Well-known Las Cruces artist Bob Diven is having a once-in-a-lifetime auction of over 90 works, including paintings, drawings, sculpture, and objects created over his 44 year career as an award-winning visual artist. Items include paintings created for The Doña Ana Lyric Opera, a clock made from the propellor of his crashed airplane, and the Robert the Rusty suit of armor he wore many times at The Doña Ana Arts Council's Renaissance ArtsFaire. There are paintings that have been included in regional and national juried exhibitions as well as unpublished drawings - something for anyone who has followed Bob's work over the years.

The auction is being offered by Mesilla Valley Estate Sales and is available for preview now through August 31st at their website: www.mvestatesales.com.

Bidding will begin at 6pm on Thursday, August 31 and begin to close at 6pm on Thursday, September 7th.