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Game Pieces King & Rook
(Item #94, Art - Paintings)
Original , Oil on canvas Diptych, each canvas (36"W x 20"H) by celebrated Montreal based artist Will Rafuse. A certificate of authenticity will be provided. "Chess pieces" are the originals of published art print posters. Will Rafuse, born in Calgary, has had a passion for art from a very early age. Although his education led to a career as an illustrator and computer graphic artist, he soon decided to work full-time in oil painting. Will is best known for his bold use of color and the ability to give both personality and vibrancy to the subjects he paints. The slightly animated twist of his characters has a universal appeal, adding a light hearted, witty image to any collection. His signature style is recognized in galleries, movies, television shows, and collections worldwide. Since 1997, Will has had over 185 images produced by Canadian Art Prints. Will is now published by Art In Motion. His recent venture into the merchandising market producing clocks, plates, coasters, napkins and calendars featuring his imagery, has been very successful. Represented by: Ian Tan Galleries (Vancouver); Plaza Galleries (Whistler); and Lando Gallery, (Edmonton, AB).
Value: $5,500
Donated by: Will Rafuse and The Plaza Galleries
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Game Pieces Knight & Queen
(Item #95, Art - Paintings)
Original , Oil on canvas Diptych, each canvas (36"W x 20"H) by celebrated Montreal based artist Will Rafuse. "Chess pieces" are the originals of published art print posters. A certificate of authenticity will be provided. Will Rafuse, born in Calgary, has had a passion for art from a very early age. Although his education led to a career as an illustrator and computer graphic artist, he soon decided to work full-time in oil painting. Will is best known for his bold use of color and the ability to give both personality and vibrancy to the subjects he paints. The slightly animated twist of his characters has a universal appeal, adding a light hearted, witty image to any collection. His signature style is recognized in galleries, movies, television shows, and collections worldwide. Since 1997, Will has had over 185 images produced by Canadian Art Prints. He is now published by Art in Motion. His recent venture into the merchandising market producing clocks, plates, coasters, napkins and calendars featuring his imagery, has been very successful. Represented by: Ian Tan Galleries (Vancouver); Plaza Galleries (Whistler); Lando Gallery (Edmonton, AB).
Value: $5,500
Donated by: Will Rafuse and The Plaza Galleries
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Tony Max-Gold Creek
(Item #24, Art - Paintings)
Gold Creek - water-mixable oil on canvas (36"W x 48" H) depicts Gold Creek, in Golden Ears Provincial Park. Stretched canvas (one and three-quarter inches deep). Can be hung as is without framing. Water mixable oil is Tony's preferred medium due to its longevity, its low toxicity and the bright colors.
Much of Tony Max’s art portrays the beauty of west coast, where he lives, in Vancouver, British Columbia. His work captures the beautiful and vivid aspects of nature, emphasizing harmonious colors, patterns and dramatic compositions. Tony’s art has been purchased by art lovers from at least 18 countries. Serving the Canadian fine art community for about 20 years his prints and paintings been sold in over 130 Canadian art galleries and been represented by five print distribution companies. He is a member of the Federation of Canadian Artists.
Value: $3,000
Donated by: Tony Max-Gold Creek
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Autumn Wood
(Item #185, Art - Paintings)
Framed oil on canvas (36"W x 30"H) by artist Paul Paquette.
Paul Paquette, born in Cornerbrook, Newfoundland in 1962, moved to Montreal in 1964, Winnipeg in 1970, and finally to Vancouver six years later. In his teens, Paul took an interest in photography, filmmaking and woodworking. However, it was not until after his graduation from high school that he began to paint, attending drop-in life drawing classes at the Federation of Canadian Artists. He attended regular classes and seminars given by artists such as Alan Edwards, Harry Hiene, Kiff Holland, Robert Genn, and Elizabeth Smily. In 1993, Paul explored the waters of Southern BC for 3 years in his 30í sailboat. His paintings of this period often reflect the many shapes and moods of the coast and the Gulf Islands. However, living on a boat eventually proved to be impractical. Paul moved back to land, into a condo in Vancouver's West End - reuniting his home and studio. Throughout the 90's, Paul built strong friendships with art collectors and agents. Their enthusiastic support and ongoing promotion of his work led to a steadily increasing stream of sales and commissions. By 2000, Paul began exhibiting his works in commercial BC galleries, which further increased his work's exposure. Paul is represented in galleries in Victoria, Vancouver, Whistler, and Calgary. His works are displayed in many corporate collections such as Haywood Securities, Clark Wilson, Bull Housser Tupper, and Odlum Brown.
