I contributed my original pencil drawing, Joven (”Youth”), to the successful fundraising auction in support of Avenue 50 Studio, L.A.’s much beloved community arts gallery located in the city’s Highland Park neighborhood. Not only have I had the pleasure of exhibiting at the gallery in the past, I’ve attended many wonderful exhibits and community meetings there over the years. The gallery has showcased multicultural artists on a local, national and international level, and has helped to launch careers for many emerging artists. Los Angeles would certainly be diminished without the presence of Avenue 50 Studio, so it was an honor to provide art to the fundraiser.

Participating artists in the auction included Raoul De la Sota, Margaret Garcia, Mark Steven Greenfield, CiCi Segura Gonzalez, Wayne Healy, Leo Limon, Jose Lopes, Poli Marichal, Gil Ortiz, the Estate of Anthony Quinn, Frank and Sharon Romero, Francisco Siquieros, Cindy Suriyani, J. Michael Walker, Jaime Zacarias (Germs), and dozens of other talented artists too numerous to mention here. If you’re in the Highland Park area of Los Angeles, consider visiting Ave 50 Studio, one of the city’s prized community galleries.

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