ART ... IN VIEW

Piero Resta has opened a new gallery and showroom called The Resta Studios Gallery in downtown Makawao. “The work of visionary artist Piero Resta represents a journey into the multiple layers of the imagination, weaving archetypal mythologies and personal discoveries into expressions that are simultaneously sacred and real,” a release said. The public is invited to visit the gallery located at 3681 Baldwin Ave., Suite A-201, and view new pieces, including collections that have only before been shown in Europe. For more information, call 280-2655 or visit www.pieroresta.com.



The annual Village Gallery exhibition of oil painter George Allan’s work will open Friday, with an Art Night reception from 6 to 9 at 120 Dickenson St., Lahaina. On March 14, Allan will give a demonstration from 6 to 9 p.m. “George expresses his zest for life in every painting,” a gallery release said. “His almost frosting-like application of oil gives his work a lively and sensuous surface.” For information, call 661-5559.



A rare, original Norman Rockwell painting, “Chained Lightning,” is on display and for sale at Lahaina Galleries, 828 Front St. One of his early works, the piece is a black and white rendition of a 1920 telegrapher and his machine. The gallery also has another original Rockwell for sale, titled “Summer Stock.” For information, call 667-0589.



Mixed media artists Zariah and Marjorie Tyler will unveil their collaborative paintings that incorporate natural elements “meticulously wild crafted from Maui’s distinctive sites.” The “Sacred Spirals of the Sea” exhibition opened at the Lahaina Arts Society Gallery on Monday and will feature a demonstration by Zariah from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday and a public reception that night from 6 to 8 at the gallery, 648 Wharf St., Lahaina. The show continues during daily gallery hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. until April 6. “These works also share the underlying Sacred Geometry of the mathematically precise Fibonacci Spiral,” a release said.“Each exceptional blessing is so evocative and soul-stirring, every visitor will be certain to connect with the energy of the sea.”

For more information, call the gallery at 661-0111 or visit www.lahaina-arts.org.



Maui Hands Gallery at the Hyatt Regency Ka‘anapali will feature three artists throughout March, each of whom will paint on site at the hotel once a week. Janet Stewart will paint from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursdays, and will be available to do portraits; Kathleen O’Bryan will paint from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays; and Ken Lloyd will paint from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays.

For more information, call 667-7997 or e-mail info@mauihands.com.