Friday, April 29, 2016

Title this painting and it's yours....(Contest ends May 03, 2016)


TITLE THIS PAINTING...and it's yours!
This is part of the April 1st grand opening benefit from our Portsmouth, NH gallery.  It's simple...Title this painting, if your title is chosen, you win the painting.
​It cost $20 per guess, with 100% of the proceeds going to benefit artist Alastair Dacey who was displaced by a house fire in January.  The painting is a (6x8") oil on wood panel painting by Todd Bonita, framed as you see it here in the photo from our opening.  Retail value is $600.  An outside judge will choose the winning title.  Author, Illustrator, Artist, Photographer, Bruce McMillan, who has forty-five honored Childrens Book to his resume has been chosen to be the judge of the "Best Title" for this painting.  Bruce will not see the name of the person guessing, he will only see the title to insure an unbiased decision.  Submissions accepted until May 03, 2016 with winner announced Friday, May 06, 2016 at our First Friday Art walk event at our Portsmouth Gallery, 39 Ceres Street...Opening from 5 - 9.  We will announce the winner here and on our website; www.toddbonitagallery.com 
and include a list of some of our favorite titles as well.  Check back to see...
To Submit a guess:
* Come to the Gallery in person by May 03, noon.  
*Contact Todd Bonita via phone (603) 819-9100 or email at tmbonita@gmail.com.