For the past 2 months, I have been spending my time vacationing with my mother in my own back yard. She’d never before been to the Big Island, and it was such a gift to experience it through her new, fresh eyes. 

I am excited to announce that the extra bedroom I wrote about in my last newsletter has been successfully turned into a space solely for creating art.

I love when March roles around, because it is the month that I look forward to celebrating all the amazing women in my life. This year I would like to honor my favorite muse, my daughter, Hannah, who inspired the Dolls Series which, in turn, helped me to launch my Fine Art career. 

When the chocolates have been eaten and the flowers have wilted, art will remain.

I remember the day I was shooting the Pin-Up Series. It was a typical weekday afternoon, but I remember thinking how lucky I was to have the opportunity to photograph for a living. 

With Valentines Day on the way, I am reminded of a touching story behind this week’s image, Somethin’s Cookin’ 1 from the Pin-Up Series.

Happy New Year! Thank you to all my fans that have supported my art journey, and who encourage me to keep pursuing my creativity.

Happy Holidays to my fans! This year was full of turning inward and connecting to the voice behind my art. I have learned a lot about who I am and what my art represents. 

This time of year reminds me of how generous and kind strangers can be. Since moving to the Aloha state in 2017, I really did not understand the true meaning of Aloha. 

To celebrate the Holidays, I am adding 2 new images to the Pin-Up Series on my website. Classic Car 1 and Classic Car 2 are images that have only been shown to the public twice. 

Between adding to my Pin-Up and Sonoma County Series this fall and preparing for my HUGE Black Friday Sale, the days are flying by. I am also giving away another FREE canvas print of Red Tractor from my Best-Selling Prints – Size 8 x 12, READY TO HANG. Prize is worth $100. 

Next week, I’ll be announcing yet another print giveaway. Only thing is, I can’t decide which print to give away. 

I can’t believe the Holidays are upon us, and it is never too early to start thinking about the perfect gift for the discerning art lover in your life.

To all of you who couldn’t care less about sports, hang in there, because that isn’t completely what this blog post is all about. But, the Boston Red Sox just won the 2018 World Series! 

This is the last week of my exhibit at Peaberry & Galette here on the Big Island, and the day I will be striking my artwork from its walls will be Halloween. So, there’s no better time to release 6 new images from my Apple Doll Collection to the Pin-Up Series page on my website. 

Last week, as part of my Fall New Works Release, I released a new image, The Birds 1, and it is now included in the Sonoma County Collection page on my website. This week’s image, The Birds 2, is another photo of Bodega, California’s famous Potter schoolhouse featured in Alfred Hitchcock’s movie, “The Birds.” 

I grew up watching old movies with my mom and aunt, and one of my favorite filmmakers from old Hollywood was Alfred Hitchcock. As it turned out, years later, Hitchcock’s cinematography style would greatly influence much of my work. 

This week’s image, Blue Carriage, is from the Sonoma County, California Collection. October 8th marks the one year anniversary of the Tubbs Fire that devastated Sonoma County, California. 

October 1st is only a few days away and I am busy checking off my to do list for the Dolls Series exhibit at Peaberry & Galette on the Big Island. 

It’s now less than two weeks until I hang images from the Dolls Series at Peaberry & Galette on the Big Island. And, it is where they will stay for the full month of October. This week’s image, Drowning the Doll 5, from the Dolls Series, is not only another fan favorite, but it is the Morris Graves Museum of Art Grand Prize Winner of the 2012 Northwest Eye competition. 

I can’t believe that it hasn’t yet been a year since moving to Hawaii, and I am already preparing to exhibit my work for the whole month of October at a popular eatery on the Big Island. I was offered the exhibit when my friend just happen to mention my work to the employees while ordering. I left a business card and, 2 weeks later, was offered a show. 

What is my Artistic Mission? Why do I create? This question has been coming up a lot recently. I have been working in the art industry for over a decade and have never felt comfortable answering questions about my why.

Here on the Big Island of Hawaii, it is hurricane season, but, I didn’t just survive 1 hurricane, I survived 2; Hurricane Lane, and the hurricane that is my youngest daughter who visited me for the first time. 

“Courtesy - The showing of politeness in one's attitude and behaviour towards others.” Oxford Dictionary

If I had a dime for every time I’ve been told, “Your work is pretty dark, you know what you should do...”

This weekend, Saturday, August 4th, I will be a vendor at the Annual HOT August DAZE Car & Bike Show at the Old Kona Airport State Beach.

Since moving to the Big Island of Hawaii, I have been slowly entering back into the Art Fair scene. I had a great time showing my art 3 months in a row at the monthly downtown Kona Sunday Stroll where I was approached by the Midnight Riders, a local Harley Davidson group, and asked to be a vendor at their Annual Hot August DAZE Car & Bike Show on Saturday, August 4th, at the Old Kona Airport State Park.

