Santa Paula Art Museum — Bidding Has Begun!

Bid online now through Saturday, August 27, during the Santa Paula Art Museum’s Fine Art Auction Fundraiser. You could take home art by some of Ventura County’s leading historical and contemporary artists. (Check out the first 10 lots below!) All proceeds benefit the Santa Paula Art Museum.

East from Whaler’s Cove (Carmel, CA)

By Douglas Shively (1896-1991)

1983, Oil on Masonite

20 x 24 inches (image)

Starting Bid: $1,500

Untitled

By Jessie Arms Botke (1883-1971)

Oil on board

12.5 x 15.5 inches (image)

Starting Bid: $2,500

Old Timer (Santa Paula, CA)

By George Lockwood

Acrylic on panel

8 x 6 inches (image)

Current Bid: $325

Vertical Cactus

By Gail Pidduck

2020, Oil on panel

14 x 11 inches (image)

Current Bid: $550

Nasturtiums

By Susan Petty

2022, Oil on canvas

9 x 12 inches (image)

Current Bid: $500

Landscape with Rocks, Tomales Bay

By Jessie Arms Botke (1883-1971)

Watercolor on paper

14.25 x 20.5 inches (image)

Starting Bid: $2,750

In Wheeler Canyon (Santa Paula, CA)

By Cornelis Botke (1887-1954)

1939, Etching on paper, First edition

12 x 9 inches (image)

Current Bid: $900

Bright Springtime (Ojai, CA)

By Dan Schultz

2021, Oil on linen panel

12 x 16 inches (image)

Current Bid: $800

Untitled

By Manuel Valencia (1856-1935)

Oil on canvas

20 x 30 inches (image)

Starting Bid: $1,750

Untitled

By Douglas Shively (1896-1991)

1970, Oil on Masonite

16 x 20 inches (image)

Current Bid: $1,200

Raffle tickets are on sale now through August 28. Two winners will be chosen August 29, 2022.

You could win one of two paintings by famous Santa Paula artists Cornelis Botke (1887-1954) and Jessie Arms Botke (1883-1971). Purchase a raffle ticket or group of tickets online for your chance to win.