Will Bullas

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For information on a guaranteed purchase, please see Barbara Davison, Development Manager and Gallery Curator, in the Administration office


Peter Hiller “From Rust and Paint” Peter Hiller, an All Saints’ Episcopal Day School art teacher and collection curator for the Jo Mora Trust, has promoted that sculpture, and the artist’s other illustrations, paintings, books and maps, for 17 years. Peter Hiller is the Jo Mora Trust Collection Curator. He strives to bring the artistic achievements of Jo Mora to public attention through publications and exhibitions featuring Mora's diverse talents. He is currently working on a biography about the artist. jomoratrust.com Of his piece, Peter says . "Often times we pass by items that appear to no longer have any use or value. Other times we relish that which is old for its steadfast longevity. Turning an eye to the surface of old cars - rust buckets - junkers - jalopies - provides an opportunity to discover new meaning in that which is no longer of use or value yet has earned the status of distinguished old age." BACKGROUND Jo Mora Trust Collection Curator – 2007 to present. Teacher: Art - All Saints’ Episcopal Day School – 1981 to 2014. Contributing Editor, Arts and Activities Magazine, 1996 – 2004, 2006 – 2013. RECENT PUBLISHED WRITING Re: JO MORA “Artistic Rendering” American Cowboy magazine, Aug/Sept. 2016. A Motorists Guide for the Public Art of Jo Mora, car travel brochure. November, 2013. “A Tribute to Vaquero Artist Jo Mora”, Vaquero Heritage Times. Summer/Fall, 2013. From Dust to Granite: The Yosemite Art and Writing of Jo Mora, Published book and wrote foreword.

Summer 2011. “Jo Mora California Cowboy and Artist” The Book Club of California, December, 2010. “A Legacy of Love”, Pebble Beach Magazine, June 2009-2010. “A Mission from God” History: The History Channel Magazine, April 2009. “The Buccaneer World of Jo Mora”, Pirates Magazine, Vol. 4 Issue 2 #10, 2009. “When I Get Wound Up Writing I’m a Bad Article to Squelch – The Written Words of Jo Mora” 44 page monograph. Winter, 2008

http://jomoratrust.com/



Peter Hiller Photograph

Item No. 102

Description: This is an original photograph done by local photographer and Curator of the Jo Mora trust. The title of the piece is “From Rust and Paint.” The piece is 22” x 26”, framed, matted in white. Value: $150 Starting Bid: $40 Minimum bid increase: $10

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Peter Hiller


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Rolf Lygren “Potting Shed” A local artist of California’s Central Coast, Rolf Lygren works from his studio in Carmel Valley, as well as painting Plein Air scenes from around Monterey County and the Central Coast Region. The Central Coast region, from San Juan Bautista to King City, including the Monterey Coast, has provided a rich and stimulating environment for the development of the artist’s work. Monterey County offers a continuous wealth of engaging material that lends itself naturally to the artist’s creative expression. Rolf has found the study of Latino field workers and gardeners in nearby Salinas Valley to be an especially intriguing subject. The artist’s formal training began at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in art. Rolf has taught watercolor workshops in and around the Monterey Peninsula and has had solo and group exhibitions in Central California. The artist’s paintings are in collections through Northern and Southern California.



Original Rolf Lygren Watercolor

Item No. 103

Description: This is a medium transparent original watercolor done by Carmel artist, Rolf Lygren. The title of the piece is “Potting Shed.” The image is 18” x 22.” Value: $550 Starting Bid: $125 Minimum bid increase: $25

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Christine Crozier “Pedernal”

Christine grew up in a very rural Marin County, California. Her free time was spent hiking in the local hills and the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Never without a sketchbook, she focused on botanical drawings and landscape sketches. In her teens she studied traditional Chinese painting with landscapes again predominating. In 1979 she formed a decorative art company with several partners in San Francisco. They created faux finishes and hand painted wallpapers for clients throughout California. Several years later Christine and her husband, Jeff, also an artist, moved to the Monterey Peninsula where they formed their own company, Crozier Studios. The focus of their work became murals, trompe’loeil, and decorative artwork for residential and commercial projects and the health care industry. From 1987 through 1992 Christine taught a popular decorative painting workshop at Monterey Peninsula College. By this time Christine was working in oils and had developed a lush, colorful, impressionist style. Working full time as a fine artist Christine paints out in the open air whenever she can. "I still prefer to spend as much of my life as possible out of doors. The freshness and spontaneity that is necessary to plein-air painting carries over to my studio painting and keeps it from becoming stiff and overworked." Chris had a solo exhibit in the Marjorie Evans Gallery in February 2016.



