Painting on Metal Sargent's Fine Art Gallery

Let There Be Light - And There Was Maui

Aloha! Kathy McCartney, (that would be me :). Will be painting on metal this Friday November 8th and Saturday November 9th from 7:00pm to 9:30pm at Sargent's Fine Art Gallery - 802 Front Street, Lahaina, HI. Come say ALOHA!

The art pictured above "Let There Be Light - And There Was Maui."
 
This art you have to see in person it is 3D and moves! We have more art for you to see in person.

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Anela Honu (Angel Turtle)
SOLD

Kathy McCartney
www.mauivision.com
www.mccartneyfineart.com
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Art Dream Comes True on Maui!

Aloha from Maui!



Sargent's Fine Art Gallery - 802 Front Street, Lahaina
(for all pictures click to enlarge)

A couple days ago it was made official!  Collaborative three dimentional art on metal is on display at Sargent's Fine Art Gallery - 802 Front Street in the heart of downtown Lahaina across the street from Cheese Burger in Paradise and the ocean.  We have eight pieces of art hanging today.  "Meet the Artist Reception" is scheduled Friday September 26, 2014 from 7pm to 9:30pm and again Friday October 10, 2014.  I will be painting for the public for both shows.  Please drop by and say aloha!  We are focused on Hawaiiana themes, tropical dreamscapes and water elements. 

"Color of Love"
Secret Beach, Wedding Beach, and
Makena Cove

This art is one of a kind, original. This art cannot be easily replicated without loosing its movement and aliveness. Come visit and see the art in person to truly "experience" the art!


"Dream On...
Until Your Dreams Come True"

I am that woman dreaming on the cloud wishing for her dreams to come true.  And here on Maui they continue to manifest!

"Brighter Days Ahead"

"Going with the Flow"
SOLD

 I mentioined a couple months ago that my work was on display at Sargent's. Jack asked me to do figurative. This was also a personal goal of mine. There is a good story behind the figurative art work (I will share later in the book I am writing). Kim the Art Director was out of town and the gallery graciously hung our first two pieces while we waited for Kim to return. During this time period Jack and I created our first body of work.  Happy to say Kim accepted the new pieces.  We have many images not pictured here, visit the gallery to see more!  We have many new ideas to create in the pipeline. I am excited to be creating art on this new substrate.  Jack's skill as a metal artist combined with my tropical painting style we hope will make a big splash here on Maui and beyond. For me it is a long held dream to have my work on display in Lahaina and at Sargent's a highly visible location!  You can tell I'm excited I am writing with many exclamation marks :) 

Metal Wave Artist Jack Nordby

Tropical Expression Painter and
Metal Artist Kathy McCartney

Finally the day has arrived. Now for sales and wonderful customers to connect with to find the perfect match a happy home for our art.









All my best,
Kathy McCartney
www.mauivision.com
www.mccartneyfineart.com

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Summer Sale 2012 Kanai A Nalu #101

Summer Sale continues! This ocean front ocean view 2 bedroom 2 bath property is $100 per night if you stay 28 nights or greater July through October. Check availability calendar.

If your stay is shorter, between July through September the rate is discounted to $159 per night. The longer you stay the better the deal!  Visit link below to see more pictures. 

To book this property or others we represent contact us at the web link below and fill out contact form.

Pictures below click to enlarge.

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McCartney Art is now at Sargent's Fine Art Gallery

I haven't posted in a while.  Too busy absorbing and experiencing this new magical Maui life. 

I'm back to art production and my work is currently at Sargent's Fine Art  Gallery in downtown Lahaina, Maui, HI.  It's a great corner location on busy historic Front Street across from Cheese Burger in Paradise! 

My mantra “take the leap of faith” led me to make the move to Maui July 2012.

I met artist Jack Nordby, May 2014.  He is known as “The Metal  Wave Guy” on Maui.  His story behind his art is beautiful!  This led him to envision then invent "The Wave Series” on metal. 

Jack's work has been on display at Sargent's Gallery for the past three years.  He was searching for months for an artist to collaborate with on a new series of art called “Beyond the Waves.”  I wanted to get back into painting and on a new substrate.  Our paths recently crossed and taking another leap of faith we began our art collaboration June 2014.

