Some things are meant to be remembered.

I reveal them in oil, wood and stone.

Enter the Collection

Presence

Every face, every place, every form carries something unseen-

a presence, a memory, a quiet power. Some are painted. Some are carved. All are revealed.

A woman in a white bandeau top and shell skirt posing near a tropical thatched hut.
A woman in a white bandeau top and shell skirt posing near a tropical thatched hut.
Hand-carved limestone wall relief featuring a lush tropical jungle scene with palm leaves and exotic birds.
Hand-carved limestone wall relief featuring a lush tropical jungle scene with palm leaves and exotic birds.
Polynesian wood carving of Maui holding a fishhook, featuring tribal tattoos and ocean animal motifs.
Polynesian wood carving of Maui holding a fishhook, featuring tribal tattoos and ocean animal motifs.
Portrait painting of a woman wearing a shell necklace and red hibiscus flower in her hair.
Portrait painting of a woman wearing a shell necklace and red hibiscus flower in her hair.

The Artist and The Work

I've spent most of my life creating-quietly, privately.

Working in oil, wood and stone,Iʻm drawn to what feels deeper than appearance-people, landscapes, and forms that carry a sense of memory and spirit.

Not everything calls to be created.

But when it does...I listen.

Young woman crouching by traditional Hawaiian tiki carvings and tropical leaves in a tiki hut.
Young woman crouching by traditional Hawaiian tiki carvings and tropical leaves in a tiki hut.
The Artist
The Work

My work moves between painting and carving-between light and form, between the seen and the remembered.

Some pieces begin with a person. Others with the land.

Some emerge as paintings-alive with light and breath. Others are carved into wood or stone-grounded, permanent, enduring.

Faces, nature, and ancestral forms all find their way into the work.

Each original is one of one.

No reproductions.

Timeless Works

Faces, forms, and places-painted and carved.

Works held in private collections.

Oil painting of a Polynesian woman in traditional leaf dress and white feather headdress.
Oil painting of a Polynesian woman in traditional leaf dress and white feather headdress.
She Who Waits With the Tide

Stillness held between breath and ocean.

Polynesian hula dancer in traditional grass skirt performing in a rustic wooden frame portrait.
Polynesian hula dancer in traditional grass skirt performing in a rustic wooden frame portrait.
The Moment Before Becoming

Where energy breaks into form.

Framed oil painting of a traditional Hawaiian hula dancer wearing a leaf lei and yellow haku.
Framed oil painting of a traditional Hawaiian hula dancer wearing a leaf lei and yellow haku.
Where Light Comes to Rest

A quiet world, untouched by time.

Calling What Cannot Be Seen

A gesture carried beyond the visible world.

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This work didnʻt begin recently.

It has been forming-quietly-over time

Through years of study, observation, and a constant pull toward what feels deeper than surface.

It is still unfolding.

The Path

LionŌ

Polynesian Artis

Working in oil and wood for over two decades.

Ongoing.

What began as a private practice has slowly become something shared-

piece by piece.

Artisan Painter and Carver

info@portraitsofmana.com

Final Note

If something here stayed with you-let it.

Private. inquiries

Begin Inquiry

For collectors, galleries, and commissioned work:

aloha@portraitsofmana.com

© 2025. Lionō

Created in oil, wood, and

stone.

A small number of works are created each year. Inquiries are considered with care.

Each work begins in connection.