Princeville Fine Art Festival & Fundraiser

Dawn Lundquist

a sample of Dawn's beautiful oil paintings

Millicent Cummings

Millicent's remarkable handmade necklaces

Helen Turner finishing up a plein air pastel painting

a sampling of Helen's colorful mini oil paintings

Leslie Hagen

more gorgeous clay work by Leslie

Dava Shepherd with her fun photography & photo pendants

Marlene Czajkowski

one of Marlene's breathtaking sculptures

Anna Skaradzinska's famous painted palm fronds

some painted tile work by Anna

a watercolor on wood painting by Susi Strom

Marionette

more of Marionette's work

unique paintings by Leslie Tribolet

Lilian de Mello with her wonderful photography

I hope you enjoyed our little "photo essay" of our Fine Art Festival which was held on Saturday, September 25, 2010. We were able to raise some funds for the Church of the Pacific's Outreach Program which supports a food pantry and community garden.

Mahalo Nui Loa to Jeni and Phil at Church of the Pacific, those who stopped by for a visit, and all the artists who participated!

Leslie Hagen

Welcome Leslie Hagen to Women Artists of Kauai! Leslie sculpts in clay and is most famous for her masks!

" My favorite thing is making sculptures and masks. Especially if they cause a giggle. Whimsical, funny, humorous, thought provoking and somethings bizarre would be appropriate words to describe my work. In between sculptures and masks I hop on the wheel and get lost in a spinning world. All the pieces in my Etsy shop have been hand sculpted, wheel thrown or a combination of both by me. All one of a kind. They are bisque fired and then glazed fired to cone 6. All the functional pieces are food safe. They can also go in the oven or microwave with care. And they can even go in the dishwasher, but like most things will last longer if hand washed."

Leslie has just finished working on her new website: http://lesliehagen.com/ .

Dawn Lundquist

Kee Enchantment 24x30 original oil on canvas (sold)

available in giclee on canvas ( embellished) and limited edition and open edition prints

Women Artists of Kauai welcomes one of our newest members, Dawn Lundquist! Dawn works exclusively with oils on canvas and panel and mostly paints en plein aire where she captures the majesty and tranquility of the ocean and its many moods, the serenity of the green velvet mountains, once so awesome in their volcanic fury, the dawns and sunsets that open and close each day.

Dawn began her art career as a teenager, and a young mother in Boulder, Colorado. Immersed in pottery, sculpture, paper maché, and living in Laguna Beach, California, she was inspired to paint by the supreme marine artist, Anton Gutnecth.

Mostly self-taught, she has been fortunate to be mentored and or inspired by William De Shazo, Anthony Casay, Stephen Sands and Joyce Clark. You will find her work in several hundred private and public collections worldwide, and in fine art galleries throughout the Hawaiian Islands.

Dawn is a multifaceted person who has reached pinnacles in, not one, but four careers; i.e., real estate investor; C.E.O. of a million dollar corporation; published author; and her now chosen career, fine artist. Her 20 years in Hawaii have served as a healing experience, She loves to share her experiences through her art.

Dawn's website is http://www.lundquiststudios.com/ and her newsletter is sent out every week or so with her progress on her “100 paintings in 100 days” project (sign up through her website).

Dawn is a member of www.lpapa.org , www.pleinairepaintersofhawaii.com , Kauai Outdoor Painters Association and Kauai society of artists http://www.art-ksa.com/ and her email address is dawn@lundquiststudios.com .