Value: $2,610
Donated by: Paul Paquette (courtesy of Bezanson Art Consulting)
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Hillside Houses
(Item #212, Art - Paintings)
Canvas wrap, acrylic (30" W x 24"H) by local artist Fred Peters. Fred Peters paints vivid, fun portrayals of westcoast life. His acrylic paintings feature bold colours, strong sweeping loose brush strokes and often unique, exaggerated perspectives. His landscapes and city scenes move with a sense of whimsy and style that has become recognized and sought after worldwide. Fredís style of painting has captured the attention of many. Demand for his unique perspective of the ordinary has gained him successful shows and gallery representation here on Vancouver Island and across Canada, New York City, San Francisco, Hawaii, Las Vegas, Palm Desert CA. Many of Fredís paintings now hang in private and corporate collections around the world.
Value: $2,300
Donated by: Fred Peter (courtesy of Bezanson Art Consultants)
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Tony Max - Canada Place with Boats
(Item #25, Art - Paintings)
Canada Plae With Boats - water-mixable oil on canvas (31" W x 37"H).
Water mixable oil is Tony's preferred medium due to its longevity, its low toxicity and the bright colors.
Much of Tony Max’s art portrays the beauty of west coast, where he lives, in Vancouver, British Columbia. His work captures the beautiful and vivid aspects of nature, emphasizing harmonious colors, patterns and dramatic compositions. Tony’s art has been purchased by art lovers from at least 18 countries. Serving the Canadian fine art community for about 20 years his prints and paintings been sold in over 130 Canadian art galleries and been represented by five print distribution companies. He is a member of the Federation of Canadian Artists.
Value: $2,000
Donated by: Tony Max
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Chinese Garden Park & tellford
(Item #98, Art - Paintings)
Framed, original watercolour (31"W x 23"H) by celebrated artist Alfonso L. Tejada. This Plein Air artist is both an Architect and Urban Designer - but art is his passion. Drawing, sketching and painting are the tools he uses to communicate and explore ideas as well as to capture places and things in his surroundings. Alfonso is an enthusiastic promoter of painting outdoors as a way of learning to see the world and translating its beauty. Watercolour is a magical medium that allows freedom, exploration and dsicovery. His professional interest in townscapes, cityscapes and the meeting of these with nature are the sources of his inspiration.
Value: $1,000
Donated by: Alfonso Tejada
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Val Sewell
(Item #252, Art - Paintings)
Showers In The Garden -Acrylic on canvas (30"W x 24"H).
Born in England, Val grew up in New Zealand, and now lives in Kitsilano with her husband. Initially a teacher, Val became a full time professional painter in 1978, gaining immediate recognition for her distinct, vibrant
watercolours and acrylics. She has been honoured with many awards, and has been featured in too many publications to mention.
Value: $1,000
Donated by: Val Sewell
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Calculated Risk
(Item #161, Art - Paintings)
Acrylic on canvas ( 4' x 4').
Shelley Cowan's inspiration stems from the natural world while being strongly based in myth and imagination. Bombastic colors and a Fauvist treatment are hallmarks of her signature style. After studying in art history at Ottawa University, she left Ontario in the early 1990s to continue her studies out West.
An apprenticeship under Master painters, Colin Griffinson and Gabriel Von Ursus, gave Shelley the foundation to explore as a painter in both representational and non-representational work often making a practice of including both these styles in her work.
A past member of the Gallery Gachet artist collective, She has fine-tuned a voice that has been described as both visionary and technically savvy. The emphasis of rich atmosphere and loose illustrative figures of her most recent work has showcased her instinct for balance and harmony.Shelley's work is in collections and galleries all around the world, most recently Lyon, New York, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver.
Value: $900
Donated by: Shelley Cowan
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Sid
(Item #250, Art - Paintings)
Acrylic on canvas (24"w x 24"H) Sid Crosby's winning goal at the Olympic Gold Medal Game.
Maxie was born and raised in Germany. She took private painting lessons and had her first show when she was seven. She became a landscape architect and ran her company in Germany for 20 years before she dedicated her live to the arts again.
Inspired through intense traveling and her ongoing curiosity about the nature of human beings she focuses on as she says: to capture the human spirit, to understand what makes people tick and to showcase the individual reality, each of us lives in.
She shows this human motivation and attitude through the movement and expression of figures, often athletes, the spontaneous expression of landscapes and the colorfully painted “networks” of abstracts.
Her style is driven, multi-layered, immediate and spontaneous.
Maxie paints in oil and acrylic on canvas or boards, mostly using putty knifes instead of brushes. Her preferable print mediums are vinyl, linoleum and wood.
Maxie now lives in Vancouver. She has been exhibited intensively in Europe and America. She recently worked on commission for the Edmonton Oilers and Glenn Anderson. Her work can be found in private and corporate collections.
Value: $900
Donated by: Maxie von Schwerin
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Highway 76
(Item #147, Art - Paintings)
Oil on canvas ( 48"W x 30"H).
