I began painting professionally in 2017. Working in oils, I practice traditional painting techniques in portraiture and still life. Available works are listed on this site, and information on commissions will be forthcoming in 2026.
Visit my Etsy Shop for miniature art frames, designed to fit works on 2×3 and 3×3 canvases.
Education
- MLIS, University of Hawaii at Manoa
- BFA, Ringling College of Art and Design
- Continuing education courses/workshops: I have studied tromp l’oeil with Grand Central Atelier, plein air landscapes with Jeff Gunn, and portraiture with Elizabeth Zanzinger
Exhibitions
- Upcoming: Association of Hawaii Artists Ho’omaluhia juried show, November 1-31, 2025
- 2025 Honorable Mention, Association of Hawaii Artists juried show
- 2024 Finalist, Artist of Hawaii juried show
- 2023 Finalist, Artists of Hawaii Juried Show
- 2022 1st Place, Association of Hawaii Artists Miniatures Show
- 2022 Maneki Neko Group Show, Fishcake, Honolulu
- 2022 Winter Invitational Show, Downtown Art Center, Honolulu
- 2021 Maneki Neko Group Show, Fishcake, Honolulu
- 2020 Winter Invitational Show, Downtown Art Center, Honolulu
Publications
- Not Now, Laulau!
- Papa Says… Shaka!
- Saving the Fairies
- Keala and the Hawaiian Bird
- All Pau with Diapers
- Keala Up a Tree
- Maka the Magic Music Maker
- Little Mouse’s Hawaiian Christmas Present
- Maile and the Huli Hula Chicken
- If You Were a Dinosaur in Hawaii
- No Slippers!