"The Makamakaole Gulch Man"  Painting

The Artwork: His origin has been told and retold over Boy Scout campfires at Camp Maluhia on the island of Maui for several generations with many variations. In my time, the legend of the Makamakaole Gulch Man had ties to the fact that a man escaped prison and was last spotted in these camp grounds. A search party was sent out but no trace of the man was ever found. Then, this is where the twist begins. The Makamakaole Gulch Man had to amputate his leg and replaced it with a wooden stump. You could hear him approaching you from a distance, through the stillness of the night, the stomp of a shoe accompanied by the heavy sound of a piece of wood being dragged through the grass. I believe this story was invented by Scoutmasters to keep adventurous children inside the camp grounds at night. The Process: This painting was created with digital and traditional techniques. First I begin with traditional graphite and ink drawings with backgrounds completed in watercolor and acrylic washes. I then imported into Photoshop where the final image is printed onto acetate. Thin amounts of acrylic paint are applied to the front and back of the acetate and figures are sealed with an opaque coat of white paint. In the final stage, the acetate is mounted to Plexiglas or Lucite.

Painting:Digital on Plastic

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:22.2 W x 30.5 H x 0.1 D in

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