Mermaids

                     Original oil paintings and custom portraits

         isa Maria captures likeness, sensuality, and soul in joyous, sun-drenched color.

 

Special Exhibit:  `A`ole GMO

 

`A`ole GMO  is currently showing at Lehua Design in Kapa’a, Kauai, between Kountry Kitchen and Hemingway Cafe at 4-1489 Kuhio Highway.
The paintings depict various faces representing the struggle for environmental sovereignty.
Information is provided about the chemical corporations poisoning Kauai’s land and water,  and what you can do.
`A`ole means “No! Never!” in Hawaiian.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is a mermaid?  It is you, reminding yourself that this mundane moment is a sacred moment.

I paint people outdoors, embodying the radiant, relaxed state of well-being that is our wild nature.   No matter what is going on, i paint happiness,  freedom, and inner power. This is my creative magic.

         …isa Maria                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Isa’s  subjects are both real people and timeless mythical archetypes. With the brilliant tropical colors that are her signature, isa paints a dancer as Maui the Hawaiian Superman, a female canoe paddler as Hotumatua the first Polynesian Navigator, her own daughters as mermaids, a couple relaxing on the beach as the gods whose lovemaking created the world.

Comments About isa’s Work:

“You have the most uncanny ability to access the “aumakua” of a person; when I look at your paintings, I can see the person’s spirit shining through as their most exalted and authentic Self. I love your paintings so much.  You must live in an amazing world to be able to see so deeply into the beautiful soul of a human being.”
Richard Diamond, Kauai

“Isa’s art can transform mundane reality into the mystical power of Nature.”
Lezlie Combs    Columbus, Ohio

“The quality of light and the beauty of the form are an intimate expression of the human being in its natural state of  innocence.  Each painting is a taste of the Garden of  Eden.”
Devin Ratheal    Kauai, Hawaii

” What is so unique about Isa’s art is the way she captures a person’s expression, the look in their eyes.”
Isabelle Fisher, Kauai

“Isa paints the magic that she sees, that she lives.
Bridgit   Floyd, Virginia