Upcountry Maui
Maui was formed from two volcanoes joined together by a valley. When locals refer to "Upcounty," they are talking about Haiku, Makawao, Pukalani, and Kula which lie on the slopes of the larger volcano, Haleakala. The smaller volcano is called the West Maui Mountains which are largely uninhabitable due to the steep slopes.
After living in and painting Paia for eleven years, in 1996 we moved up to Makawao Town when a fire almost destroyed the building that housed The Eddie Flotte Gallery on Hana Highway. Thereafter, places that were a short walk or drive from my house in Makawao began manifesting in my paintings.
Upcountry Maui has a flavor all its own. This is the home of the "paniolo" or Hawaiian cowboy. Makawao town still has hitching posts for horses in front of many of the stores and it is not uncommon to see people on horseback traveling from place to place. Upcountry is rural, with farms and ranches and livestock gracing the views.
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A Box Full of Rainbows 
An Artist Painting Makawao 
Bah Da Yew 
Bench at Seabury Hall 
Big Wheels and Bungalows 
Bird on a Wire 
Blondie Freitas with Coke Can 
Blondie Freitas with Mayor Bill Hat 
Board and Baton 
Boy Scouts on Parade 
Calf Barn Sketch 
Cane Workers at Kitada's 
Chameleon John 
Chickens at Kitada's 
Children's Paradise 
China Ridge 
Ching Store 
Chuck Wagon 
Cow Solo 
Cows and Egrets 
Dairy Farm with Roosters 
David Warren Gallery 
Dear John 
Dewitt's Boat 
Duncan's Coffee 
Eddy Float 
Eye on the Hill 
Fong Store 
Fong Store With Chickens 
Gecko Trading Company 
Gently Down the Stream 
Ghost Bus 
Giggle Hill 
GMC Truck 
Going Going Gone 
Good Morning Makawao 
Goodie's 
Great View Needs Work 
Haiku Dry Dock 
Haleakala Dairy Cow 
Haleakala High 
Haliimaile 
Haliimaile Chickens 
Harmony, Rhythm, and Melody 
Harold's Office 
Hurricane Boutique 
Hurricane Row 
Johnny Pacheco 
Johnny Pacheco on Horseback 
Kapu 
Kids Ride Free 
Kitada's 
Kitada's Forever Jung 
Kitada's Kau Kau 
Kitada's Kitchen 
Kitada's Kitchen Window 
Kitada's Stoop 
Kitada's with Pink Bushes 
Knox's Wheel Barrow 
Knox's Yard 
Komoda's Bakery 
Makawao Barber Shop 
Makawao Cafe 
Makawao Cane House 
Makawao Feed and Grain 
Makawao Flower Shop 
Makawao Pumps 
Makawao Rainbow 
Makawao Ridge 
Makawao Rooster 
Makawao Steak House 
Makawao Town 
Makawao Union Church 
Malcolm's Yard 
Maliko Bridge 
Maliko Hill 
Maui Child 
Maui Child Strip 
Maui Time 
Meeting of the Minds 
Mercantile 
Model Ts Over Molokini 
Morning in Makawao 
Mrs Kitada 
On the Mooove 
Once Upon a Daze 
Our House 
Patch Worked Tin 
Pau Hana at the Dairy Barns 
Peahi 
Pick Up 
Piiholo Pineapple Fields 
Pink Porch and Green Shingles 
Pink Porch Bungalow 
Pink Porch with Mailbox 
Pottery Clay and Dusty Glass 
Pottery Faucet 
Pottery Kiln 
Pottery Tools 
Quonset Huts 
Raymond 
Rooster on Brewer 
Rusty Tractor 
Saint Joseph's Church 
Seabury Hall 
Sherman's Door 
Sherman's Shed 
Sherman's Yard 
Shuffling Home 
Signs of the Times 
Soar Sports 
Star Seven 
Statues in the Cemetery 
Still A Goat 
Sunset on Kitada's 
Tack and Things 
Tall Bruce 
Tar Paper and Time 
Ten Minutes To One 
The Changing Face of Makawao 
The Gatekeeper 
The Gateway to Providence 
The Last Fourth of July 
The Neighbor's Shed 
The Savior 
The Strange and Sudden Disappearance of the Haleakala Dairy Cow 
Tin Roof and Macrame 
To See Ethel Smile 
Toma Garage 
Toys and Book