Family

My family has always been supportive of my artistic endeavors.  I have this memory from elementary school days of my mom boiling onion skins in a small pot over the stove.  All this so I could design and dye Easter eggs that would be entered into the “natural dyes” category of my school’s egg decorating contest.  (Looking back, I think the color of these onion skin-dyed Easter eggs marked the start of my love affair with sepia tones and the color of burnt sienna.)  

Fast forward to the early years of my Marketing Communications career, when I was taking on freelance assignments and community service PR projects.  My young nieces and nephew were sometimes called upon to step in as models for photo shoots or as talent in videos on some of my projects.  They’ve appeared in a catalog for the University of Hawaii Bookstore, a video for Hospice Hawaii and some other things that I worked on.      





Whitney's Summer





                Today, my family continues to support my art with encouraging and positive comments.  They also never complain when I take or find a photo of them and it ends being translated to a watercolor portrait.  Thanks to my favorite (family) models for making my painting extra-enjoyable.                    
            

                In 2010, “Whitney’s Summer” was accepted into the Hawaii Watercolor Society (HWS) Open Show, the first time I entered a painting into a juried show.  “Wedding Day Moment” was recently accepted into the juried 2012 HWS Open Show.  It will be part of 2012 Open Exhibit from Sept. 25 – Oct. 19 at the Honolulu Museum of Art, Linekona School Main Gallery.  Please come and visit the HWS Open Show and support local artists!   



Wedding Day Moment