November 2022
Jane Chao is the artist whose obake anthuriums painting graces the cover of the 2022 Nov/Dec issue of Hawai’i Island’s Ke Ola Magazine. Jane was my teacher of the traditional Chinese art of gongbi painting on silk. I remember clearly my first class with her at their Hilo house. At the time I was regaining physical and mental strength after a year of chemotherapy. Jane’s beautiful art and her way of teaching added a new direction in my life. I will always be grateful. I feel honored that in this magazine issue, my own painting of white poinsettias “A Touch of Winter” is the table of contents page. Thank you, Ke Ola Magazine, Barbara G Garcia and Tanya Yamanaka!