As of this writing we have our first 2 new pieces on display with ambitions to get 3 more completed before month end to show the variety of art we can create together.  It's wonderful working as a team.  I draw out the new ideas for our collaboration and we inspire one another.   

New Maui Vision Rental Property OCEAN FRONT / VIEW

Aloha everyone!

Sugar Beach right outside Kanai A Nalu

Ma'alaea Harbor less than a mile away

Sorry for not posting.  I was busy transitioning from California to Maui, Hawaii!  I have lived here now for over a year closer to two.  My first year was getting settled and I did it slowly.  I wanted to soak in the Maui living experience as a local.  I can see why Maui is the BEST!  There is so much to do.  Island fever is not in my vocabulary!

If you need a vacation getaway and would like to visit Maui for 3 days or longer we have some nice properties most with ocean views.  Rates vary per property:  www.MauiVision.com

Today we have a GREAT SPECIAL on a new property we added to our network.  It is a 2 bedroom 2 bath condo located near Ma'alaea Harbor.  It is close to Haycraft Park and on beautiful Sugar Beach. 


Beautiful 2 bedroom 2 bath condo ocean front Kanai A Nalu.  Views, views, views!

The complex is Kanai A Nalu (click to visit web page and view more pictures)

To see virtual tour (click here)

The owner would like to rent her available space long-term month to month.  It is available starting check-in 05/18/14 to check-out 10/28/14 the longer you stay the lower the rent:
 

3 month (90 days) $2,900

 

2 months (60 days) $3,300

1 month (30 days) $3,600

Please add 13.42% tax

Ocean front ocean view! Quiet home listen to the sounds of the sea

Welcome to Kana'i A Nalu a quiet resort that sits on the ocean away from the road.  This property has the BEST ocean front views of Molokini Crater and Kaho'Olawe Island.  There is a swimming pool and BBQs for your use.  This two bedroom two full bath 952 sq ft full ocean view, ocean front property is located on the beach and first floor.  Access the beach from your lanai.  Enjoy sunsets year round over the ocean.  This is a great location year round particularly during the winter months; humpback whales can be seen in abundance.  This unit includes window A/C in the living room and 3 ceiling fans, FREE Wi-Fi Internet access for your laptop.  This unit is spacious and bright. The kitchen is fully stocked with dishwasher, stove/oven; linens and towels supplied; washer/dryer inside the unit; a telephone for free local calls, cable TV, CD/stereo. The master bedroom has a King size bed for your sleeping comfort. The second bedroom has two single beds that can be pushed together to make a King. This home is a wonderful value for large parties and sleeps four guests VERY comfortably. We will allow up to 6 people please ask permission. 

 

This complex sits directly on a 3-mile stretch of white sand beach that spans almost the entire Ma'alaea Bay.   This setting is wonderful for a romantic sunset stroll.  For the more active person this is a great beach to run on as you can do so for miles in peace away from the crowds.  The west end of the beach is Haycraft Park and Ma'alaea Harbor. If there is a big south swell, the wave off the harbor, "Freight Trains," can be one of the best in the world attracting expert surfers.   Towards the east of Ma'alaea is a great spot for windsurfing, during both trade and Kona winds. This property is located less than a mile walking distance to Ma'alaea Harbor and it is centrally located on the island between South and North Maui.

 

Kathy McCartney

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808-989-6369

 

Kergan Edwards-Stout - "Songs for the New Depression"

I want to introduce another guest artist who I attended high school with.  I have not seen Kergan since we graduated.  I don't want to say how long ago it has been as it will date us both.  We connected via Face Book and I look forward to seeing him at our next high school reunion.  I learned he has a beautiful family and has  written an inspiring novel Songs for the NewDepression.  I asked if he would write something for my blog to inspire other artists.  

Question:  What inspired you to become a professional writer?  When did you know and at what moment did you decide to take the plunge.

I’ve always been creative, even as a little kid. In 2nd grade, I was the one spraying pine-scented Glade into the audience, trying to establish the proper "forest" mood for my production of Snow White. Perhaps, to some, it would’ve been wiser to have spent less time on such "non-essentials" and more time rehearsing the actors. But in my view, it was far more important that our dwarves actually look the part, with dwarf-like shoes (i.e., slippers), than learn their dialogue. Who cares if little Billy knows his lines, if everyone looks on the stage and still sees little Billy?

