GON 2025 Benefit Auction For Kourageous Outdoor Kids
Our mission behind these original paintings is to preserve our rich outdoor heritage and expand our GON community through a shared reverence for nature and God's handiwork. Each piece is a tribute to the traditions we hold dear, with proceeds supporting efforts to ensure our love for the land and its stories are passed down for generations to come.
The 2025 GON painting "A Vision of Heritage" is available for auction. This one-of-a-kind commissioned painting was inspired by the Grand Prize winner of the GON photography contest, Chase Turner. Chase entered a photograph of his son, Lawson, drinking an orange Fanta under an oak tree after harvesting his first turkey. This little boy’s face is lit up from the pure happiness after taking his first bird just minutes before the photograph was taken.
Lita Gatlin, a native of Georgia now living in Charlotte, North Carolina, began drawing in pencil and ink at an early age and transitioned into the oil medium after college. Lita partnered with GON on this commissioned piece. "My interest in the outdoors started early as a daughter of someone who appreciated and respected all things of nature," said Lita. "No matter where we went, my dad was always pointing out animal tracks, identifying fowl in flight, and teaching me to respect nature. He ultimately became a manager at the Ocmulgee WMA which taught me so much about the importance of land and game management."
“The beauty and colors of the natural world around us provide the most inspiration for my painting,” says Lita. “I am always amazed at the colors in nature and how they constantly change with daylight and atmosphere.”
Proceeds from the 2025 auction will go directly to Kourageous Outdoor Kids, www.kourageousoutdoorkids.org, in memory of Broc Moore.
