Sacred Places unfolds in a tightening circle: from the larger atmosphere of Hawaiʻi, to the specific geography of Maui, to Lahaina — the town that has shaped my life for five decades. These paintings arise from long familiarity and sustained return to shoreline, harbor, and street; they are less records of location than acts of attention over time. Across the series, composition provides continuity while light and color shift, allowing place to function not as backdrop, but as an enduring field of experience where history, loss, and resilience are quietly held.
