No need for chocolate, indulge your Valentine's vanity! This Valentine's Day offer them one of a variety of portrait sittings with cherished and honoured local artists. The winning bidders will have a short sitting with the artist who will then create the portrait, done in the style and medium of their choice. The sitting location, date and time to be determined by the artist and the winner of the bid.
Bid now by clicking the button below, or by calling us at 709-739-1882. Bids begin at $50, with minimum increases of $10.
Bidding closes on February 11th 2012 at 5pm during the In The Name Of Love Annual Cake Walk.
For your convenience, current bids will be updated on this webpage three times each day (9am/1pm/5pm), and posted a "bidding wall" in The Rogue Gallery.
Please take some time to read the artist biographies below, then....
Iakov Afanassiev |
Candace Fulford |
Annette Manning | Jim Maunder |
John McDonald
Jason Penney |
Ingrid Percy |
Donna Ramsay |
Ginok Song |
Darren Whalen |
Hillary Winter
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IAKOV AFANASSIEV
current bid $60
Iakov Afanassiev was born in Russia and has lived in Canada since 1995
where he started a professional art career. From his childhood he was
exposed to realistic Eastern European art and now is following the
classical tradition in his work. Iakov uses traditional materials of oil on
canvas. His works include portraits, landscapes, figurative and still life
paintings. Iakov was a finalist in Portrait/Figurative competitions by
Artists Magazine and Canadian Brushstroke Magazine. Important portrait
commissions include a Portrait of John C. Crosbie, Lieutenant Governor of
Newfoundland and Labrador. Iakov is represented by the Leyton Gallery of
Fine Art.
The sitting will be at Iakov's studio in St. John's. He will take multiple photos
of the sitter and perhaps do a charcoal sketch if time allows. Tea/coffee,
drinks will be offered. For bidders who may not be able to make it to St. John's, he is willing to work over Skype or via photographs.
afanassievstudio.com
yakovartstudio.blogspot.com
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CANDACE FULFORD
starting bid $50
Candace Fulford graduated with a BFA from Sir Wilfred Grenfell College in 2006. Currently working from her home based studio, she focuses on mixed media sculpture, painting and drawing. Candace has been an active member of the visual arts community in St. Johns for the past 6 years, exhibiting her artwork in a variety of group shows and serving as Chair of the Board of Directors for Eastern Edge Gallery for two and a half years. She continues to donate her time to Eastern Edge and has worked and volunteered for a variety of local non-profit and community based organizations including the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador, The A1C Gallery and, presently, The Murphy Centre. Since January 2010 Candace has been the Program Coordinator for The Murphy Centre's Community Youth Arts Program where she regularly encourages personal development and community involvement.
"The aesthetic I have in mind for this project will be different than my
usual art work. For the "sitting" (to take place in St. John's) I will be taking a series of black and
white photos of the subject. I will then do photo transfers of the
subject, combined with a variety of mixed media. I would also like the
sitter to provide me with a small amount of text (1-5 words) that may
reflect their thoughts about their portrait. This text will be incorporated into the artwork and will also inform my
overall response to the piece."
candacefulford.carbonmade.com
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ANNETTE MANNING
current bid $100
A St. John's native, Annette's academic background started with a degree in Philosophy and Economics at MUN. She then decided to use the pencil in a more gestural way: she fulfilled a dream and went to art school. Annette graduated with a degree in Fine Art Visual from Grenfell College in 2000. She has exhibited at The Rooms provincial gallery and other artist run centers in the province. Her work is collected by the Art Bank of Newfoundland and Labrador, Grenfell gallery, and various private individuals nationally and internationally. Annette creates multi-media drawings, kinetic mobiles and sculpture. Much of her work is material based, ie, she spends lots of time blowing bubbles mixed with ink on paper, or growing crystals on ceramics, or searching dollar stores for clear high bouncing balls that hold light. Annette constructs and builds drawings , sculptures and mobiles with these and more varied and seemingly incongruous materials. She tries to understand the world by taking toys, ideas, crystals, drugs,etc, out of their original context and showing them in a new light.
The style will be a fantasy/animal/vegetative theme around a facial portrait involving rubber stamping and coloured pencils. For bidders who may not be able to make it to St. John's, she is willing to work over Skype or via photographs.
annettemanning.com
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JIM MAUNDER
starting bid $50
Jim Maunder is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and has been
creating and teaching art in St. John's and Vancouver since the late 80's.
He is known for his public sculpture and for smaller works which he shows
at the Christina Parker Gallery. Courses he teaches include drawing,
watercolour, pastel, acrylic, portrait and figure drawing.
Jim will do a 1-2 hour sitting with pencil and watercolour, and will do a figurative work instead of a portrait if this is preferred. For bidders who may not be able to make it to St. John's, he is willing to work over Skype or via photographs.
jimmaunder.ca
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JOHN McDONALD
current bid $250
Born in 1982 in the Goulds, just outside St. John's, McDonald earned a B.F.A. in
the Visual Arts Program at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College in 2005. His work has
appeared in exhibitions in Newfoundland, Quebec, and Ontario, as well as England and
France. His work is in the collections of Sir Wilfred Grenfell College and The
Rooms Provincial Art Gallery. John is currently artist in residence at the Rooms.
