Maui Open Studio Opening

The Opening for Maui Open Studios is tomorrow night -

Saturday, February 6th, from 5 - 8 pm 

Pa'ina Culinary Arts Center 

University of Hawaii Maui Campus 

Kahului. 

 It's going to be a much brighter venue - so come visit all of the amazing artists and talk story.... kisses too!  This is one of my most favorite events of the year.  I so look forward to meeting and talking to visitors and artists!  Can't wait - hope you'll join us!

Maui Open Studio

Maui Open Studios is beginning in less than two weeks!!!  I'm So excited!  Making paintings is generally such a solitary activity, so I really Love this event!  Talking story with everyone - old friends, amazing artists, new visitors...  I'll have materials at the ready for anyone who wants to try silver point drawing.  And lots of kisses 😉 - the chocolate kind of course  😊  
I'll be in the Courtyard of the amazing Hui No'eau on Baldwin Ave in Makawao!  Please come visit me and all of the other incredible artists for the Upcountry Weekend:  February 13 - 14 from 11 am to 6 pm. 
The opening for the event is February 6th from 5 - 8 pm at the Pa'ina Culinary Arts Center at University of Hawaii Maui Campus in Kahului.  That will include artists from all three weekends so please come see us there!
Can't Wait!!! 😃
Mahalo!

Much Ado...

 

Much ado about nothing as Shakespeare put it so eloquently.  Really - so much fuss over a cup.  Franky I think it's one of the best designs they've had in years.  Primarily because of it's simplicity!  Really - who looks at that cup and Doesn't think Christmas??  Their other designs look to me like a bad collection at a really sad garage sale or corner thrift store- just way too complicated.  Painful to look at all together really.

'Nough said...

Marketing Link...

I'd like to direct your attention to a really interesting guy, Sean McCabe.  He was homeschooled and has always had his own businesses - before he even graduated high school.  He has a Lot of information on marketing and ideas surrounding the life of creatives and offers classes on making a living doing hand lettering.

He also has a wonderful "Community" chat room that he runs with his wife, brother and a handful of other top professionals.  I've been a member for a couple of months and have met some terrifically interesting and professional people from all over the world.

His website is here at Seanwes

He also hosts Seanwes Podcast and Seanwes TV - both through iTunes.

If you're interested in a Lot of marketing information and a fresh approach I encourage you to have a look.  One of his motto's is "Full price or free" - so he does sell classes in lettering and marketing, but he also has a Ton of very useful information for free as well.

Working out a new one - almost Pau (finished)

I've almost finished a new one.  Love the Reds!  Added a transparent oxide red to my limited palette - makes for much richer darks with the phthalo blue...

Try it - Permanent Red, Cad Yellow Light, Phthalo Blue, Transparent Oxide Red and a white of your choice.  It really helps to premix secondaries and the key colors of your subject.  I also mix a yellow ochre, cad yellow deep, browns and a "black" etc...

For this painting I did add a cadmium scarlet - when it's posted in a few days you'll see why -

Three Kula Pumpkins

This painting was started on location at the Kula Country Farms pumpkin patch and finished in studio.  I was competing for these pumpkins with several hundred elated elementary kids - eventually they won!  Fun!

Process and Work

Though I have been admittedly negligent in my blog postings I have been working really hard!  I've been painting and drawing and designing for some new projects that will be announced in the future.

One thing I have been doing is posting Process Pics regularly to Instagram.  I've included a few in this post, but I highly recommend checking it out.  My Instagram user name is "Elizapainter" - (my middle name being Elizabeth.)   This is not about finished paintings, but about tools and sketches and studies and ideas and  - well, chronicling process... On an almost daily basis.

I've also been working out how to post from my iPad - I'm not at my computer too often but need to stay connected - obviously. Think I got it - by George.   Well - will see...

Been writing a lot too and some of those rumination a will be showing up in the future.

Thank you for reading.