Auctioned Painting Raises £11,000 for the RNLI
‘Salcombe Morning’ 800 x 800mm Acrylic and Ink
‘Salcombe Morning’ is an original painting donated by Steve Kenna, and commissioned by the RNLI to raise funds in a silent auction for its 200th anniversary.
After being exhibited during November, the winning bid was announced at a lunch held at the Harbour Beach Club in South Sands - Steve was delighted to hear the auction was won by a magnificent offer of £11,000 from The Baltic Exchange which will go to the RNLI.
“The painting was originally imagined as a representation of one of the Salcombe RNLI’s many heroic rescues, demonstrating the phenomenal commitment, sacrifice and energy of the crews on those call-outs”, says Steve. “We decided however to explore a less well documented, but equally important, ingredient of that commitment by capturing a scene which might hold clues to the day-to-day vigilance, attentiveness and readiness of all who are involved with the phenomenal success of the RNLI operation, even on the finest, still days. I hope to have captured just a little of this. It was both an honour and a pleasure to be invited to play a part in this incredible celebration of the RNLIs two hundredth year.”