Old Fashion Pineapple 1 Framed Print

I've added two pineapples to my "Maui Pineapple" collection here on my website. This series has many different looks and designs. Some are over the top, some very colorful and some are realistic, I began this series soon after moving to Maui in 2012. Much to my surprise, they sold almost as fast as I painted them. Who knew pineapples would be so popular? Not me.

I did a lot of research to find out why pineapples are so popular. As it turns out the pineapple is the international symbol of hospitality. Which started 100s of years ago with the explorers. Sea captains who sailed the oceans looking for new land found many tropical islands growing this strange, sweet fruit. They brought it back to their home ports. They would place a pineapple on their fence post to let their friends and neighbors know they were home, and welcomed them to come "talk story" (as we say here in Hawaii).

This painting has a textured background with the same three colors I used for the pineapple,...

Darice Machel McGuire lived on the beautiful Island of Maui from 2012 until the Lahaina fire on August 8th, 2023, destroyed her art studio. She and her husband have relocated to Grass Valley, California. They purchased a commercial building to reestablish their art studios. McGuire's 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. Three of the five galleries that represented her work were destroyed by the Lahaina fire. The two remaining galleries are Karen Lei's Gallery in Kahakuloa and Karen Lei's...