Thank you for supporting education - The 2012 online auction is now closed
The online auction will run from 12:00am February 1st to 10:00pm February 15th, 2012. Our Night Under the Stars Silent Auction and Party will be held February 25th from 6-10pm in the main plaza of La Manzanilla.
Here you will find a diverse array of artwork to bid on by local artists. Don’t miss this chance to take home a special gift of art from the Costalegre for yourself or a loved one!
Bidding Instructions: When you are ready to bid on your selected item, hit the BID NOW button and you will be directed to the bid page where you will need the item number (for example, D1). Happy bidding!
Please also see our bidding rules.
If you have any questions or comments please contact Julie at la_catalinafoundation@hotmail.com or Nancy at lacatalina.nancy@hotmail.com
Item #A1: 2000 peso Gift Certificate for Carol Lopez painting
Location: La Manzanilla, Jalisco, Mexico
Description: Use this gift certificate to purchase art by renowed artist Carol Lopez! Carol's passion for self-expression is evident in her still life, landscape and abstract paintings and collages. Carol's artwork has been exhibited in public and private galleries, and is in collections across Canada, the USA, Mexico, and Europe. To see more of Carol's artwork, visit her website http://carollopez.com/.
Value: 167 Dollars
Starting Bid:100 Dollars
Today's Highest Bid: 170 Dollars
Bid Increments: 25
Item #A2: Flowers in Vase Watercolor by Gabriela de la Vega
Location: La Manzanilla, Jalisco, Mexico
Description: 6 x 10 in. original watercolor painting. These gentle pastel colors contrasted with the bright yellow petals with look striking in any room in your house.
Details: Comes with beautiful solid wood frame.
Value: 45 Dollars
Starting Bid:20 Dollars
Today's Highest Bid: 20 Dollars
Bid Increments: 5
Item #A3: Seascape with 2 Birds Watercolor by Gabriela de la Vega
Location: La Manzanilla, Jalisco, Mexico
Description: 6 x 10 in. original watercolor painting. These attention-grabbing hot pink blossoms are calling out to be hung on a stark white wall.
Details: Comes with beautiful solid wood frame.
Value: 20 Dollars
Starting Bid:10 Dollars
Today's Highest Bid: 10 Dollars
Bid Increments: 5
Item #A4: In Full Bloom Watercolor by Gabriela de la Vega
Location: La Manzanilla, Jalisco, Mexico
Description: 6 x 10 in. original watercolor painting. These gentle pastel colors contrasted with the bright yellow petals with look striking in any room in your house.
Details: Comes with beautiful solid wood frame.
Value: 30 Dollars
Starting Bid:10 Dollars
Today's Highest Bid: 30 Dollars
Bid Increments: 5
Item #A5: Flowers with Violet Watercolor by Gabriela de la Vega
Location: La Manzanilla, Jalisco, Mexico
Description: 6 x 1 in. original watercolor painting. Like these blues & violets? Bid now to make this piece yours!
Details: Comes with beautiful solid wood frame.
Value: 30 Dollars
Starting Bid:10 Dollars
Today's Highest Bid: 20 Dollars
Bid Increments: 5
Item #A6: Woman in Contemplation Watercolor by Gabriela de la Vega
Location: La Manzanilla, Jalisco, Mexico
Description: 6 x 10 in. original watercolor painting. Beautiful profile of a woman in soft earthy tones.
Details: Comes with beautiful solid wood frame.
Value: 25 Dollars
Starting Bid:10 Dollars
Today's Highest Bid: 10 Dollars
Bid Increments: 5
Item #A7: Danger in Red – Crab - Watercolor by Gabriela de la Vega
Location: La Manzanilla, Jalisco, Mexico
Description: 20 x 24 in. original watercolor painting. Bring the mysteries of the underwater world into your home. This Danger in Red painting is dangerously beautiful.
Details: Comes with beautiful solid wood frame.
Value: 200 Dollars
Starting Bid:75 Dollars
Today's Highest Bid: 110 Dollars
Bid Increments: 10
Item #A8: Sonrisa Pura by Mary Jo Oberg
Location: La Manzanilla, Jalisco, Mexico
Description: This 14 x 14 in. painting of a child with a pure smile will melt your heart and brighten up your home.
Details: Comes with beautiful frame.
Value: 150 Dollars
Starting Bid: 35 Dollars
Today's Highest Bid: 35 Dollars
Bid Increments: 10
Item #A9: Handpainted clay piece with zany devil on red truck (Donated by Gallery of the People)
Location: La Manzanilla, Jalisco, Mexico
Description: This colorful ceramic piece comes from Ocumicho, which is part of a cluster of villages in western Michoacan known for its clay crafts.
