Another NEW item
for 2004:
Gift Certificate from NuBeginning.com for a
Revolutionary Skin Analysis, valued at $60. Donated by Sue Pats.
Bidding starts at $30.
Two oil paintings by Armand Cabrera have been generously donated to our
auction by Armand and his agent, Diane Burket. Here are the details:
Armand Cabrera’s paintings reflect the
skill and discipline gathered from years of experience as a successful
production artist in the computer games industry where he created conceptual
designs, background art, special effects animation and storyboarding.
Now a full time fine artist, he has become a dedicated landscape painter.
Armand paints in the alla prima style, completing his work in one sitting.
Born in San Francisco in 1955, Armand currently makes his home in beautiful
Marin County, California where he is inspired by a wealth of visual information.
In his spare time, Armand teaches plein air and studio painting
workshops.
Armand
has been a finalist in the National Arts for the Parks Competition three years
in a row and has had numerous group and one man exhibitions. He has
been featured in Art of the West and Southwest Art Magazines and
was honored as an "Artist to Watch" in Southwest Art. His
professional memberships include being an artist member of the Rocky Mountain
Plein Air Painters, the California Art Club, the Allied Artists Professional
League and the Oil Painters of America. He is represented by fine art
galleries across the United States.
His website is www.armandcabrera.com
1. Armand Cabrera - Mustard - 9
x 12 oil on board (below)
Retail for this piece is $900.
Minimum bid: $450
Buyout: $1,800
Price includes gold frame.
Collector may pick up in San Francisco or pay for shipping.
2. Armand Cabrera - Summer Fog -
9 x 12 on board (below)
Retail for this piece is $900.
Minimum bid: $450
Buyout: $1,800
Price includes gold frame.
Collector may pick up in San Francisco or pay for shipping.
3. Donation of a local walking excursion from "Petal" Pusher
Adventures/Pamela McKulla with a really fun walk of the Orinda area and San
Francisco. Four people (transportation is not included) to the hidden staircases
in San Francisco or Briones. A light box lunch will be included. Value is $250.00.
Minimum bid is $175.00. Buyout bid is $500. The highest bidder wins.
Email info@bethestaryouare.org to
place your bid,
or call 925.376.7126.
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4. Two night stay including breakfast at the beautiful Taylor House
Bed and Breakfast in Boston, Mass. Taylor House 50 Burroughs Street Boston, MA
02130. Value is $300, min. bid is $200, buy out bid is $600. (You can get
a photo of the beautiful place at http://www.taylorhouse.com.
Email info@bethestaryouare.org to
place your bid,
or call 925.376.7126.
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5. We
are pleased to offer a very special auction item to all our
subscribers:
Alice Abruzzini has donated a box
of vintage Christmas cards with their envelopes and stamps dating from the
early 1940’s –1980’s addressed to Fred Abruzzini, Winemaster of Beringer
Brothers Winery, St. Helena Ca.
Fred,
who died in 1986,
has been called “The Father of the Napa Valley” as he was the first
person to initiate visitor tours and wine tastings in the Napa Valley, opening
the underground caves at Beringer Brothers. Movie stars and celebrities from
all over the world celebrated his wines with him, including Clark Gable, Carol
Lombard, Charles Laughton, Max Baer, the Marx brothers, Frankie Laine, Rudy
Vallee, and many many more.
This box is desirable to collectors as well as artisans who like to
create new art out of historical pieces. The
beautiful and ornate cards are not sorted so this is a “buy as is” offer.
Hundreds of
cards, envelopes with their original stamps were included. This is an opportunity to own a piece of Napa Valley history!
(Can
you believe stamps were only 3 cents in those days?)
Value:
Priceless
Minimum
bid: $500
or call 925.376.7126.
PAST
AUCTION ITEMS
We
were pleased to have a beautiful California landscape oil on canvas painting
donated to our silent auction by famed artist, Armand Cabrera and his agent,
Diane Burket. Armand brings to his canvas the insight gathered from years
of experience as a successful production artist.
A dedicated landscape painter, he finishes canvases as large as 24 x 30
on location. Armand’s style is to paint alla prima, completing his paintings
in one sitting in the studio or out of doors.
Armand Cabrera is represented by fine art galleries across the United
States. http://www.armandcabrera.com
Because
of the uniqueness of this donation, we offered all of our subscribers the
opportunity to bid on this masterpiece valued at $2700.
The oil painting is 22” x 28” and framed in gold.
Opening
bid was $1500.
The painting was shipped to the winning bidder. 
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