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  • Nina Anthony | Vita Nuova | mixed media encaustic | 12 x 9 | 100% donation by the artist | Starting bid $500, Buy it Now Price $800

    Nina Anthony | Vita Nuova | mixed media encaustic | 12 x 9 | 100% donation by the artist | Starting bid $500, Buy it Now Price $800
  • Bill Baron | Church at El Llano de San Juan | watercolor | 10.5 x 13.5 | 100% donation by the artist | Starting Bid $500, Buy it Now Price $800

    Bill Baron | Church at El Llano de San Juan | watercolor | 10.5 x 13.5 | 100% donation by the artist | Starting Bid $500, Buy it Now Price $800
  • Michelle Byrne | Luna Chapel Visitors | oil on linen | 14 x 18 | Scene at Couse-Sharp Historic Site | Starting Bid $1800, Buy it Now Price $3000

    Michelle Byrne | Luna Chapel Visitors | oil on linen | 14 x 18 | Scene at Couse-Sharp Historic Site | Starting Bid $1800, Buy it Now Price $3000
  • Angie Coleman | Old Adobe On A Ridge | woodblock print 18 x 18 | 100% artist donation | Starting Bid $400, Buy it Now Price $600

    Angie Coleman | Old Adobe On A Ridge | woodblock print 18 x 18 | 100% artist donation | Starting Bid $400, Buy it Now Price $600
  • Nicholas Coleman | Blackfeet Camp | oil on linen | 9 x 12 | 100% donation by the artist | Starting Bid $2500, Buy it Now Price $4000

    Nicholas Coleman | Blackfeet Camp | oil on linen | 9 x 12 | 100% donation by the artist | Starting Bid $2500, Buy it Now Price $4000
  • Susan Folwell | Taos Society of Artists Hard Hat | plastic, permanent ink | 100% donation by the artist | Starting Bid $100, Buy it Now Price $200

    Susan Folwell | Taos Society of Artists Hard Hat | plastic, permanent ink | 100% donation by the artist | Starting Bid $100, Buy it Now Price $200
  • Lenny Foster | Moon over Morada | color photograph | 12 x 22, Framed 19 3/4 x 29 3/4

    Lenny Foster | Moon over Morada | color photograph | 12 x 22, Framed 19 3/4 x 29 3/4
  • Aaron Garlick | Late Summer Clouds, 2020 | oil on linen | 12 x 16 | Image of El Salto near Taos | Starting Bid $1400, Buy it Now Price $2000

    Aaron Garlick | Late Summer Clouds, 2020 | oil on linen | 12 x 16 | Image of El Salto near Taos | Starting Bid $1400, Buy it Now Price $2000
  • Carol Guzman | Pronghorn | oil on linen | 14 x 11 | Starting Bid $1000, Buy it Now Price $1400

    Carol Guzman | Pronghorn | oil on linen | 14 x 11 | Starting Bid $1000, Buy it Now Price $1400
  • Ellen Beth Harper | Great Day on the Los Piños | oil on linen panel | 10 x 12 | 100% donation by artist | Starting Bid $1000, Buy it Now Price $1400

    Ellen Beth Harper | Great Day on the Los Piños | oil on linen panel | 10 x 12 | 100% donation by artist | Starting Bid $1000, Buy it Now Price $1400
  • Ann Huston | Winter Chamisa | pastel on artists sandpaper | 14.5 x 12.25 | view of Couse Home | donated by Dwight and Sabette Pitcaithley | Starting Bid $1000, Buy it Now Price $1600

    Ann Huston | Winter Chamisa | pastel on artists sandpaper | 14.5 x 12.25 | view of Couse Home | donated by Dwight and Sabette Pitcaithley | Starting Bid $1000, Buy it Now Price $1600
  • Peggy Immel | Up on the High Road | oil on linen panel | 12 x 16 | view near Vadito, NM | Starting Bid $1000, Buy it Now Price $1400

