“ In My Dreams I Am On A Mountain “
A solo exhibition of new work at Kahilu Theatre’s Simperman Gallery, Waimea — Sep 24 - Nov 1, 2026
Also featuring “40 Years My Muse” - a mini-retrospective of Mauna Kea art
“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 Preview - Excerpts
Silent Witness
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.
- Axis Mundi, 1859 -
Watercolor and Gouache 11x30"- 2 detail views
The Geometry Of Fate. Axis Mundi, 1843 - Watercolor and Gouache - 11x30" - detail
The Lifetime Of A Moment - Watercolor and Gouache - 11x30" - detail
Red Sky In The Morning - Watercolor and Gouache - 11x30" - detail
Constant In The Arc Of Time - Watercolor and Gouache - 23x30" - detail
Turning Point - Watercolor and Gouache - 9x12" - detail
House Of The Sun In The Shadow Of The Moon - Watercolor and Gouache - 9x12" - detail
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" - detail
The Return Of Lono - Watercolor and Gouache - 23x15" - detail
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 canvas, 33x60" - 2 detail views
Great Voice In The Night - Watercolor and Gouache, 9x12” - detail
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" - detail
Silent Storm - Watercolor and Gouache - 15x23" - detail
The Infinity Of Perfection - Digital archival print on canvas - 30x90" - detail
In My Dreams In Am On A Mountain - Digital archival print on canvas - 30x90" - detail
East - 1950. Axis Mundi - Watercolor and Gouache - 11x30" - detail
The Ancient Lake At Pu‘u Makanaka - Watercolor and Gouache - 15x23" - detail