The Artist

Iʻve spent most of my life creating-quietly.

Working in oil, wood and stone,

I follow what calls to be revealed.

Not everything asks to be made.

But when it does...

I listen.

Oil painting of a blonde woman with a shell necklace posing in front of a rustic thatched background.
Oil painting of a blonde woman with a shell necklace posing in front of a rustic thatched background.

The Path

This work wasnʻt built all at once.

It formed over time-through repetition, observation, and a constant pull toward what feels deeper than surface.

Years immersed in Polynesian culture shaped the direction-

not as reference, but as something lived and understood.

Each piece continues that process.

Each piece tells a story beyond the surface.

Oil painting of a woman wearing a blue necklace in a rustic Polynesian hut with stone walls.
Oil painting of a woman wearing a blue necklace in a rustic Polynesian hut with stone walls.

Selected Works

A continuation of the work-held in oil.

Polynesian dancer in traditional grass skirt performing a cultural hula dance with a woven basket.
Polynesian dancer in traditional grass skirt performing a cultural hula dance with a woven basket.
Traditional Polynesian dancer in a green leaf costume and white feather headdress sitting cross-legged.
Traditional Polynesian dancer in a green leaf costume and white feather headdress sitting cross-legged.
Final Note

If something here stayed with you-let it.

Private. inquiries

Begin Inquiry

For collectors, galleries, and commissioned work:

aloha@portraitsofmana.com

© 2025. Lionō

Created in oil, wood, and

stone.

A small number of works are created each year. Inquiries are considered with care.

Each work begins in connection.