Joes paints with acrylic and watercolor.  He has a unique style often creating techniques all his own.  Ranging from highly detailed realism to total abstracts, his tools vary from painting knives, brushes, and his own fingers.  His mastery of a style using heavy impasto to achieve striking 3-D effects gives him one of his many original trademarks.  His creative abilities capture the essence of the islands' beauty in seascapes, landscapes, waterfalls, and volcanoes. He also does pet portraits, flowers, and fauna.

                                                                                   Joe is a brilliant, compassionate, fun-loving man who loves people and is a true living treasure, a native son of Hawaii and a value to our community.  He paints every day of his life.  And now at the young age of 82, he still teaches and gladly shares his talents and works of art with all peoples, spreading true Aloha throughout the world.  

              (808) 946-9000                    

 For paintings, prints, commissions, classes.      

      2499 Kapiolani BLVD., Ste. 104, Honolulu, HI 96826   

         idowson@hawaii.rr.com

                        

       Joseph Hauoli Dowson, Sr., talented painter of Hawaii is well known in the 
     community as an artist and Kumu (teacher).  Born in Pu'unene, Maui, he now  
     resides in Honolulu, Hawaii.  A master in painting, fluent in many languages,
     a retired police officer, special investigator in the prior Honolulu Chiefs' offices,
     and legal investigator for several law firms.
            
                    
    
                    

         In May 2007, Joe was honored at the Bishop Museum as one of the year's six Mamo (Maoli Arts Month) Awardees in recognition of his numerous contributions and accomplishments within our community as a Native Hawaiian visual artist.                   
                                                

           Joe was awarded first place in the 1987 exhibition of the Hawaiian Watercolor and         Serigraph  Society, and was again recognized with an award in 1988.  He is a member of the Honolulu Chapter of the National Society of Arts and Letters, and was a past president of the Hawaii Watercolor Society.  He originated the Sunday Art Fence at the Honolulu Zoo.  Joe has been featured in many exhibits and galleries throughout his interesting life, including the  Territorial Savings and Loan, Pacific American Gallery and the Louis Pohl Gallery.  As a  Native Son Hawaiian island painter, Joe was commissioned by United Airlines to depict the     beauty of our islands through Hawaiian eyes for their award-winning film, "Hawaii, Our Little Corner of the World."  These canvases now hang in UAL home office in Chicago.

       Sharing his knowledge and style with thousands of students of all ages for over 50    years, Joe has inspired many in the art world by helping them to gain confidence and skill in painting.  He has taught from his previous home in Wahiawa, in public and private schools, hospitals, military clubs, cruises, police stations, and others.  Today he teaches at the Elk Lodge 616 and his own art studio in Honolulu.