I knew going to Maui there might be trouble because there were 2, yes 2, Lassen Galleries located there. Christian Reese Lassen (my favorite artist) is from Lahaina, Maui and has 2 galleries on Front St. I was introduced to Lassen about 3 years ago by a friend of mine and have loved his work ever since.

I first saw his work in the Las Vegas Gallery located in Caesar’s Palace. If you get to Vegas, you have to check out the Gallery, his paintings will blow your mind. The are incredible.

If you haven’t seen a Lassen painting he is an incredible artist that paints with vivid colors and incredible passion. I love his sealife and seascapes the best. Up until this week, I had 2 Lassen prints in my collection. The prints are the less expensive versions of the paintings.

There are several different variations of his paintings and the value can range from $500 to $50k per painting with some older originals worth 6 figures. My wife and I went into both Galleries 3 different times during the trip and on the third time, I convinced the wife it was time to purchase our first good Lassen Painting.

One of my favorites is “Miracle of Life” and they had an incredible deal on a CE (Connoisseur Edition Canvas) These are limited to 100 paintings, signed and have 10 – 1pt diamonds in the painting. Yes, I said diamonds!

Here is a picture of me with the Gallery Display, my painting will be delivered in 3-4 months and we chose a different frame than the one in the photo. I still can’t believe we did it! The lighting in the photos isn’t the best and you can see the receipt and certificate of authenticity in my hand and I look a bit excited as well. LOL.

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