Original Christine Crozier Oil on Canvas

Item No. 104

Description: This is an original watercolor done by local artist Christine Crozier. The title of the piece is “Pedernal.” The image is 12” x 24”. Value: $1450 Starting Bid: $350 Minimum bid increase: $25

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Christine Crozier


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David Bindel “By the Sea” David has fond memories of his childhood, growing up in an artistic family. “My fond memories smell like oil paint. There is something about surrounding yourself with art that makes a house a home. The smell of oil paint lingered in our home through the years. More than Mom's fresh bread and apple pie, I love her. I love art. I love the smell of oil paint.”

In college, David took every art course available. Throughout his busy life with twelve restaurants, several businesses, three marriages, and five children, art was always a part of his business and homes. It is in his bloodline. His first daughter, known professionally as "Courtney Jordan" is an accomplished artist. After graduating from The Rhode Island Institute of Art, she has been using her talent in her paintings as well as her work as an interior designer for her L.A. based interior design team, Jordan Design Crew.

David’s restaurants were all about the art of food. Designing the ads, the decor, the menu, or a dish became the passion that drove him. In a venture with his first son, Dave Jr., they designed ad campaigns for a mobile billboard trucking company. It has always been about the art and design.

Today in his real estate career at Sotheby’s, David’s clients appreciate his skills in art and design. His brain is always envisioning creative ideas to create more beautiful spaces. He enjoys designing ads and photographing properties. He works with architects on plans and with owners and builders on materials. He has a knack for knowing how and what makes a property look good. It isn't always expensive — sometimes all it takes is a plant. David is inspired daily. Just like his Mom, he work in oils. Dale exhibited here in June 2014.



Original David Bindel Oil Painting

Item No. 105

Description: This is an original oil painting done by local artist and realtor David Bindel. The title of the piece is “By The Sea.” The image is 18” x 24” oil on canvas. Value: $1,000 Starting Bid: $250 Minimum bid increase: $25

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Dan Lester “Spots Before Its Eyes” Daniel Edward Lester (1938-2014) discovered his love for creating art later in life during a trip to the Sidney Museum of Art in Australia. The realization came after spending his childhood enjoying art but not being able to draw in proper proportion. “Here was art that impulsively captured all the senses without depending on proportion, and I said to myself, ‘I think I can do this.’” To Lester, the Aboriginal work has an authentic purpose and tells a story, usually of ancestors depicted as spirits. He incorporated color into his art and typically painted on a horizontal board surface.

Lester was a native of Santa Cruz County, where he was born and spent 76 years of his life. After attending local schools, he went to college at the University of Santa Clara and went on to enjoy a successful career in the real estate field. The artist and his wife Patricia lived on a tree-studded ranch in Aptos that included a 15-acre vineyard and a small olive grove, where Patricia still resides. His art studio, “the olive barn,” still sits among the olive trees. Lester’s neighbors at Pleasant Valley Vineyards aided in bringing the artist’s paintings and vineyard together by producing a number of fine wines from Lester’s vineyard and offering a designer series of six wines that featured Lester’s art on the labels.

Lester was excited to share his work at the Marjorie Evans Gallery. “I have done many great things in my life, had many wonderful experiences but the discovery in being able to create art has been most rewarding and has given me great delight in my later years. It is difficult to explain, but in few words, painting transcends the physical and has become a discovery in spirituality,” he said. Lester’s exhibit here was in March 2014, five months before he passed away.



Original Dan Lester Acrylic on Board

Item No. 106

Description: This is an original acrylic on board painting done by Dan Lester (1938-2014). The title of the piece is “Spots Before its Eyes.” The image is 48” x 24.” Value: $1,300 Starting Bid: $325 Minimum bid increase: $25

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Mrs. Dan Lester


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George Dawnay “Sienese Girl” By working in oil and pastels, George Dawnay is able to portray the human body with amazing beauty, definition, and movement. His subtle landscapes produce a soft, ethereal feeling. He studied at the Florence Academy of Art for five years and spent a lot of time traveling around Europe. Dawnay’s commissioned work includes such names as John Paul Getty of London, the Princess of Corsini (Italy), and the Duke of Gloucester (U.K.). After studying at the Heatherly School in London with Joakin Zellis, he spent four years at the Florence Academy of Art, the last of those years working in and around Florence renovating frescoes. Recently Dawnay has been busy with commercial murals in San Francisco. He is represented locally by Westbrook Galleries in Carmel. Dawnay’s exhibit in the Marjorie Evans Gallery was in October 2015.



