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24th Annual Christmas Party '06
Sicily Opening Night 9.29.07
26th Annual Christmas Party/N.Italy opening 2008
28th Ann. Christmas Party/ Abruzzo Opening 2010
29th Ann. Christmas Party 2011/ Vietnam Opening
30th Annual Christmas Party 2012/ Croatia opening
31st Annual Christmas Party/Cuba Opening Night
32nd Annual Christmas Party/Argentia Opening
33rd Annual Christmas party/Italy III opening
 

Some snaps of collectors at openings, homes or offices.


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Left to right: Winona Judd, Willie Weeks, Naomi Judd and Valerie Seewald
Naomi Judd started collecting Seewald's, the year before this shot, back in 1993,

 


Kipp and Lisa Downing with their 40"x50" image,
framed to 40x60", of Butcher on Break, Venice, Italy '94. The piece,
a limited edition of only 10, with two now sold, currently runs $30,000
and will increase to $35k after the next sale. Kipp is the owner of Pacifica Del Mar
Restaurant at the Del Mar Plaza. He owns some 20 Seewald's now.

 


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Dr. Charles Cantor, Michael Seewald and Eric Yee at the Cuba opening, Dec. of 2013
They both sponsored Michael's trip to Cuba, purchasing the art sight-unseen.
Charles has some 46 originals now, and Eric is up to two. Come on Eric, you've got some catching up to do! ;?)

 


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Gloria and Steve Carlin, collectors/sponosors, with Dr. Charles Cantor, a
Cuba sponsor, and his friend Cristiane Honisch at our Cuba World Premier Release.

 


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Long time collectors John and Kelley Lefferdink have collected many Seewald images.
Here they pose with Michael at his gallery in Del Mar, California.

The image they pose with is the one the Lefferdink's sponsored, 'The Three Graces, Xian, China'
back in the mid-eighties. The original (this is one of a few 'reproductions'
left also) is valued at $100,000, and will increase to $500,000 after the next one sells.

 

 

             
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Lucca, '99
Sponsored by Paul and Mika Amato of Tehachapi, Calif..
Paul and Mika Amato are standing in front of the spot 10 years AFTER
Michael made their art there. Much has changed.
Many collectors go find the spot Michael made their sponsored image at.


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Dr Steven Wheeler and his wife Lauren with us at his home.
 A photo of their two daughters is behind us. He just ordered his second
Seewald, this one sponsored by Michael Orlando, "Moonrise, Venice".

 


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Drs Steven and Kimberly Dankworth pose with
Valerie Seewald as they hold the two images they
chose for Michael to enlarge for their home.

 


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Michael and his major sponsor of the Vietnam series,
Dr. Charles Cantor of Del Mar, CA, stand in front of 'Hanoi Train Depot',
one of the five he sponsored of this series. 29th Annual Christmas Party, 2011

 


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Michael and sponsor Ellen Breen with her new Vietnam diptych image.

 


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Pat O'day holds his new Umbria, Italy sponsored image
Joseph holding Jesus statue. December of 2006.

 

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Sichuan Province/ Tibet, China
opening night festivities, December 2005.

 


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Valerie poses with collectors Carol and David Goodell of Del Mar,
at our Sichuan Province/ Tibet opening night celebration, Dec. of 2005.

 

 


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Kari and Rob Greenwell, friends of the Seewald's,
with their favorite image from the new series Sichuan Province.

 


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Kari Greenwell, Sunshine and Valerie, opening night 12.'05.

 


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Valerie poses with collectors Frank & Cathy Weber of La Costa, Ca.

 


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Yuki  Sakata, Valerie, Sunshine, Theresa Sakata, Yuki's brother and his wife.

 


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Arnold Gibbs, Rick, Valerie and collectors Gloria and Steve Carlin,
collectors from Newport Beach, California.

 

Michael with collectors Charles Cantor and Jeanette Parson and her son Chris.

