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COURTESY CHARLOTTE NAIRN
"Shoots of Passion" by Charlotte Nairn is on exhibit at The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center.
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A feeling of spontaneity
Charlotte Nairn captures the glory of her Big Island environment
Loose brushstrokes and a skilled manipulation of her medium on the printing plate enables Charlotte Nairn to create a feeling of spontaneity in her monotypes of nature.
"Scapes," on exhibit at The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center through Jan. 8, features an array of Nairn's impressionistic portraits of the Big Isle environment, where she resides. Viewers can almost hear the trickle of water while pondering her "First Dip" piece, and almost feel a breeze while looking at her spacious skies.
COURTESY CHARLOTTE NAIRN
"First Dip" by Charlotte Nairn.
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Nairn creates her works by painting or drawing directly onto a smooth Plexiglas or zinc plate with oil-based paints or etching ink. She applies her paints using various tools, including rollers, brushes, sticks and scrapers, to achieve the desired textures and effects. Sometimes Nairn removes a bit of the paint to further perfect the desired values and textures. This preprinting process is important because once she presses paper to plate, the piece is complete. Nairn does not retouch her works, preferring a pure print instead.
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"Magic Sceptre," in which the artist worked with etching ink.
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"Scapes" is showing alongside "Paradise Revisited," recent works by Alison Moritsugu, and "Flow," new works by Carol Bennett.
The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center is located at 999 Bishop St. Gallery hours coincide with banking hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays and until 6 p.m. Fridays. Call 526-0232.
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"Studio Ginger" shows how Nairn uses texture in her work, which she achieves with brushes, sticks and scrapers.
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"Waipio Waterfall, White Road Hike."
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"Flying Over Waimea Canyon."
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