Artist’s Biography:

Charlie Lyon was born and raised in California. He began his art career in 1979, painting surfboards for Freeline Design in Santa Cruz, California.

His career expanded to T-shirt designs, advertising layouts, and corporate identity logos. He moved to Maui in 1991, and his career expanded to publishing. He was the art director and writer of the coffee table book “Jaws Maui”, and the illustrator for the young adult graphic novel “Surf Clowns”. He has devoted his work entirely to painting since 2001. His work is currently on display in Lahaina at The Image Station Gallery and in Lana’i City at the Mike Carroll Gallery. He shows his work at the Four Seasons Resort in Wailea on Sundays. His Lahaina studio is open for appointments by calling 808-661-1895.

He currently lives in Lahaina with his wife, Leslie.