The following contains images of my original paintings that are available for sale. I have put so much of myself into this work. Contact me directly on these. Some of them are specially priced and reasonable offers are considered. This is a great opportunity to own one of my favorite originals that will last through generations."

Patrick Ching

 

"Blue Canoe"

16"x32" Oil on Board 2009

Framed with double Koa wood, gold filets and black velvet liner

$9,000

This scene of Kauai’s north shore is of a time of transition from old Hawaii to a newer age. The thatched sheds and wooden canoes still existed after the introduction of ironwood trees and modern paint. In the distance, mount Makana (the Gift) looms above the emerald bay. The Blue canoe rests beneath the long shadows of morning as a poi dog looks out to sea.

 

 

 

"Brazilian Cardinals"

11"x14" Oil on Board 2009

Framed with double Koa wood, gold filets and black velvet liner

$3,500

What’s more than a Gazillion? Answer: A Brazilian! Actually, these red crested Cardinals, also know as "Brazilian Cardinals" were introduced to Hawaii around 1930 from South America. Whenever a visitor starts to ask "Wha…" I tell them "Brazilian Cardinal" because I know they’re going to ask me "What’s the bird with the red head?" The Cardinals in this painting are perched above a red Hibiscus flower bush with the falls of Kilauea, Kauai in the distance.

 

 

"Makapu’u Centennial"

11x14 Oil on Board 2009

Framed with double Koa wood, gold filets and black velvet liner

$4,000

On October 1, 1909 the Makapu’u Lighthouse shone for the first time.

Its twelve foot tall hyper-radiant lens is the largest in the world. This painting was completed on October 1, 2009 to honor the 100^th anniversary of the Makapu’u Light.

SOLD

Fresh Waimea Greens

24"x36" Genesis Oil on Canvas 2006

Framed double Koa dark green liner,

$12,000

 

The world famous Parker Ranch on the island of Hawaii is the setting for this painting featuring horses grazing in a fresh pasture with a historic wall of stone behind them. In the distance are the velvety hills of Waimea and the volcanic slopes of Kohala. I have a special fondness for Waimea as my mother’s family is from the Big Island and my daughter Kawena is growing up there.

 

"EHUKAI"

11x14 Genesis Oil on Canvas 2004

Framed with double Koa wood, gold filets and black velvet liner

$5,500

‘Ehukai is a beautiful horse that lives near the Hawaiian seashore. The word ‘ehu is commonly used in Hawaii today to refer to ocean-bleached or reddish tinged hair. Literally ‘ehu means spray or mist. Kai is the Hawaiian word for "sea". ‘Ehukai, in this case refers to sea spray which causes the hair bleaching of this horse that lives by the sea.

 

 

"Makapu’u Lookout - Whale Season"

16"x20" Oil on Board

Framed with double Koa wood, gold filets and black velvet liner

$4,000

The path to the Makapu’u Lighthouse provides a great view overlooking the historic light and east Oahu. During the winter months humpback whales visit the islands and can often be seen at the Makapu’u area.

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"Sandy’s Seal"

16"x32" Oil on Board 2008

Framed double Koa cream fabric liner

$10,000

Hawaiian Monk seals often play in the surf near Sandy’s Beach. One morning I caught a body surfing wave at Sandy’s and was surprised to see the shape of a monk seal gliding through the same wave. Though monk seals are becoming rarer they are continuing to frequent Oahu’s East Shore. This year the Hawaiian Monk seal was designated Hawaii’s Official State Mammal.

 

"Hanalei Revisited"

Oil on board 1996 13"x18"

Framed with double Koa and black velvet liner

$20,000

 

In 1996 I was selected from a nationwide pool to paint Hawaii’s first Wildlife Conservation Stamp featuring the Nene (goose) and goslings in Hanalei Valley on the island of Kauai. In 1996 we had no Nene in Hanalei Valley yet. This painting was a premonition which actually came to reality in recent years when the Nene began to nest in Hanalei. Once on the verge of extinction, Nene have been bred in captivity and reintroduced into the wild on most of the main Hawaiian Islands.

 

I flew to Sullivan Illinois to sign my name 22,000 times on stamps and prints. It took 8 days of non-stop signing. I’ve been holding this painting in my private collection. This is an especially valuable original that will be one of my most historically known pieces.