    Peggy Immel | Up on the High Road | oil on linen panel | 12 x 16 | view near Vadito, NM | Starting Bid $1000, Buy it Now Price $1400
  • Inger Jirby | Pink Tree at Irving Couse Studio | watercolor | 12 x 9 | Starting Bid $900, Buy it Now Price $2100

    Inger Jirby | Pink Tree at Irving Couse Studio | watercolor | 12 x 9 | Starting Bid $900, Buy it Now Price $2100
  • Elizabeth Jose | Little Powwow Dancer | oil on canvas panel | 12 x 24 | Scene at the Taos Powwow | Starting Bid $1500, Buy it Now Price $2400

    Elizabeth Jose | Little Powwow Dancer | oil on canvas panel | 12 x 24 | Scene at the Taos Powwow | Starting Bid $1500, Buy it Now Price $2400
  • Randall LaGro | Guardian | monotype | 5 7/8 x 4 3/8 | 100% donation by artist | Starting Bid $300, Buy it Now Price $500

    Randall LaGro | Guardian | monotype | 5 7/8 x 4 3/8 | 100% donation by artist | Starting Bid $300, Buy it Now Price $500
  • Jeremy Landau | 1941 Plymouth, Cuartelez, NM | photographic print | 24 x 30 | Starting Bid $1200, Buy it Now Price $2000

    Jeremy Landau | 1941 Plymouth, Cuartelez, NM | photographic print | 24 x 30 | Starting Bid $1200, Buy it Now Price $2000
  • Melinda Littlejohn | Arroyo Spring | oil on board | 6 x 8 | 100% donation by artist | Starting Bid $900, Buy it Now Price $1400

    Melinda Littlejohn | Arroyo Spring | oil on board | 6 x 8 | 100% donation by artist | Starting Bid $900, Buy it Now Price $1400
  • Jocelyn Martinez | Antelope House | black scratchboard | 11 x 14 | 100% donation by artist | Potter’s home on the north side of Taos Pueblo | Starting Bid $3000, Buy it Now Price $4000

    Jocelyn Martinez | Antelope House | black scratchboard | 11 x 14 | 100% donation by artist | Potter’s home on the north side of Taos Pueblo | Starting Bid $3000, Buy it Now Price $4000
  • Peggy McGivern | View from Virginia’s Garden, 2021 | acrylic and mixed media | 24 x 24 | 100% donation by the artist | Starting Bid $900, Buy it Now Price $2000

    Peggy McGivern | View from Virginia’s Garden, 2021 | acrylic and mixed media	| 24 x 24 | 100% donation by the artist | Starting Bid $900, Buy it Now Price $2000
  • Richard Alan Nichols | Whispers of the Past | oil on panel | 18 x 20 | 100% donation by the artist | Starting Bid $4000, Buy it Now Price $6000

    Richard Alan Nichols | Whispers of the Past | oil on panel | 18 x 20 | 100% donation by the artist | Starting Bid $4000, Buy it Now Price $6000
  • Paige Pierson | This Desert Is Theirs | oil on wood panel | 18 x 24 | Starting Bid $4000, Buy it Now Price $6000

    Paige Pierson | This Desert Is Theirs | oil on wood panel | 18 x 24 | Starting Bid $4000, Buy it Now Price $6000
  • Dean A. Porter | Storm Brewing | watercolor | 15 x 22 | 100% donation by artist | Scene at Taos Pueblo | Starting Bid $900, Buy it Now Price $1800

    Dean A. Porter | Storm Brewing | watercolor | 15 x 22 | 100% donation by artist | Scene at Taos Pueblo | Starting Bid $900, Buy it Now Price $1800
  • Ron Rencher | The Offering | oil | 16 x 20 | Starting Bid $3000, Buy it Now Price $5000

    Ron Rencher | The Offering | oil | 16 x 20 | Starting Bid $3000, Buy it Now Price $5000
  • Melwell Romancito | The Back Way to Your House | oil on canvas panel | 10 x 8 | 100% donation by artist | Starting Bid $600, Buy it Now Price $1000

    Melwell Romancito | The Back Way to Your House | oil on canvas panel | 10 x 8 | 100% donation by artist | Starting Bid $600, Buy it Now Price $1000
  • Geraint Smith | Taos Lone Tree, "The Welcome Tree" | photographic print | 10.75" x 16.75" Framed, 18" x 24" | 100% donation by the artist | Starting Bid $500, Buy it Now Price $800

    Geraint Smith | Taos Lone Tree, "The Welcome Tree" | photographic print | 10.75" x 16.75" Framed, 18" x 24" | 100% donation by the artist | Starting Bid $500, Buy it Now Price $800
  • Sonny Spruce | Silver and Kingman Spider Web Turquoise Cuff Bracelet | Approximate wrist size: 6 in.

