Live Auction Catalog

Live 101 3. Live Auction Steve Penley Floral—Orange 2021, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36” Estimate: $9,000 to $12,000 Minimum bid: $5,500 Steve Penley is one of Atlanta’s most prolific and well-known artists. His images often appear on magazine covers, while his original paintings grace the halls of major public buildings and are on permanent display at the Booth, Tellus and Savoy Museums in Cartersville. While his portraits of historic figures may be slightly better known today, it was the flower vases like the one in this auction that really launched him onto the national art scene.

Live 102 Martin Grelle Empty Lodge donated by Joyce Carter Stevens 2010, giclee 35/150, 30 x 40” Estimate: $1,000 to $1,500 Minimum bid: $800 Many consider Martin Grelle to be the heir apparent to Howard Terpning’s art throne, having sold a painting at auction for nearly $600,000. Both have received the Booth Museum’s highest honor during the For the Love of Art Gala.

3. David Wright LIVE 103 David Wright The Quiet Beat of Wings Donated by Bill & Susan Brogdon 2013, oil on panel, 17 x 20” Estimate: $12,000 to $16,000 Minimum bid: $8,500 David Wright has spent enough time in the woods on survival exercises to know how difficult a job it would have been for the mountain men who trapped beaver, so that gentlemen in Europe could have warm and stylish hats. He also spent a year in Vietnam, which was an impactful experience.

3. Clyde Aspevig Live 104 Autumn Sky 2018, oil on linen, 14 x 18” Estimate: $7,000 to $9,000 Minimum bid: $4,500 Inspired by wide open spaces of the West, especially Wyoming and Montana, Clyde Aspevig creates landscape paintings that he hopes will encourage people to enjoy and conserve nature. He counts among his art heroes John Singer Sargent, Anders Zorn, and Winslow Homer. Born in Montana, he left for one year to teach art at Sandy Oregon High School, then returned to Montana with his wife, artist Carol Guzman, to paint full time. He also lived in Colorado for a while, but eventually returned to his beloved Montana.

LIVE 105 Jay Moore Shadow Play Stillwater Valley 2019, oil on linen, 18 x 24” Estimate: $7,000 to $9,000 Minimum bid: $4,000 Jay Moore cites a workshop he took with Clyde Aspevig (also in this auction) with helping him decide to abandon illustration and commercial art. Learning that many of the best artists painted directly from nature, developing preliminary sketches and color studies outdoors, he made it a priority to paint in the field, often from dawn to dusk. He was one of the first artists who put GPS coordinates on his paintings, eliminating the need for location speculation by future curators and collectors.

LIVE 106 John Buxton Standing Stone Trail, Recognizing Friends 2019, oil on linen, 24 x 18” Estimate: $9,000 to $11,000 Minimum bid: $5,000 John Buxton traces his family ancestry back to pre-revolutionary days, providing the central theme of his painting today. As an illustrator, John created a large amount of artwork for Robert Griffing who was an art director. Both Buxton and Griffing longed for the freedom to choose their own subjects. The role of painting history to both document, entertain, and educate allowed Buxton and Griffing the opportunity to redefine their careers and build their fine art resumes.

3. Guy Coheleach Live 107 Brink of Lower Falls/Raven 2020, oil on canvas, 24 x 30” Estimate: $14,000 to $18,000 Minimum bid: $7,500 Guy Coheleach is one of the top wildlife artists in the world. His career retrospective exhibition has been shown at nearly two dozen major museums, including the Booth. His paintings have received the Award of Excellence of the Society of Animal Artists eight times. He has also been the focus of articles in Reader's Digest and Saturday Evening Post. The book Big Cats: The Paintings of Guy Coheleach was a Book of the Month Club selection in 1982.

3. Bradley Schmehl Live 108 Prairie Preachin’ 2015, oil on canvas, 26 x 30” Estimate: $8,000 to $12,000 Minimum bid: $5,000 Bradley Schmehl was born and raised in Pennsylvania, surrounded by history. He was particularly interested in Civil War history and has created images recording many important moments from that time period. Two of his paintings hang in the Booth’s War is Hell gallery. Since 2010 he has diversified his subjects to include cowboys, landscapes, Native Americans and faith-based art.

3. Shawn Cameron Live 109 Springtime on the Sixes 2020, oil on linen, 18 x 24” Estimate: $3,500 to $5,000 Minimum bid: $2,500 Shawn Cameron’s family has been a part of Arizona’s ranching heritage for many generations. Her grandparents on both sides were there as early as the 1870s, establishing ranches, schools, and Indian Trading Posts. Her family continues to ranch in the northern regions of Arizona. Inspired by this history, Shawn has been drawing and painting horses and cattle since childhood.

3. John Gawne Live 110 Holding Dear 2021, oil, 22 x 28” Estimate: $4,000 to $6,000 Minimum bid: $2,500 After graduating from Notre Dame University with a degree in accounting, John Gawne worked as an accountant and later as a trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. In the early 1990s, collectors began to take note of drawings he had been creating in his spare time, and he decided to devote his full attention to his art. His Western landscape and Native American paintings have won many awards including the 2007 C. M. Russell Museum CEO Award.

3. Tom Browning Live 111 The Foreman n.d., oil, 28 x 14” Estimate: $7,000 to $10,000 Minimum bid: $4,500 2022 marks the 50th year of Tom Browning’s art career. His early works were scratchboard depictions of wildlife. The lessons learned working with limited color helped him become a better painter when he switched to oil painting. He has passed these lessons on to students in workshops and through his acclaimed book on better painting. He is a member of many important art groups including the CAA and the Portrait Society.

3. Dinner Party for 8 people Live 112 donated by Seth and Joyce Hopkins Estimate: $2,500 to $5,000 Minimum bid: $2,000 A private dinner for eight in your home prepared by Seth and Joyce Hopkins. They will bring the groceries, cook, serve, and clean up. You provide any alcohol. Over dessert, Seth will lead a discussion on Western art and answer questions well into the night. Expires November 30, 2022.

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3. David Wright Live 114 The Wagon Scout 2021, oil on panel, 24 x 20” Estimate: $14,000 to $18,000 Minimum bid: $10,000 David Wright created The Wagon Scout especially for the 2022 For the Love of Art Gala. He was inspired by Gala Chairs Joel and Karen Piassick choosing Westward Ho! as the gala theme. David has been involved with the Booth Museum since before it was even open to the public and has been a loyal supporter.