Art to Amuse Online Exhibit - San Rafael

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Painting - Self Absorbed

Photo of two puppets, one a dog with striped top and dotted bottom and the other a cat in a tutu — SECOND PLACE! “Partners” – Kristen Yee – $1,200.00

Artwork- Because I Can Can — THIRD PLACE! “Because I Can Can” – Dave Yoas – $3,500.00

Photo of a pair of feet with standing on tiptoe with striped socks on — HONORABLE MENTION! “Ricky” – Laura Reoch

Artwork: man stands on a staircase beside a blue building. Two giraffes peek out of windows while a bird is perched on the man's hat. — HONORABLE MENTION! “The Blue Building” – Louise Williams – $425.00

Painting of an ostrich face with very wild flyway feather hair — HONORABLE MENTION! “Mari’s Dream Bird” – Mari Kearney – $199.00

Painting of a pink balloon on a gray background — HONORABLE MENTION! “Pink Balloon” – John Bucklin – $450.00

Painting of a blue balloon on a gray background — HONORABLE MENTION! “Blue Balloon” – John Bucklin – $450.00

Painting of a green balloon on a gray background — HONORABLE MENTION! “Green Balloon” – John Bucklin – $450.00

Photo of a squirrel holding a nut and a bird attempting to each it out of the squirrels hands — SOLD! HONORABLE MENTION! “Sharing a Meal” – Susie Kelly – $180.00

Multimedia Art Piece — “Traffic Jam” – Dave Yoas – $2,500.00

Ceramic plate with the image of two dogs in white on a black background — “Double Trouble” – Melissa Woodburn – $198.00

Artwork of a ceramic tomato on a background with aliens in their spaceships — “Persimmon Bending The Fabric of Time and Space” – Melissa Woodburn – $500.00

Artwork of a building that has an ostrich with a crown in the doorway and a monkey in a fez holding the bars on the window — “Suitor at the Gate” – Louise Williams – $325.00

Painting of the front of a house with a tree in bright oranges, yellows and teals — “Red Town” – Zhanna Urodovskikh – $400.00

Painting of a teapot on a blue background with a cat sketched on the background — “Teapot Collection White Teapot” – Zhanna Urodovskikh – $450.00

Photo in black and white from the inside of an ocean cave viewing out — “Journey’s End” – Babak Tobaei – $2,000.00

Painting of a child and their reflection walking through water — “Free Forming” – Dan Thomas – NFS

Yellow ceramic pumpkin with green leaves and orange vines — “Summer Squash Teapot” – Nadia Tarzi Saccardi – $2,500.00

Artwork. Porcelain doll with a teddy bear sitting on pink fabric with black feathers on top of a red stand with black and clear gem pins

Painting of two women in togas, one with horns and the other with leaves on her head — “Into the Wild” – Jennifer Siegal – $900.00

Artwork of an animal laying down in blue stamped ink — “Untitled” – Hilary Sheehan – $250.00

Artwork of a red linseed oil machine with Mountie figures standing on it — “O Canada!” – Anne Shaheen – $150.00

Painting of an octopus in the water — “Pacific Octopus” – Elizabeth Selna – $500.00

Two ceramic vases, one carved with a woman on the outside and the other carved with a man on the outside — “Aphrodite Loves Adonis” – Steven Schreibman – $700.00

Painting of a blue guitar, sombrero, margarita and a set of maracas — “Fiesta” – Xioneida Ruiz – $595.00

White painted doll with paper scraps for hair and a lace dress — “Homage to Niki de Saint Phalle 2” – Sheri Rice – $150.00

Artwork with a white mosaic on the outside and soft fur lined inside. — “Dur Et Doux” “Hard And Soft” – Sheri Rice – $250.00

Abstract art with splotches of red, blue and green on a white background — “One Good Turn Deserves Another” – Margo Reis – $650.00

Giraffe pull along toy with flower wheels — “Stuart” – Emeigh Poindexter – $650.00

Picture of a group of chickens in a pen with one chicken looking directly at the viewer — “You Talkin’ To Me?” – Debbie Patrick – $650.00

Artwork of a set of cymbals with found objects creating the stand — “One Hit Wonder” – Clarkson Nisbet – $750.00

Abstract artwork created from various objects like dominos, buttons, toys, levers and more — “Subtotal” – Clarkson Nisbet – $500.00

Artwork of multiple small boxes each full of various objects like a speaker, toy cat and more — “Ten Boxes” – Clarkson Nisbet – $1,000.00

Bust of a person with their hand near their head covered in hummingbirds — “Hummingbird Inspiration” – Cornelia Nevitt – $1,100.00

Photo of a cat with its tongue out drinking from a faucet — SOLD “Perfect Moment” – Caroline Therese Mota – $110.00

Painting of a fish tank with a large yellow fish inside and a wave of water full of fishes washing over the side — “Tsunami” – Donna Mossholder – NFS

Shadow box with text as the background and images of old fashioned people with the words "presenting Miss Flora Belle a real crowd pleaser" — “Miss Flora Belle” – Sue Montez – $350.00

Shadow box with old advertisements as the background and the image of a set of women in from with the word "remember" — HONORABLE MENTION! “Remember” – Sue Montez – NFS

Painting of a man and woman looking through picture viewers and laughing — “Omid & Ashlea Sea the World” – Julie Meridian – $1,200.00

