The artists are just doing what comes naturally.
For the past few days the Artis family has been painting a mural on a large wall, an inspired landscape.
"Sort of a mural of what you see behind you, but more if you were to picture Hawaii as it used to be," said Stephanie Artis. "Virgin Hawaii as most people would say."
We are a family
The painting has been a team effort with three to four siblings doing the work. Trying to not be too critical.
"You’ve got to wait for that certain moment where an angel will come by and say hey I love this, it’s looking beautiful," said PraiseJesus Artis, artist. "That’s when you say okay I can relax a little bit."
With tens of thousands driving by on the H1 freeway, there could be lots of love.
For these brothers and sisters art is in the blood.
"How it all came to be is that they are blessed with the same gift as their father had," said Victoria Artis, Artis Matriarch. "To where they see it, they visualize it mentally, physically, and spiritually and they can bring it to life."
Continuing a legacy
The kids’ father Ron Artis painted hundreds and hundreds of murals across the island.
He passed away a few years ago.
The kid’s work on restoring one of his murals in Waimanalo, basically landed them this gig.
"To do something like this I don’t feel proud about it, but it let’s me know that I’m progressing." said Victor Artis, artist. "And I am carrying on what my father built for us."
And if the Artis kids need more inspiration, just yards away from their current project is a mural their father painted years ago.
"It was very emotional that his art work was so close to the building that they are painting on," said Victoria Artis.
In case you’re wondering if all the Artis children paint?
"Oh, I paint," confirmed seven year old Artis Artis.
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