Oil, silk and canvas on kozo (Japanese mulberry paper) on linen with white frame

61.5" h x 22" w

Tiffany's Art Agency

Breaking Open: Palila & Mao Hau Hele

Oil on canvas in white frame
30" h x 48" w

Cyanea macrostegia is known formerly from Lāna`i but now found only on Maui.   Dark velvet purple-black curved flowers emerge from this rain forest tree.  The nectar of these unusual flowers and the orange berries are food for Hawaiian forest birds.  These palm-like trees with paddle-shaped leaves are evocative of a pre-historic jungle.  The species is now only found in a healthy and diverse rain-forest. Lobelioids are one of the most spectacular examples of island evolution in flowering plants with curved flowers matching the bill of their bird pollinators.  - Melissa Chimera

Violet Cyanea

'Opelu

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Have you heard the term “Forest Bathing”?

In 1982, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries coined the term, Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing)–promoting the health benefits of spending time in and connecting with nature. It turns out that surrounding ourselves with natural beauty– watching the sunlight dancing through the leaves and listening to the birds sing–relaxes us and relieves stress.

This show is intended to connect you with that feeling through both realism and abstract works that call on you to slow down and appreciate the beauty that surrounds you. Enjoy!

Forest Bathing

Blue vacation home

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collection: Melissa Chimera

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Breaking Open: Palila & Mao Hau Hele

Violet Cyanea

'Opelu