4th in the Series of Commissioned Paintings by Famed Nature Artist, Thomas Brooks
Unveiled at CBC Saunders Real Estate BBQ Event
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Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate’s 4th annual BBQ gathered 250 clients, friends, media, and local and state officials for the unveiling of this special, commissioned painting. The event also featured the popular specialty home-cooked BBQ ribs and pork that are cooked by the Saunders Cook Team, led by Dean Saunders and Jimmie Allen.
Corporate Coldwell Banker executives attending were Kyle King, senior vice president of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC in Parsippany, NJ. State and local officials attending were:
· JD Alexander, Florida State Senator
· J. Michael Hunter, Judge, Tenth Judicial Circuit Court, Polk County
· Randy Wilkinson, County Commissioner – Polk County
· Sam Johnson, County Commissioner - Polk County
· James Clements, Mayor – City of Bartow
· Jack Dearmin, City Commissioner, City of Lake Alfred
· John Dame, City Commissioner - City of Lake Alfred
· Howard Wiggs, City Commissioner – City of Lakeland
The fourth painting in the commissioned series, The Saunders Collection: Natural Lands of Florida, was presented and guests were treated to a peek at the in-progress 2009 commissioned painting.
The 2008 painting, created by naturalist artist Thomas Brooks (www.thomasbrooks.com), joins three other Brooks' paintings in the collection. “As a 6th-generation Floridian, I appreciate the beauty of the land and have worked with Florida land for decades, either with conservation legislative work or in real estate. It is important to capture those images to share the natural beauty of our State with others,” says Saunders.
Brooks’ work is well-recognized nationally and is selected, among other commissions, by the Florida National Wild Turkey Federation to create a five-year series of paintings for the sponsor Print of the Year from 2007–2011. Thomas is chosen to exhibit as the featured artist at the 2009 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition in Charleston, South Carolina in February 2009, where Dean and Gina Saunders hope to attend at the invitation of the artist. The works of Thomas Brooks appear in many corporate, public, and private collections, and in many publications. At the event, each attendee received one of only 325 printed lithographs of the 2008 Brooks painting, that were signed and numbered by the artist. In addition, Saunders gave a large framed giclee reproduction of the painting to hosts, Leland and Wanda Young, whose location “The Barn at Leland & Wanda Young’s” was used for the festivities.
Photos of the event were taken by professional photographer, Cannon Kirby and energetic country music was provided by Jerry Mincey (www.jerrymincey.com).
Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate has sales associates covering the State of Florida and beyond. Known for their land deals, CBCSRE sales associates also are experts in conservation, commercial and industrial properties and land resource management.
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