Painting of a woman looking at a zoetrope with the image of a rabbit hopping — “Marcela Animates” – Julie Meridian – $1,200.00

Painting of 4 little girls looking at a carousel — “The Merry-Go-Round” May Anne McKernie – $450.00

Painting of a man walking through trees in the rain — “Overview Stroll” – Catherine Lee – $10,000.00

Painting of three koi fish circling each other in water — “Let’s Go For a Swim” – Donna Klie – $200.00

Painting of a red and blue rooster on a green background — “Rooster” – Jenny Kennedy – $350.00

Clear glass blown teapot with red speckles inside — “Storm in a Teapot” – Susie Kelly – NFS

Simple statue of a man in a trenchcoat with brown hat — “Knuckles” – Susie Kelly – NFS

Artwork of a branch coming out of a vase with roots carved into the vase with a baby growing among the roots — “Mother Tree” – Cindy Kamm – $700.00

Painting of a tree among greenery with sun shining through the leaves — “Outrageously Happy Maples” – Cindy Kamm – NFS

Painting of stingrays swimming above coral — “Angels of the Deep” – Cindy Kamm – $300.00

Painting of a pair of feet in ballet shoes standing en pointe — “Chloe’s Shoes” – Robert Howe – $200.00

Statue of a pelican standing on a mooring post — “Pelican on Pylon” – Susan Hontalas – $750.00

Statue of a moon hanging with a man sitting in the curve of the moon — “Catch A Falling Star” – Susan Hontalas – $950.00

Artwork of two children sitting back to back surrounded by white and brown paint dots and images of clowns, cupids and animals. — “A Playful Mind” – Kirk Hinshaw – $785.00

Painting of a field looking toward a farmhouse with birds in the blue sky — “Sonoma Wine County” – David Hardesty – $500.00

Painting of a field of vegetables growing under a purple and orange sky — “Napa Valley Wine County” – David Hardesty – $500.00

Abstract painting of three woman dancing made up of graphic colors and shapes — “Float” – Beth Hardesty – $500.00

Graphic painting of purple and yellow flowers in a mandala shape — “Floral” – Kitty Gordon – $150.00

Artwork of a white rabbit running past a black background with a metal moon above — “Running With The Moon” – Mirto Golino – $300.00

Wood block with a printing of a wheel with a flower above it and red blocks forming the roof — “Mobile Home” – Mirto Golino – $300.00

Wood block with a printing of a face on it surrounded by leaves — “Eve” – Mirto Golino – $300.00

Abstract painting in soft pinks, yellows and blues — “Mello Yellow” – Allegra Gibson – $550.00

Painting of someone sitting on a cliff looking at the stars — “Augmentation To Ursa Major” – Tom Gehrig – $2,800.00

Ceramic art of a vase stacked in slices colored white with blue flowers on them — “Blue Pagoda” – Geraldine GaNun – $350.00

Artwork of a photo of crowds walking under a sign that says "bikes go slow" with abstract swirls in the sky — “Bikes Go Slow” – Chaya Feinberg – NFS

Set of nine photos of a house with a white tree behind each with a different color sky — “Warhol Houses” – Chaya Feinberg – NFS

Abstract painting of a pineapple sitting on a table — “Mr. Pineapple Head” – Melinda Falk – $1,800.00

Painting of a boy sitting on a bench looking at a painting of the countryside — “Contemplation” – Caitlin Douglas – $1,000.00

Painting of a duck in water with its head resting on a deck — “On the Dock” – Caitlin Douglas – $600.00

Abstract painting covered in swirls of red, black and yellow — “Oil Wind Fire” – Nicholas Cienfuegos – $500.00

Multi colored clay figures with wings and large ears — “Dragon Senior & Junior” – Patsy Chador – $150.00

Painting of a mime standing on a cobblestone street — “Goes Without Saying” – Marijean Brush – $400.00

Painting of four birds sitting on a pipe under a wharf — “The Gang Gathers at Sunset” – Marijean Brush – $425.00

Artwork of a small giraffe face standing in front of a larger giraffe body — “The Beguiling Gaze of Youth” – Marijean Brush – $400.00

Painting of woman in blue offering a small pink bird to a child in a pink dress — “Mother and Child at Faire” – Ethan Browning – $600.00

Painting of a glass candy drawer on its side with candy and bugs spilling out — “Metamorphosis” – Anna Blazhiyevska – NFS

Painting of the view of the edge of a roof of a house from underneath — “Architectural Abstraction #2” – Nathanial Bice – $1,400.00

A three-panel painting. Left: arches and columns and urns. Center: decorative ceiling with a geometric pattern. Right: ornate columns — “Palace of Fine Arts Triptych” – Nathanial Bice – $2,520.00

Colorful mixed media artwork featuring a woman’s portrait, geometric shapes, and floral designs. — “Barking Up the Right Tree” – Marsha Balian – $535.00

Colorful mixed media artwork featuring a stylized portrait and abstract patterns in a drawer. — “Bottom Drawer” – Marsha Balian – $375.00

Colorful mixed media artwork featuring a stylized portrait and abstract patterns in a drawer. — “Top Drawer” – Marsha Balian – $375.00

Painting of a winter cityscape featuring snowy buildings near a river, with towers in the background. — “Regensburg” – Bob Amos – $2,475.00

Painting of an old water faucet beside weathered wood, surrounded by green grass and a spider's web. — “Duckbill Dry” – Bob Amos – $1,750.00