Makuwahine Aloha Acrylic Print

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Makuwahine Aloha means Mother's love in Hawaiian. This mother humpback whale is teaching her baby all she needs to know for the long journey to Alaska. Humpbacks come to the Hawaiian islands to breed and give birth every winter. While they are here the adult whales don't eat. Humpback whales feed during the summer in the northern waters of Alaska.

Hawai‘i is the only state in the United States where humpback whales mate, calve, and nurse their young. Humpbacks find Hawai‘i suitable because of the warm waters, the underwater visibility, the variety of ocean depths, and the lack of natural predators.

The background of this painting I did using the acrylic pouring technique. The movement of the colors and the bubbles are perfect for painting marine life.

NOTE; This painting, along with my entire inventory and art studio, was destroyed in the Lahaina fire on August 8th, 2023.

"Copyright 2018, Darice Machel McGuire, all rights reserved"

Darice Machel McGuire lives on the beautiful Island of Maui. Her Hawaii and California landscape oil and acrylic paintings are gracing the homes and offices of collectors nationally and internationally. McGuire's choice of subject matter comes from her love of nature and all that surrounds her on a daily basis. She paints in large and small formats. Her works are represented by Village Galleries in Lahaina, Karen Lei's Gallery in Kahakuloa, Karen Lei's Gallery in Ka'anapali, Kaukini Gallery in Kahakuloa, and Kingwell Island Art in Lahaina. All these locations are on the Island of Maui Maui. McGuire brings hands-on experience to her art. Her childhood years were spent shadowing her mother who is a fine art oil and watercolor artist and...