Original George Dawnay Drawing

Item No. 107

Description: This is an original oil pastel drawing on handmade paper done by artist George Dawnay, represented by Westbrook Galleries in Carmel. The title of the piece is “Sienese Girl.” The image is 24” x 19”. Handmade goldleaf frame, silk matting, all archival. Estimated Value: $2500 Starting Bid: $1200 Minimum bid increase: $100

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Lilli-Anne Price “Hovering Heron”

Lilli-Anne has lived in the Monterey Peninsula for over 30 years. Her artistic journey with painting started 15 years ago, inspired by her horses in the landscapes of ever-changing light in their pastures that surround my home in The Steinbeck Hills. She studied with The Carmel Adult School for 5 years, taking classes in Still Life, Figure Drawing, and Plein Air Painting. She uses a palette knife and a unique palette of textured colors, raw shapes, and forms to bring her paintings to life. She is a Signature member and the 2016 Treasurer of the Monterey Bay Peninsula Plein Air Association (MBPAPA). She is also a signature member of Carmel Valley Art Association. Lilli-Anne’s exhibit here was part of the Monterey Bay Peninsula Plein Air Association’s Marjorie Evans Gallery exhibit in November 2015 and she will have a solo show coming up in 2017.



Original Lilli-Anne Price Oil Painting

Item No. 108

Description: This is an original oil painting done by local artist Lilli-Anne Price. The title of the piece is “Hovering Heron.” The image is 24” x 18”. Value: $1200 Starting Bid: $300 Minimum bid increase: $25

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Jacquelyn Coleman “Carmel City Hall”

Jacquelyn Coleman’s approach to watercolor has its roots in the California style of watercolor painting, part of the American Scene or Regionalist movement, which swept across the United States during the mid-twentieth century. She spent many of the early years of her career painting on location with renowned watercolorist George Post, documenting scenes and activities of everyday life in San Francisco. In the early 1970s, as a mother of five children living in Orinda, California, Jacquelyn painted throughout the San Francisco Bay Area while also playing a prominent role in the Bay Area arts community. Soon after, she and her family moved to Connecticut where, painting with Charles Reid, her work became focused on figure studies at Studio 3 in Westport. Her figure painting, Lady in Profile, was one of three figure paintings that earned her a signature membership in the American Watercolor Society (AWS) in 1981. Some 500 artist’s worldwide have been selected for this honor including Andrew and Jamie Wyeth, Dong Kingman, E. Raymond Kinstler, among others. In 1984, she returned to San Francisco, living on Telegraph Hill for four years before relocating to Carmel Highlands and now the quiet beauty of Napa. Jacquelyn was invited as a member of a team representing U.S. and U.K. watercolorists in Beijing, China in 1993, and has painted for several summers in Italy and France. Jacquelyn continues her love of painting and her recent work is influenced by the natural beauty of the Central California coastline and Carmel. Her paintings of the Carmel Mission and the Carmel Library have been selected as representative images of the two Carmel landmarks. Jacquelyn exhibited here in September 2011 and 2013.



Original Jacquelyn Coleman Watercolor

Item No. 109

Description: This is a medium transparent original watercolor done by former Carmel artist, now residing in the Napa area, Jacquelyn Coleman. The title of the piece is “Carmel City Hall.” The image is 30” x 24.” Value: $950 Starting Bid: $250 Minimum bid increase: $25

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Belle James “Twilight Lunaria” You might call Belle an artist since birth, as her parents met at the prestigious Otis College of Art and Design, a premier Art and Design School in Los Angeles. Her own impressive collegiate career included the University of Colorado, Los Angeles City College, Cal State University Los Angeles, and Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan where she studied sumi-e (Japanese art of monochromatic ink painting). Having traveled around the globe, she did many sketches along the way. These books are still often sources of inspiration. As Plein Air artists go looking for inspiration outdoors, Belle wanders her home and looks out the windows for ideas, seeing patterns and color and abstracting their essence. Some artists that she most admires are J. M. W. Turner, Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, Jasper Johns, and Keith Lindberg. She believes that you will see their influences on her canvasses. Her diverse experience includes designing and building exhibits for clients and traveling exhibits sponsored by the Smithsonian while concurrently owning one of the largest stock photo houses (American Stock Photos) on the West Coast. Locally, she had a gallery in Carmel called Belle Arts for several years and then opened a gift shop for another ten years.



Original Belle James Oil – Mixed Media

Item No. 110

Description: This is an original oil and mixed media painting done by local artist Belle James. The title of the piece is “Twilight Lunaria.” The image is 24” x 24.” Value: $425 Starting Bid: $100 Minimum bid increase: $25

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Jeanne Marino “Follow Us” Photographer Jeanne Marino says that she was drawn to photography since grade-school. “It is accessible, beautiful, and expressive. When I saw a movie of the work of Edward Weston, I dreamed of learning more. Delightfully I moved to the Monterey Peninsula, and found the Center for Photographic Art, Carmel. CPA offers me an avenue that nurtures my creativity. As a docent I appreciate the opportunity of learning directly from the exhibiting photographer when we gather as a group for the docent lectures. It is such an intimate and insightful experience. I am thrilled to meet and know today’s photographers who continue to shape this incredible art form.”

