5 - 10k

Oil on canvas - unframed
20" h x 40" w

Acrylic, ink, & gold leaf on canvas
32” h x 40” w

Shellac, acrylic, oil & India ink on wood panel

35.5" h x 23.5" w 

Carol Bennett’s ethereal and light “women in water” are reflections of her own passion for the ocean and her daily practice of spending time in it. They’ve inspired her to explore fishing nets and knots, abstract fish patterns, surfers and stand up paddlers. Her background working in Hollywood as a journeyman scenic artist, painting billboards and backdrops for theater, motion picture and TV has led her to create grand-scale public works in glass that can be found in Hawaii State Art Museum, Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii Convention Center, Beverly Hills Hotel, Harrah’s Casino, and many more. She’s had numerous museum shows and continues to create her wide variety of work from her home and studio on Kauai. 

Oil on canvas in white frame
36" h x 48" w

"The Hawaiian poppy called pua kala (thorny flower) has sharp spines at the tips of the leaves.  It thrives in some of the most dry and desolate areas near sea level. Archibald Menzies, a visiting botanist in the 1800s, found a Hawaiian woman manipulating the flowers of this native poppy. And when he asked what she was doing, she informed him that by taking the `ehu, that is the dust, the pollen from one flower to another would increase the number of edible seeds.  This is a glimpse of the intimacy of the empirical science of the Hawaiians and their living landscape.” -- Dr. Sam Gon

Provided by Melissa Chimera

Shellac, India ink, acrylic, oil on wood

23.5" h x 15.5" w 

Carol Bennett’s ethereal and light “women in water” are reflections of her own passion for the ocean and her daily practice of spending time in it. They’ve inspired her to explore fishing nets and knots, abstract fish patterns, surfers and stand up paddlers. Her background working in Hollywood as a journeyman scenic artist, painting billboards and backdrops for theater, motion picture and TV has led her to create grand-scale public works in glass that can be found in Hawaii State Art Museum, Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii Convention Center, Beverly Hills Hotel, Harrah’s Casino, and many more. She’s had numerous museum shows and continues to create her wide variety of work from her home and studio on Kauai. 

Oil on canvas - unframed
36" h x 24" w

Original oil on linen - unframed

48" h x 48" w

Sun-drenched leaves and gentle rain make for balmy weather

A misty veil illuminates the blooms and wild flowers.

 Please contact for oversized shipping quote. 

Painted Paper Collage on Panel
24" h x 36" w

The process of collage takes Mary’s work into a new dimension. The use of Mary’s hand painted papers and additional hand made papers from around the globe create interesting texture and exaggerated movement in these collages. The effect is a visual cross between painting, mosaic and block printing. Light and color and shape taking flowers and water and landscapes to the edge of abstraction and back again.

Oil on canvas - unframed
30" h x 48" w

Oil on canvas - unframed
24" h x 36" w

Oil on canvas - unframed
30" h x 24" w

Oil on canvas - unframed
32" h x 48" w

Kiawe Wood Wall Sculpture

19" h x 25" w x 2.5" d

Influenced by the natural form of the kiawe wood, this piece creates a graceful addition that will compliment any home. 

Oil on linen
36” h x 48” w

Acrylic on canvas - unframed
39" h x 84" w

Currently on display at the Westin Hapuna Beach Resort.

Can be hung vertically or horizontally.

Please contact for oversized shipping quote.

Acrylic on canvas - unframed
39" h x 76" w

Currently on display at the Westin Hapuna Beach Resort.

Can be hung vertically or horizontally.

Please contact for oversized shipping quote.

Acrylic on canvas - unframed
39" h x 108" w

Can be hung vertically or horizontally.

Please contact for oversized shipping quote.

Acrylic on canvas - unframed
39" h x 43" w

Currently on display at the Westin Hapuna Beach Resort.

Can be hung vertically or horizontally.

Acrylic on canvas - unframed
39" h x 84" w

Currently on display at the Westin Hapuna Beach Resort.

Can be hung vertically or horizontally.

Please contact for oversized shipping quote.

Acrylic on canvas - unframed
39" h x 91" w

Can be hung vertically or horizontally.

Please contact for oversized shipping quote.

Acrylic on canvas - unframed
48" h x 119" w

Can be hung vertically or horizontally.

Please contact for oversized shipping quote.

Oil on canvas in white frame
30" h x 48" w

Cyanea macrostegia is known formerly from Lāna`i but now found only on Maui.   Dark velvet purple-black curved flowers emerge from this rain forest tree.  The nectar of these unusual flowers and the orange berries are food for Hawaiian forest birds.  These palm-like trees with paddle-shaped leaves are evocative of a pre-historic jungle.  The species is now only found in a healthy and diverse rain-forest. Lobelioids are one of the most spectacular examples of island evolution in flowering plants with curved flowers matching the bill of their bird pollinators.  - Melissa Chimera

Acrylic on canvas - unframed
39" h x 52" w

 

Oil on canvas - framed in wood float frame
24" h x 36" w

Oil on canvas - framed in wood float frame
24" h x 36" w

Painted Paper Collage on Panel
30" h x 81" w (diptych - 30" h x 40" w each)

The process of collage takes Mary’s work into a new dimension. The use of Mary’s hand painted papers and additional hand made papers from around the globe create interesting texture and exaggerated movement in these collages. The effect is a visual cross between painting, mosaic and block printing. Light and color and shape taking flowers and water and landscapes to the edge of abstraction and back again.

Original oil on canvas on panel - unframed
31" h x 42" w

Acrylic inks on Yupo paper - unframed
40” x 26”

Resin colorflow painting on panel with integral sapele frames
48″ h x 48″ w

Please contact for an over-sized shipping quote.

Resin colorflow painting on panel with integral sapele frames
36″ h x 24″ w

Can be hung vertically or horizontally

Resin colorflow painting on panel with integral sapele frames
36″ h x 24″ w

Can be hung vertically or horizontally

Resin colorflow painting on panel with integral sapele frames
36″ h x 24″ w

Can be hung vertically or horizontally

Resin colorflow painting on panel with integral sapele frames
48″ h x 48″ w

Please contact for an over-sized shipping quote.

Resin colorflow painting on panel with integral sapele frames
30″ h x 48″ w

Can be hung vertically or horizontally

Resin colorflow painting on panel with integral sapele frames
30″ h x 48″ w

Can be hung vertically or horizontally

Painted Paper Collage on Panel
40" h x 30" w

The process of collage takes Mary’s work into a new dimension. The use of Mary’s hand painted papers and additional hand made papers from around the globe create interesting texture and exaggerated movement in these collages. The effect is a visual cross between painting, mosaic and block printing. Light and color and shape taking flowers and water and landscapes to the edge of abstraction and back again.

Clear shellac/ amber tinted shellac/ YinMn Blue acrylic on Yupo paper - unframed
40” x 26”