Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Crab Apple and Silver Cup + Hurricane Sandy Fundraiser

Still Life with Crab Apple and Silver Cup

6" x 4" (15.2 x 10.2 cm) – oil on linen panel}
Unframed painting: $100.00 starting bid + S&H

To help those affected by Hurricane Sandy, 100% of the net proceeds of the sale of this painting will be donated to the Red Cross.

We were lucky that Hurricane Sandy did not affect the DC region as predicted, and instead I have been amazed at the level of devastation that other areas along the Eastern seaboard have experienced. This image from New York Magazine really brought the magnitude of those affected home to me, I am really a visual person and a picture says a thousand words.



When thinking of all the chaos that this storm has created, all I want to do is contemplate something calm and soothing, and find a bit of distraction. So on Monday when I set out to paint something to donate to the DPW fundraiser auction, I settled upon a small crab apple and the beauty of a silver cup, reflecting its surroundings in such a reassuring manner.

If you are interested in this painting, please visit the online auction, and to learn more about the other auctions taking place on the DPW website, please click here.

Thank you,
Liz

3 comments:

Susan Roux said...

Lovely painting and an even lovelier reason for purchasing. I am with you on the impact this photo made. My prayers go out to all the victims.

Sarah Sedwick Studio said...

I'm glad you're participating in this, too, Liz! My fundraiser auction ended today, with very generous bids. People are awesome, aren't they? I'm going to tweet your auction right now!

eLIZabeth Floyd said...

Thanks Sarah, It is amazing how powerful the storm was and how so many are affected, and every little bit helps :)