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A hula dancer is deep in a trance as she chants.

Megan Collins is an artist inspired by her lifelong, intimate contact with two oceans… the stormy Atlantic of her childhood, and the beautiful Pacific that surrounds her in Hawaii. Megan was born on a small island off the coast of Maine. Growing up, she was surrounded by artists, and by the inspirational scenery of jagged coastlines and gray, foggy mornings.   A graduate of Dartmouth College, Megan moved from Maine to Hawaii in 2003. Although she has dabbled with a wide range of artistic endeavors throughout her life, including sketching and jewelry design, it was only in October of 2005 that she first picked up a paintbrush and set it to canvas. “Hawaii is a wondrous place where even the trees have flowers, and the spirit of...