Jacky Pearson Painting Auction - Fundraiser for te Omanga Hospice
Jacky Pearson has painted this gorgeous moody view of a light southerly at Petone Beach and has kindly offered it as trademe fundraiser auction for te Omanga Hospice. The painting has been beautifully framed in white (see bottom right of the last photograph). If you're around Petone this weekend, come in and check the painting out, and then you can decide to bid on it if you like it, this could be a best ever opportunity to score an original JP painting. The painting is hanging as part of her solo exhibition now on at Artspace Gallery right on the Petone Foreshore which is on until Sunday 21 November,
The painting is being auctions on Trademe and current price (sat Morning) is only $425.
Dimensions in mm - Actual painting 540 x 310, Framed size 720 x 510
www.trademe.co.nz...
Alfred Memelink Artspace Gallery - 223 The Esplanade Petone
open Tuesday to Sunday 10.30 - 4pm
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Do you think this ban is reasonable?
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77% Yes
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21.6% No
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