Concha - a wonderful, beloved Huichol medicine woman. Acrylic 15x30
Concha greeted me in Real De Catorce, Mexico; she sang for me in ceremony and the night before I started this painting, her image jumped onto the canvas.  She is kind, pure, connected and loving.

Hale Makua - pastel An amazing Soul who came through as I painted this portrait, becoming a guide and teacher for me from the other side. I prayed a lot where he used to do sunrise ceremony at the edge of the crater in Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island.  I prayed before I started, prayed throughout the process and especially before painting the eyes.  His kindness, wisdom and great compassion touch me every day.  He has come through this image to many others and I am profoundly grateful.  "We actually come into this world as gods.  It's just that we have forgotten who we really are as well as what this really means"  H

Chief Joseph - A Soul very dear to my heart.  Acrylic 20"x20"  “It does not require many words to speak the truth.” Chief Joseph

Uncle George Na'ope a beloved Hula teacher who brought great pride back to the Hawaiian people.  What joy!  Pastel 19x25 We were not blessed with gold or silver, or gemstones or unlimited resources here in Hawaii.  We were blessed with Aloha and this is our gift to the world.”    Uncle George Lanakilakekiahiali'i Na'ope

Kumu Raylene.  Such an open heart - such great love! Pastel 18x24 “Be, BE the song that you sing,  BE the dance. Don't talk about the story, don't be the storyteller.  BE the story.”
Kumu Raylene Ha’alelea Kawaiaea.

Great friends - Arctic Black - this was done for their CD cover. Acrylic 20x20

Three stages of life depicted by Huichol women. Pastel 20x28 This was the cover of my first book - "At The Same Time"  because we are ALL stages of growth at the same time. I am still that child inside!
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I call this image enlightenment - it is a beautiful Tibetan child. Pencil  8x10 1/2

The latest portrait I completed - my beautiful friend Hajjar Gibran.