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Tribute to the late great Jason Molina.

The ‘Ōhi’a Lehua is an evergreen tree native to Hawaii. Lehua means “hair” in Hawaiian and refers to the red hair-like flower.

The ‘Ōhi’a Lehua is an evergreen tree native to Hawaii. Lehua means “hair” in Hawaiian and refers to the red hair-like flower.

White Ohia

Orange Ohia 2

The Full Name Of The IGBO MOTHER EARTH GODDESS Known As ALA Is ALAWUALA. She Is Also Known As EKE NWE OFIA. That Is The Python That Owns The Forrest. Her Zoomorphic Form Is The Python Snake. SIRIUS-UGO-ART

One of Hawaii’s lovely gem-like birds, the tiny green anianiau is a rare sight indeed. Here I have a male and female with orange ohia, a less common color of ohia that overlaps with the terrain of these beautiful tiny Hawaiian birds who live in the wet high elevation forests of Kauai. They are the smallest of the honeycreeper birds, in fact, both the birds and the ohia blossoms were painted larger than life size even though the painting was only 10 inches square!

Jason Molina Original Fan Artwork

Painted as a sister piece to Koolau Ohia, this painting was derived from a view that I saw on the same day as Koolau Ohia. It has been raining a lot for a few days, and finally, the mountains had spilled over into beautiful waterfalls, emerging from the mist and rain to show silver streams of water running over 100 feet down the face of Lanihuli Mountain. As the mist shrouded the tops of the mountains, the greens and yellows of the tree and its blossom seemed all the more vivid on a rainy day. Ohia Mamo (mamo means yellow in Hawaiian), is the rare endemic color of metrosideros polymorpha that only occurs naturally on Oahu. I felt very fortunate to see this view with the unusual blossoms of the sacred ohia mamo tree. I have increased the ...

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Songs: Ohia

Kamehameha butterflies are one of Hawaii’s two endemic butterflies. Its Hawaiian name is pulelehua, which roughly means “to float from one flower to the next”. The name also includes the idea of reddish coloring (the lehua flower is a very similar color, especially the red ones when the sun is shining through its wings). In my imagination, when I hear the term, I see a vision of an ohia flower that has come to life, floating and shimmering in the sun in the form of a butterfly as it glides from flower to flower through the forest. Perhaps it is another step in an imaginative metamorphosis for these beautiful butterflies. Here I have placed the small kamehameha butterflies with the ohia lehua mentioned in their name, but I wanted to see t...

Ghost Tropic

This little Hawaiian bird, the 'akepa ( Loxops coccineus ) has the world's most vibrant orange plumage. This endangered endemic bird is in the branches of an orange colored ohia ( meterosideros polymorpha ) an endemic Hawaiian flowering tree in one of its most rare colors. The blue and orange are vibrant complimentary colors to set off the beauty and vibrance of these tiny birds.

The Koolau mountain range in Oahu is in the background, and ohia lehua is the Hawaiian name for metrosideros polymorpha, the beautiful tree with red flowers sacred to Pele (the goddess of volcanoes). Together with certain ferns, they are the very first plants to emerge from the land when the lava has cooled and the landscape is barren. They grow slowly, breaking rock into soil, creating a place where the other plants can thrive. You know you are in a special place when you see them, for they are usually found in the high hills and mountains of Hawaii – such a beautiful tree! This particular specimen is at the higher elevation area of the Hoomaluhia Botanical Gardens. On the day I was inspired to paint this scene, recent heavy rains creat...

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The first plant to spout & bloom amongst freshly laid down lava rock. A symbol of strength & resilience.

Painted as a sister piece to Koolau Ohia, this painting was derived from a view that I saw on the same day as Koolau Ohia. It has been raining a lot for a few days, and finally, the mountains had spilled over into beautiful waterfalls, emerging from the mist and rain to show silver streams of water running over 100 feet down the face of Lanihuli Mountain. As the mist shrouded the tops of the mountains, the greens and yellows of the tree and its blossom seemed all the more vivid on a rainy day. Ohia Mamo (mamo means yellow in Hawaiian), is the rare endemic color of metrosideros polymorpha that only occurs naturally on Oahu. I felt very fortunate to see this view with the unusual blossoms of the sacred ohia mamo tree.

This rare Hawaiian honeycreeper lives in the native forests above 5000 feet elevation of the Big Island. With its slightly crossed bill it opens ‘ōhia leaf buds in search of insects. It is another endangered endemic bird of Hawai’i

I fell in love with this little bird, and I had to draw him. With Ohia lehua flower, cherry blossom and ivy coral tree flower.

Rata trees are native to New Zealand, and look very similar to the Pohutukawa. Rata have more glossy leaves and a lower density of stamens.

Rata trees are native to New Zealand, and look very similar to the Pohutukawa. Rata have more glossy leaves and a lower density of stamens.