 

"Rooster Ranch"

18"x36" Oil on board 2005 Framed with double Koa dark green suede liner

$10,000

 

In celebration of the Chinese year of the rooster, 2005, I painted this piece entitled "Rooster Ranch". The polo field of Waimanalo is the setting for this scene, which is home to horses, birds, cats, and Hawaiian jungle fowl known as moa. (The subtitle for this painting is The Moa is such a great bird to paint and Mount Olomana is the perfect backdrop for it. Olomana Moa bettah! My horses ‘Ilima and her son "Sunny Waimanalo" are in the distance. Lots of color, lots of work, lots of love!

 

SOLD

"Bellow’s Inlet"

18"x24" Oil on Canvas 2004 Framed solid Koa black fabric liner

$4,500

 

"Bellows Inlet" is an image painted at the northern end of Waimanalo Bay on the island of ‘Oahu. Bellows Beach is part of Bellows Airfield; a military base which is also a popular campsite used by current and retired military personnel.

The tide pushes inland through a jetty that becomes a river in times of rain. In the foreground migratory shorebirds called Ruddy Turnstones or ‘akekeke search for morsels such as small crabs and fish.

This is one of my favorite places to run along the beach and pray. The color of the water here is my favorite color. I call it six foot deep sand bottom lagoon green, or,

"Bellows’ Green." You’ll notice this color in many of my paintings because it makes me feel good.

 

"Makapu'u Light House"

24"x36" Genesis Oil on Canvas 2005 Framed double solid Koa, off white liner

$12,000

 

One of the world’s two most powerful lighthouses shines from the cliffs of Makapu’u on Oahu’s east shore. The twelve foot hyper radiant lens sends out a beam of light that can be seen from a boat fifteen miles out to sea. In front of the lighthouse, the great frigate bird called ‘Iwa displays its seven foot wingspan. Beyond the lighthouse are the peaks of Mount Olomana and the area of Waimanalo. On exceptional days a hang glider can soar in the updrafts near the lighthouse and get this backdrop of Waimanalo. This is one of my favorite places to jog.

 

"Ka Wai Nui"

18"x24" Genesis Oil on Canvas 2008 Framed Koa with cream fabric liner

$6,000

 

This painting was done for the Conservation Council for Hawai‘i 2007 wildlife poster. Kawainui Marsh is located in the ‘ahupua‘a of Kailua on the island of O‘ahu. In 2007, a large section of the marsh was turned over to the State of Hawai‘i for protection and management.

The painting features Ulupo Heiau and Mount Olomana, native water birds – including the ae‘o (stilt), ‘alae ‘ula (gallinule), ‘alae ke‘oke‘o (coot), koloa (duck), and ‘auku’u night heron – the native neke fern, kaluha and ‘uki sedges, and hau hele wai hibiscus. Look carefully and you will also see a native pinao dragonfly and nymph, ‘o‘opu goby fish, and hapawai mollusks.

 

"Pu'uanahulu Pueo"

16"x20" Oil on Board 2007

Framed double Koa black velvet liner

$6,750

Wishard Gallery in Parker Ranch Center

 

I often visit my cousin Anthony Texiera and family who live right across the Highway from the Pu’uanahulu Church on the Big Island’s upper road from Kona to Waimea. The Church was originally located near the ocean and was later moved up mauka. The native short eared owl, called Pueo is in the foreground. The Pueo is a spiritual guardian or ‘aumakua to many Hawaiian families. This painting represents an overlap of spiritual symbols which are prevailant in Hawaii nei.

 

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"Shearwater Moon"

18"x24" Genesis Oil on Canvas 2009

Framed double Koa black velvet liner

The endangered Newell’s shearwater is featured in this painting. This seabird nests in remote mountain burrows. They are sometimes attracted to bright lights and get disoriented and fall to the ground where many are killed. This painting was featured on the Conservation Council for Hawaii’s annual environmental poster.

 

"Jacaranda Horse"

Oil on Board 2007 11"x14" Framed double Koa with black velvet liner

$5,000

Wishard Gallery Parker Ranch Center

 

This is an oil painting by Patrick Ching in 2007. Springtime is filled with violet, lavender, and blue in Hawaii’s Upcountry. The Jacaranda trees bring a colorful glow to the Hawaiian landscape. A grazing horse enjoys the morning sunlight.

