Jane and Linus Chao and their student artists will hold their biennial art show today through Feb. 25 at Wailoa Center in Hilo.
The show will feature works of fine art of watercolor, watercolor on silk, oil, and pastel painting by the Chaos and their student artists. Many of the artists joining the show are longtime students and friends of the Chaos. Friends who are also exhibiting their art include Sybille von Fircks, Annette Sumada, Russ Cummins, Marian Kuruhara, Marge Kanemitsu, Harry Char, Rose Togashi, Myra Hiraki, Allan Grapard, Dr. Allan Takase, Janet Matsuo, Karen Schuster, Harvey Nakamura, T. Kiso, Judy Haraguchi, Jane Uyeno, Grace Chao and Reece Grace.
The Chaos love to share and enjoy art with friends, to enjoy nature, and to bring nature into their art. Their art is the harmonious union of Western with Eastern poetic spiritual and philosophical emphasis, combined with reality, color and principles of Western traditional and Eastern traditional approaches. These approaches are combined to create and enjoy visual art and fantasy.
An opening reception for the artists will be held this evening from 5 to 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
On Monday and Feb. 18, the public is invited to come celebrate Chinese New Year at Wailoa Center with the Chaos. Linus Chao will be giving a free lecture on the basics of Chinese brush painting between noon and 2 p.m. Following the lecture and demonstration, he will demonstrate calligraphy by offering visitors a free translation of their name into Chinese characters, as well as explaining the meaning of their name in Chinese.
Wailoa Center is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. It is closed on weekends and state holidays.
Info: 933-0416, wailoa@yahoo.com.