2 Art Workshops
1 Art Lecture
3 Paint Outs
1 Youth Paint Out
7 Art Sales
2 Art Discussion Panels

The event’s mission is to foster an appreciation for plein air (outdoor) painting for Maui visitors and residents while supporting art activities within our community.

Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational
This weeklong event highlights 24 professional plein air painters from throughout Hawaii, the US Mainland, and Australia. The painters capture the images of Maui – its people, its beaches and ocean scenes, its majestic mountains and valleys, and its historical buildings.

Participating Artists
Participation is by invitation only. Invitations are extended to established professional artists that excel in the category of plein air painting. Each year a Selection Committee evaluates those interested and qualified to participate.

Event Organizers
Event Founder & Co-Founder of Islanders – Ronaldo Macedo – Artist
Event Organizer – Lois Reiswig, Maui Arts League – President

Committee Members – Bryant Neal, Ann Ahlbrecht, Darice Machel McQuire, Lee Reiswig, Ann Pistillo, Janet Plumlee, Jill Gage and many additional dedicated volunteers.

PRE EVENT WORKSHOP WITH MICHELE USIBELLI

Cost: $450 Base Workshop Price + $12 Processing/Handling Fee + $16.66 HI Exec. Tax

Location: Classroom plus field locations – directions provided
Optional Meet & Greet: TBD

WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:

Michele’s artwork is well known for its vibrant, captivating brushwork and passionate color. Her unique style and approach to painting is highly recognizable and her ability to capture a diverse subject matter in oil, acrylic and gouache has made her a much sought after instructor. She has become so popular that many of her workshops attendees want to learn the techniques she incorporates to make her paintings come alive. Michele’s background and career in architecture and her extensive background in drawing, enables her to explain, and show through her demonstrations, the complete painting process from initial conception, to design to paint application. Her students leave her workshops with a solid understanding of composition, design, color theory, the importance of value & temperature shifts and the significance hard and soft edges play in creating a successful painting. Another important element Michele brings to her workshops is the ability to use one’s plein air experience to enhance an artist’s studio work, focusing on the lessons learned from painting from life and how these lessons translate to the studio. Michele’s work has been showcased in the following publications: Southwest Art, American Art Collector, Western Art Collector, Fine Art Connoisseur, Plein Air Magazine, Western Art & Architecture, International Artist Magazine and others.

BRING PAINTINGS TO LIFE!
Join us in beautiful Maui for this intense and fun filled 3 day plein air workshop. The class will start with an abbreviated lecture on the fundamentals of sound painting, including a discussion of drawing, value, design and color. Michele will also do a short demo each morning and then the group will spend the day painting the natural beauty of Maui.

Michele’s award winning artwork has shown in both group and gallery exhibitions, in regional, national and international juried exhibitions and has won numerous awards. Her artwork is found in Museum collections and public & private collections throughout the world. Michele is a member of the following organizations: Oil Painters of America/Signature Member, American Impressionist Society/Signature Member, California Art Club/Artist Member, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association/Signature Member, Salmagundi Club/Artist Member. Michele is known for her highly personalized and positive approach to teaching.

Her workshops are popular throughout the United States and abroad. Michele’s workshops don’t end with the last day of class, she makes herself available to all of her students for critiques and feedback on an ongoing basis long after the workshop is over.

See more of Michele’s work at www.micheleusibelli.com