Details: 3x4in size
Value: 30 Dollars
Starting Bid:10 Dollars
Today's Highest Bid: 25 Dollars
Bid Increments: 5
Item #A10: Handpainted clay piece with zany devil on green car (Donated by Gallery of the People)
Location: La Manzanilla, Jalisco, Mexico
Description: This colorful ceramic piece comes from Ocumicho, which is part of a cluster of villages in western Michoacan known for its clay crafts.
Details: 3x4in size
Value: 30 Dollars
Starting Bid:10 Dollars
Today's Highest Bid: 25 Dollars
Bid Increments: 5
Item #A11: Handmade Necklace donated by La Manzanilla Art Gallery
Location: La Manzanilla, Jalisco, Mexico
Details: Made by Jean Michaels Rose.
Website: www.artinmexico.com
Value: 100 Dollars
Starting Bid:35 Dollars
Today's Highest Bid: 35 Dollars
Bid Increments: 5
Item #A12: “Primavera” Original Oil Painting by Linda Kauffmann
Location: La Manzanilla, Jalisco, Mexico
Description: Add this 16 x 20 inch impressionist-style oil painting, by esteemed artist Linda Kauffmann whose work is represented by galleries in La Manzanilla, Barra de Navidad, Ajijic and San Miguel del Allende Mexico, to your art collection.
Website: http://www.lindakauffmann.com
Value: 400 Dollars
Starting Bid:175 Dollars
Today's Highest Bid: Be the First Bidder!
Bid Increments: 25
Item #A13: Rug by Rey Zapoteco (38x15in.)
Location: La Manzanilla, Jalisco, Mexico
Description: The Vasquez Hernandez family, an indigenous zapotecan family, have been creating beautiful designs for hundreds of years, and passed them down from generation to generation. Their rugs are completely hand made on traditional looms in their home village of Teotitlán del Valle. The wool yarn is hand spun and dyed using all natural dyes, and the unique designs are based on traditional colours and patterns.
Website: http://tapetesreynaldo.com/
Value: 33 Dollars
Starting Bid:17 Dollars
Today's Highest Bid: 30 Dollars
Bid Increments: 5
Item #A14: Hybiscus by Sue Siskin
Location: La Manzanilla, Jalisco, Mexico
Description: Brighten up a wall with this bright and colorful painting by renownd painter Sue Siskin! She was taught by some of California's finest watercolorists and has lived and worked as an artist in Mendocino, California for three decades. She also makes her home for part of the year in La Manzanilla, Mexico.
Website: www.suesiskin.com
Value: 50 Dollars
Starting Bid: 25 Dollars
Today's Highest Bid: 25 Dollars
Bid Increments: 5
Item #A15: Original Oil Painting by Larry Field
Location: La Manzanilla, Jalisco, Mexico
Description: This striking 18 x 24 inch painting of a woman in a market will make the perfect art addition to your home. Done by a very talented artist, Larry Field, inspired by the vibrant colors of Meixco.
Value: 400 Dollars
Starting Bid: 175 Dollars
Today's Highest Bid: 175 Dollars
Bid Increments: 25
Item #A16: Original Pastel by Efren Gonzalez
Location: La Manzanilla, Jalisco, Mexico
Description: Take home this original pastel with soft, soothing colors and a one of a kind landscape creating a sense of expansiveness. Done by well-known Meixcan artist, Efren Gonzalez, born in Ajijic, Mexico. Efren is a prodigious painter in all media, particularly in oil, watercolor, pastel and acrylic.
Details: Includes frame (frame size is 14 x 17 inches)
Value: 200 Dollars
Starting Bid: 80 Dollars
Today's Highest Bid: 80 Dollars
Bid Increments: 20
Item #A17: Ceramic Elephant by Nansee New
Location: La Manzanilla, Jalisco, Mexico
Description: This totem to the elephant by Nansee is hand carved and sculpted, then polished with a piece of agate and fired in an earth kiln with sawdust. The absence of glaze reveals the play of the clay, smoke and fire.
Value: 25 Dollars
Starting Bid: 13 Dollars
Today's Highest Bid: 25 Dollars
Bid Increments: 4
Item #A18: La Manzanilla Sunset by Annie Olson
Location: La Manzanilla, Jalisco, Mexico
Description: This watercolor boasts beautiful tones of blues with pastel highlights, accentuating La Manzanilla’s very own Chamela Bay and dramatic skyline. Annie Olson’s precision and flare for watercolor painting is inspiring and impressive to both the skilled painter and the novice’s eye.
Details:Comes matted and with frame (frame size is 16 x 20 inches).
Website: www.annieolson.com
Value: 155 Dollars
Starting Bid: 60 Dollars
Today's Highest Bid: Be the First Bidder!
Bid Increments: 10
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