Fifty of Fifty: Bumblebee
Dorset Art Weeks opens tomorrow - I did it!
Thanks for visiting this auction page for my 50 at 50 challenge, if you’re not sure what the project is and what I’m trying to achieve, you can read more about it on the introduction page HERE. By navigating backwards and forwards through the blog, you can view all of the paintings that are available to bid on, with 50% of the profit going to the Dorset Wildlife Trust. Today I am pleased to share the FIFTIETH in the collection, Bumblebee.
If you are reading this blog for the first time or have returned to see more of the collection, then thank you so much for your interest in my work, it means a great deal and you might like to know a little more about this piece? I cannot believe I got to the fiftieth and so it had to be, didn’t it? A bumblebee, and who guessed that it would be the last painting? If you know me well then you will know of my affinity with bees of all kinds, how important they are to me and their significance as a symbol of diligence, the city of Manchester and even my husband’s nickname. Therefore it seemed fitting to create a special piece for the last entry in the collection.
All the details of how you can bid on the paintings are detailed below the image, or you can read about them HERE. Thank you so much for all your support during this project, there are still two weeks to bid on the painting of your choice, I look forward to sending them all to their new homes, Ali
Bumblebee
HOW TO BID:
Below you will find the full details of how you can bid on a piece in the 50 at 50 collection, helping Ali to raise money for Dorset Wildlife Trust.
Find the Auction blog. YOU ARE ALREADY HERE AND CAN MOVE ON TO STEP 2.
On this website, under the 50 at 50 menu is a page titled ‘50 at 50 - The Auction’, a shortcut can be found HERE.
Navigate to this page, scroll through the blog posts until you discover a piece you would like to invest in and click on the link to read more about it.Below the blog post is a comments box, please type your bid starting at £50.00 in the section and if someone has already bid, please increase the amount in whole pounds by supplying an additional comment. You will be required to input a name and email address, although no one but the website administrators can see your email address, and it will only be used to contact you when the auction has ended. If you wish to post anonymously, please see step 5.
The bids for ALL fifty paintings will close on SUNDAY 9TH JUNE 2024 when Ali will name the winning person for each of the paintings, please keep an eye on her social media and the individual blog post to see if it is you.
You will be invited to email Ali via alisoncboard@gmail.com (please add this address to your contacts) and she will give you the details of how you can pay (BACS, cheque, cash at the studio or credit card at the studio. We cannot take credit cards over the phone or receive PayPal due to escalating fees) and ask where you would like it to be shipped. If you require extra shipping insurance, that will be charged in addition to your winning bid. You will have seven days to reply to your email, after which Ali will contact the next highest bidder so please be prepared that you may still win the painting, even if your bid was not the highest.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR BID TO BE PLACED ANONYMOUSLY, Please contact Ali via the email address above with your name and the amount you wish to place and she will make the bid on your behalf in the comments, keeping your identity safe and secure.
Your painting will be shipped to you, mounted, backed and wrapped ready for you to frame and will measure 50cms by 50cms in the spirit of the 50 at 50 challenge. We will do our best to make sure it gets to you as safe as it possibly can but if you would prefer an extra level of insurance for an extra fee, please let us know in the conversation after the bids have closed.
All fifty paintings will go on display at Ali’s studio during Dorset Art Weeks, 25th May to the 9th June 2024 and therefore NO paintings will be available to purchase prior to those dates to uphold the integrity of the display.
Please ensure you have sufficient funds before placing your bid and your comment will be seen as compliance with these rules.
Thank you for reading this far, your support of Ali’s work and GOOD LUCK!