Startprice 8.5 SBD! Auction of original watercolor by Gabriela Esquivel

Here I am supporting @steembay initiative with one of my favorite original watercolor painting called: "Dancer of Freedom I".

Starting bid for this original watercolor painting is 8.5 SBD.

Your bid is for:

A completely hand painted, wood and glass framed 8" x 10" watercolor

It is part of the collection "Garden of Freedom" which is about dancers performing in a field of giant flowers. The dancers feel at one with nature and at times they blend into the natural background. I've always been fascinated by the metamorphosis of the live cycles of butterflies. In this collection the dancers are going through the same type of transformation.

(Detail of the watercolor artwork)

The watercolor comes framed and includes a certificate of authentication signed by the artist.

Have a look at the photos, and feel free to ask questions in the comment section!

Auction will run for 7 days-- till this post expires.

So here's how bidding works:

Reply (directly) to this post with "bid x" (where x is the amount you are willing to bid in SBD). Decimals have to be written with a period instead of a comma (5.9, NOT 5,9). Wait for the bot to log in the bid (it will tell you in seconds if it worked... sometimes it takes up to a minute due to transaction failures of the system)

If someone bids higher than you, the bot will reply to your post and reference your username.

The bot will reply to each accepted bid, stating what is actual highest bid and who is the high bidder. The bot will also reply when you are overbid, and state the new high bidder.

If you need to retract your bid just enter "revoke bid"

"Normal" (non-auction) comments will not interfere with the auction, and will not make you a bidder! Upvotes are welcome and accepted with gratitude as any rewards from this post will help cover the cost of shipping the item.

Shipping is FREE to the USA.

INTERNATIONAL Shipping: This is a little more complicated. The flat fee is 4 SBD.

After the Auction:

Payment for winning bid (+ postage costs for non-USA winners) will be in SBD. I will need the winning bidder's contact/shipping information, which we can either exchange via Steemit.chat.

Once I have your information, you can pay via direct wallet transfer, and I will ship your item.

I appreciate your interest, and good luck in the auction!

About SteemBay: (thanks to @denmarkguy for the explanation)

@steembay is basically an auction/for sale utility bot in the manner of eBay, except it runs within the confines of the Steemit ecosystem, and payment is in SBD... so it's an opportunity to actually use your SBD for something other than buying Steem or BTC! And it's a chance for us to develop and support our own economy here!

To learn more about Steembay, there's both the original introductory post, as well as a quick tutorial.

To see what other people are offering, visit @steembay and click on the most recent "Daily Report of Steembay" post... or you can simply click on the#steembay tag.