“I believe that art should be explored, shared and touched. That is the embodiment of CPA. I believe in CPA, their mission and the people involved who believe in photography and in the artists they present. I feel lucky to be a part of a group that proudly follows in the footsteps of a long-lived and impressive community made up of the most renowned figures in photography. I also appreciate that CPA encourages learning and exploring through the many workshops that are within reach of the community and students. My docent and volunteer time may be a small contribution, but I am happy to do what I can to help CPA thrive.” One of CPA’s most energetic volunteers, Jeannie Marino can usually be found at the heart of any exciting CPA event. Jeannie serves as a member of the CPA Development Committee. She worked as a volunteer at the 2010 CPA auction. Jeannie was a sponsor for the Kim Kauffman exhibition earlier this year.



Original Jeanne Marino Digital Pigment Print

Item No. 111

Description: This is a original digital pigment print done by Jeanne Marino. The title of the piece is “Follow Us.” The image is 13.5” x 11.” Value: $350 Starting Bid: $150 Minimum bid increase: $25

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Matthew Olyphant “Stop”

Matthew Olyphant is a California based artist. His works are extremely visually engaging and manifest from his personal experiences, travels, and life events. His paintings explore the tensions that often exist between humans and their surrounding environment. Matthew uses environment, memories, thoughts, and emotion to create his visual pictures. Composition, based largely on shape and movement, plays a role in creating that sense of tension and harmony. The paintings are layered with content and color, spiky lines covering dramatic conflicting colors, misspelled words and phrases shared space with vague scratchy characters and cityscapes that come alive. Color and texture function to reveal mood and gain a reaction by the viewer. Relationships among the colors suggest harmonies and discord among people and their environment. Matthew’s paintings have received national and international recognition and are displayed throughout the world, with works displayed in the United States, London England, and Singapore. Matthew had a solo exhibit in the Marjorie Evans Gallery in March 2016.



Original Matthew Olyphant Painting

Item No. 112

Description: This is an original painting done by famed artist Matthew Olyphant, done with spray paint, oil and oil paint stick. The title of the piece is “Stop.” The image is 48” x 48”. Value: $1850 Starting Bid: $700 Minimum bid increase: $100

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Matthew Olyphant “Yellow City”

Matthew Olyphant is a California based artist. His works are extremely visually engaging and manifest from his personal experiences, travels, and life events. His paintings explore the tensions that often exist between humans and their surrounding environment. Matthew uses environment, memories, thoughts, and emotion to create his visual pictures. Composition, based largely on shape and movement, plays a role in creating that sense of tension and harmony. The paintings are layered with content and color, spiky lines covering dramatic conflicting colors, misspelled words and phrases shared space with vague scratchy characters and cityscapes that come alive. Color and texture function to reveal mood and gain a reaction by the viewer. Relationships among the colors suggest harmonies and discord among people and their environment. Matthew’s paintings have received national and international recognition and are displayed throughout the world, with works displayed in the United States, London England, and Singapore. Matthew will have a solo exhibit in the Marjorie Evans Gallery in March 2016.



Original Matthew Olyphant Painting

Item No. 113

Description: This is an original painting done by artist Matthew Olyphant, done with spray paint, oil and oil paint stick. The title of the piece is “Yellow City.” The image is 56” x 42”. Value: $3200 Starting Bid: $900 Minimum bid increase: $100

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George Rodrigue “You Can’t Drown the Blues”

This silkscreen print is donated by The Estate of George Rodrigue and the George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts (GRFA) through local Carmel resident Valerie Schad. The Foundation advocates the importance of the arts in the development of our youth. GRFA encourages the use of art within all curriculums and supports a variety of art educational programs. In 2009 George Rodrigue formed GRFA as a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization. Over the years, Rodrigue assisted numerous non-profits, not only in the arts, but also humanitarian organizations, disaster relief, animal welfare and others. But today, the Rodrigue family and Rodrigue Foundation's primary focus is to expose children to education through the arts, hoping to inspire in others an early and on-going creative passion similar to George's. Born and raised in New Iberia, Louisiana, artist George Rodrigue (1944 – 2013) is best known for his Blue Dog paintings, which catapulted him to worldwide fame in the early 1990s. His art studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette followed by the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California gave him a foundation that spawned one of the greatest success stories in southern art. Rodrigue’s work is represented by his own galleries in Carmel, Lafayette, Louisiana, and New Orleans, Louisiana.



Original George Rodrique Silkscreen Print

Item No. 114

Description: This is an original George Rodrigue silkscreen print authenticated and donated by the The Estate of George Rodrigue and the George Rodrigue Foundation. The title of the piece is “You Can’t Drown the Blues.” The image is 18” x 24”. Value: Priceless Starting Bid: $500 Minimum bid increase: $100

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Bert Ihlenfeld “Headlights I and Headlights II”

A native of Germany, Bert studied graphic design and photography at the Berlin Academy of Art. He was art director at a San Diego advertising agency before starting his own design firm. From San Diego Bert moved to San Francisco and later to Pacific Grove where his home and studio are now located.

