MAUI SUNSET

        In 2002 I painted Maui Sunset, it was something I had been wanting to do since our visit to Hawaii in the late 1980's.  The vivid memory had been burning in my head for about fourteen or fifteen years and in 2002 I finally did it.

        While we were in Maui, we stayed on Kaanapoli Beach.  Our hotel room looked out over the Pacific Ocean to the west, with the island of Lana'i off in the distance.  Each morning we would wake up to the sound of the whales leaping out of the water then the loud splashing of them falling back into the sea.

        The days were beautiful, and every site was spectacular, from the mountains in the background and pineapple plantations at their base, to the blue ocean crashing onto the most fabulous beaches I have ever walked on, it was I believe the closest thing to heaven while still being on earth.

        But what left the most lasting impression on me was the fabulous Maui Sunsets.  Each evening we would sit on our balcony and feel the ocean breeze and experience one outstanding sunset after another.

        If you want to catch a glimpse of paradise, take you sweetie and book a flight to Maui, you'll never regret it

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ANDY WARHOL and POP ART

        If your ever in Pittsburgh, you must stop by the Andy Warhol Museum, it is Pop Art extraordinaire.  I consider Warhol as the original Pop Artist.

        In 1961 he made his first Pop Art paintings based on comic books and ads, in 1962 he debuted his famous Campbell's Soup Can series, which was a sensation in the art world.

        He then made his now famous movie star portraits including Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Elvis Presley to name a few.

        From 1963 and 1968 he worked with many of his superstar performers to create many films.  In 1964 his first exhibition of sculptures was held in his new studio which was painted silver known as "The Factory".

        Through the following years until his death in 1987, he continued to produce groundbreaking art, sometimes very controversial, always Pop Art.

        I live only a few miles from his grave site and a few years ago several of my artist friends and I went to see it, and for a person who lived with such grandeur and his constant need to be in the limelight, the grave stone is very small and unpretentious with just his name and date of birth and death on it.

        As an artist, his contributions were great and his museum captures the essence of Andy Warhol, I recommend a visit.

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