Joanlee Ferrara: Teacher, friend and respected artist. In her memory, her family has donated the paintings below to Villa Duchesne, where she taught happily for so many years, and the alumnae association to which both she and her daughter belonged. Browse the pictures and descriptions below. To bid on a painting, put a comment below it on this site or send an email to elferrara@yahoo.co.uk. We will award the paintings to the highest bids at 3:30pm on Saturday, 12 March, the date of Joanlee's memorial service.

All proceeds will go to fund art education at Villa Duchesne.

Saturday 19 February 2011

Lilacs

Framed. 24" x 27". Another from Mom's series of floral vase paintings of the '70s, this abundant bunch of lilac was cut from the bushes next to our house on Manteca Lane. Look at this, and I think you can still conjure their lush perfume today. There's some browning with age on the edges of the mat; the painting could probably benefit from a fresh mat and a more modern frame.

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