A mini-retreat using creative experiences to empower, heal and open… February 8th-10th, 2013 Waimea, Big Island of Hawai’i Leave with a painting, a poem, a swing to your hips and a song on your lips. Have you lost your connection to your inner wisdom? Would you like a space to explore your soul’s desires? Find your unique voice and express it? Join ... Read more
Events
Artwork Chosen to Represent Cherry Blossom Festival
This year's Waimea Cherry Blossom Festival planning committee announced the selection of artwork to represent the 20th Annual Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival. "Cherry Blossom Snows," a painting by internationally exhibited Hawaii Island artist Aelbert Aehegma, will grace the cover of the souvenir program and also be featured on the commemorative event poster. This impressionistic style ... Read more
Watercolor Workshops with Tracy Lewis
Painting Tropical Fish February 8th, 10am-4pm Kohala Intergenerational Center at Kamehameha Park, Kapa'au This is a great class for beginners to advanced watercolorists. You will learn glazing and wet into wet techniques, how to keep your colors clean and bright and more! Cost $100. Painting Portraits in Watercolor February 9-10 (2 days), 10am-4pm Kohala Intergenerational Center ... Read more
How to Present Your Art Digitally, Workshop with Susan Harris
Are you unsure how to "capture" your paintings or other art in digital form for print or email/web? Are you frustrated when trying to take a "good" photograph of your work? Would you like some tips on working successfully with digital image files? Join Susan Harris in a 3 hour workshop open to all WAC members. Depending on the interests of the participants, topics may include image ... Read more
Artwork by Collie Will, January 2-26, 2013
During the month of January, the Firehouse Gallery will feature artwork in oils, acrylics and watercolors by Columbine "Collie" Will. Collie was born in Odessa, New York. She grew up on a dairy and chicken farm in upstate New York. Her family moved to Richfield, Utah when she was 15 years old, where her Dad was the airport manager. He always was interested in flying and flew his airplane ... Read more
Website Redesign
Aloha! It is 2013. A new year, a new website. Mahalo Kathy Lukens for your tireless work on the website these past couple years. Playing with html can make anyone run in mind circles. I have spent hours and hours myself trying to untangle some invisible cyber-knots. The new website is growing and changing, as we all do. Keep an eye out for tweeks here and there as we are up and running ... Read more