Waves of Light (2025)

My largest custom piece yet! The commissioner had the fascinating idea for a piece where the Hawaiian islands were mirrored. He wanted to hang this painting up in his bathroom, so it would be seen in the mirror most of the time. I send them a digita sketch of how the island outlines would look. His only request was to include Tripler Hospital, which is inside of O’ahu. I painted this piece on a 4-foot by 18-inch canvas. Each island puka has a scene related to that island: the 2024 Kilauea eruption in the Big Island, a sunset view from the channels between Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and Kaho’olawe, Tripler Army Medical Center in O’ahu, and the green ridges of the fertile mountains inside of Kaua’i and Ni’ihau. I added backlight-reactive and glow in the dark paints as a surprise touch. The client and his fiancée are very happy with the piece and hung it up immediately as soon as they got home!

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