Obake Anthurium Wood Print

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Anthuriums come in many colors: red, orange, purple, white, green, pink, and peach. Some varieties have more than one color on the flower, whether the colors be blended together or speckled as if somebody threw paint at them. Some flowers are cupped, some are flat, others stand upright, some are heart shaped and others in almost a tear drop shape

Anthuriums are native to Columbia but were brought to Hawaii in the late 1800’s from England and growers here then started to propagate them. The result is hundreds of unusual variegated varieties of “Obake” anthuriums. In the Japanese language “Obake” means “ghost” or “something that changes”.

My Obake anthurium painting really stands out from the black background. The upside down heart shape is delicate and romantic. The red and green colors compliment each other perfectly, and really shows off the yellow stamen.

NOTE; This painting, along with my entire inventory and art studio, was destroyed in the L...

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...