Hawaiian At Art

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"I firmly believe we ALL have been blessed with some God-given talent. These talents are diverse and may not be as visible as in being an artist, musician, singer or athlete, etc. Whatever it is, our obligation is to identify those talents we possess, improve upon them and then share them with others. I am very grateful and thankful that I can share my deep love of my ancestors through my artistic God-given talents. An illustration is first felt in the heart, visualized in the mind, and eventually out through the hands and on to the paper."

Brook Kapūkuniahi Parker was born and raised in Kahalu’u, O’ahu. Brook’s family roots run deep in the islands, he being a direct descendant of John Palmer Parker, founder of the Parker Ranch on the Big Island of Hawaii. John Parker’s wife, Rachael Keli’ikipikanekaolohaka Ohiaku, was a great-granddaughter of Kamehameha the Great and his wife Kanekapolei. The majority of Brook’s art portrays the deep love and admiration he has for his ancestors. As a child, Brook was greatly influenced in the arts by his father David, a gifted self-taught artist and painter, Hawaiian historian, genealogist, and writer. As Brook grew older his father’s interest became his interest and with no formal art school training, his father’s library of art and Hawaiian history books become his teachers.

As a full-time artist, Brook has been able to take the people and things that are sacred to him and share them with the world. His specialty is the kū or the masculine paintings of warriors in battle scenes and kings (Brook’s middle name Kapūkuniahi, which means “the firing canon,” comes from his grand-uncle John Kapūkuniahi whose father, Robert Waipa Parker, was captain of the royal guards under King Kalakaua).

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