Diane Snoey Appler
Fine Art

I've been entering the Lahaina Poster Contest annually when it was held, and these are my past winning entries. Peoples Choice Award winning entry in Lahaina Poster Contest 2018: "Heart of Lahaina - Banyan Tree" Original is sold, reproductions are available. Peoples Choice Award winning entry in Lahaina Poster Contest 2019: "Lahaina Paradise" depicting the Cheeseburger in Paradise Restaurant in Lahaina. Original is sold, reproductions available. Lahaina Arts Association: Ma

The annual Lahaina Poster contest was coming up in August and I was determined to have an entry again this year. Last year I painted the section of Front Street outside of the iconic Cheeseburger in Paradise building with an amazing sunset having a party in the background. It won "People's Choice Award" I was so pleased and proud! I worked so hard on it. It became a limited edition giclee print, since the original sold shortly after the contest. (Below: "Lahaina Paradise",

"People Choice" award winner for 2018 was "Lahaina Paradise". It was the most important win for me- I had a vision and dream of living in Maui and being part of the art community. I entered the contest last year with "Lahaina Canoe Beach" and got some attention with print sales being a finalist in the contest. But this year, Gallery visitors voted for me as the poster of their choice during the first two weeks of the display time. The winners were announced mid month! I

A year ago I had one of the scariest days of my life- awaiting the verdict with the jury at the Lahaina Arts Society- will they think I am good enough to let me in?? My peers said YES! Fast forward now, one year later, and I had my best month of art sales in October, and I am grateful to all of you who now treasure one of my works. It's a labor of love, no doubt about it. And I have made a lot of friends within the Society- they are fun-loving and joyful, doing what they lo

Visiting Lahaina 'most every year before moving to Maui allowed me to see the great posters the town created to showcase their historical sp