Artwork
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A Quiet Moment, 2002
I love the title because it conveys exactly what I'm after when...
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After Hours, 2005
Surrounding a cluster of red cowboy houses stands a grove of enormous...
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Agapanthus for Lunch, 1988
I watched the sure-footed bovine sneak across the cattle guard and sample...
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Ahihi Morning, 1996
One of my favorite places to paint is along the Makena coastline....
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Aunt Mary's Bougainvillea, 2002
This painting is titled Aunt Mary's Bougainvillea, although its title could just as...
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Back Road to Makena, 2004
Not so many years ago, there was a back way to the...
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Banana Sunday, 1996
This painting is largely about shapes. I love the graceful arch of...
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Beach Day, 1987
One of the benefits of living Upcountry is that you can see...
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Beach Front, 1990
It's funny how perceptions of what is beautiful have their roots in...
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Beach Glass, 2006
I've read that, in mythological terms, water represents the unconscious, and the...
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Beach Velvet, 2011
Dawn is my favorite time of day at the shoreline. There is...
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Bird Bath, 1978
There are little gully's like this all over the islands where the...
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Braided Kiawes, 2008
There is a difference between the way we experience a place and...
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Bridle Path, 2001
A friend and I were sketching trees on Haleakala Ranch when the...
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Cane Fire, 1986
My wife and I take a lot of walks together and one...
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Canoes at the Landing, 2004
The south shore is one of my favorite coastlines on Maui. The...
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Cistern, 1997
In the days before county water systems, cisterns were an efficient way...
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Coconut Grove
Tommy Kekoa, a high school friend of mine, invited my wife and...
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Colours, 1989
The British spell the word color? with flair. I thought this was...
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Cracked Seed & Soda, 1987
Everyone upcountry seems to have a Kaupo story. Here's mine... I got...
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Dairy Gate, 1986
In my opinion a strong painting has a strong drawing underneath it....
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Dollar Per Bunch, 1994
Dollar Per Bunch was painted along Hamoa Beach road just past Hana....
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Eastern Exposure, 2003
You have to get up very early in the morning to get...
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Echoes of Kalawao, 2011
The sense of isolation is powerful in Kalawao on Molokai. The solitude...
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Eddie's View, 2014
I love the way light describes the texture and topography of the...
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Eha Niu O' Makena, 2004
Makena is where dark lava meets the dancing turquoise ocean, inviting exploration....
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Eleven Thousand Acres, 2010
The title, Eleven Thousand Acres, refers to Ulupalakua Ranch joining the Maui Coastal...
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Evening Blush, 1997
I could write a book about what has led me to paint...
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Evening Jacaranda, 1984
Color is like clothing. Whether you like it or not, outdoors, you...
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Feeling Ducky, 2000
My children received ducks one easter and they became a feature in...
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Firmament, 2012
Some titles come to me almost subconsciously. This was one of those...
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First Light in the Morning Air, 2008
A few decades back, I painted this pasture in the late afternoon...
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Friends at the Beach, 2009
Pastureland used to border the beaches in Makena back in the seventies....
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Gathering Darkness, 1990
This painting had a very unusual beginning. I went out to my...
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Gathering Gold, 2002
My idea of fine subject matter is the gradually gathering colors of...
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Hale Paniolo, 2005
Surrounding a cluster of red cowboy houses stands a grove of enormous...
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Hammock, 2000
Hammock was painted from the garden of the Silver Cloud Inn looking...
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Hanalei Taro, 1988
There's an old wooden bridge on the way to Hanalei on Kauai...
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Hanamu Dusk, 2004
Twenty years ago artist Curtis Wilson Cost painted one of his most...
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Hawaiian Teriyaki, 1992
I was sitting in a restaurant when a mainland family with children...
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Hawaiian Turquoise, 1986
Everybody asks me where Hawaiian Turquoise was painted. It's a river mouth on the...
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Hideaway, 2000
When I was in high school on Oahu, I took a week...
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Hilo Waterfront, 2020
There's a wonderful atmosphere in Hilo. It feels like time slowed down...
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Ho Ihi Aina, 1990
There is something about the Hawaiian house which defines the Hawaiian aesthetic....
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Hui Aloha Church, 1978
Hui Aloha Church is a portrait of contrasts. The desolation of the...
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Hula Palms, 2002
I remember the Kodak Hula show in Honolulu in the late 60s...
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Iao Valley, 1995
Iao Valley began as a commission. I was asked to paint anything...
