NAWILIWILI — Sarah Wymer had to move her car so the buses could negotiate the parking lot in the Anchor Cove shopping center on Saturday. Her crew, Jenn Wymer and Jessica Lenton waited impatiently for Sarah to finish up so
NAWILIWILI — Sarah Wymer had to move her car so the buses could negotiate the parking lot in the Anchor Cove shopping center on Saturday.
Her crew, Jenn Wymer and Jessica Lenton waited impatiently for Sarah to finish up so they could move the car.
Shoppers, many from the visiting cruise ship, passed by the trio of girls trying to get to the car that needed to be moved.
But, for Sarah, today was the day she finalized her contract on a tiny 6×10-foot pocket in the Nawiliwili shopping complex.
Paintings, photographs of paintings, pencil and ink sketches covered the walls, punctuated by hand-printed signage touting prices for various sizes and headlined by another hand-printed ‘Sarah’s Studio.’
For Sarah Wymer, this was her coming out day. Since moving here with her friend and college acquaintance Natalie Urminska, she has been working out of her room, drawing, collating, and drawing more.
Wymer has been drawing for almost ten years, and painting for six years, her collection spanning a wide variety of subject matter, but oriented towards the contemporary styling.
Bright vivid colors are contrasted by high key pastels as well as bold shadings as a demonstration of her versatility in the arts.
“From March, I’m on my own,” she said from her collection of works. Her sister, Jenn, came over from Kansas and helped her put her ‘studio’ together, a piece of art from Jenn’s hand also punctuating the offering of pieces available for patrons to view.
“Our father used to paint and draw,” Jenn added. “And, we both went to school, majoring in art.”
Wymer’s cubicle offers art for sale as well as commissions where people can have her do a piece from a photograph at reasonable prices.
Her specialty is portraits, both human and animals, with her walls overflowing with a demonstration of her work.
Since moving into the Anchor Cove, she’s discovered that visitors from the ships don’t really like people art, and will be relying on her sister Jenn who likes to work with flowers and scenics for diversity in her offering.
But, until March, she has more family visiting here, and Jenn leaves so she’ll be manning the studio by herself between the hours of 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
But, for now, she enjoys the luxury of opening around noontime and staying until around seven-ish she says.
More examples of her work are on display at the Kaua‘i Society of Artists’ Small Works Show that is on display through Feb. 28, a show where she created a special piece, “Self Portrait,” that earned an Honorable Mention as it sits alongside a photograph done by Urminska.
She takes calls on her cell phone at 652-5945.
What made Saturday special besides her final signing of her Anchor Cove papers?
Saturday was her birthday.
