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

Pua Mae 'Ole (The flower that never fades)


Framed. 13" x 16". For those of you who remember and appreciated Joanlee's talent for driving a bargain in any shopping situation, this is the painting for you. We were returning to the cruise ship in Kauai when she stopped to chat to a florist who was selling extravagant arrangements to take back onto the ship. They retailed for $50 on up, but by the end of the conversation about Mom's painting, her cancer diagnosis and the wonderful birthday cruise her daughter was taking her on, the florist had laid one of the biggest arrangements on the table in Mom's lap and told her to paint it so she could always remember the islands. The modern colors and the sleek black frame give this a more modern feel than much of Mom's stuff. The patterning at the top is reflection off the glass, not marks on the mat.
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