Oxford Fine Arts Raffle
Welcome to the 2024 Oxford Fine Arts Raffle! Check out all the wonderful pieces our talented artists have submitted for the raffle. Raffle items will be added as we receive them from the artists – so check back often! The Winners will be drawn Sunday, May 19th at 4:00 pm with a toast of bubbly on-site!
All raffle proceeds support the Community Center’s yearlong arts and culture programs for all ages.
Raffle tickets can be purchased for each piece: 1 ticket $2, 6 tickets $10, or 12 tickets for $20
Title: Schooner Race 2023
Artist: Joel Boches
Value: $200
Medium: Photography
Size: 9 x 12
Frame/Matting: 9 x 12 print, white mat with a black frame, frame size is 13 x 16
Description: Schooners. positioning themselves at the starting line for the 2023 Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race.
Title: Peaceful Waters
Artist: Naomi Clark-Turner
Value: $295
Medium: Oil
Size: 6×6
Frame/Matting: 2 inch brown/gold frame
Description: Peaceful Waters was inspired by the environment and views found at Blackwater Refuge. I try to visit the refuge at least once a year, usually during winter to see the migratory birds on their journey. There are so many beautiful places to paint in the refuge and this was a quiet backwater with typical marshland grasses.
Title: Autumn Gold
Artist: Lois Engberg
Value: $495
Medium: Oil
Size: 6 x 6
Frame/Matting: Floater frame with natural wood
Description: This painting was inspired by the beautiful golden hues of autumn
Title: Along the Choptank
Artist: Tamara Hutchinson
Value: $400
Medium: Oil
Size: 8 x 10
Frame/Matting: Gold, 2 1/2 inch
Description: Painted en Plein air while staying at the Turnbridge Inn, Located on the Choptank River in Denton, MD.
Title: Shell on the Beach
Artist: Pat Lang
Value: $175
Medium: Oil
Size: 8 x 10
Frame/Matting: White frame approximately 1 1/2″ wide
Description: This is an 8×10 framed oil painting of a conch shell resting on the sandy beach with the view of the ocean behind it. The beach and the sound of the waves always provide such a soothing sound. I enjoy walking along the beach looking for shells and hearing the lapping waves against the shore. This painting is reminiscent of those walks on the beach and the treasures the ocean provides.
Title: Shoreline with Juniper
Artist: Laura McGowan
Value: $325
Medium: Oil
Size: 8 x 6
Frame/Matting: 3” wide black plein air style frame with gold trim
Description: A plein air painting of a creek shoreline on the Eastern Shore.
Title: Triple Berry
Artist: Karen Merkin
Value: $375
Medium: Oil on Board
Size: 8 x 8
Frame/Matting: Black Floater Frame 1 inch around
Description: I set up this still life trying to capture the bright red color of fresh strawberries from the market.
Title: Sentry
Artist: Julia Purinton
Value: $800
Medium: Oil
Size: 10 x 20
Frame/Matting: 1” rustic grey frame
Description: At the end of the dock, a heron guards the bank.
Title: Memento
Artist: Diane Rappisi
Value: $650
Medium: Oil
Size: 11 x 8.5
Frame/Matting: Mahogany-tone wood frame
Description: This is a study of a Geisha Doll souvenier statue done in a single sitting under studio lighting.
Title: Cutts & Case
Artist: Kathie Rogers
Value: $150
Medium: Oil
Size: 5 x 7
Frame/Matting: Black frame shown
Description: A local site in Oxford painted on a sunny day!
Title: Santa Fe Door
Artist: Steve Rogers
Value: $495
Medium: Acrylic
Size: 12 x 16
Frame/Matting: Gold frame as shown
Description: This is a classic door in a wall at the west end of Canyon Road in Santa Fe. The door was weathered but I decided to show it painted in the turquoise color common on local doors.
Title: Sky High
Artist: Susan Schauer John
Value: $195
Medium: Giclee print on canvas
Size: 12 x 12
Frame/Matting: No frame or matting
Description: This is a giclee print of the original thread painting titled, “Sky High”. It is printed directly onto canvas and is ready for framing.
Title: Summer Find
Artist: Anne Singer
Value: $200
Medium: Gouache
Size: 3.5 x 5.5
Frame/Matting: Barn wood frame . Burgundy mat
Description: Small plein air gouache study of a shell.
Title: Autumn Color #2
Artist: Barbara Zuehlke
Value: $450
Medium: Watercolor
Size: 15 x 15
Frame/Matting: Gold edged floater
Description: Pot of fall daisies painted with the autumn triad ( indigo, brown madder, and quinacridone gold pigments)