My youngest daughter, Hannah, is coming home to visit in August. Since choreographing a cheer dedicated to Hawaii as a child, she has always wanted to come to the islands. And, due to my recent relocation, it is now a little easier for this to finally be her first visit.

Next week is the 4th of July! The 4th of July holds a special place in my heart. It marks the start of a journey with never ending discoveries. 

I am over the moon to announce the new “Live Preview AR” feature on my website. This means that you can use the camera on your phone or tablet and superimpose any piece of art onto a wall of YOUR OWN home or business. No app needed.

Trying to find a gift for the father who has everything? I’ve got you covered.

Father’s Day is coming up! (Sunday, June 17, in case you need a friendly reminder.)

And while Mom’s special day in May usually gets the lion’s share of attention, we all know Dad is just as important.

This weeks image, “Legs, Drugs, and Alcohol 15”, from the Legs, Drugs, and Alcohol Series, perfectly articulates my emotional state after being inundated with volcano alerts, advisories, and warnings here on the Big Island of Hawaii. The alerts change as quickly as the air quality; rapidly. Despite these alerts, and as much as I want to escape it all, I know I have to keep focused on living everyday, and not let the fear and anxiety immobilize me. After all, the dishes still need to be washed, and art still needs to be created. 

As many of you may know, I have recently moved to the Big Island of Hawaii. I had an opportunity to buy a home on the island and saw this as a chance to prioritize what’s important in life. Leaving a well-paying, fully-benefited day job that many would view as a comfortable career, I took the ultimate leap of a lifetime to return to my true passion – photography.

Skip the cliché bouquet 💐. And the gift basket, chocolate strawberries, and cookbook, too. 

There’s no one like your Mom. And she deserves a special gift on Mother’s Day. You’ve given her flowers. You’ve taken her out to a nice brunch. You even gave her a gift card that one year so she could pick out her own gift.

April is here and it is time to give away another fine art print. Last month’s lucky winner, Patty P., couldn’t be happier with being drawn to win “Make Believe”. This month I will be giving away an 8” x 10” matted print of “Red Riding Hood” from the Dolls Series. “Red Riding Hood” sold at its debut in a New York City exhibition where a fan even wrote a poem about the piece.

Story - “An account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.” Oxford Dictionary 

As I write this blog it is the beginning of a long baseball season. On this date two years ago I worked on a blog with a writer, my husband. At least on the surface, it’s foundation is about life growing up with a mother who was an avid Red Sox fan, and that was the last thing I ever thought I’d be a part of. 

“The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House.” Audre Lorde

Spring has always felt like a time wherein anything is possible. The recent March for Our Lives protest hit a major cord with me, and I have been thinking about this new generation of Trail Blazers all week.

Winner - “A person or thing that wins something.” Oxford Dictionary 

Congratulations to Patty Price, the lucky winner of my print giveaway! “Make Believe”, from the Dolls Series, is one of my favorite photographs.

Digital Wallpaper - “An optional background pattern or picture serving as a background on a computer or mobile phone screen.” Oxford Dictionary 

Hey fans! How would you like to carry a piece of H.R. LoBue Fine Art Photography on your smart phone?

Legs, Drugs, and Alcohol Series - A Day in the Life of Marilyn Monroe

“When she wasn't acting, she preferred to wear nothing but a bathrobe and occasionally a bikini.” www.imdb.com

March is Herstory Month - “History viewed from a female or specifically feminist perspective.” Oxford Dictionary

“Rosie the Riveter... a woman who took on a factory job (or other occupation traditionally carried out by men) during the Second World War (1939–1945).” Oxford Dictionary

Hey fans! If you haven’t heard the news from my Facebook page, I am giving away a fine art print. It’s FREE! This is the first time I have experimented with a print giveaway, and I am excited to send the lucky winner one of my favorite works. 

Happy Valentine’s Day! Today, while I am photographing my first wedding in Hawaii, I am reminded that love, in all forms, is forever worth celebrating. But this week’s Image of the Week,  Somethin’s Cookin’ 2, helped to introduce to me a different depth to love, one that I had never experienced. 

Love - “An intense feeling of deep affection.” Oxford Dictionary

Valentine’s is around the corner, and I thought it would be fitting to put together a special collection of photographs for my Sonoma County friends. I wanted to do something special for all of the people of Sonoma County that were affected by the fires.

Anybody can give flowers and chocolates. But you’re not anybody.

Guardian Angel - “A spirit that is thought to watch over and protect a person or place.” Oxford Dictionary

I moved to Hawaii on October 3rd, 2017, from Sonoma County, 6 days before the Tubbs Fire devastated the area.

“Make Believe - the action of pretending or imagining, typically that things are better than they really are.” Oxford Dictionary

I was a sensitive child, and it was make believe that helped me learn to cope with difficult emotions.