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MAY 25, 2022
When The ARTS at Marks Garage put out a call for artists to participate in its ICONIC O‘AHU: Buildings, Beaches and Backroads ex- hibit, 37 artists responded and many were Windward resi- dents. It seems that the Wind- ward side is blessed with an abundance of talented artists.
BY MARYANNE LONG
Windward Artists Showcase Iconic O‘ahu Sites
paint and molding paste to mimic the movement of the ocean, and then embroidered florets in the profile of a wom- an looking out to sea.
Solstice, which is on display in the ICONIC O‘AHU show. From the intersection of Pali Highway and Hāmākua Drive in Kailua (Kalapawai Mar- ket corner), he painted the sunlight coming through Pali Pass on the winter solstice.
art lovers will see the beauty of both O‘ahu and Moloka‘i as well as the talent of their artists. The ARTS at Marks Garage, located at 1159 Nu‘uanu Ave., is open noon- 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Downtown Art Center, second floor gallery, at 1141 Nu‘uanu Ave., is open 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesdays-Sundays. Both ven- ues will have Fourth Friday (May 27) events until 8 p.m.
MaryAnne Long is an art- ist, art instructor, art collec- tor and curator. Reach her at malong@hawaii.rr.com or longlostart.weebly.com.
One such is Anna Blair who resides in Kailua and is married to a U.S. Marine. She was raised in Mississippi, so often her work is inspired by her Southern roots. Yet, as a military wife, she has been able to travel the world and is inspired by the nature and cultures that surround her. Her artworks in the ICONIC O‘AHU show have an unusu- al element to them. Instead of painting a piece exclusively with a brush, she embroiders with yarn right onto the can- vas.
Another Kailua-based artist is Dwayne Adams, who can often be seen with his easel along backroads, city streets or beaches painting what catches his eye.
“The image represents a beginning and an end with the sun’s southward travel and its northward travel; and also commemorates the uni- fication of Hawai‘i by King Kamehameha I, the pass be- ing the site of Kamehameha’s 1795 battle to secure O‘ahu,” he says.
“I love the ocean, and this painting is an expression of that,” Blair says.
“After years practicing as a landscape architect, often providing quick sketches in public settings to represent building plans, I settled on watercolor as a prime con- veyance of possible solutions to public projects,” Adams shares.
While The ARTS at Marks Garage has been featuring O‘ahu artists in May, 12 Moloka‘i artists have been adorning the walls and podia of Downtown Art Center one block makai on Nu‘uanu Ave- nue. By taking in both shows,
Kailua Solstice is a watercolor by Kailua-based artist Dwayne Adams. IMAGE COURTESY DWAYNE ADAMS
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For her Follow The Sea painting, she used acrylic
Catching the light is what often sets Adams’ work apart from others, as seen in Kailua
(Above) Anna Blair is a mixed-media artist from Kailua who embellishes paintings with elements embroidered directly in the canvas. PHOTO COURTESY TAYLOR MICHELLE (Right) Follow the Sea by Blair is an artwork that consists of acrylic paint, molding paste and embroidered florals.
IMAGE COURTESY ANNA BLAIR
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