Jim Ingham works on Kauai as one of Kauai's finest- a Lifeguard. He is literally focused and engaged with the ocean on a daily basis. This provides him a unique insight to paint and capture the purple sunsets and sunrises, green lushness and azure colors of the ocean. He paints true to the "Plein Aire" style and signs, dates and even time stamps down to the minute a paintings time of completion. His treasures are not to be missed. Please call (808) 742-2778 for available paintings.

Born and raised on the island of Hawaii, constantly surrounded by beauty, Harry Wishard acquired a love for art at an early age. Cascading waterfalls, remote valleys, rainforests, dynamic skies, and all that his tropical home has to offer, provide an endless source of subject matter for his realistic landscapes. Using the unique colors and light of his island home, Wishard strives to capture on canvas the hidden, sacred soul of Hawai'i. "I am an artist because I love to paint. I was blessed with a talent. It's a gift. Art chose me, and that makes me one of the luckiest people I know. I love what I do. I am grateful for the chance to be an artist, and I am most grateful to the people who make my good fortune possible." Realism accomodates viewers. It helps them "enter" a painting. Growing up here has given me the knowledge of how things are supposed to look so that they can be accurately depicted. Technique attaches someone to a piece, but it is not the purpose of the painting. The real message - is the feeling or emotion evoked.

I have always loved to draw or paint directly from life. I discovered long ago that the quality of my art work was more vibrant and alive when I worked from life. Later I learned that the French Impressionists really put 'plein air' painting on the map for some of these same reasons. I am primarily a plein air painter today doing many small oil paintings on location. Occassionally I use one of these sketches to create a larger painting in my studio. I find the outdoor work keeps my eyes and other senses tuned to the real world in a way photographs don't.

Malia Peltier aka Mary Baxter St. Clair has been painting on Kauai for more than 3 decades. Here Fairies, Angels and Mermaids made her one of Kauai's most beloved artists, capturing the wonder and innocence of being a child with the her ability to capture the pure exuberance and freedom of a child's imagination. Now she is painting the beautiful sunrise and sunsets of Kauai's coasts.

"What I ultimately hope to accomplish with my work is to draw the viewer into the painting, to feel the light and space and evoke a distant memory. I would like my paintings to trigger a pleasant emotional response, much like the way the scent of a daphne blossom can take you back to a particular warm spring afternoon on the porch of your parents house when you were young. When you view my paintings I want you to actually feel the warmth of the sunlight as it streams through the window, pouring into the room and caressing the objects there in. If my paintings affect you sensually as well as visually I feel they will become as an old friend, recalling fond memories. What makes a painting great is between the viewer and the painting. If it moves you and makes you want to take it into your life it is a great painting.

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“As a child growing up in Manoa Valley, on Oahu, I recall, with great fondness, playing under my grandparents’ Monkeypod tree ---going to their house after a morning building sandcastles next to the old canoe parked on the beach at Waikiki. When playtime was done, Tutu (grandmother) would call us into a house where lauhala mats graced the floors and glass floats collected by my mother in her childhood sat on the bookshelf. My memories of childhood and of stories told to me of a Hawaii gone by, serve as my sources of inspiration. Whether painting the old plantation house or the still life composed of items from my memory closet, I find myself transported to a golden period in Hawaii --- one where the pace was a little slower, the tradewinds carried the light scent of plumeria, and the tuahine mist (light rain) of Manoa arrived every afternoon.”