Marine
by Jim Stewart

oil on canvas
18 x 22
22 x 26 $2500 framed +$120 ship

The undersea life is what this is about influenced no doubt by snorkling and visits to the Aquarium.

Eco System
by Jim Stewart

oil on canvas
20 x 24
24 x 28 $3000 framed +$135 ship

Visits to the Maui Aquarium whale watching expeditions and talk of native plant species influenced my impression of Maui when I painted this one.

Reclining
by Jim Stewart

oil on canvas
23 x 28
27 x 32 $3400 framed +$165 ship

I drove further up the Kula Highway one day around to the south side toward Hana stopping frequently to take in the view. A few days later, my impression of the land and water emerged in this painting.

Cloudburst
by Jim Stewart

oil on canvas
21 x 26
25 x 30 $2800 framed +$125 ship

Inspired by witnessing a storm system over Maui from the vantage point of Kula.

Swimming
by Jim Stewart

oil on canvas
24 x 29
28 x 33 $3200 framed +$165 ship

The undersea life and hula combined in this impression of Maui.

Hula
by Jim Stewart

oil on canvas
18 x 22
22 x 26 $2500 framed +$120 ship

A hula girl looking to the land and water for inspiration.

Awakening
by Jim Stewart

oil on canvas
22 x 26
26 x 30 $3200 framed +$145 ship

Rising early and looking over the land towards Maui's smaller mountain with mist and smoke arising from sugar cane fields are the catalyst for this painting.

Tattoo
by Jim Stewart

oil on canvas
22 x 26
26 x 30 $2600 framed +$125 ship

The practice of decorating the body with marks suggested itself to me when I finished this one. It is also a bit of an interlocking puzzle.

Torso
by Jim Stewart

oil on canvas
26 x 32
30 x 36 $3400 framed +$175 ship

A water spirit in the warm Maui waters.

Body Ground
by Jim Stewart

oil on canvas
26 x 32
30 x 36 $3400 framed +$175 ship

An earth goddess washing her hair. A prostrate male figure is a mystery. A kicking horse feeling energetic and playful; to me, a horse sometimes represents the subconscious mind.

Cave Painting
by Jim Stewart

oil on canvas
25 x 30
29 x 34 $3400 framed +$165 ship

Ancient Hawaiian culture and secret caves come to mind with this one.

A Cup of Tea
by Jim Stewart

oil on canvas
23 x 28
27 x 32 $3000 framed +$145 ship

I have noticed that there is a strong Japanese cultural and ethnic presence on Maui. I have an interest in all things Japanese from martial arts to tea.

Thompson Road
by Jim Stewart

oil on canvas
12 x 16
16 x 20 $1400 framed +$85 ship

Plein air painting

Rice Park
by Jim Stewart

oil on board
11 x 14
15 x 18 $1200 framed +$75 ship

Plein air painting

Secret Beach
by Jim Stewart

oil on board
11 x 14
15 x 18 $1200 framed +$75 ship

Plein air painting

Kihei
by Jim Stewart

oil on canvas
11 x 14
15 x 18 $1200 framed +$75 ship

Plein air painting

Sentinel
by Jim Stewart

oil on canvas
26 x 32
30 x 36 $3400 framed +$175 ship

A spirit guardian of the land and ocean around Maui.

Reef Data
by Jim Stewart

oil on canvas
22 x 26
26 x 30 $3000 framed +$140 ship

Monitoring the Hawaiian sea life by the Pacific Whale Foundation came to mind when I painted this one. There is also some unexpected details floating on the right side.

Aquarium
by Jim Stewart

oil on canvas
25 x 29
29 x 33 $2800 framed +$145 ship

A clown viewing a fish in an aquarium. Our healthy curiosity on the one hand, our selfish, destructive behaviour on the other.

Relative and Absolute
by Jim Stewart

oil on canvas
21 x 26
25 x 30 $2800 framed +$135 ship

In the back of my mind was the concept that our lives can be experienced from a relative point of view where one is separate from everyone and everything or from the center where everything is connected and is One.

Haleakala Highway
by Jim Stewart

oil on canvas
22 x 26
26 x 30 $2500 framed +$125 ship

An impression I had one day of this road.

Dry River Bed
by Jim Stewart

oil on canvas
22 x 26
26 x 30 $2800 framed +$135 ship

A visit to a dry river canyon gouged out over thousands of years by torrents of run off water inspired this image.