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Into the Clouds, 1989
Into the Clouds was painted on a private ranch road located mauka...
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Irregular Regulars, 1986
The old gas pumps in Ulupalakua may not be beautiful, but in...
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Island Ponies, 2015
The island of Vieques has wild ponies all over it. I discovered...
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Jacaranda Season, 1983
One of the cardinal rules in art is never to center anything....
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Jacaranda Trio, 2015
I am asked frequently when I know when a painting is finished....
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Kahawai O' Oheo, 1993
This year I had the pleasure of painting the 'Seven Sacred Pools'....
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Kanoa's Taro, 1995
On a week long stay in Keanae, I spent each morning exploring...
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Keanae Dawn, 1998
While staying in Keanae we had the great pleasure of meeting the...
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Keanae Evening, 1994
Keanae is a special place. It rains a lot. Sometimes the laundry...
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Keawala'i, 2017
Back in 1973, I had an epiphany at Keawala'i. It had to...
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Keokea Picnic, 2013
The first place my wife and I lived on Maui was the...
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Kiawes at Keawakapu, 1986
I painted this piece almost entirely on location at Keawakapu Beach in...
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King of the Hill, 1998
Walking the hills of Haleakala over the years, I've been charged by...
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Kōke'e Waters, 1994
I was on Kauaʻi hiking with friends and keeping an eye out...
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Kula Kupe'e, 2011
The road through Kula has a wealth of scenic beauty almost any...
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Kula Plum, 2000
There is a color that stripes across the upcountry landscape every year...
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La Perouse, 1986
There is a beach in Makena some of us call volleyball beach....
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Lavender Passage, 1995
The road to the top of Haleakala has much to offer the...
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Lavender Rain in Full Bloom, 2014
Here in the higher elevations of the island, we have entered the...
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Lavender Spring, 2012
From my perspective, one of the most inspirational areas on Maui is...
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Leaning Into Lavender, 1979
Many assume there aren't big seasonal changes here in Hawaii, but when...
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Long Standing Tenants, 1977
According to Jill Cost's studio records, Long Standing Tenants was the first...
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Lunch in Ulupalakua, 1985
I spent the morning in Ulupalakua wandering the area for a composition...
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Makena Kiawes, 1984
Writer and philosopher Thomas Moore says that one of the things art...
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Makena Stroll, 1985
Out in Makena, where the road along the water is not much...
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Makena Tide Pools, 1984
A friend of ours lives just on the other side of the...
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Mala Mauka Cropped, 2011
This view over Maalaea Bay to the West Maui mountains is ever...
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Mala Mauka Detail, 2011
This view over Maalaea Bay to the West Maui mountains is ever...
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Mala Mauka Panorama, 2010
This view over Maalaea Bay to the West Maui mountains is ever...
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Mana for Elliott, 2007
My son Elliott has always loved bananas. When he was 15 years...
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Mauka To Makai, 1989
I think one of the most stunning views on the island of...
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Memory Lane, 1982
There was once a cow in this painting, but he's wondered off....
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Midnight Snack, 1984
I am a night person. I paint late into the night, just...
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Mirror of Gold, 2000
Every evening in the field next door to my studio, there is...
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Moloka'i Calm, 2009
The point of view of this painting is from a small bridge...
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Moloka'i Roof Pigeons, 2001
Every so often pigeons take to the air, circle around for a...
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Mutual Curiosity, 1985
I was sketching these wonderful entry posts at the Von Tempsky Ranch...
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My Studio, 1982
I lived and painted in this Kula house for almost twelve years....
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Nightfall on Nā’alae, 2019
Night scenes are very evocative and mysterious, not to mention full of...
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Night Palm, 1987
I have a friend named Thomas Kekoa whose family has a house...
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North Coast, 1988
A framed composition is always a nice way to go. All around...
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North of the Landing, 1990
When I first came to Maui, Makena was a place at the...
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Old Hawai'i, 2015
I began this painting decades ago after an unforgettable experience in Wailua....
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Old Jac, 1988
Some trees seem to be a celebration of their species, where they...
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Old Makena (Uncut), 2003
This painting 30 Years at Pu'u Ola'i is allegorical to my life...
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Old Makena Panorama, 2003
This painting 30 Years at Pu'u Ola'i is allegorical to my life...
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Old Makena Triptych, 2003
This painting 30 Years at Pu'u Ola'i is allegorical to my life...
