Welcome to Hibiscus Studio! The mission of my work, my website, and this blog is to bring joy and comfort to people from all walks of life through the otherworldly beauty of my hand-painted photoart and the stories behind the art. How did I decide on the name? Several things contributed to this decision. When I got married…

The day after I wrote my first blog, I took a stroll along the docks in my backyard and saw an incredible double rainbow reflecting pristinely in the still water. Halting in my tracks, my first reaction was speechless awe at the splendor of the scene. This was immediately followed by…

Years ago, I bought two small gyotaku prints from fisherman and artist Jim Roberts at an outdoor art fair somewhere along the southeast coast. One is of a pair of pink shrimp and the other a blue crab. Both are matted and set in small gold leaf-painted wooden frames. I adore these pieces. They are hanging…