DONATION ART
About the Artist, Margie Lopez Read
Art has been important to me for as long as
I can remember, and I have been doing paintings
since I was 10 years old. I am a product of
the 50’s and 60’s, and was influenced
by many artists contemporary to those days.
I believe that art is at its best when it teaches,
records a memory, tells a story, or provokes
thought. For this reason, almost all of my pieces
are accompanied with a story. My goal is to
use art as a means to raise funds for programs
that improve the condition of our world.
Art is life and not worth much unless it helps
make things just a little bit better in one
way or another.
In my Donation Art transactions, I trade original
paintings and or can trade excellent quality
prints made from those same paintings. Some
of my works are 3-D, and the originals are traded
for a donation. On occasion, I work with Jay
Schreider who transforms pieces of wood into
creative shapes for my paintings. Those are
also available for trade with a check made out
to a worthwhile organization.
Over the years this has included raising funds
to help Doctors Without Borders, UNICEF, and
other humanitarian aid programs through the
world. I also trade my works for donations to
education scholarships and other local programs
where I live and work: El Dorado County (California),
Lane County (Oregon) and also in Moab (Utah).
Contact me if you are interested in making
your donation via trade for one of my paintings,
prints or 3-D pieces. Contact me via this website,
or through my email address: bread1@comcast.net.
Also, please email me if you wish to receive
notification of new art pieces as they become
available.
Contact me about your purchase/donation or if you
have any questions: bread1@comcast.net
Please email
me if you wish to receive notification of
new art pieces as they become available.