In My Dreams I Am On A Mountain
To everyone who attended the show — Thank You — your support was truly overwhelming!
A solo exhibition of new work at the Simperman Gallery, Kahilu Theatre, Waimea — Sep 24 - Nov 1, 2026
Also featuring 40 Years My Muse - a mini-retrospective with works dating back to 1986
The exhibition has now closed, but if you would like to inquire further just ask
“In my dreams I am on a mountain, and the mountain is me. It is my whole life, it is my whole world.“
Journal entry, 1988
Exhibition Catalog - Part 1
— New Work —
Silent Witness. Axis Mundi, 1859
In January 1859 Mauna Loa erupted.
The lava flowed for 300 days.
And on September 2nd something truly amazing happened.
A Red Aurora lit up the sky.
The largest ever recorded solar storm and the longest lava flow on the island. At the same time.
Watercolor and Gouache 11x30"
House Of The Sun
In The Shadow Of The Moon
On February 27, 1104, a total solar eclipse passed over the Hawaiian Islands.
Maui was within the path of totality and would have experienced the magic of totality. Hawaiʻi Island was just outside the path making it appear brighter in the distance.
Hence, for the briefest of moments, the House of the Sun lay in the Shadow of the Moon.
Watercolor and Gouache, 9x12”
In My Dreams I Am On A Mountain - Digital archival print on canvas - 30x90"
This monumental canvas of Mauna Kea was created entirely from computer data — digital elevation data was used to create the three-dimensional form of the landscape; digital surface layers added color and tone; and star charts, registered and aligned to the landscape, completed the scene, bringing earth and sky together.
The aesthetic — The Look — of the piece fits perfectly with images of Mauna Kea that I have been creating for 40 years. Stylistically and conceptually, it is immediately recognizable as my work, and yet the medium is entirely new to me.
The digital process has allowed me to work with an precedented level of detail that would simply not have been possible any other way.
When faced with the canvas, the viewer immediately recognizes the vast scale of the scene. And yet, moving ever closer, they discover a seemingly unlimited depth to the detail. There’s simply more in there than you can possibly see — quite literally, The eye is the limit!
And The Mountain Is Me - Acrylic on unstretched canvas - 35x84"
East - 1950. Axis Mundi - Watercolor and Gouache - 11x30"
The Geometry Of Fate. Axis Mundi, 1843 - Watercolor and Gouache - 11x30"
The Lifetime Of A Moment - Watercolor and Gouache - 11x30"
Red Sky In The Morning - Watercolor and Gouache - 11x30"
The Ancestor Of My Ancestor Is Your Ancestor
Look to Mauna Kea from Waimea as the sun sets in the winter and you may see the Whale in the Mountain—outlined by the fading sunlight
Through the elegant geometry of our solar system he may also appear in moonlight as the moon sets on a summer night—the setting for this painting
Kohola have been coming here since the Mountain was a child
They are as old as the hills
Acylic on unstretched canvas, 33x60"
Na‘au
Every touch of the brush. Every spot of color. Is just Yes or No
Yes or No. Always. Like a fork in the road
Follow the road. Follow your heart. And the painting paints itself
Journal entry, 2000
In The Space Of Two Breaths - Watercolor and Gouache - 23x30"
The Return Of Lono - Watercolor and Gouache - 23x15"
The Infinity Of Perfection - Digital archival print on canvas - 30x90"
Great Voice In The Night - Watercolor and Gouache, 9x12”
Simplicity Itself
One dynamic line. One relationship. One palette
First and foremost don’t forget. It only takes ONE to spark energy
To stare at a million dots and see
One sky
To explore a million fine lines and see
One texture
To feast the eyes on a myriad and see
One image, one overwhelming feeling
Is to see simplicity itself
Journal entry, 1998
Crimson - Mauna Kea - Watercolor and Gouache - 12x9"
Silent Storm - Watercolor and Gouache - 15x23"
Turning Point - Watercolor and Gouache - 9x12"
Constant In The Arc Of Time - Watercolor and Gouache - 23x30"
Exhibition Catalog - Part 2
— 40 Years My Muse —
a mini-retrospective
1986 - Silver Gelatin Contact Print
1988 - Hand Painted Cyanotype
1988 Cyanotype
1988 Hand Painted and Toned Cyanotype
2015 - Oil Pastel
2015 - Oil Pastel
1999 - Acrylic On Unstretched Canvas
2016 - Acrylic on Canvas - Resin-Coated and mounted on a turntable
2001 - Acrylic On Unstretched Canvas