Sailor Jerry Tattoo Flash

A mid-career retrospective of Gary Reed, Hawai'i's most renowned landscape artist. His oils on canvas of the Islands over the past three decades are beautifully presented in this deluxe 10.5" by 13" book. The story is told in his words ... growing up on a small farm in Woodstock, Illinois ... discovering art in high school ... adventures in art school ... and moving to Hawai'i and starting his career at 22. The focused determination to succeed as an artist rings through these pages, as does Gary's constant honing of technique and exploration of undiscovered--and unspoiled--corners of the Islands to paint. Each image of his paintings (104 were selected) is captioned by the artist as to why he painted it.

The book is fascinating for those who love the Islands, but beyond it offers inspiration to young artists--perhaps still in school--that they CAN carve out a career in art.

With color images on all but two pages. Individually shrinkwrapped, with 4/c dust jacket.