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October 9th and 10th, 2004 Opening weekend of the
Kenya, Africa/ Thailand series.

 

 

Glenda and Ron Mion of Carlsbad explain the finer points of this or that to
Karen Shields, a new sponsor, while her husband David does
the same behind them with Yuki (back to us).  Another couple
in the far back are to engrossed in the Seewald art to take
part in such nonsense!!


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Valerie Seewald on break, 10.10.04.

10.9/10.'04 Opening weekend of the Kenya, Africa/ Thailand series.

 

10.9/10.'04 Opening weekend of the Kenya, Africa/ Thailand series.

10.9/10.'04 Opening weekend of the Kenya, Africa/ Thailand series.

Michael poses with Paul and Gail Sakamoto, second time sponsors,
 and their new Thailand image on opening weekend.

 

10.9/10.'04 Opening weekend of the Kenya, Africa/ Thailand series.

 

10.9/10.'04 Opening weekend of the Kenya, Africa/ Thailand series.

 

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Multi sponsor Stan Webb of Wichita, Kansas in his office with his Venice
sponsored image "Burano" and his 2004 Seewald art calendar. 
His image was selected and ran as the September image,
besides also running on the cover. June of 2004.

His Moroccan sponsored image "Baker of Asilah" is scheduled
to appear in the 2005 art calendar.

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8.29.'04
New collectors/sponsors John and Mary D'Acierno
of Laguna Niguel join Valerie and Michael Seewald in a 'get to know
each other' luncheon at the Meritage Restaurant in downtown Encinitas. 
They had just signed up to sponsor the Abruzzo series after picking up
a framed reproduction for a relative.

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8.’04
Dennis and Sandy Lee of Encinitas
California pose with their grandchild and their
newly sponsored Seewald images of Venice.

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Terry, owner of Mariah's Restaurant in Carlsbad here, poses with Kurt Annweiler of
San Francisco.  Valerie and Kurt's wife Betty hold up the other end
of their new Monterey County, Calif. sponsored image 'Point Lobos'.
( A similar image chosen will appear in the 2005 Seewald Art Calendar.)

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12.26.'03

Loren and Byra Paulsen of Fairbanks Ranch, Calif.
with their framed  "Floating Cloud, Venice" image.

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11.'02
Linda Wade picking up her new sponsored image.
This image is scheduled to
appear in the 2005 Seewald art calendar.

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Misc. Images of collectors.

12.'02
Michael and Valerie help hold David and Carol
Goodell's new sponsored Japan image.
Their image did appear in the Seewald 2003 Japan series Art Calendar.

 

Steve and Gloria Carlin display their new Tuscany image.

 

The Seewald's pose with Mary and Rolf Benirschke. 
Their new Germany sponsored image, newly hung back in 1999, graces their living room now.
Rolf, for many years, was the leading kicker for the
San Diego Chargers and the best in the league.

 

Mary and Rolf Benirschke are narrowing down their selection from the Germany series. 

The one they finally picked is show above in their home, of course. 

Story of Rolf Benirschke

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Christmas of 2003
Studio Reception.

 

Theresa Sakata and Valerie.

 

Christmas of 2003 Studio Reception,
Unidentified guest, Valerie and Yuki and Theresa Sakata

 

 

Collector Dr. Charles Cantor of Del Mar poses with the Seewald's and his
newly sponsored image from the Venice, Italy series.

 

Neighbors David and Stella pose with collectors Linda and
Craig Woods of Encinitas, California.

 

Click these links to go to:

24th Annual Christmas Party '06
Sicily Opening Night 9.29.07
26th Annual Christmas Party/N.Italy opening 2008
28th Ann. Christmas Party/ Abruzzo Opening 2010
29th Ann. Christmas Party 2011/ Vietnam Opening
30th Annual Christmas Party 2012/ Croatia opening
31st Annual Christmas Party/Cuba Opening Night
32nd Annual Christmas Party/Argentia Opening
33rd Annual Christmas party/Italy III opening

 

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