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Pueo - the Guardian Spirit - Prints are available in a number of sizes and materials (such as paper vs canvas, metal and more! ) to choose along with a variety of framing options. This image is also available printed on a variety of Products!)
About this image: This is a special image to me and I have loved hearing that others have purchased it to bring the sentiment of having a 'Guardian Spirit' into their homes or the homes of loved ones.
This image was painted when I lived on the Big Island of Hawaii. A notable group of island artists was invited on a first class camping trip to the more rainy, Hilo side, of the Big Island. We were to spend time together and to research -or produce while camping - images inspired by that trip for a proposed publication about the Artists of Hawaii.
We were taken to multiple locations - some artists worked, others sketched, while others photographed things to later return to their studios to work. One of the paintings that came as a result of that trip was this one.
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More about the image: The owl - or 'Pueo' -in Hawaii - is known as a Guardian Spirit. In my painting, the Pueo is perched on old Ohia tree - a tree native to Hawaii - that is starting to come alive and bloom once again after being caught in the middle of one of the many lava flows in that area.
This older looking tree stump that survived the lava flow is surrounded by lichen growing over the field of lava all around it as the rainforest is starting to come alive again.
When painting this piece my thought was that the owl perched on that branch is a symbol to protect that rainforest area as it regrows once again. To protect it from not just the elements, like the lava but also from man.
Since I painted this image the meaning of it has grown deeper to me after hearing from a number of collectors that have purchased this print for their own homes or as gifts for grown children or loved ones. They have shared that not only are they purchasing an an artwork they enjoy - but that they purchase it with the extra meaning of bringing the idea of a Guardian Spirit into their home or home of the person they are gifting it to. I really love that!
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