I recently returned from a five-week adventure that stretched from Hawaii to Sydney, up through the Great Barrier Reef and Darwin, then onward to Bali, Singapore, Bangkok, Vietnam, and finally Hong Kong. Each place brought its own vibrant culture, yet what connected them all for me was how history is respected alongside rapid cultural change….
Author: Inga Smith
I'm a nature artist and community educator....this is a scrapbook of my life’s explorations.💜💛💚
Natural Art: In Love with Color Through Physics
“Color isn’t in the leaf. It’s in the light.” As I sit here in my studio on this perfect December day in Hawai‘i, I’m watching tropical leaves sway gently in the trade winds. The shapes and forms of the bird-of-paradise leaves outside my window are mesmerizing. In this little moment of calm, I wanted to…
Canada Lynx
Such a beautiful animal, now endangered in Washington state. I plan to explore Okanogan County when I move back to mainland in 2026..maybe someday I’ll see one. #watercolor #endangered #washington
Holiday Cards 2025 – Doodles
While trying to be patient in the early days of selling my house in Hawaii in a buyers market (🫤), I busied myself by making this year’s holiday cards. I tried to simplify the process by drawing easy doodles and also using a limited palette. It’s a little strange to be done making my xmas…
Becoming again
Art as a way of healing — through layers of light, form, and color. Lately, I’ve been exploring a new way of creating — one that feels softer and slower.. something more layered and more textured. I guess to mirror my life — as it is today, without excuses and without apologies. I’ve been working…
Kona: picture-a-day July 2025
Daily photo journal of life here on the the Big Island of Hawaii – July 2025
Inga J Smith 