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Schedule of Events
February 17 / noon - 3 pm Kick-Off Paint Out
Artists kick off event with a paint out at Fleming Beach, including Ritz- Carlton, Kapalua vicinity
February 18 - 22 Artists Paint Maui on Location
Painters will be seen all over Maui capturing the unique Island landscape and lifestyle.
February 20 / 7 pm Jean Stern's Lecture
Executive Director of The Irvine Museum and the author of many books on early and contemporary plein air painting in America, Jean Stern's lecture at Pioneer Inn, Lahaina
February 21 / 3 pm Maui no ka oi Sunset Paint Out
Artists will paint at 505 Front Street beach vicinity.
February 23 / 9 am Starbucks Lahaina Quick Draw
All 25 artists converge at Lahaina Harbor to paint from 9am to 11am.
February 23 / 6 pm - 9 pm Opening Gala Reception
Gala Reception unveiling works from the week and the Quick- draw. Public gets first glimpse to purchase works.
February 24 / 9 am - 11 am Coffee and Pastries with the Artists
Artists replace sold works with fresh new works and hang out to greet the public once again.
February 24 - 25 Plein Air Paintings on Display
Paintings are on exhibit for sale throughout the weekend. Show comes to an end Sunday evening.
This coming February 17, 2007, twenty five artists from Hawaii and the Mainland converge on the Island of Maui for the second Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational. Plein Air artists will be seen painting everything from Maui's pristine beaches, plantation houses and upcountry vistas to Lahaina's bustling harbor and town scene. From Kapalua to Ho'okipa, the public will have opportunities to meet the talented artists and watch them at work.
The event kicks off on February 17 at Kapalua, with an artists' breakfast orientation at the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, followed by a paint out at Fleming Beach, including hotel vicinity. The freshly painted 25 works of art will be on display at Village Galleries, Kapalua throughout the week to view and purchase by collectors and art lovers.
Following the Kapalua paint out the artists will fan out and paint from sunrise to sunset for 5 days.
The week climaxes on Friday, February 23 at the "Starbucks Lahaina Quick Draw". This is when the 25 artists will begin a painting at 9:00 am and finish it by 11:00 am at the Lahaina Harbor. Friday evening three of their best paintings from the week plus the Quick-draw painting will be unveiled, framed at "Village Gallery Contemporary" Gala Reception. At this "Friday Night is Art Night" Gala event collectors and art lovers will have a first glimpse to view and purchase the fresh work. On Saturday morning artists will replace sold works from friday night with fresh new works. Collectors will have a second opportunity to meet the artists at this morning's "Coffee and Pastries with the Artists" at the gallery. The show then runs thru Sunday.
The 25 top participating artists are made up of Hawaii artists and guest artists from the Mainland. Participating Artists include: George Allan (Maui), Mary Pettis (Minnesota), Darrell Hill (Big Island), Mark Brown (Oahu), Ronaldo Macedo (Maui), John Burton (Arizona), Debra Huse (California), Betty Hay Freeland (Maui) Billy O'Donnell (Missouri), and Macario Pascual (Maui) to name a few.
This event is being hosted by ISLANDERS (a contemporary plein air group recording the life and landscape of Hawaii) with the help of Starbucks, Village Galleries, The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua and The West Maui Cultural Council. New sponsors to be announced at a later date.
This event again promises to deliver the strongest body of plein work ever produced and exhibited on the island of Maui. The diversity and caliber of the artists participating are unprecedented. All events are open to the public.
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Participating Artists
George Allan - Maui
Ken Auster - California
Jacobus Baas - Oahu
Brian Blood - California
Pierre Bouret - Kauai
Cynthia Britain - California
Mark Brown - Oahu
John Burton - Arizona
Saim Caglayan - Kauai
Mike Carroll - Lanai
Betty Hay Freeland - Maui
Darrell Hill - Big Island
Debra Huse - California
Laurie Kersey - California
Carleton Kinkade - Maui
Greg LaRock - California
Jeanette Le Grue - California
Ronaldo Macedo - Maui
Billyo O'Donnell - Missouri
Macario Pascual - Maui
Mary Pettis - Minnesota
Dan Pinkham - California
Randall Sexton - California
Kate Starling - Utah
Martin Wessler - Kauai
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