MOXIE: Courage and Determination
Moxie opens November 19 and is on view through December 29 2023 at the Hawaii Pacific University Gallery, Kaneohe campus. This exhibit explores the spirit of Moxie as these kūpuna […]
Hawaii
The Lahaina fires August 8 2023
I returned from Sweden after a restful and contact rich summer of visits with family and friends sharing their laughs and tears, feeling rejuvenated and excited to return home to […]
Hawaii Watercolor Society Open Juried Show at the East West Center at University of Hawaii
The Hawaii Watercolor Society holds two juried shows each year, the Members Only show and the other is an Open Juried Show. This year our juror was world renowned watercolorist […]
Charles E Higa, watercolorist
The Hawaii Watercolor Society Members Juried Show opened on April 4th and runs through the 30th at the Downtown Arts Center (DAC) in Chinatown Honolulu Hawaii. The Hawaii Watercolor Society […]
Palama Settlement Celebrates 125 years of service on Oct 8th
I first started volunteering teaching watercolor to keiki 7-11years old at Palama Settlement shortly after I moved back home from Sweden in 2014. I enjoyed seeing their faces light up […]
Supporting the arts
When I returned home, I was happy to hear that one of my kūpuna watercolor students from Palama Settlementʻs Kūpuna Art Program had one of her paintings juried into the […]
Art as social activism and community building
The show Kānehūnāmoku closed in June 30th at Honolulu Hale while I was still in Sweden for the summer. The main floor was filled with images of wahipana that my […]
Kānehūnāmoku: The hidden face of Kāne
This has been a long time in the making, but as Kumu Glen Kila says, timing is divine and to be trusted and accepted. Kānehunāmoku: The Hidden Land of Kane […]
Hauʻoli makahiki hou
A new year and trying to make sense of the past year while remaining hopeful for the new. I made a promise to myself early on last year NOT to […]
Straddling Worlds
Many of you know I work in a variety of media, but watercolor is my passion. There is nothing else like it that responds so eloquently and honestly and lets […]