Battle Of The Paddle Aftermath
June 21, 2010 by Michael Cassidy · 4 Comments
Aloha Everyone,
Just back from Honolulu and The Battle Of The Paddle. Lots of hard work and long days but a really great time. The artwork for the event was a hit across the board. I’ll have some posters from the event in a few days after they get shipped over. I had a great time hanging out with Gerry Lopez, George Kam, Dale Hope, Wendell Titcomb, Kimo Akaka and many others. I had the great pleasure of spending more than an hour talking story with George Downing who in his 80s is the senior leader of the Hawaiian surf tribe. Uncle George is the man who decides whether or not the Eddie Aikau contest at Waimea goes off or not. His knowledge of Hawaiian waters is without peer. He had a lot of complimentary things to say about my art and some good advice on life. To hear his stories about the “old days” of Hawaiian surfing is a real treat. I also spent some time with his son Keone who won the Eddie a number of years back. I saw many old friends and made new ones as well.
After the event we had a chance to surf for a couple days in beautiful offshore turquoise Waikiki. Had a great time at Number Threes, Paradise and Poplars. The timing of the swell coinciding perfectly with the end of the race. Will have some info on the posters shortly and let those of you that have inquired know. Aloha, M.C.
Honolua Bay, Maui
November 22, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Honolua Bay Maui Hawaii 20
Hemispheres Magazine Cover
October 15, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
An original art work by Michael Cassidy is featured on the October 2008 cover of Hemispheres Magazine, an in-flight travel magazine published by United Airlines. The painting is titled “Fisherman at Kahala”.
Fisherman At Kahala, Island of Oahu, Hawaii
The response from airline travelers using United Airlines and reading the Hemispheres Magazine has been wonderful. As with most of Michael’s art, this painting has a story. Here is a description of the painting in Michael’s own words:
“This is “Fisherman At Kahala”, a painting 50 inches by 60 inches and oil on canvas. It was done as a commission for Kahala Sportswear”s first Retail store in the Ala Moana Mall in Honolulu. The scene is on a sandbar in the lagoon of Kahala Beach on the south side of the island of Oahu in The Hawaiian Islands.
“The island in the background is Molokai which is easily seen on a clear day. This type of scene would have been common place in the early part of the 20th century. Kahala is a beach that doesn’t see a lot of tourist traffic even though it’s only a few miles around the corner from Diamond Head. Most tourists drive right by as it’s hard to see the beach from the road.
“My good friend Dale Hope who is the Art Director and former owner of Kahala Sportswear grew up on this beach and named the company after it. I’ve done a lot of Aloha shirt designs for Kahala over the years and really enjoy working with Dale. In the same way as I am he’s a holdout for the old time days of Aloha and a slower lifestyle.”
We have had many inquires asking us if the art work on the cover of the Hemispheres Magazine is for sale. Sorry, but the painting has been sold – it was a commissioned work.
But we have a limited number of prints available for purchase. As with all of the prints available directly from Michael Cassidy, the prints are created using the Giclée process. Although Giclée prints are much more expensive on a “per print” basis than the traditional four color offset lithography process originally used to make such reproductions, the reproduction quality of a Giclée print has to be seen to be believed.
To purchase your own “Fisherman at Kahala” print, call the Michael Cassidy art gallery in Bend, Oregon, at 541-382-0512 and ask for Peter.
The print is available in two different sizes, either 20 inches by 24 inches, or 32 inches by 36 inches. The print from the Hemispheres Magazine cover can be shipped any where in the world. Shipping and handling is free.
You have to see these prints yourself. The picture on this website just doesn’t do justice to the richness or color of these unusual prints.
Prices for prints of this original and unique Michael Cassidy painting print start at $850.00 USD. Only a limited number of prints will be sold. Call Peter today at 541-382-0512 and purchase your limited edition print for yourself.
