Lahaina Harbor is a painting by Darice Machel McGuire which was uploaded on February 18th, 2013.
Lahaina Harbor
Lahaina Harbor is the Lahaina Arts Society Award winner for the 25th Annual Lahaina Poster Contest.
The Lahaina Harbor is a beautiful subject... more
Original - Not For Sale
Price
$1,600
Dimensions
20.000 x 16.000 inches
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Title
Lahaina Harbor
Artist
Darice Machel McGuire
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
"Lahaina Harbor" is the "Lahaina Arts Society Award" winner for the 25th Annual Lahaina Poster Contest.
The Lahaina Harbor is a beautiful subject to paint. There are so many textures and colors to capture. Such as the cloudy sky, reflections in the water, the beautiful west Maui mountains, palm and coconut trees, the boats and the old Court House (the building on the left). The small structures along the wharf are fishing booths and tour guide booths.
I often walk down to the harbor to take pictures of the boats and the activity going on around it. Sometimes I'm lucky to see the "catch of the day" as fishermen return from their day's work. Other times there are lines of people waiting to go out on whale watching tours. There is definietly no shortage of activity around the harbor. Just to the right of this scene is a nice little beach where people go to learn how to surf.
For this painting I decided to use a Cadmium light red underpainting. The underpainting gives the clouds their peachy pink glow and is visible through out the entire painting. Giving it a uniform color balance. For the water I used very thin transparent paint. All in all this was a fun challenge for me. I really enjoyed the process.
NOTE; This painting, along with my entire inventory and art studio, was destroyed in the Lahaina fire on August 8th, 2023.
"Copyright 2013, Darice Machel McGuire, all rights reserved"
Uploaded
February 18th, 2013
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Comments (46)
Mark Tully
Beautiful work. I hope you and your family are safe in Maui during the current devastating fires.
Connie Fox
Congratulations, Darice, on your sale! This beauty is a new favorite for me too. I appreciate reading the details of your process, and how Cadmium light red was your underpainting. This captures the Maui mountains and sky I remember. Simply beautiful, especially with its (metaphorical?) peachy pink glow!
John Malone
Congratulations! Your skillful and interesting painting has been FEATURED on our Homepage, Painting the Old Way.
Madalena Lobao-Tello
CONGRATULATIONS!!. Women Painters has featured your artwork. Great work. Love the colours and composition !! Will be shared on Women Painters on Facebook
Tony Clark
That looks sooo real!!!! (Im pretty sure that's the S.S. Minnow in the foreground lol)
Darice Machel McGuire replied:
LOL very well could be. I wouldn't mind being marooned on a tropical island. Oh wait, I live on Maui, that's close enough....hehehe
Lesa Fine
Beautiful work, lovely scene and your colors and quality are amazing in this piece Darice, love your work! Fav
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