Below is a growing list of works to be featured in our
A Perfect Pairing: Avenue 50’s Wine & Art Fundraiser
on Saturday, October 25th from 2-6pm

at the award-winning home of
Home of Dr. Mercedes Narez and Francisco Fernández

The following wine bottles have been artfully decorated, illustrated and celebrated by the following prominent Los Angeles artists:

Raoul De la Sota, Jose Lozano, Margaret Sosa, Andres Montoya, Linda Arreola, Sergio Teran, Joe Bravo, J. Michael Walker, Jose Ramirez, Peter Hess, Ramon Ramirez, Emilia Garcia, and Rod Smith.

To bid on the wine bottles:

1. Email ave50studio@sbcglobal.net with the artist and ‘title’ of the piece in the subject heading (i.e. “subject: name of artist, ‘title of piece'”).
2. In the body of your email, please specify your name, personal email, phone number, and the amount you are bidding.
3. Opening bids start at $100, with bid increments at $25.

Notes:

• The auction will officially close on Saturday, October 25th at the end of our fundraiser.
• You can purchase an auction item outright by paying the full value.

“Patron Saint of Celebrate”, Sergio Teran
Acrylic on glass
value: $400
opening bid: $100

“El Ajuado”, Joe Bravo
Etching on glass
value: $200
opening bid: $100

“Francisco Sees Quetzalcoatl”, Raoul De la Sota
Acrylic on glass
value: $150
opening bid: $100

“Noche de los Muertos”, Jose Ramirez
Acrylic on glass
value: $400
opening bid: $100

“Fallen Angels”, Peter Hess
Paint on bottle
value: $200
opening bid: $100

“Morras Cabernet”, Jose Lozano
Ink on paper
value: $250
opening bid: $100

“This Bottle and These Thoughts of You”, J. Michael Walker
Color pencil on rice paper
value: $250
opening bid: $100

“Pro Vobis”, Andres Montoya
Acrylic on paper
value: $500
opening bid: $100

“(Untitled) Cityscape”, Ramon Ramirez
value: $300
opening bid: $100

“The wine bottle is a beautiful and simple container.  Its elegance is often overlooked.  With this opportunity to design a bottle, I wanted to enhance its form.  My work is greatly influenced by architecture so I used line and color to construct m bottle’s design as if it were a structure.”
-Linda Arreola

“The Alignment of Distant Figures”, Linda Arreola
Acrylic on glass
value: $550
opening bid: $100

“Reina”, Roderick Smith
Oil on glass
value: $250
opening bid: $100

“Calaca Party”, Margaret Sosa
Papel picado & acrylic on bottle
value: $300
opening bid: $100

“For the Mujeres de Juarez”, Emilia Garcia
Acyrlic on glass
value: $300
opening bid: $100