John will do a sitting in St. John's, taking photographs that will then become the basis of a small oil portrait.
emmabutler.com/artists/john_mcdonald
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JASON PENNEY
starting bid $50
Jason Penney is from St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. He obtained a
Bachelor of Fine Art from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and a
Masters of Fine Art in Sculpture from the Edinburgh College of Art. He is a
multi-media artist that works with numerous materials and methodologies.
His work has been exhibited throughout Canada as well as Europe. A number
of works have been procured for the permanent collection of 'The Rooms',
Newfoundland. Through distorting information by modifying the original
subject, meaning, and objects purpose; bastardizing it beyond its original
function and intentions he bridges the delinquent fantasies he harbours
against society towards its inner workings and its by-products in a
celebratory fashion.
"I will bring you to a
glamorous location; as long as glamorous is an open ended word used loosely, and
likely falsely; and make you work for it. If the shoes look good and I say we will
make them work; what I mean is I will make them fit on your feet, trust me when I
say miracles can happen. Do you have what it takes to be on ANTM, I don't care
you'll be glorious; a starlette, a star, something cosmic, immortalized, something
sparkly. I'll probably roll you in glitter, or at least throw a tonne of it at you.
Are you allergic to white glue? I may want to glue pearls to you; if you are
allergic we can try vaseline. Tonnes of stuff sticks to that. You will be a glorious
gem; you'll nail down your glory to the specter of desire, vanity, fashion and
beauty, you will be the queen beast of them all."
To get an idea of where my previous art has gone below are two short videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCHSuSI1zmE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwGcKJa3hYU&
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INGRID PERCY
starting bid $50
Ingrid Mary Percy studied visual art at the Emily Carr University of Art +
Design in Vancouver (BFA, Dip FA) and at the University of Victoria (MFA).
Her artwork has been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions
internationally since 1997. She is an Assistant Professor in the Visual
Arts Program, Division of Fine Arts at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University
of Newfoundland.
Ingrid will make a scroll drawing of your sweetheart's first initial: black
charcoal on white, acid free paper or white conté on black, acid free paper
22" x 30", unframed.
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DONNA RAMSAY
current bid $90
Donna Ramsay is a Fine Art photographer specializing in custom portraiture
of children and their families. Using old cameras and toy cameras and a
definate preference for tangible things, Donna uses only film and spends
most of her time in her own darkroom. Donna has a reputation for honest and
beautiful portraiture and has been taking commissions since 2003. Her work
displayed in private homes all over the world.
Holga Session!
Donna Ramsay has collected a few dozen Holga cameras over the past 10
years. In her hands the plastic toy medium format camera comes alive,
helping to create unique and whimsical portraits. Any sort of living
subject welcome! The final print will be an 11x11 hand printed silver
gelatin fibre print. The sitting will take place in St. John's.
donnaramsay.com
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GINOK SONG
current bid $150
Born in South Korea, Ginok is a painter and print maker.
She holds a Bachelor of Fine Art at the Pusan National University, Korea
She moved to Newfoundland in 2000, Ginok can be found working in her
studio every day and teaches art classes on a regular bases to adults and
children on weekday evenings. Ginok is a member of Visual Artists of Newfoundland and Labrador and Chair
of programming committee at the St. Michael's Print shop.
Ginok will do an 11" x 14" sepia watercolour face portrait. Subject will sit for an hour, and she will sketch and photograph him or her during the session. Portrait will be ready the week after. For bidders who may not be able to make it to St. John's, she is willing to work over Skype or via photographs.
ginoksong.com
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DARREN WHALEN
starting bid $50
Darren Whalen was born in St. John's, Newfoundland where he presently resides. In 2005, he graduated from the Visual Arts program at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, emerging with a solid foundation in painting and drawing. His influences include Gerald Squires, David Blackwood, Anselm Keifer, Frederick Horsman Varley and most notably Lucian Freud. In 2005 he was top pick amongst his peers to represent Newfoundland and Labrador in the BMO 1st Art Competition. His work was selected for the 2010 Arts and Letters awards. This past October his work was part of a two man show with David Sheppard at the Emma Butler Gallery where the artist is currently represented and his work can be found.
For the portrait sitting the artist has chosen to draw from life using pencil and ink on paper. The artist would like to meet with the subject in St. John's for two to three sittings until both are satisfied with the finished drawing. For bidders who may not be able to make it to St. John's, Darren is willing to work over Skype or via photographs.
emmabutler.com/artists/dwhalen
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HILLARY WINTER
current bid $70
Hillary Winter was born, raised and currently resides in St. John's, NL.
She graduated from Memorial University's Sir Wilfred Grenfell College in
2008 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, focusing in Photography and Printmaking.
Upon graduating, Hillary co-founded and currently Chairs Pick-Me-Up
Artists' Collective. Her work is primarily photo-based, with additions of
text and mixed-media elements.
Hillary's portrait will involve a photo shoot from which Hillary will
create a Cyanotype, a photographic process involving liquid emulsion,
resulting in a painterly, cyan blue coloured image. The portrait can be
created from a single image or from layering multiple negatives. For bidders who may not be able to make it to St. John's, she is willing to work over Skype or via photographs.
pickmeupart.com/artists/hillary
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