After the Bell, 2026, mixed media, 14 x 9 x 7 in. / 35.56 x 22.86 x 17.78 cm. abstract 30"x22" on Arches 300 lb

30"x22" on Arches 300 lb cold-press watercolor paper

It was neat to see the contrast with the steam

green taro fields in the valley and lush mountainsides bursting with waterfalls in the distance beautifully punctuate the diversity of plant life in Hawaii's grand landscape

Soft pastels on Uart 400 paper

a reflection

After the Bell, 2026, mixed media, 14 x 9 x 7 in. / 35.56 x 22.86 x 17.78 cm. abstract 30"x22" on Arches 300 lbAfter the Bell, Lois Trader, 2026, mixed media, 14 x 9 x 7 in. 35. 56 x 22. 86 x 17. 78 cm. After the Bell captures the stillness that follows a moment of reckoning, where innocence and endurance exist side by side, and the sound has already passed.