During his successful career as a graphic designer, Bert applied his photographic talents primarily to commercial projects. He then focused on exotic travel and botanical images. After his move to Pacific Grove he specialized in digital macro photography resulting in many group and one man shows featuring his “Metamorphosis” series. After early experimentation with prisms, broken glass and mirrors, Bert started to explore the colorful reflections of late model automobile headlights. Intrigued by the polished array of precision mirrors and glistening high-tech chrome reflectors, he shot hundreds of headlights in parking lots, in dealer show rooms, on driveways and in city streets. “Photography has always fascinated me. But since shooting headlights, I became obsessed with documenting their magic and powerful visual effects. Every day I discover new and exciting reflections, from realistic mirrored images to brilliant color abstractions. I am hooked on headlights.”

This features a selection of two images shot with a small Sony Cybershot digital camera set to macro mode and enlarged up to four feet.

Bert is a member of the ImageMakers of the Monterey Peninsula and has been on the advisory board of the Center for Photographic Art for over a decade. His creative work is represented in corporate and private collections in the United States and Europe. He has 38 large format botanical color photographs in the permanent collection of the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. To see more of Bert’s work, visit his website bertihlenfeld.com.



Original Bert Ihlenfeld Digital Macro Photographic Diptych

Item No. 115

Description: This diptych is an original series done by famed fine art photographer Bert Ihlenfeld. The title of the piece is “Headlights I and Headlights II.” Each image is 45” x 34.” Value: $2400 Starting Bid: $800 Minimum bid increase: $100

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Simon Bull “The Best is Yet to Come”

Simon Bull was born in Bedfordshire, England. His father, Ian Bull served as an officer in the Royal Army Chaplains’ Department of the British Army. Ian’s extensive military postings stationed the family around the world in Guyana, Hong Kong, Germany, and Northern Ireland. In 1976 Simon took a one year Foundation course at Gloucestershire College of Art and Design and went on to graduate in 1980 from Leeds Polytechnic with a BA (Hons) degree in Fine Art. His time at Leeds was marked by his interest in and study of the masters, such as Henri Fantin-Latour, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, and Rembrandt; he wrote his dissertation on watercolorist John Sell Cotman. In his graduating year he exhibited his etching “Jackie” at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and his works were acquired by Leeds City Art Gallery. His professional career began at the age of eighteen, with his first one man show in Hong Kong in 1976. He has since held exhibitions throughout Great Britain, in Amsterdam, Paris, Bologna Italy, Dubai, Japan, Hong Kong and throughout the USA. He has been represented by some of the largest publishers and art distribution companies in the art world, including in the UK, London Contemporary Art and DeMontfort Fine Art; as well as in the USA with Media Arts Group. He is currently represented by Park West Gallery, the world’s largest independently owned art dealership. Park West showcase Bull’s work on cruise ships worldwide including: Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, Holland America, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Carnival, The Yachts of Seabourn and Windstar Cruises. In 2009 he was commissioned to paint US President Barack Obama by boxing legend Muhammad Ali. His two joint portraits of Barack Obama and Muhammad Ali were unveiled at the Kentucky Bluegrass Ball on the eve of the Presidential Inauguration in Washington DC by actress Ashley Judd. In 2007 he was invited to create a series of paintings that celebrated the life of Muhammad Ali. Many of these works are now on permanent display in the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville Kentucky. He has spoken on behalf of the Muhammad Ali Center at the Vancouver Film Festival for the premier of the movie Facing Ali. His current work represents a distillation and simplification resulting from almost four decades of artistic development expressing exuberance, pathos, purity, nostalgia and joy.



Original Simon Bull Acrylic on Canvas Painting

Item No. 116

Description: This is an original acrylic on canvas painting done by famed local artist Simon Bull. The title of the piece is “The Best is Yet to Come” The image is 30” x 40” acrylic on canvas. Value: $8,750 Starting Bid: $2,000 Minimum bid increase: $100

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Katrina Kacandes “Asian Flair” Katrina Kacandes is a new emerging Abstract Expressionist artist who works with acrylics and mixed media. She lives in Carmel by the Sea and is inspired by a city filled with art. Her one of a kind pure intuitive expressions are being well received. "I imbue each piece with LOVE and open myself to what wants to be created. I am having a blast." Katrina's work can be seen at Patricia Qualls Contemporary Galley in Carmel Valley .