    Sonny Spruce | Silver and Kingman Spider Web Turquoise Cuff Bracelet | Approximate wrist size: 6 in.
  • Gak Stonn | Taos Mountain Sunrise | infrared photography printed on archival canvas | 30 x 20 | 100% donation by artist | Starting Bid $700, Buy it Now Price $1200

    Gak Stonn | Taos Mountain Sunrise | infrared photography printed on archival canvas | 30 x 20 | 100% donation by artist | Starting Bid $700, Buy it Now Price $1200
  • Ryan Suazo | Sharing the Spotlight | acrylic on panel | 8 x 8 | 100% donation by artist | Starting Bid $300, Buy it Now Price $600

    Ryan Suazo | Sharing the Spotlight | acrylic on panel | 8 x 8 | 100% donation by artist | Starting Bid $300, Buy it Now Price $600
  • C.S. Talley | Ante la Sociedad (Before the Society) | oil | 11 x 14 | Starting Bid $1200, Buy it Now Price $1600

    C.S. Talley | Ante la Sociedad (Before the Society) | oil | 11 x 14 | Starting Bid $1200, Buy it Now Price $1600
  • Mike Vargas | Our Lady of Immaculate Conception | oil on handmade paper | 19 x 6 1/4 | 100% donation by artist | Starting Bid $400, Buy it Now Price $900

    Mike Vargas | Our Lady of Immaculate Conception | oil on handmade paper | 19 x 6 1/4 | 100% donation by artist | Starting Bid $400, Buy it Now Price $900
  • Lyle Wright | Turquoise Belt | turquoise, silver, leather concho belt | 44 inches long | Starting Bid $3000, Buy it Now Price $5000

