Melinda Morey
Kauai Artist
In the past several years, my art making practice has merged with a life long relationship with the ocean. The ideas come from the time I spend at the beach, in the water and at its edge, surfing, swimming and watching people. I’m interested in our continued interaction with this vast body of water, and all the ways this relationship manifests.
This most recent work mines the past, revealing the people of Hawaii’s traditional relationship with the ocean as provider and nurturer, as well as a place of enjoyment. Looking at a number of old photographs from the museum, and then the state archives, I was compelled by the sense of community - so evident in the images. A desire to recapture and honor people coming together to work and share, led to this series of paintings. It is one of the things I treasure most about our island home and hope to help preserve in future generations.
(L) - Arrival of the Clipper. (R) - Lurline at Kalapaki.
Oils, © Melinda Morey
Cane Clouds, oil painting, Clouds series.
Lawai Valley Afternoon, oil painting, Clouds series.
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Solo Paddler, oil painting, Hawaiian Graphic series © Melinda Morey
Watching Ka`anapali, oil painting, Hawaiian Graphic series © Melinda Morey
Blue Hukilau, oil painting, Drawing from the Source series © Melinda Morey
Red Hukilau, oil painting, Drawing from the Source series © Melinda Morey
Pohaku Ties, oil painting, Drawing from the Source series © Melinda Morey
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