 

"Though I did not know this horse personally, (I just saw it on the side of the road) by the time the painting was complete, the horse I painted was my own Ehukai. ‘Funny how your loved ones show up in your art."

 

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"Lavender Sky"

11"x14" Oil on Board 2009

Unframed

I saw this special sunset from my yard and raced to mix the colors of the sky as the shadow of the Earth was cast from the Ko’olau Mountains. Later I completed the painting from the memory of that evening.

 

SOLD

"Kalihiwai"

16"x20" Genesis oil on board 2008

Double Koa frame with black fabric liner, gold filet

$3,500

Where the river meets the sea on Kauai’s north shore is a place of magic called Kalihiwai. This is where my Kauai studio is located. It seems like the world starts its day here. This mystic spring day a faint rainbow shows up. Red Cardinals sound that spring is here. In the foreground great frigate birds circle in an updraft.

 

"Hanalei Moa Bettah"

24"x36" Oil on Canvas 2008 Framed in solid Koa, cream fabric liner, gold filet $6,500

One of the first things anyone notices on Kauai is the abundance of wild chickens and roosters. I attribute this healthy wild population to the lack of predacious mongoose on Kauai. The Hawaiian Jungle fowl is known as Moa. The Moa is so great to paint because of their posture and explosion of color. Hanalei Valley at sunset time provides an awesome backdrop for this painting. Just Pau Paint!

 

"Manu ‘Iwa"

12"x16" Oil on Canvass 1988 Framed solid Koa with black velvet liner

$5,000

The Great Frigate Bird or ‘Iwa is a symbol of beauty and cleansing. It is also known as a thief for its habit of stealing fish from other birds. ‘Iwa nest on the Northwest Hawaiian Islands where the male builds a nest then sings and shakes while displaying his iridescent plumage which is especially vibrant during mating season. This painting was my father’s favorite. Being a "bird man" he really appreciated the feather work. He told me that after his death I could sell the original on behalf of our family.

 

 

"UHU"

12"x9" Pencil on Paper 2005

Framed solid Koa, cream fabric liner behind glass

$995

Parrot Fish in Hawaii are known as Uhu. They are large, colorful reef fish with a hard beak for chomping at the reef and digesting the living algae and coral. This original drawing was done for the chapter pages of The Hawaiian Wildlife Viewing Guide book.

 

 

" ‘Awa Bed"

11"x14 Genesis Oil on Board 2007

Framed with solid Koa, black fabric liner, gold filet

$1,500

 

This painting was done for the label of Naturally Hawaiian ‘Awa. ‘Awa, also known as Kawa throughout Polynesia, is known for its relaxing effect on the body and medicinal and ceremonial uses. The roots of the mature plant are mashed and when mixed with water (or saliva of virgins in old Hawaii) and when drank, cause a numbing in the mouth and throat yet keeps the mind clear.

The Large Awa plant in the background is one of many Giant plants I came across while exploring the Hawaiian Wilderness as a youth (which I still Am!)’

About twenty of these giants were growing along a stream bed and some seemed to grow right out of large boulders in the middle of the stream.

"Kona Cherry"

11"x14" Genesis Oil on Board 2007

Framed solid Koa , black fabric liner, gold filet

$1,500

 

Since the early 1900’s my moms’ Texiera family has been growing world class coffee on the upper slopes of Hualalai Volcano in Kona.

Some of my fondest memories of Kona are listening to radio while picking "cherry" with my cousins "down the coffee land."

Afterwards, we enjoyed sitting around the table with the adults drinking fresh brewed coffee while talkin’ story with family and friends.

This painting was done for a label of 100% pure Kona Coffee for my friend Bennett.

"NOIO"

10"x11" Pencil on paper 1993

Framed in Koa and acid free matt

$895

An indigenous seabird, the black noddy or Noio nests in small shrubs. Because it feeds close to shore and returns home daily, the Noio is one of the birds that the ancient navigators depended on as a sign of impending land fall.

 

 

 

Work In Progress

"KAHILI BAY, KAUA’I"

24"x48" Oil on Canvas Unframed

Pre-completion Specilal Price $9,000

Completed and framed Price at least $12,500

The river meets the sea on Kauai’s north shore. This is one of my favorite places to be with nature. I’ll be including several great Frigate Birds called ‘Iwa in this painting. The ‘Iwa take turns swooping down and sipping water from this river. In the painting is a log brought down by one of the many floods that pass through this area.