Art-Raiser for Scout: "Flame"

Monday, September 12, 2011

"Flame"

Artist: Betsy Jones

About the Artist:

My ultimate goal as an artist is to make people stop... look... breathe... then feel.

In this day of instant gratification, one of the greatest honors an artist can have is for someone to stop and really take a moment, for him/herself as well as for the appreciation of the art.

I work primarily in Colored Pencil, Acrylic Paint, Mixed Media, Pen & Ink, and dabble in photography.

All you see is all a part of me, from my color study non-objective paintings, to my Circles Series (colorful geometric abstracted landscapes), to my infatuation with Japanese culture and the geisha (coming to FAA soon). Some images come from my heart, some from my soul, and some from somewhere behind my eyes... it is the blank surface that tells me where to look within myself to create something that I will love.

I hope you all stop... and enjoy my images as much as I enjoy creating the artwork!

Thank you,
Betsy Jones

Website: http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/betsy-jones.html

Dimensions: 18 x 24 inch

Materials: Mixed Media (Acrylic Paint, Black Mica FLake, Molding Paste, etc) on Canvas, ready to hang, no frame (signed by Betsy Jones, for SCOUT)

Inspiration for the piece from the artist: "Flame" was inspired by a fiery feeling of passion and how that passion overshadows one's innocence

Starting Bid: $75 (This item would normally sell for $250-300 in a gallery)

Shipping: Betsy is offering FREE domestic USPS shipping. Or if you prefer and are in Pittsburgh, we (Josh and Becky) can deliver it to you in person.

To bid on the item, post the starting bid or a higher bid in $1 or more increments as a comment on this post. The highest bid at 8pm on Saturday the 17th will win the auction and will be notified by email from us.

2 comments:

MehSeptember 12, 2011 at 9:31 AM
Opening Bid is $75... Comment $75 or more to bid.
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AnonymousSeptember 13, 2011 at 12:44 PM
Velpandi@pitt.edu

$80.00
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Please leave an email address that we can contact you through in the case that you are the winning bid. Thank you for the bid! =)

Give to the Cause

You may give any amount you choose. The entire gift amount minus Paypal's processing fees (2.9% + $0.30 per donation) will go to Scout's medical fund. Anything over the cost of his medical bills will be donated to the ASPCA. Please Note: As we are not listed as a non-profit (501 3c), everything given is considered a gift and not a write-off We are no longer accepting donations for Scout as his medical treatment has been paid off. If you have been inspired by his story, please give a local shelter near you what you would have given us. Shelters are always in need of donations (monetary, blankets, food, etc). =)

The Cause

Scout was a 2.5yr old domestic short hair cat that we adopted from Ft. Riley, KS on Memorial Day 2009. He was a human lover, PTSD therapy cat, slug finder, grass eater, bird watcher, and all around good kitty. So we were heart broken to suddenly find that he had leukemia with severe anemia at an emergency trip to the vets during which he nearly died. Thanks to a blood transfusion from a cat named Scrubs, he was given a few more weeks to be pampered like a king. And he sure was pampered with fresh tuna, steamed shrimp and even some whip cream (as it could do no more harm than the cancer). We managed to give him the best 2 weeks a cat could want before he left us. But because we thought with our hearts, we've accumulated medical bills over 2K. With student incomes, we will be hard pressed to pay them in time so we are organizing the Art-Raiser to help us with the bills while we grieve the loss of an amazing cat. We appreciate you taking the time to visit and thank those who give! Love, Becky and Josh.

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Monday, September 12, 2011

"Flame"

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