“It’s not what happens to you: it’s what you do with what happens to you” Chris Waddell

Artist Penelope Moore partners with Honorary Chairs of Red White & Snow, Shari and Garen Staglin of Staglin Family Vineyard and helps raise $28,000 for the National Ability Center in Park City, UT. The National Ability Center offers a multitude of sports and recreation programs for people with disabilities.

Penelope Moore, represented by Gallery MAR in Park City, UT, created a special painting for Red, White & Snow, an annual event to benefit the National Ability Center that took place March 10-12th 2011. Penelope was the featured artist during the event. Her painting Ruby Romance, oil on canvas, 24×18″ depicting a bottle of 2006 Staglin Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon with a bouquet of roses was the official artwork of the event and was used for the poster, website and gala schedule.

During the sold out Gala Dinner at Montage Deer Valley, Penelope’s original oil painting along with a 3L bottle of Staglin 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon and a one-of-a-kind experience that included a VIP tour & tasting, two night accommodations and a dinner for eight at the Staglin Family Vineyard Estate was featured in the Live Auction, Lot #12 – Under the Tuscan Sun, valued at $10,000.

As the evening progressed, it was evident that the room was filled with love, inspiration and enthusiasm. As the Live Auction moved forward the energy in the room began to swell and the numbers began to snowball. When Lot #12 came up on the auction block, the room was on fire. Shari and Garen Staglin approached the stage with their family, Penelope joined them, and an assistant showcased the painting. Garen presented a special invitation to partake in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity accompanied by “a beautiful rendition” of their 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon by Penelope.

Once they exited, Auctioneer David Reynolds lit up the stage. Numbers began to roll and roll. Within seconds the lot surpassed its $10,000 value and nearly tripled, selling for an all time record breaking number of $28,000. The room exploded with cheers and a standing ovation. This lot was the highest individual bid of the night and in the history of Red, White & Snow.

The weekend proved to be a huge success for the National Ability Center, who’s mission is to to develop lifetime skills for people of all ages and abilities by providing affordable outdoor sports and recreational experiences in a nurturing environment.

The National Ability Center makes the seemingly impossible possible.

http://www.DiscoverNAC.org

http://www.redwhiteandsnow.org

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Penelope Moore – Contemporary Still Life Paintings

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Gallery MAR artist Penelope Moore has just told us that she is the featured artist for this year’s “Red, White, and Snow,” benefiting the National Ability Center. Moore’s painting is featured in the program, as is her biography, and her painting of a bottle of Staglin Cabernet will be in the live auction with a bottle of the $185 wine. What a fabulous event for a great cause– if you are able to attend, you can look forward to meeting Penelope Moore at the event.

Red, White, and Snow is a three-day event celebrates some of the nation’s top chefs and finest vintners. The event offers a unique opportunity for culinary and wine connoisseurs, vintners, chefs, and skiers from across the country to mingle in an extraordinary setting. The weekend is made up of a variety of wine tastings, vintner dinners hosted at private homes in Park City and Deer Valley, three ski days at three different local resorts, and culminates with a gala dinner and auction. All proceeds from the event directly benefit the National Ability Center’s programs for individuals with disabilities.

Local Utah painter Penelope Moore is working on a new commission for the Eyrie Vineyards Winery in Oregon. Moore and her partner Aaron Memmott met this client at their “It’s a Lush Life” opening at Gallery MAR, last weekend, during the annual Park City Food and Wine classic. What a whirlwind of a weekend, as the artists went from the Main Street show, to the mountaintop for a wine tasting and auction, to the Taste of the Canyons (where they had an art booth and exhibition space).

A little background on this cutting-edge winery: In January 1965, after earning a degree in viticulture and oenology from UC/Davis, and research in Europe, a 25-year old named David Lett moved to Oregon “with 3,000 grape cuttings and a theory.” He planted the cuttings in a rented nursery plot, and went looking for the perfect vineyard site. It was the first planting of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and related varieties in the Willamette Valley, and the first Pinot Gris in America. The Eyrie Vineyards, founded by David and Diana Lett in 1966, is located in the Red Hills of Dundee, about 30 miles SW of Portland. It was named for the red-tailed hawks who make their home (EYE-ree) in the fir trees at the top of the first vineyard plantings. The winery is in nearby McMinnville.

Penelope Moore has created several commission for wineries and oenophiles alike, and this new work promising to be a warm, rich piece with tones of burgundies and canary yellow. The photo and still life set-up was created at Gallery MAR, as you can see from the image below (note the yellow wall). I can’t wait to see the beautiful, finished painting!

To honor and benefit the National Ability Center, Gallery MAR artist Penelope Moore has generously donated a gorgeous wine and roses painting for their annual Red White and Snow Auction. If Lail vineyards is one of your favorites, don’t miss out on your opportunity to bid to win this painting, seen below.

Penelope Moore, Black Cherry Bouquet, Oil on Canvas, 24″ x 18″, 2009

and

Your Very Own Bottle of J. Daniel Cuvee, a 2000 Napa Valley Red Wine

Combined Retail Value $2000

To learn more about the weekend’s programs, visit www.redwhiteandsnow.org or call the gallery at 435-649-3001.

Red, White & Snow is the premier fundraiser for the National Ability Center. Held March 12-14, 2009, the weekend-long event celebrates some of the nation’s top chefs and finest vintners. The event offers a unique opportunity for culinary and wine connoisseurs, vintners and skiers from across the country to mingle in an extraordinary setting.

The weekend is made up of a variety of wine tastings, Vintner Dinners hosted at private estate homes around Park City and Deer Valley, ski challenges and culminates with a mountain elegance gala dinner and auction.

All proceeds from the event go to directly benefit the National Ability Center’s programs and participants.

To read the full article, view our Press page or call the gallery for your own copy. Want to offer your home-for-trade to these enterprising artists? Visit their Craiglist advertisement for more information. See artwork by Penelope Moore and Aaron Memmott at Gallery MAR today.

Penelope Moore, “Nothing Better” Oil

Aaron Memmott, “The Helper” Oil