Banyan Tree Lahaina Maui

Banyan Tree

Hope is a tree in the center of Lahaina Town. Standing as a testament to the strength of the Maui community, the Banyan Tree will... more

by Darice Machel McGuire

Original - Sold

Price

$3,800

Dimensions

28.000 x 28.000 inches

Title

Banyan Tree Lahaina Maui

Artist

Darice Machel McGuire

Medium

Painting - Oil On Canvas

Description

Banyan Tree

Hope is a tree in the center of Lahaina Town. Standing as a testament to the strength of the Maui community, the Banyan Tree will once again nurture us with her shade, as she has done for the past 150 years.

This is my hope to see the Banyan tree flourish as depicted in my painting.

The Banyan Tree in Lahaina is a Maui landmark. It was planted in 1873 by Sheriff William Owen Smith in the courtyard of the Courthouse to memorialize the 50th anniversary of the first American Protestant mission in Lahaina. The banyan tree has become the largest banyan tree in Hawaii, and one of the largest in the United States. Its extensive trunk and aerial root system now covers 0.66 acres and has grown to the size of an entire city block. It stands over 60 feet high and provides a lot of shade for those hot Lahaina days. Every night at sunset thousands of birds come to roost in the branches for the night. The sound of so many birds can be deafening.

Painting the banyan tree has been on my to do list for quite some time. Before deciding on just the right angle I took many reference photos at different times of day. I finally settled on the composition you see here.

"Copyright 2014, Darice Machel McGuire, all rights reserved"

Uploaded

March 31st, 2014