Date change for Figure drawing group

The Figure Drawing Group that was scheduled for Monday January, 8th at the EHCC, will be changed to Tuesday January 9th at the same time and location. This is due to an unfortunate scheduling conflict. I regret any confusion or other problems that this may have cause anyone. Looking forward to figure drawing with you all, a hui hou!! Amy Markham

Figure drawing class at the EHCC

Hau'oli Makahiki Hou!! 2007! Year of the Boar!! The Ironworks is no
longer offering Figure Drawing, and so Gerald Murai has decided to pick
up the ball. The new figure drawing groups will be held at the EHCC
(upstairs) starting Monday January 8th, from 6pm until 9pm. The fee
will be 10.00. Gerald has great ideas about sustained poses and
costumed models, so it should be interesting and different. Bring your
desired medium, easels, and whatever you need to make it work.. I
would also like to take just a second and send out a Mahalo Nui Loa to
David Hubbard at the Ironworks Building for his years of dedication to
the figure drawing group, keeping it together, and making it fun,
Mahalo David! A hui hou!! Amy Markham.

Hau'oli Makahiki Hou!!

That means Happy New Year, of course. My crazy ornaments were my favorite artwork from this year so I cobbled some together to print out as a New Years greeting, which I will send out in a leisurely manner. The gallery is closed for a week as we all needed some R 'n' R, even though Hilo seems bustling at this time of year. We'll pull it together again and perhaps even celebrate "first Friday" next week by staying open late.

Here I am in my studio and also in my garden. A hui hou! ('til we meet again)

Ornament Madness

The gallery windows are all festive now with handpainted AJ ornaments hanging and twirling from bamboo branches. I put so much work into them that I almost hate to sell them. Tuko, as usual much smarter than me, is coming up with designs that she prints off her computer and decoupages to the wood which makes them much less labor intensive. They should make it into the gallery any day now.

These pictures are of some of my experiments. This is my time of year to just play with colors and have fun with the paint, which I forget to do sometimes.

Plein Air at Alealea Point

Christmas ornaments

Arthur in his studio busy making beautiful one-of-a-kind ornaments.

Hilo Plein Air Group

Mike Sakamoto took these photos of the Hilo group painting the bayfront on a gorgeous Thursday. Our Gail Duituturaga paints a gem. click any photo to enlarge

Trip to Kona

Arthur and I went to Kona which I talk about on my own blog (click on the title here). We stopped in the Mauna Lani Hotel where you can stroll around and see Arthur's beautiful work hanging on their walls. Can you believe they put this chair in front of the painting?

PAPOH Pictures

I learned a lot from the visiting Plein Air Painters of Hawai'i. It's always good to be reminded that one's own style is not the only way to do a painting. It did seem that Big Island painters use a brighter palette than the others, which could be a source of pride except that designers and collectors often prefer more subtlety. Oh well, we do what we love.... Tuko posted many more and better pictures on her blog, tukoart.blogspot.com.

Painting Away

Tuko took these pictures of me painting in an aloha shirt (and I took this one of her) last week. We can't seem to stay away from our "office" at mile 17.