Ethereos

New Prints Available soon,,,this is sketch of a painting i did that showed at the soul savior film festival sept 23

painting at kuloko arts waikiki.

New painting day at kuloko arts waikiki,thursdays from 10;00am to 1;00pm
located in the Outrigger reef hotel,heres some new stuff.

the latest ...mural for family promise transitional homeless outreach center.

Artist in Residence

Aloha,

Im now Painting at the beautiful Outrigger hotel on Fridays 10 am to 1pm in the Kuloko art gallery, come say hi.

kaena Pt. Ride

End of the road Wailua side!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Jeff Pagay, Illustrator of “Whale Song and Dance” will be signing books at the 2009 Ka Palapala Po'okela Awards

Honolulu, Hawaii – May 16, 2009 from 10am-2pm Hawaii children’s book illustrator Jeff Pagay will be promoting “Whale Song and Dance” written by Laurie Ide. Whale Song and Dance is a nominee for this years Ka Palapala Po’okela Awards.

Laurie Ide, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, is the author of several popular how-to books on lei-making and flower arranging. Ide started writing stories for her children and published her first children’s book in 2004. Whale Song & Dance is her fourth children’s book.

Jeff Pagay, born and raised in Hawaii, is a freelance artist who has illustrated many children’s books. He specializes in custom wall murals, party banners, fine art, and faux finishing.

Other nominees include:
John Wythe White: A High and Beautiful Wave
John B. Hall: A Hiker's Guide to Trailside Plants
Frank S. Haines: Architecture in Hawaii
Kevin Whitton: Green Hawaii
Daniel Harrington: Hanalei: A Kauai River Town
Muriel Miura: Hawaii Cooks and Saves
Susan Yuen: Hawaii's Bento Box Cookbook
Matthew Kaopio: Hawaiian Family Album
Joseph Mullins: Hawaiian Journey
Henry Allen: How to Play the Hawaiian Steel Guitar
Laurie Ide: Money Lei Making in Hawaii 2 and Whale Song and Dance
Chris Speere: Taste of Maui
Christine and Michel Le: The Hawaii Snowman
David Leaser: Tropical Gardens in Hawaii
Audrey Wilson: What the Big Island Likes to Eat

This award is given every year by the Hawai‘i Book Publishers Association (HBPA) to recognize the finest books published in Hawai‘i during the previous year and to honor the individuals involved in their creation. Ka Pala Pala Po’okela can be translated from Hawaiian to mean "excellent or exemplary manuscript."

Contact:
Daniela Stolfi
BOSS Hawaii
PO Box 106
Kailua, Hawaii 96734
bosshawaii@gmail.com

Every day is a Banner By Linda Dela Cruz

Painting a portrait on a banner is just one of the ways artist Jeff Pagay has figured he can make a living with his company Airbrush Creations Hawaii. The banners, which are popular at birthday parties, luaus and other festive celebrations, reflect the uniqueness of the celebrant. The banner can also match the theme of the event whether it is cartoon superheroes, butterflies or Mardi Gras.

“I even got five faces to fit on one banner,” noted Pagay proudly. “Some people put balloons on the side of the banners. They are hung with bungee cords on stage or by the table.”

The self-taught artists says the three-foot by six-foot canvas banner should be ordered one to two weeks before the event, although sometimes rush orders might be possible - depending on his workload.

“I was one of those kids who was always drawing as a child,” explains the Moanalua High graduate, who painted a mural of a muscle-bound menehune, the school mascot, in the school gym during his senior year.

In 1982, he started painting fingernails in the International Marketplace in Waikiki. Then he borrowed artist Patrick Ching’s airbrush to airbrush T-shirts, and he did an airbrush sign for the nail shop. In 1986, he started Airbrush Creations Hawaii with a partner. When the partner left in the early 1990s, Pagay continued on his own. He’s even air-brushed flames on a guitar.

He credits his wife Donna for her support. “It is not easy being a small business,” admits the West Oahu resident. “You’ve got to be diverse.”

He has four more extensions of his creativity. In addition to the banners, he also does murals. Sometimes murals are community projects where he serves as the consultant to get everyone else involved or sometimes he works on it by himself. One of the murals he worked on is at the Kulana Malama children’s hospital, where he painted 20-foot murals, and also a three-story high mural at King Intermediate School. A second part of his repertoire showcases his talent as a book illustrator. He’s illustrated at least eight books with local publishers such as Island Heritage, Mutual and Bess. The third leg of his art business is doing fine art work. And the newest branch of his services are faux finishing that he’s done in some private homes and at a church hallway.

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