For great art, you need the magic, the essence -- the scent -- more than anything else.

And while that passion for the arts never wavered, as I aged, I began to view my creative endeavors more as hobbies than vocations.  I was content directing other people’s scripts, reciting other people’s lines, and never quite believing that I had it in me to create a work from scratch.  Until my partner, Shane Sawick, died.  Suddenly, I was overflowing with thoughts and emotions which were entirely unique to me, and I began to put those thoughts onto paper.  The discovery that I had a unique voice was somewhat startling, as was the experience of allowing myself to feel each emotion as it occurred, but I continued to write, and ended up publishing my debut novel, Songs for the NewDepression, late last year. 

Inspired by my partner, the book follows a man facing death, attempting to make amends, and the biting humor within is a loving tribute to Shane.  Happily, the novel has been met with much acclaim and awards, including the 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Award in the LGBTQ category, and each positive review or note I receive from a reader tells me that I needed to take this step, and that my story resonates with others.  By finding that storyteller within, I discovered I had the strength and determination to take the plunge into writing as a profession, and it has been a rewarding ride.

I got an email one day from a reader who had loved my novel, but said, as much as he had a story of his own he wanted to tell, he felt that he’d never write it himself.  “Besides,” he said, “all the great stories have already been told.”  But I don’t believe that.  A wonderful epiphany occurs in Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George, when a disillusioned artist has the following exchange with his muse:

Dot: Are you working on something new?
George: No.
Dot: That is not like you, George.
George: I’ve nothing to say.
Dot: You have many things.
George: Well, nothing that’s not been said.
Dot: Said by you, though, George.

We all have stories to tell, and is our unique differences which bring new light and understanding to stories told before.  Find the “scent” within you, whatever makes you special, and share it with others. Only by sharing our stories and living authentically can we ever hope to change the world.

The debut novel of Kergan Edwards-Stout, Songs for the New Depression, was loosely inspired by his partner, Shane Sawick.  It recently won the 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Award in the LGBTQ category and was shortlisted in the same category for the Independent Literary Awards.   He writes regularly for Huffington Post, Bilerico Project, and LGBTQ Nation, as well as on his blog, KerganEdwards-Stout.

Actor Nathan Rahn

My guest actor/artist is Nathan Rahn.  I met him and fellow actors at the Hitachi commercial preview produced and directed by my friend James Marlowe.  The commercial was wonderful much like a short film with lots of cool special effects and comedy.  You go James!  The entire team did an incredible job and it was nice to meet the actors and staff who participated in the creation of this production!  I plan to post additional interviews from the rest of the cast and crew in the near future.

Thank you Nathan for being the first to participate!

Question:  What inspired you to become a professional actor? When did you know and at what moment did you decide to take the plunge. 

I've always been an actor, but it wasn't until I got out of the Navy and started college that it became apparent to me. It was during my first acting class in 2000 that I realized how much I enjoyed bringing emotion to others, performing in order to inspire. However, it wasn't until 2008 that I really took acting seriously.

After graduating with a Masters in Informatics, I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what was missing in my life.  I was not entirely fulfilled and yet I had a good job and great life in the Bay Area. Then it dawned on me the acting class I took years ago was one of my favorite experiences.  I had moved quickly towards a career path in psychology and computers and in this ambitious climb I had left behind that expressive part of me. I soon looked for acting classes in the Bay Area and finally found Billie Shepard. I telephoned and shared my story about the acting class I had taken years before.  She listened and told me I had always been an actor and invited me to an improvisation workshop with Alan Arkin. It was through Alan’s and also Billie’s other workshops that I made various connections that led me to the Bay Area Acting Studio and Sandy Meisner the founder of the Meisner Method who trained my acting coach Christy English. 

From there it was a whirlwind of activity.  I began auditioning for various parts, built my acting resume, and really started to understand myself and what I wanted to do with my new career. Before I knew it, I was in projects that got into film festivals and I was able to get an IMDb profile.  I was also able to do a project for which I became eligible to join the Screen Actors Guild. 

I am not content to wait and be "discovered" so I began working with other Bay Area actors and filmmakers to create films of our own and this permitted me to practice my craft as much as possible.

To learn more about Nathan Rahn visit his website and follow him on Twitter

Story submitted by Nathan Rahn

Posted by Kathy McCartney

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