Hawaiian Ukulele Acrylic Print

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Ukuleles have been around for hundreds of years, but their origin is quite interesting. Ukes are commonly associated with Hawaiians, but they actually were developed in the 1880s, based on a Portuguese string instrument, the machete de braga. About 100 years after the ukulele was developed it gained popularity in the U.S.

I created this painting as a companion piece to my "Guitar Hawaiian Style" painting. The most challenging part of this painting was the backwards hibiscus flower.

NOTE; This painting, along with my entire inventory and art studio, was destroyed in the Lahaina fire on August 8th, 2023.

"Copyright 2011, Darice Machel McGuire, all rights reserved"

Darice Machel McGuire lived on the beautiful Island of Maui from 2012 until the Lahaina fire on August 8th, 2023, destroyed her art studio. She and her husband have relocated to Grass Valley, California. They purchased a commercial building to reestablish their art studios. McGuire's Hawaii and California landscape oil and acrylic paintings are gracing the homes and offices of collectors nationally and internationally. McGuire's choice of subject matter comes from her love of nature and all that surrounds her on a daily basis. She paints in large and small formats. Three of the five galleries that represented her work were destroyed by the Lahaina fire. The two remaining galleries are Karen Lei's Gallery in Kahakuloa and Karen Lei's...