Primal Marks

  These orchid drawings have been living quietly on my iPad for longer than I’d like to admit. I started them last year after asking some of...

This piece started as a riff on the “become ungovernable” meme— from the Untitled Goose Game, where the goose is wielding a kitchen knife in...

These two drawings are from this week’s figure drawing session at the Downtown Art Center. Both are 20-minute poses, done in ink and finishe...

  Pencil Drawing: 'Ohi'a In Hawaiian mythology, handsome 'Ohi'a, in love with beautiful Lehua, rejected  Pele who loved him,...

  Pencil drawing, Kokiʻo keʻokeʻo "Kokiʻo keʻokeʻo (Hibiscus waimeae) has two subspecies. The subspecies hannerae is federally listed a...

  Pencil drawing, `Awa Early Polynesian voyagers brought the `Awa ("bitterness") plant to Hawaii and it grows abundantly in my hom...

  Pencil drawing, Kiawe The first Kiawe wood seedling was planted in 1827 by Sacred Hearts Father Alexis Bachelot next to the Cathedral Cath...

  Pencil Drawing: Milo Seed Pods The Milo is an interesting tree, its botanical name, Thespesia populnea , means “divine." A member of ...

Pencil drawing, Laua‘e Fern Common Is Uncommon From Oceania to green Hanalei the common Laua‘e fern transformed to pe‘ahi of legend our hala...

  Pencil drawing, Koa "Leaves" "To be a warrior is to learn to be genuine in every moment of your life." Chogyam Trungpa...