The Kailua Village Artists featured artist for the month of July is oil painter Christal Nylin.
The Big Island is abundant with so much to paint. Nylin’s over 40 years of living in Hawaii has given her depth in knowing the islands history and beauty. Through her curiosity and passion to create, she loves to capture that special moment of interest to share with the viewer. The artist states “This island and places I travel to, are always inspiring to me. My passion is to paint a moment of time of the honest beauty .”
Nylin has is a diverse repertoire of paintings. from tropical trees, historic buildings, beach scenes, coffee art. Her featured new plein air oil paintings are “Keauhou Keawe”, Kahaluu Honu”, and “Save Keauhou Canoe Club”, and she is presenting a collection form a recent visit to Provence France.
Meet Christal Nylin and observe her process of oil painting when she is working at the gallery on Mondays July 3 and 24, Tuesday July 11, and Thursday July 20, 2023.
The Kailua Village Artists Gallery is located at 75-5729 Alii Drive, Suite C-110 in the Kona Marketplace. The gallery is open daily from 10 am – 5 pm. For more information please call 329-6653. You can also find KVA on FaceBook under KailuaVillageArtists or visit the website kailuavillageartists.com.