    Lyle Wright | Turquoise Belt | turquoise, silver, leather concho belt | 44 inches long | Starting Bid $3000, Buy it Now Price $5000
  • Nina Anthony | Vita Nuova | mixed media encaustic | 12 x 9 | 100% donation by the artist | Starting bid $500, Buy it Now Price $800
  • Bill Baron | Church at El Llano de San Juan | watercolor | 10.5 x 13.5 | 100% donation by the artist | Starting Bid $500, Buy it Now Price $800
  • Michelle Byrne | Luna Chapel Visitors | oil on linen | 14 x 18 | Scene at Couse-Sharp Historic Site | Starting Bid $1800, Buy it Now Price $3000
  • Angie Coleman | Old Adobe On A Ridge | woodblock print 18 x 18 | 100% artist donation | Starting Bid $400, Buy it Now Price $600
  • Nicholas Coleman | Blackfeet Camp | oil on linen | 9 x 12 | 100% donation by the artist | Starting Bid $2500, Buy it Now Price $4000
  • Susan Folwell | Taos Society of Artists Hard Hat | plastic, permanent ink | 100% donation by the artist | Starting Bid $100, Buy it Now Price $200
  • Lenny Foster | Moon over Morada | color photograph | 12 x 22, Framed 19 3/4 x 29 3/4
  • Aaron Garlick | Late Summer Clouds, 2020 | oil on linen | 12 x 16 | Image of El Salto near Taos | Starting Bid $1400, Buy it Now Price $2000
  • Carol Guzman | Pronghorn | oil on linen | 14 x 11 | Starting Bid $1000, Buy it Now Price $1400
  • Ellen Beth Harper | Great Day on the Los Piños | oil on linen panel | 10 x 12 | 100% donation by artist | Starting Bid $1000, Buy it Now Price $1400
  • Ann Huston | Winter Chamisa | pastel on artists sandpaper | 14.5 x 12.25 | view of Couse Home | donated by Dwight and Sabette Pitcaithley | Starting Bid $1000, Buy it Now Price $1600
  • Peggy Immel | Up on the High Road | oil on linen panel | 12 x 16 | view near Vadito, NM | Starting Bid $1000, Buy it Now Price $1400
  • Inger Jirby | Pink Tree at Irving Couse Studio | watercolor | 12 x 9 | Starting Bid $900, Buy it Now Price $2100
  • Elizabeth Jose | Little Powwow Dancer | oil on canvas panel | 12 x 24 | Scene at the Taos Powwow | Starting Bid $1500, Buy it Now Price $2400
  • Randall LaGro | Guardian | monotype | 5 7/8 x 4 3/8 | 100% donation by artist | Starting Bid $300, Buy it Now Price $500
  • Jeremy Landau | 1941 Plymouth, Cuartelez, NM | photographic print | 24 x 30 | Starting Bid $1200, Buy it Now Price $2000
  • Melinda Littlejohn | Arroyo Spring | oil on board | 6 x 8 | 100% donation by artist | Starting Bid $900, Buy it Now Price $1400
  • Jocelyn Martinez | Antelope House | black scratchboard | 11 x 14 | 100% donation by artist | Potter’s home on the north side of Taos Pueblo | Starting Bid $3000, Buy it Now Price $4000
  • Peggy McGivern | View from Virginia’s Garden, 2021 | acrylic and mixed media	| 24 x 24 | 100% donation by the artist | Starting Bid $900, Buy it Now Price $2000
  • Richard Alan Nichols | Whispers of the Past | oil on panel | 18 x 20 | 100% donation by the artist | Starting Bid $4000, Buy it Now Price $6000
  • Paige Pierson | This Desert Is Theirs | oil on wood panel | 18 x 24 | Starting Bid $4000, Buy it Now Price $6000
  • Dean A. Porter | Storm Brewing | watercolor | 15 x 22 | 100% donation by artist | Scene at Taos Pueblo | Starting Bid $900, Buy it Now Price $1800
  • Ron Rencher | The Offering | oil | 16 x 20 | Starting Bid $3000, Buy it Now Price $5000
  • Melwell Romancito | The Back Way to Your House | oil on canvas panel | 10 x 8 | 100% donation by artist | Starting Bid $600, Buy it Now Price $1000
  • Geraint Smith | Taos Lone Tree, "The Welcome Tree" | photographic print | 10.75" x 16.75" Framed, 18" x 24" | 100% donation by the artist | Starting Bid $500, Buy it Now Price $800
  • Sonny Spruce | Silver and Kingman Spider Web Turquoise Cuff Bracelet | Approximate wrist size: 6 in.
  • Gak Stonn | Taos Mountain Sunrise | infrared photography printed on archival canvas | 30 x 20 | 100% donation by artist | Starting Bid $700, Buy it Now Price $1200
  • Ryan Suazo | Sharing the Spotlight | acrylic on panel | 8 x 8 | 100% donation by artist | Starting Bid $300, Buy it Now Price $600
  • C.S. Talley | Ante la Sociedad (Before the Society) | oil | 11 x 14 | Starting Bid $1200, Buy it Now Price $1600
  • Mike Vargas | Our Lady of Immaculate Conception | oil on handmade paper | 19 x 6 1/4 | 100% donation by artist | Starting Bid $400, Buy it Now Price $900
  • Lyle Wright | Turquoise Belt | turquoise, silver, leather concho belt | 44 inches long | Starting Bid $3000, Buy it Now Price $5000

Items to be offered in the silent auction during La Luz de Taos, the Seventh Biennial Couse Foundation Gala and Art Sale, May 21, 2022, at El Monte Sagrado Resort in Taos, NM. More works to be added as images and information come in. Proxy bidding is available; call 575-751-0369 to make arrangements.

See our Live Draw Sale preview at LaLuzdeTaos.org

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