Lāʻau i le timu | Lāʻau i ka ua (Tree in the rain) by Jon Apisa

Lāʻau i le timu | Lāʻau i ka ua (Tree in the rain)


Jon Apisa. Lāʻau i le timu | Lāʻau i ka ua (Tree in the rain). 2025. graphite on paper, 4.5" x 6" (11.4cm x 15.24cm).



“Lāʻau i le timu | Lāʻau i ka ua” (Tree in the rain) drawing by Jon Apisa.

This was drawn with graphite on paper, 4.5" x 6" (11.4cm x 15.24cm).


“tree” is:

  • Lā‘au in Sāmoa
  • Lā‘au in Hawaiʻi
  • ‘Akau in Tonga
  • Rā‘au in Tahiti
  • Rākau in Māori

“Rain” is:

  • Timu in Sāmoa
  • Ua in Hawaiʻi
  • ʻUha in Tonga
  • Ua in Tahiti
  • Ua in Māori
  • Uha in Niuē

Lāʻau i le timu | Lāʻau i ka ua (Tree in the rain) graphite drawing by Jon Apisa 11/04/2025



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