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Oneloa Morning, 2001
One thing that distinguishes the artist frame of mind from that of...
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Palauea Morning, 1992
I was commissioned to paint Palauea beach back when it was one...
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Pasture Shadows, 1987
The Kula hills are dotted with paddocks and cattle-related constructs that make...
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Path to Baby Beach
In Sprecklesville there is an old estate that has been the home...
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Petaluma, 2000
Petaluma is a painting dear to my heart, as it was one...
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Phred and Phriend, 2010
I have an old friend here on Maui who has raised pheasants...
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Plantation Night Light, 1985
The old car in this picture runs fine. Its driver is unimpressed...
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Plantation Palm, 2003
Sometimes it is stimulating to create an idea out of imagined subject...
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Pocketful of Memories, 2010
I've got a shelf of thumbnail sketch books I've collected over my...
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Poi and Bananas, 2007
Light in Ke‘anae has a quality all its own. There are taro...
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Poi For Julia, 1987
Taro fields really get my attention. There's a beauty in the utility...
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Polipoli Gold, 2015
Every December, the molasses grass shows off a beautiful red plumage. When...
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Polo Fans, 1985
The polo grounds on Maui are beautiful, but every time I've been...
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Ponds and Terraces, 1983
Wailua is a tiny area alongside Keanae where taro grows in abundance....
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Private Landing, 1984
Tony Mondello has a stiletto catamaran that is 27 feet long and...
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Pu'u O'lai, 1984
The puu (cinder cone) standing guard over Makena beach has often appeared...
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Pualani Evening, 1993
There is a world of subtle, beautiful images that appear at night,...
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Return to Makena Molokini, 2010
Ko pono na mea apau I na kanaka no lakou ka maluhia....
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Return to Makena Panorama, 2010
Ko pono na mea apau I na kanaka no lakou ka maluhia....
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Sanctuary, 1991
A friend of mind in Kula raises pheasants and releases them into...
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Sands of Kapuka'ulua, 2015
I like to find original place names in Hawaiian to use as...
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Second Green House on the Right, 2021
On the makai side of lower Kula, a cluster of paniolo houses...
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Secret Beach, 2020
They say two weddings happen every day at Secret Beach; one in...
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Secret Pond, 1991
I was on Kauai hiking with friends and keeping an eye out...
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Shank of the Evening, 1997
There are about 15 minutes at the end of the day when...
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South Shore Dawn, 1999
Palms on the shore line - young, healthy palms - they just...
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Spring Light, 1986
Somewhere in my psyche there is an archetype of place, of home,...
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Springtime Grazing, 1984
I painted this piece in 1984, the year we opened the Kula...
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Strands of Gold, 1991
I think it's the feeling that time appears to be holding still...
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Summer Fog, 1990
The Vierra's live a couple of jogs up the road from us....
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Summer on Haleakalā, 2000
In the open pastures of the upper areas of Haleakalā, the morning...
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Sunlit, 1979
Many years ago my wife and I were hiking in the hills...
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Sunrise on Ahihi, 2002
Many years ago my wife and I were hiking in the hills...
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Taro Ponds, 1985
At the foot of a verdant tropical rain forest, the silent flowing...
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The Cow and the Calf, 1996
The Cow & the Calf Came Down the Path - due to...
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The Farrier, 2006
The sharp scent of Eucalyptus fills the crisp air of Haleakala Ranch....
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The Ice Cream Man, 2017
A friend asked me to capture my impressions of Puerto Rico in...
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The Road Home, 2025
I’ve been walking this path for over 50 years. It wends its...
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Thousand Peaks, 2003
There is a surf spot on the way to Lahaina called Thousand...
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Ulua at Dawn, 2019
In my humble opinion, dawn is the best time to walk the...
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Upcountry Amethyst, 1990
As the summer solstice rapidly approaches, Maui denizens are treated to a...
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Upcountry Maui, 1985
What I was drawn to when I went to do this painting...
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Verdure, 1979
This graceful diminutive Hawaiian church was on its way out the year...
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Vinca Patch, 1989
The old Ulupalakua Ranch buildings have been a fascination for me for...
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Waiānuenue, 2018
The Curtis Wilson Cost is proud to announce the completion of the...
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Whispering Through Wailuku, 1993
I like Wailuku town. It has a certain charm that comes with...
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Wild Jacs, 1994
At times I think it might be hazardous to paint a subject...
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Window on Alau, 2000
Many afternoons spent walking the Hana shoreline produce paintings such as this....