A native Vancouverite, Carole started to paint in the 1980’s when she was a member of the Coquitlam Fine Arts. Originally a watercolor artist, she has now branched out into acrylics and oils. She has had many showings throughout the lower mainland and won 2nd place in 2006 for her painting of Shakespeare from “Bard On The Beach”. She is currently a member of the Burnaby Artist Guild, The White Rock Community Arts Council, South Surrey & White Rock Arts Society, and The Federation of Canadian Artists.
Value: $800
Donated by: Carole Milne
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Street in San Miguel
(Item #257, Art - Paintings)
Mixed media on canvas (46.5W x33.5"H)
A Vancouver born artist, Adelina is greatly inspired by both people as well as nature and the endless characteristics she perceives in them. Her works are energetic, spontaneous, full of bright colours and bold in design. Although she works alone and loves the solitude, she also fees strongly that the creation of art is a shared experience. Prior to studying at the Institute de Allendein in Mexico, she attended Peter Aspell's School of Art and studied studio painting with Richard Reid. Adelina is a graduate of the Emily Carr College of Art &
Design and has completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts.
Framing courtesy of Kimprints
Value: $700
Donated by: Adelina West
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View From Cecil Green Grounds
(Item #96, Art - Paintings)
Framed (10"W x 8"H) Acrylic on board by renowned Vancouver artist Brian Romer. Brian is a well-established and treasured local artist. His oil abstracts have gradually become more representational in his desire to capture the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest. Brian's works have been displayed in various shows and galleries in recent years. Calona Vineyards selected one of his paintings from several hundred submissions from across Canada for the label of the Artists Series VQA Reserve, 2001 Riesling
Value: $675
Donated by: Brian Romer
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Evening Primrose
(Item #146, Art - Paintings)
Oil on canvas ( 40"W x 30"H).
A native Vancouverite, Carole started to paint in the 1980’s when she was a member of the Coquitlam Fine Arts. Originally a watercolor artist, she has now branched out into acrylics and oils. She has had many showings throughout the lower mainland and won 2nd place in 2006 for her painting of Shakespeare from “Bard On The Beach”. She is currently a member of the Burnaby Artist Guild, The White Rock Community Arts Council, South Surrey & White Rock Arts Society, and The Federation of Canadian Artists.
Value: $600
Donated by: Carole Milne
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Kiss In Marble and Agate, 2010
(Item #164, Art - Paintings)
Framed acrylic on canvas painting (30"W x by 30"H).
This piece depicts the silhouette of two individuals represented in an abstract form to mimic stone sculptures. Their position in the piece is the recognizable pose of two figures locked in an eternal kiss; although, on first viewing, the subtle image may not be overtly seen.In 2003, Jason Husmillo graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from the Department of Visual Arts. Jason is primarily a painter that works in acrylics and oils but he has experimented with India ink and watercolour paints as well. He also sculpts opera masks, on commission, using traditional methods of clay and plaster and not-so traditional methods of fibre-glass and resin. In the field of graphic design, he creates flyers and invitations and has been designing personalized greeting cards for several years, on contract at The William Tell Restaurant. In addition, Jason has been designing stencils, for use on fabric and interior design. This has been in collaboration with ICICI Clothing, founded by fashion designer Darin Hartmann. Jason also has running contracts with The Lounge Hair Salon, founded by hair stylists, Martin Hillier and Lance Blanchette. This pursuit has brought him into the realm of personalizing luggage, travel cases for animals and clothing. He regularly involves himself in art festivals, notably, The Eastside Culture Crawl, and The Main Street Drift. He currently works out of Georgia Jackson Studio.
Value: $600
Donated by: Jason Husmillo
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Garnet Tobacco
(Item #100, Art - Paintings)
Original Acrylic painting (17"W x 21" H) done on acid free rag paper. The image is triple matted with a brown wooden frame.
Garnett Tobacco, a prolific artist, was born in The Pas, Manitoba that is a short distance from Winnipeg. His tribal affiliation is Cree and he takes the Buffalo as his family crest symbol.
Garnet has been painting for over twenty years and apprenticed under a prominent artist who since passed away by the name of Isaac Bignell. Fluid lines, soft earthy tones in a simplistic background are all characteristics that have attracted many collectors to this Cree art form.
His work is profiled in many galleries and resides in private collections in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Australia, United States, Japan, and Canada.
His work has been displayed at Art Expo in Calgary and Los Angeles.
Value: $520
Donated by: Stievey Gladwin
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Conundrum
(Item #162, Art - Paintings)
Acrylic on canvas (44"W x 27"H) by noted Vancouver artist Cindy Caird.
Value: $500
Donated by: Ross Shafer
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