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There are always more paintings and projects than are up on the site. If you see a piece that resonates for you, inquire as to what else is available or in progress.
From the Home Page:
Enigmatic Paradise series--please inquire about prints. Currently Pomegranate Stain and She Wondered are available only as originals.
Hurricanes and Dragon Scales series all $3200 each
Larger Than Life: Anthurium (image 30"40, framed 38"x48")-- $5000
The Conversation (aka tropical
fish--19"x22")-- $2200 original is sold, PRINTS
available
Two sling jawed wrasses discuss dinner.
Jungle Walk (mountains, jungle and
frog--30"x40")-- $5500
Painted after one of many hikes in the jungle and mountains of the tropics.
I Came So Far for Beauty (30"x40")--Original
Not for sale--Available in print
I arrived in Hawaii with a bag of silk and dyes, knowing no one. By the time I left almost
six years later, I had painted some of the best work to come out of my heart and mind.
Macaws and Mangoes (27"x32" framed)--$2800
Inspired by baby macaws in a rehabilitation program.
Tiger Paws (aka exotic flowers,
25"x34' unframed)--$3200
Seen on the streets of downtown Honolulu amidst rainbow shower trees.
From the Paintings page:
Spirits of the Millstone (25"x37")--$4200
unframed
Not the tropics, but the colors of my garden in Harvard. Look for the two sets of deva
eyes in the top portion of the painting.
I'll Fly Away (22.5"x17" image,
27"x32 including gold frame and black silk mat--
sold
Saturniid moths immortalized
When Will You Return ( 24"x29")--$3000
framed
The complexities of paradise.
We'll Be Safe Here ( 25"x33.5")
unframed--$4200
The pink edged plants in the foreground are Royal Ti. According to Hawaiian lore, Ti
plants keep out evil spirits.
Bali Rice Terraces (29"x33")
unframed --$3200
Newly planted rice terraces flooded with water become a mirror for a sunset
afterglow.
Lizard (18.5"x21") framed--$2200
The real title of this piece is "After a long day of dancing on pavement, she was
glad to be home."
The Crooner (18"x23")
framed--$2200 for original. Prints
available
I think of him as the Frank Sinatra of the reef.
The Water Garden (29"x39") framed-- $3800
Homage to the master of Giverny.
Day And Night ("x")unframed-- $3200
Night blooming cereus and pink obake anthurium
Monstera ( 17"x22" image,
27"x33" with Hawaiian koa wood frame and cream silk mat)-- $2300
I found this life size bloom amidst the dense vine in my Oahu studio
garden.
Queen Emma's Lily ( same size and framing as
Monstera.)-- $2300
Also known as a spider lily, this enormous and sweet scented plant grew in my garden
across from the ocean.Named after a queen who did not see the American takeover of Hawaii.
The View (30"x40")--not for sale
When I first lived in Maui I wrote to friends saying that Gauguin didn't make up the
colors in his paintings of the tropics--the colors were real. A face appeared as I
painted the West Maui mountains and it makes itself known to certain viewers.
The Orchids in Pele's Hair (26.5" x 33")--$3000 sold
Orchids grow so easily in the tropics that I could tie a new plant to the plumeria tree outside my studio and watch them bloom. The epiphyte known on the mainland as Spanish Moss is called Pele's Hair in Hawaii, hence the painting's title.
From the Body Art page:
Power Without Sacrifice-- $12,000
Evening Coats--$1200
Fringed Triangle Shawls-- $350
Scarves (15"x 72")-- $230 8" x 54"--$150
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