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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – This year's Lake County Wine Auction will be a fun-filled evening under the stars at Cache Creek Vineyard and Winery, and artist John Clarke celebrates the occasion in his latest signature poster.
“In this year's poster we see a group of musicians performing in a vineyard setting,” said Clarke. “The background is a typical Lake County landscape.”
Clarke's art has been featured on Lake County Wine Auction posters for the past 16 years.
He calls his work for the Wine Alliance a labor of love. “I really like doing this even though it gets more and more challenging to think of something new. Still, every year something comes to me.”
Over the years, Clarke has captured the essence of the event's various venues and the color of the local wine industry with his unique style of watercolor on silk painting.
People seem to respond to the brightness of his work, which often brings in the highest bids.
Last year, Clarke's painting of a woman on horseback riding through a vineyard brought in $6,000.
In the coming weeks, this year's poster, featuring Clarke's new painting will go on sale at venues around the county and Clarke will be available to sign copies of the poster at the auction.
This year's poster may be purchased for $20, with proceeds going to the beneficiary organizations and programs associated with the Lake County Wine Alliance.
The painting itself may be viewed at the Saw Shop Bistro in Kelseyville.
The Lake County Wine Auction will be presented on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Cache Creek Vineyards, with Don and Margie Van Pelt named the event's honorary co-chairs.
This is the 16th year that the Lake County Wine Alliance has sponsored this major fundraising event in support of the arts, health and community in Lake County.
In that time, $1,177,802 has been raised for local programs.
Tickets for the Wine Auction, at $150 per person, are available by calling the Wine Alliance at 866-279-WINE or online at www.winealliance.org . See the Web site for more details and reservations.