Hawaiian Monk Seal Metal Print

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This whimsical fellow would love to come play with you. Hawaiian monk seal are an endangered species and are protected here in Hawaii. They are endemic to Hawaii, meaning they are native and are not found anywhere else in the world.

I wanted to honor these rare animals by doing a fun, playful version of one. For this painting I used acrylic paints on watercolor paper.

"Copyright 2014, Darice Machel McGuire, all rights reserved"

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...