The Kona Coffee Confidential

For Release November 2010

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On Saturday, November 13, 2010 from 5:00pm – 9:00pm at the Kohala Coast Fine Art Gallery in the Kings’ Shops Waikoloa Beach Resort there will be an Artist Reception and sale so OBSCENE that we had to call it The Kona Coffee Confidential. In celebration of the not-quite-30th birthday of local artist Stephanie Bolton, the Kohala Coast Fine Art gallery will be selling new & original artwork by Bolton for not-quite-$300! This event offers extraordinary savings to the art collector, so if you have had your eye on Bolton’s artwork, you won’t want to miss this show.

“[Stephanie Bolton’s work] has become a signature for Holualoa and Kona Coffee” said Kathleen Akaka at Art in the Park, July 2008. Bolton has shown her coffee inspired artwork at the Kona Coffee Art & Cultural Festival Events for the last 6 years, establishing herself as a favorite among event goers to this festival. Last year, the real working label she designed for Luana Farms came in second place in the coffee label competition. “”There are paintings of Stephanie’s that make me fall in love with coffee, with Hawaii, … What a pleasure it’s been to watch her artwork mature so much in just the few years I’ve been following it.” Says Shawn Steiman author of The Hawai’I Coffee Book: A Gourmet’s Guide from Kona to Kauai, “Stephanie’s paintings embody the fantasy and romance of Kona coffee.”

At the reception, refreshments will be served and the artist will be present for you to meet. Nine new paintings on wood will be on display. Bolton was raised on the Big Island and still lives in Holualoa. Bolton says, “Most of my neighbors, my family, and many of my collectors are coffee farmers… its no wonder coffee makes its way into my artwork. I love Kona coffee, I drink it just about every morning- it’s the best!”

Interested in purchasing artwork but can’t come out to the show? For the reception weekend only you will be able to purchase artwork online at reception prices on Bolton’s website www.stephaniebolton.com. For more information you can contact Kohala Coast Fine Art at 808-886-4240.