Original Katrina Kacandes Acrylic Painting

Item No. 117

Description: This is an original painting done by Carmel Valley artist Katrina Kacandes. The title of the piece is “Asian Flair.” The image is 20” x 20” acrylic on canvas. Value: $1500 Starting Bid: $300 Minimum bid increase: $25

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Patricia Qualls “Excavating our Genius” Patricia Qualls grew up on a modest farm in the Tennessee Valley, eventually finding her way to California where she now resides. Patricia has an executive MBA from Pepperdine University and a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. Having discovered her artistic passion, Patricia is now a highly recognized expressionist artist, working full time in her art studio in Carmel Valley. Throughout her life, abstract expressionist painter, Patricia Qualls, has developed a deep curiosity for life-long learning and individuality. Using canvas, color and powerful brush strokes, Qualls studies the relationship and tension between external influence and self-expression, questioning how society enables or suppresses individuality and raw inherent abilities. Much of her work has been influenced by this curiosity and is core to her work. Her inspiration often stems from her deep personal struggles as a child and then later in life helping others, including her own child, navigates the many obstacles facing those who learn differently. Teaching individuals through one dimension, she argues, may help with standardization but for those who don’t fit the stereotype it can greatly impair confidence and ultimately curiosity and creativity. Patricia had a solo exhibit in the Marjorie Evans Gallery in June 2013.



Original Patricia Qualls Painting

Item No. 118

Description: This is an original medium acrylic painting done by Carmel Valley artist Patricia Qualls. The title of the piece is “Excavating our Genius.” The piece is 10” x 30”. Value: $1500 Starting Bid: $300 Minimum bid increase: $50

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Vanessa Martin “Seaweed Floating”

After years living next to the Monterey Bay, Vanessa is constantly inspired and intrigued by the changing light, water, and land. Subconsciously the forces of nature feed her senses and she creates from that life force. Vanessa’s paintings capture a moment in time that lie within her photographic memory. Her images are about the "meeting of land and sea." Birth, death, rebirth, and renewal. Painting allows and encourages her to expand my creative, spontaneous, spiritual, and intuitive side. It lets her be in the flow of the moment. She enjoys creating a mood with color, texture, depth, and something that gives the viewer a luminous sense of mystery, complexity, and uplifts the spirit. Vanessa’s paintings create joy, remove stress, and expand her perception of herself and the world. She currently paints in her studio overlooking the Monterey Bay, which is her primary inspiration. Vanessa’s exhibit was shown here in August 2016.



Original Vanessa Martin Painting

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Description: This is an original acrylic on canvas painting done by local artist Vanessa Martin. The title of the piece is “Seaweed Floating.” The image is 10” x 20”. Value: $250 Starting Bid: $100 Minimum bid increase: $25

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Debra Achen “Speed of Light: Ballpark” Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Debra’s passion for art began at a very young age. She majored in Art Education at Edinboro State University before moving to California and completing her BA in Visual Arts / Communications at the University of California, San Diego. For a number of years Achen’s creative medium was paint. Then the gift of a digital camera rekindled her love of photography. This coincided with a move to the scenic Monterey Peninsula, an environment that provides great inspiration for her work today. Debra says “When I take my camera to a beautiful natural setting or city street scene, my eye often wanders to some small element or pattern within the bigger picture. I am attracted to the underlying structure of things, to the design and materials, and to the way the forces of nature – Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Gravity, Light, and Time – all imprint the material world with their magic. Some of my images border on the abstract. By ‘extracting, isolating, or separating out’ a certain element of a subject, it becomes simplified to components of visual form. My intent is to capture the more fundamental or innate essence of material objects.”



Original Debra Achen Archival Digital Print

Item No. 120

Description: This is a original digital print done by Debra Achen. The title of the piece is “Speed of Light: Ballpark.” The framed image is 16” x 20.” Value: $400 Starting Bid: $100 Minimum bid increase: $25

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Debbie Greist “The Owl”

Debbie’s passion to create art is inspired by her respect and appreciation for wildlife. Her exhibits of watercolor and oil paintings and charcoal drawings of Monterey Peninsula wildlife, provide a glimpse into the life of our Central Coast animals: animals that radiate power, grace, dignity, and a presence. Debbie earned a Fine Arts degree from San Jose State University and shows her work in the Venture Gallery in Monterey and the Cheryl Watts Pottery and Gallery also in Monterey, California. Debbie has also shown her work at exhibits in Pacific Grove, San Jose and other venues on the Monterey Peninsula. Debbie is a member of the Central Coast Art Association and the Monterey Peninsula Art Foundation. Debbie Griest’s passion to create art is inspired by her respect and appreciation for all animals, but particularly wildlife. She builds on her experience with her travels through the savannas of Africa and the jungles of Central and South America observing and painting wildlife. When out in nature, in her home state of California, Debbie is drawn to the drama of light and shadow, the emotions and feelings evoked by being in a particular setting, and the unique personality or presence of an animal observed. Debbie hopes her art will inspire others to become part of a global consciousness to be appreciative of all creatures with whom we share the earth. She donates 25% of her sales to the Monterey County SPCA Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center.



