2019: The Art
Acrylic and Charcoal on Canvas
Collaboration by Artist Helen Kessler and ForKids Norfolk Kids
#epicgardenparty
This sneak preview of art was pre-framing.
These priceless pieces were beautifully framed at auction.
Lot 1: A Rainbow Garden
Acrylic on Canvas
by Tamari, age 10
"It's a rainbow garden. It's colorful and grows sparkles;
who can be sad in a place like that?
Lot 3: Good & Great
Acrylic on Canvas
Collaboration by Artist Solomon Isekeije and
The Children of Beyond the Bell Norfolk
"These colors make me feel good and great because I am an artist!"
Lot 5: Root to Rise
(12.5" x 24.5")
Beeswax on Canvas
Collaboration by Artist Letitia Lee and
The Children of Beyond the Bell Chesapeake
Lot 7: Love
Acrylic on Canvas
by Somalia, age 7
"It's simple, it's just all about love."
Lot 9: Tomato Allergy
Acrylic on Canvas
by Jordan, age 9
"That is a GIANT tomato plant. It grows really big tomatoes. I don't know why I painted it though, I can't even eat tomatoes. I'm allergic.
Lot 11: Epipetric
Hot Glass and Virginia Granite
Collaboration by Artist Matt Fine
and ForKids Kid Jeanecia, 14
Lot 13: Sarah the Star
Watercolor
by Divine, age 10
"This is Sarah and her cat. She had a wishing star that gave her the prize of being famous. Her cat is named "Ms. Dot". by the time her wish came true, she became the leader of the United States.
Lot 15: Here Comes the Sun
(48.5"x 48.5")
Acrylic and Charcoal on Canvas
Collaboration by Artist Helen Kessler and
ForKids Kids Norfolk
Lot 17: Vroom Vroom
Acrylic on Canvas
by Mark, age 10
"I'm going to invent this super-fast car. That's me driving it to the store to get parts to make it go even faster. Once it's fast I'm going to take it to get cheeseburgers at a Cowboys game."
Lot 19: Classic Buds
Collaboration by Robin Rogers, glass sculptor at The Chrysler Museum Glass Studio, and Taerion, age 13
"I'm painting a field of flowers. They aren't close up flowers though, they're the kind you'd find in an old movie." -Taerion
Glass Sculpture via Glassblowing and Flame-Working -Chrysler Museum Glass Studio and Taerion
Lot 21: The Whale under the Underpass
Acrylic on Canvas
by Leroy, age 7
"I'm going to paint a whale. I've never seen a whale but I've heard one before when the car drove under the highway."