Michael Stark's Island Art

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"The Hunt"

"The original painting of this ancient spearfisherman was a commission that holds the record for taking the longest - over 3 years, although the concept was one I have fancied for many years. Spearfishing is my passion, and I had long awaited the opportunity to paint this piece. 'The Hunt' has been described as the most endemically accurate underwater Hawaiian painting, as the creature and coral species show an accurate representation of what you find underwater around my home. While the internet does not do justice to the colors, look closely and you'll find: pink kumu heading into the protection of the reef, yellowfin ahi being corralled into the reef by a sailfish, a 7-11 crab eating coral, an ancient diver with an ohia spear and tortoise-shell goggles, a white-tip reef shark being tended by a Hawaiian cleaner wrasse, a Hawaiian green sea turtle launching skyward from its resting place, a grouper and a zebra moray both dreaming of an eight-tentacled meal, a pair of ono heading away from the action, and much much more. You'll find something new every time you view this work. Doing the research for this piece was quite an adventure. My brother Tim and I took my sea kayak out of La Perouse into the heavy seas beyond and were flipped by huge waves several times. Finally we got to an area of relative calm where I could dive down and really take note of the coral, fish and invertebrate species and their populations on the deep reef. I found that painting each new creature required another foray into the sea. Hundreds of people have stopped by to watch work progress on this piece, and their energy, along with mine, gives this work a life of its own."

~ Michael Stark

"The Hunt" Edition Information

Another fine art giclee currently available from Stark Art Studios. We are proud to announce that this is one of the new generation of canvas reproductions, produced with archival color pigments guaranteed to last over a hundred years on archival canvas and protected with a coat of Bulldog. These giclees will ship in a tube, ready to take to your framer for stretching and framing.

Published in 2 editions, signed and numbered as follows:
40x30 inches (150 plus 15 Artist's Proofs), 24x18 inches (350 plus 35 Artist's Proofs).

Click on the thumbnails below to see larger details of the painting.

Studio Prices:

24x18 canvas giclee	$350 ($850 Retail List)
Artist's Proof, 24x18 canvas giclee	$375 ($925 Retail List)
40x30 canvas giclee	$575 ($1250 Retail List)
Artists Proof, 40x30 canvas giclee	$595 ($1350 Retail List)

ORDERING INFORMATION:

This giclee includes a certificate of authenticity,
as well as the artist's personal guarantee of satisfaction.

Shipping and Handling charges are $8 for 24x18 giclees and $15 for 40x30 giclees. Delivery takes up to 3 weeks. Print numbers will be assigned to clients in the order that the emails are received. For any other queries, contact Michael directly at stark@maui.net

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