Original Debbie Griest Watercolor

Item No. 121

Description: This is an original Watercolor done by local artist Debbie Griest. The title of the piece is “The Owl.” The image is 11” x 14”, matted and framed. Value: $250 Starting Bid: $100 Minimum bid increase: $25

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Kim Weston “Nude and Fern”

Kim has been a fine art nude photographer for over 30 years. He is a third-generation member of one of the most popular and creative families in photography. He learned his craft assisting his father Cole in the darkroom making gallery prints from his grandfather Edward’s original negatives. Kim also worked for many years as an assistant to his uncle Brett, whose bold, abstract photographs rank as some of the finest example. Kim and his wife, Gina, live at Wildcat Hill, the former home of Edward Weston, where they specialize in teaching several unique photography workshops throughout the year. Kim is an educator and a mentor to young photographers. The Weston Scholarship Fund was established in 2004 to support high school and college students studying fine art photography in Monterey County. The Weston’s hold their Weston Scholarship Juried Exhibit in the Marjorie Evans Gallery annually in May.



Original Kim Weston Photograph

Item No. 122

Description: This is an original photograph done by famed local artist Kim Weston. The title of the piece is “Nude and Fern.” The image is 11” x 14” silver gelatin photograph. Value: $1400 Starting Bid: $500 Minimum bid increase: $25

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Dale Garell “Awake in the Park” Dale Garell Lives in Carmel Valley and San Francisco, California and previously in Portland, Oregon. He began his career as a photographer in 2006 using digital photography as his medium for expression. His first exhibit was in the summer of 2010 in Pacific Grove, California, with other exhibits in Northern California (2011-2012), Colorado (2012), and in Paris (2011-2012).

He has traveled to France, the Far East, through Northern California and the Pacific Northwest. He is a pediatrician and an Emeritus Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. He is the father of six children and ten grandchildren. His wife, also a pediatrician, is an accomplished, fused glass artist. Dale had a solo exhibit in the Marjorie Evans Gallery in January 2010.



Original Dale Garell Photograph

Item No. 123

Description: This is an original photograph done by Carmel Valley photographer Dr. Dale Garell. The title of the piece is “Awake in the Park.” The image is 20” x 30”. Value: $995 Starting Bid: $250 Minimum bid increase: $25

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Laureen Weaver “Wildfire” Laureen works with acrylic and oil mediums with various themes other than wine, including landscapes, skyscapes, contemporary, still-life, horses, and golf courses. Primarily a self-taught painter, Laureen is fascinated by moody, cloud, and sun-filled skies as they are reminiscent of her childhood. She uses a “broken brush” which is a beat up brush that helps give her the greatest effects to her paintings. Her other favorite tools are spatulas and palette knives that generate a rich effect. Her favorite colors to use in her paintings are orange and red.

Laureen’s art career didn’t start until 2009 when she went on a life changing art trip with an art group to the south of France. After returning, she worked to improve her art whenever she could and used her paintings to raise money for local charities in the community. Laureen feels inspiration from everyday life and experiences and believes her paintings can capture a thousand words and more, telling a story of the community and the people that live there. Laureen exhibited in the Marjorie Evans Gallery in April 2015.



Original Laureen Weaver Oil Painting

Item No. 124

Description: This is an original oil painting done by local artist Laureen Weaver. The title of the piece is “Wildfire.” The image is 40” x 30”. Value: $1200 Starting Bid: $300 Minimum bid increase: $25

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Kathleen Bang “Cypress Star”

Kathy Bang is a local Carmel-by-the-Sea resident. Now a retired Healthcare Executive, Kathy has time to focus on her long term interest in photography as well as family and her many volunteer endeavors. Kathy previously served on the Sunset Community and Cultural Center Inc. Board of Trustees both as a trustee, Vice Chair and Chair. She is currently on the Board of Directors of Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. Ms. Bang was also a Commissioner on the Carmel-by-the-Sea Forest and Beach Commission. Kathy enjoys photographing nature primarily Carmel Beach. This piece is from her Sentinel Series – the Cypress trees that stand “sentinel” over the bluffs above Carmel Bay. Kathy says “I noticed the mist coming through this Cypress early one morning and ran to get my camera. The sun and mist created the illusion of a star through the Cypress overlooking the bluffs.”



Original Kathleen Bang Archival Digital Print

Item No. 125

Description: This is a original archival digital photo on canvas done by Kathy Bang. The title of the piece is “Cypress Star.” The image is 30” x30.” Value: $500 Starting Bid: $125 Minimum bid increase: $25

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Will Bullas “See No Weevil…” Will Bullas attended Arizona State University on a scholarship and was majoring in art and drama when he was drafted and served in Vietnam. After returning from combat duty, he took up his art studies at the Brooks Institute of Fine Arts in Santa Barbara, California where he studied with master painter, Ray Strong. There he met his wife Claudia, who is also an artist.

