Mara Branco 3/14/24 Mara Branco 3/14/24

Native Hawaiian Forest

So, you can imagine my happiness when I learned that 2024 was officially proclaimed as Makahiki o Nā Manu Nahele, The Year of The Forest Birds in Hawaiʻi County.

Mara Branco 2/26/24 Mara Branco 2/26/24

ʻAkohekohe

I have been enjoying painting this Hawaii Forest Endemic Bird Series.

Mara Branco 2/4/24 Mara Branco 2/4/24

Hula Girl

Hula is an ancient dance…

Mara Branco 3/7/22 Mara Branco 3/7/22

ʻĀkepa

This painting depicts an ʻĀkepa male that…

Mara Branco 3/21/21 Mara Branco 3/21/21

Pulelehua

Hello Spring!

Mara Branco 9/16/20 Mara Branco 9/16/20

Palila

Palila is one of the largest Hawaiian honeycreepers and like many other…

Mara Branco 4/13/20 Mara Branco 4/13/20

Pandemic

Mara Branco 11/18/19 Mara Branco 11/18/19

ʻAnianiau

This little bird joins…

Mara Branco 10/20/19 Mara Branco 10/20/19

Kilauea

The Big Island of Hawaiʻi is known…

Mara Branco 4/15/18 Mara Branco 4/15/18

Pueo

Based on the fantastic suggestion…

Mara Branco 12/4/17 Mara Branco 12/4/17

Nene

I started a collection on…

Mara Branco 4/11/17 Mara Branco 4/11/17

Crystal River

A commission to illustrate…

Mara Branco 3/30/16 Mara Branco 3/30/16

Mokulua Islands

“Na Mokulua” in Hawaiian means…

Mara Branco 11/4/15 Mara Branco 11/4/15

JSDA mural

After one year of…

Mara Branco 7/2/13 Mara Branco 7/2/13

Kohola

This painting depicts the return…

Mara Branco 6/6/13 Mara Branco 6/6/13

Portrait - acrylic on canvas

I finished another…

Mara Branco 7/13/11 Mara Branco 7/13/11

Diamond Head

A tender moment is embellished…

Mara Branco 11/24/10 Mara Branco 11/24/10

Honu'ea

Honu'ea is the red Hawksbill turtle of…

Mara Branco 7/25/10 Mara Branco 7/25/10

Falling Plumerias

This painting was inspired by…