The Islanders, the Hawaii Plein Air Group,
hosted and put together the first annual Maui Plein Air Invitational this
February. The event was a big success. Here are a few pictures of
the artists and their paintingsfrom 2008 and 2007. Some of the great plein air artists and
their plein air paintings.
2007
A great show with a great cast of artists from
all around the world. Below are a few shots of the 2007 event.
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Hosted by the Village Gallery Maui |
The cast!! |
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Ken Auster's view above Hana |
Billy O'Donnell did some amazing work |
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Another Billy O |
Brian Blood Lahaina Backstreets |
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Pierre Bouret Surf Check |
Pierre Bouret's view form the Hana Hill |
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Saim Caglayan Hana Coast |
Darrell Hill's take on the harbour |
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Laurie Kersey painted a plein air beauty |
Jacobus Bass at the harbour
"Best of Show" |
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Ronaldo Macedo Honolua Bay |
Mark Brown working hard!? |
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Mary Pettis catches some afternoon light |
And Mary Pettis at night |
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Dan Pinkham painted beautifully |
Another Dan Pinkham beauty |
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The opening quick draw crowd at the Ritz |
Randal Sexton looking stoked |
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Another Randall Sexton making the mundane beautiful |
Kate Starling rocked upcountry |
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Kate Starling down in Lahaina |
Ronaldo Macedo Puamana Point |
Austers Tool |
Dan Pinkham at the quickdraw |
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Pinkham from Upcountry Maui |
Kate Starling at the quickdraw |
The Gang |
 Debra Huse
quickdraw |
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Ken Auster hard at it |
Auster's brushes are a thing to behold |
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One of Austers Paintings |
The Auster quick draw painting |
Linda & Jean Stern, Director of the Irvine Museum and juror for the show |
Saim Caglayan with his Irvine Museum Award winner |
Randall Sexton Artist Choice Award |
Randall Sexton Irvine Museum Award |
Jan Bushart quick draw Start Me Up!!! |
Billy O looking good |
Jeff Horn's Red Canoe great painting |
Saim Caglayan quick draw |
Jeff Horn Maui cliffs |
Ronaldo Macedo hard at work |
John Cosby at the quick draw |
Mary Pettis quick draw |
Michael Obermeyer with his Irvine Museum award painting |
Ronaldo with his beauties and a Irvine Museum Award |
Michael Obermeyer West Maui Painting |
Jacobus Baas doing a nice one for the quick draw |
Great painting by Lynn Gertenbach |
Billy O'Donnell firing the canons |
Darrell Hill |
Michael Obermeyer |
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Jeanette LaGrue at the quick draw |
Great painting by Debra Huse |
