Diane Snoey Appler Fine Art

In my last blog post I talked about the staycations we like to do in Maui. My birthday weekend was another staycation event! ! We were invited to a Pacific Cancer Foundation fundraiser ... and decided to bid on another opportunity to benefit the cancer charity and enjoy new Maui experiences! It goes to a great cause, cancer has touched many of our families over the years. We selected the Hotel Lahaina and Lahaina Grill as my birthday weekend present and won the bids. Hotel

People wonder where I get my inspirations for my work. ----They come up in the most random places! Example: Sitting in Ceret France, a medieval village, I'm surrounded with scenes that the great impressionists painted. Many artists are commemorated around the town with plaques that have the actual scene in view with a photo of the painting inspired by this view. I was sketching the same cobblestone streets and Plane Trees (in America, Sycamores) that Picasso, Cezanne and Ma

The instructions were to bring 10 pieces of your latest work and let the judges decide if the quality of the work is suitable to allow membership into the Lahaina Arts Society. I wanted to join the first time I was introduced to the organization a few years ago. I could not wait! BUT- you have to live in Maui and I had not made it my home yet. Fast forward three years and here I was. I sat on this bench waiting, admiring the Banyan tree landmark in Lahaina- holding my breat