ELIZABETH HIRD

Elizabeth Hird has a Master of Fine Arts from the San Francisco Art Institute. She has been an artist-in-residence at the Maui Hands Gallery at the Hyatt Regency in Lahaina, and her watercolors and oil paintings are in collections both on Maui and the mainland. She writes: “My work is deeply influenced by my personal experiences. Before completing my MFA, I worked and studied as a wildlife biologist and conservationist, and those years sparked and shaped my creative expression as an artist. I have worked in many mediums and styles, but most recently, I have been inspired by my experiences in the ocean. Each day I swim, and record footage and photos of sea turtles, manta rays, dolphins and other sea life. I traveled to Tonga twice to photograph humpback whales. I feel extraordinarily lucky to have the good fortune to witness the majesty and brilliance of the ocean and it’s creatures, and to then have the joy of creating paintings where I hope to transmit the beauty of the beings that dwell there.