Wave Painting

[Chas]

This is a long shot, but since there seems to be a lot of local people on here, I thought I'd give it a try.

A couple of years ago while in Pahoa, there was an internet cafe/coffee shop in one of the buildings on main street. On one side of the cafe there was a couch and a place to "hang out" while drinking your coffee.

Above the couch there was a painting for sale, I assume by a local artist. I didn't get the name. The painting was of a breaking wave, and was beautiful. I didn't buy it cause I was on vacation and didn't know how I was going to get it back to the mainland.

On the next vacation the cafe and painting were gone. I was wondering if anyone on here remembers this and/or who the artist was. I figure even if someone bought that particular painting, if it was a local artist, they probably have other work I would be interested in.

Again, I know this is a long shot, but probably the best one I have!

[Carey]

Was it this one by Grace Kaiulani Spilman?
http://www.bigislandchronicle.com/2012/0...i-spilman/

[Chas]

It was not this painting, but I am wondering if she is the artist of the one I saw...

Thanks for the reply.

EDIT: I found her webpage and I don't think it was her. The painting was more realistic, less impressionist. Again, thanks for the info.

[snorkle]

Steve Irvine is a prolific and successful local artist that has displayed in Pahoa. There are some wave paintings seen HERE at his website.

[Chas]

Hmmm... don't think it was Steve Irvine either.

Lots of artists on the island!

[shave_ice]

How about Tom Rissacher?

http://www.tomrissacher.com/tropical

http://www.tomrissacher.com/waves


Good luck!

[hikatz]

google Pahoa internet cafe/coffee shops and look at the the older posts, once you have the coffee shop name, you may be able to track down the owner.

[Lupie]

Oh wow! Those are insanely beautiful!

[bluesboy]

i think the shop was called the aloha outpost. they later moved into the space near the malama market. it was owned by a guy named Lamar. He later sold it to a guy named Mike Hale. Mike changed the name to the punatic cyber cafe. it was open for a couple years, then shut down. that space is now a chinese barbq place, i think.

[csgray]

Wasn't there also a coffee shop in the building across from Luquins where the Pahoa museum was? It had couches as I recall.

Carol