Will is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society, the National Watercolor Society, was elected to membership with the Knickerbocker Artists of New York in 1986, and is past president and continuing member of the Carmel Art Association since 1980. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Carmel Valley Art Association. In 2007, Will received the Mario Cooper and Dale Meyers Medal from the American Watercolor Society for his contributions to watercolor. He was also the recipient of the prestigious Luminary Award in 2013 from Arts Council for Monterey County.

Will Bullas makes fine art fun. This master of one-liners combines award winning artistic skills with a hilarious point of view, creating a refreshing and unexpected new way to enjoy fine art. His exhibit title was inspired by a line in a PBS murder mystery when one of the artist characters was asked “Are you still painting?” The artists’ reply was, “til I fall off the twig…” Will had a solo exhibit in the Marjorie Evans Gallery in June 2015.



Original Will Bullas Watercolor

Item No. 126

Description: This is an original watercolor painting done by local artist Will Bullas. The title of the piece is “See no Weevil.” The image is 12” x 9.5” watercolor. Value: $950 Starting Bid: $100 Minimum bid increase: $25

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Laureen Weaver “The Outlaw Josey Wales”

Laureen works with acrylic and oil mediums with various themes including landscapes, skyscapes, contemporary, still-life, horses, and golf courses. Primarily a self-taught painter, Laureen is fascinated by moody, cloud, and sun-filled skies as they are reminiscent of her childhood. She uses a “broken brush” which is a beat up brush that helps give her the greatest effects to her paintings. Her other favorite tools are spatulas and palette knives that generate a rich effect. Her favorite colors to use in her paintings are orange and red.

Laureen’s art career didn’t start until 2009 when she went on a life changing art trip with an art group to the south of France. After returning, she worked to improve her art whenever she could and used her paintings to raise money for local charities in the community. Laureen feels inspiration from everyday life and experiences and believes her paintings can capture a thousand words and more, telling a story of the community and the people that live there. Laureen exhibited in the Marjorie Evans Gallery in April 2015.



Original Laureen Weaver Mixed Media Acrylic/Oil

Item No. 127

Description: This is an original oil and acrylic painting done by local artist Laureen Weaver. The title of the piece is “The Outlaw Josey Wales.” The image is 24” x 30”. Value: $1200 Starting Bid: $300 Minimum bid increase: $25

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Christine Crozier “Winter Fields”

Christine grew up in a very rural Marin County, California. Her free time was spent hiking in the local hills and the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Never without a sketchbook, she focused on botanical drawings and landscape sketches. In her teens she studied traditional Chinese painting with landscapes again predominating. In 1979 she formed a decorative art company with several partners in San Francisco. They created faux finishes and hand painted wallpapers for clients throughout California. Several years later Christine and her husband, Jeff, also an artist, moved to the Monterey Peninsula where they formed their own company, Crozier Studios. The focus of their work became murals, trompe’loeil, and decorative artwork for residential and commercial projects and the health care industry. From 1987 through 1992 Christine taught a popular decorative painting workshop at Monterey Peninsula College. By this time Christine was working in oils and had developed a lush, colorful, impressionist style. Working full time as a fine artist Christine paints out in the open air whenever she can. "I still prefer to spend as much of my life as possible out of doors. The freshness and spontaneity that is necessary to plein- air painting carries over to my studio painting and keeps it from becoming stiff and overworked." Chris had a solo exhibit in the Marjorie Evans Gallery in February 2016.



Original Christine Crozier Oil on Canvas

Item No. 128

Description: This is an original oil painting done by local artist Christine Crozier. The title of the piece is “Winter Fields.” The image is 11” x 14”. Value: $900 Starting Bid: $200 Minimum bid increase: $25

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Thierry Thompson “Allen Way” While Thierry Thompson once designed, fabricated and engineered sophisticated open-wheeled formula race cars internationally, Master Fine Artist Thierry Thompson has been painting professionally for over 40 years. The artist has an unequalled sense of design and aesthetics, which is reflected in his creations. Thierry and Bev Thompson’s Light and Shadow Fine Art Gallery is located in the "Sixth Avenue Art District" of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Just a few steps away from the azure blue Pacific Ocean, Carmel's famed romantic white sand beaches and the majesty of California's Pacific coast. As Thierry states "The Monterey Peninsula, Big Sur, Point Lobos and Carmel-by-the-Sea are the greatest meeting of land and water on the face of the earth. The Peninsula and the surrounding region are breathtaking and equally inspiring". "As a fine artist, I communicate visually with my creations. The object of my art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of a greater intensity. To represent not the outward superficial appearance of my subject matter, but their concealed significance. It is in my created imagery that I hope to reveal the evidence which is embedded in the artworks two-dimensional visage". Thierry exhibited in the Marjorie Evans Gallery in August 2011.



Original Thierry Thompson Archival Canvas Print

Item No. 129

Description: This is an archival canvas print done by local famed artist Thierry Thompson. The title of the piece is “Allen Way” The piece is 30” x 50”. Value: $2000 Starting Bid: $500 Minimum bid increase: $50

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