Welzie Art Blog
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Check out Welzie's blog for the latest from the Welzie art studio and his Maui Art Gallery. The young artist will also benefit from his artist tips and tricks to help young artist develop their own art careers and become professional artist.
Welzie Art Blog
8M ago
Last week we hosted the Maui Prep Academy at our art studio in South Maui. It was so much fun to share what I do here in the studio with the next generation of Maui artists. These past few months I have been trying to get more involved with the local Maui high school art programs to share what I do as a professional artist and to help inspire students to follow their creative passions.
The Maui Prep art and engineering class field trip to Welzie Maui Art Studio
The Maui Prep students drove all the way from the Westside of Maui and brought along their engineering students as well. This turne ..read more
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8M ago
Aluminum Vs Canvas Vs Paper Giclee Art Prints, what’s the Difference?
If you’re looking to buy an art reproduction there are a couple options available and the more you know about the different giclee options the better you will be able to make a decision on what style of reproductions you will enjoy for your home or office. In this article we will discuss the three fine art reproductions you can collect: Canvas giclee, aluminum giclee and paper giclee. Lets dive in…
First, let's talk about the word giclee and what it means, and how to pronounce it… G-clay.
Giclee simply means the highest qua ..read more
Welzie Art Blog
8M ago
Maui is a magical place where artist from all over the world come to visit and absorb the inspirational and creative energy. The Valley Isle offers everything a creative person needs to express theirselves through art. You will find every type of fine artist here on Maui from painters of all mediums, like myself, ceramics, glass, muralists, wood, traditional Hawaiian mediums, sculpture, photographers, reclaimed art, and so much more.
I want to dive into what its like to be an artist here on Maui and why so many artists choose Maui as their place of creativity and refuge. For myself, bei ..read more
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8M ago
Once you dive in to the world of selling your artwork you will want to start selling prints. It’s like a musician selling albums. A musician doesn’t want to perform live overnight, they want to see a recording of their best work. This is the same for an artist. You want to make artwork that is awesome, then sell prints of that artwork so you can continue to get financial gains from that artwork. If you are going to start doing prints of your artwork, here are a few tips I have from my experience selling prints of my artwork online and in my Maui Art Gallery
5 Tips for ..read more
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8M ago
Lahaina has been the arts center of the Hawaiian islands for decades, with more art galleries in one square block than anywhere else in the archipelago. As a young artist going to the University of Hawaii at Manoa and trying to navigate the art world, showing my artwork in Lahaina seemed like a pipe dream. Lahaina is where the top artists show their work, and I still had a lot to learn. This is my experience as a young artist getting to show my work for the first time on the famous Front Street of Lahaina, Maui.
As my art career began to take off in my late 20’s I was able to get into a g ..read more
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8M ago
Acrylic paint markers are a wonderful tool to create artwork. I have been using the Posca paint pens for over 25 years and have developed my entire art style around these markers. Acrylic paint pens can be used on many surfaces and come in a variety of colors and brands. In this post I will share with you my top 10 tips and tricks for using Posca paint pens, my acrylic paint marker of choice, due to their opacity and their range of colors.
Tip# 1 SHAKE UP YOUR PAINT PENS FIRST
This may seem like a pretty redundant tip but so many problems can be avoided when the paint inside the marker is mix ..read more
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8M ago
Welzie and Pactimo collaborate on a cycling jersey to help raise funds for the victims of the Maui Wild fires. This unique partnership has allowed both Welzie and Pactimo to do what they do best and bring what the people of Lahaina need most, money. In this fundraiser Pactimo will donate $60 from the sale of each jersey and $20 for every tee with 50% going to the Hawai'i Community Foundation's Maui Strong Fund & the remaining 50% to two local bike shops that were destroyed by the fire.
This project was great for Welzie to be able to work on a creative project th ..read more
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8M ago
Elise our Gallery Associate showing guests a newly released Welzie art piece.
Art and wine is a favorite combination of ours, they belong together the same way beach sunsets, rainbows and aloha are just part of Hawaii. This type of experience blends a feeling of whimsical with culture, it is no wonder Wine + Welzie has become an exceedingly popular monthly event at The Welzie Art Gallery.
Welzie artist proofing an Handmade Silkscreen “Aloha Goat” at. the Wine and Welzie event at the Andaz Resort at Wailea.
As you walk through the Andaz Resort at Wailea, you are greeted by a mesmerizing ocean ..read more
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8M ago
Aloha Tokyo! We were so happy to head back to Japan! it had been way to long and we had a blast seeing all of our old fans and new. This year we got to create the poster art for the Hawaiian Event in Ebisu. It was pretty amazing seeing the poster art all throughout the subway system in Tokyo. We also had the opportunity to make the events large mural which was on primary display throughout the festival. During the 3 day event we even did some original live artwork for collectors. It was such a blast and we look forward to going back to aloha Tokyo 2020 ..read more