Bill Braden's Work - Screens

Bill Braden is available to paint large mural screens and these are some examples of his works. As you can see, his screens can give one a feeling of “you are there,” in the painting rather than in an enclosed room.

“The Hawaiian Jungle” (6’ height by 24’ width, 8 @ 3’ width panels) is a screen with oil on panel that is painted on both sides, “Reef at Lanikai” on the other side. Both are 360 degree views.

This painting was probably inspired by Hugo Van Der Goes’ multi panel screen at the Uffizi Museum in Florence, Italy. Subliminal childhood memories of “Byobu,” screens in Japan also contributed to the design. This Magnum Opus was painted on location at what is now the St. Stephen’s Diocesan Center off of the Pali Highway in 1983. There is the personal tragedy that served as the backdrop to this artist’s motivation to sequester himself into the shadowy undergrowth for months. During the many hours he spent on site the artist noticed when the rain would fall on the Pali, the nearby stream would gush a half an hour later. Behind the big tree shown he noticed the occasional peels of laughter from the Carmelite Nuns bathing in the stream. The artist did not dare look lest he end up in hell… The mosquitoes made the place quite hellacious; they would blitzkrieg! What tragedy would make a man choose such conditions?

This screen was used as backdrops for Hawaiian music concerts at the Waikiki Shell, displays at the Windward and Kahala Malls, Honolulu Academy of Arts, and Bishop Museum. It is available for $100,000 and prints of various sizes are also for sale. The $100,000 price of the original also includes the “Reef at Lanikai” which is side B of this album.

“Reef at Lanikai”, backside of “the Hawaiian Jungle”

The artist would row out to this site, drop anchor, make sketches, and then take Polaroid’s (remember those?). It was because of this mural type painting that he was selected to paint the 50’ murals at Liliuokalani Gardens- the birthplace of Bill’s signature “Reef Series” paintings. This screen was first exhibited as a one man show at the Honolulu Club, the former Beuret Gallery in 1983.

“Pupukea Paumalu, View From Sunset Point”

Commissioned by the N.S.C.L.T. (North Shore Community Land Trust), the painting consists of 8 each stretched oil on canvas panels each 6’ high by 3’ wide. From the same view as “The North Shore Icon”, it was painted as part of the effort to preserve the 1,129 acres hillside that serves as a natural backdrop to surfing’s miracle mile. The N.S.C.L.T. decided that a large, backdrop mural size painting would help “put you there” and thus realize the severity of the situation (see E.I.S. for story). So, this giant fine art painting was created for a major fund raising event at Waimea Valley in which world champion surfers, surfing industry notables, and Jack Johnson and friends performed and raised funds. It was subsequently used at a different event with Pearl Jam (Eddie Vetter). This historic work is available for $200,000 with ½ the amount going to the N.S.C.L.T. effort. Full size reproductions and smaller sizes are also available. Go to the Sullivan Estate section of public works on this website to see an example of a reproduction.

Mokuleia Reef Screen 4 @ 3’ wide by 6’ height canvas reproductions $8000 Total size 6’ by 12’

The original of this oil painting was purchased by a couple for their brand new beautifully furnished Kailua beachfront home. Even if your view is beachfront, sometimes its rainy or dark…