Ed Furuike, born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. He began painting in 1975 studying with renowned Hawaii artist the late Hiroshi Tagami who encouraged him to continue painting using only a palette knife. Inspiration for most of his work is drawn from the Islands and some from his journeys to Europe and Japan. Soon his plein air and studio paintings began attracting the eyes of collectors from all over the world, initially at the Honolulu Zoo Fence Art and subsequently through various art exhibitions in Hawaii and California. In 1988, he began promoting art awareness...more
