Original not available at this time; held for in-person collection showings

© 2025 Natalie Paulie — Fine Art Oil Painter • Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi

Born of fire and creation, the powerful Pele rises as the archetype of transformation- lava becoming land, land giving rise to a garden.

This portrait reflects the moment the Spirit stirs and the island's wild beauty blooms into being.

Pele, Blossoming

14" x 18" Oil on Smooth Wood Painting Panel

The Story

This painting was born from intuitive flow. I began with brushed layers of turquoise and a simple portrait, and as I painted, I realized she was becoming Pele. Her gaze came to hold a quiet inner-knowing, a soft power, a gentle presence.

In Hawaiʻi, transformation emerges through fire and lava, glowing with the cinders of new life. Pele’s becoming is warmth and eruption; flower and flame. Pressure and creation are one.

This painting reflects that inward process — something I continue to experience as an artist and as a woman on these islands. In painting her, she became a mirror for what was beginning to bloom within me.

Mahalo ke Akua — for art, always.

To really see deep
into the heart of things.
to surrender to Blossoming
sweet, loving
tender.
the garden of becoming,
the nectar of being.
fire, earth, b r e a t h
and You.

The Story

To really see deep into the heart of things. to surrender to Blossoming sweet, loving tender. the garden of becoming, the nectar of being. fire, earth, b r e a t h and You.

To really see deep
into the heart of things.
to surrender to Blossoming
sweet, loving
tender.
the garden of becoming,
the nectar of being.
fire, earth, b r e a t h
and You.