Portrait of Leilani

I really enjoy painting and drawing portraits. This is a portrait of Leilani, a beautiful young Hawaiian woman in traditional pre-contact attire. She has modeled professionally for Randy Jay Braun who is one of Hawaii's premier photographers. Check out his website at www.randyjaybraun.com He does beautiful work. Leilani will be featured in more of my paintings in the future. This drawing is done with graphite on paper. The size is 8 x 10".

Hula Kahiko

This painting depicts the dancer in the ancient traditional style of dance called Hula Kahiko. This style of dance is more serious than the typical Hollywood or Nightclub style of dance. This is a small painting. It is 5 x 7" done with oil paint on panel.

Ori Tahiti

This is a sketch of a solo dancer which showcases the the motion of the shaking hips which is a trademark of Tahitian dancing. This drawing is 8 x 10" done with graphite on paper.

Ori Tahiti

This is a classic pose from a Tahitian Ori (solo dance). The size is 8 x 10" prismacolor pencil on paper.

Still Life with Pineapple

This is a still life featuring some of the tropical fruits that I enjoy eating. After I finished drawing this picture I ate most of the fruit. The size of this one is 11 x 14" done with Prismacolor pencils on white Stonehenge paper.