Patrick Ching is known as Hawaii's Nature Artist. His natural talent mixed with formal training at Otis/Parsons School of Design in Los Angeles quickly launched him into notariety as an internationally recognized and respected painter. Ching advanced his talents after college by working in the field for the US Fish and Wildlife Services where he explored remote areas of the Hawaiian islands, learning of the creatures and places that inspire his work. He soon gained international recognition due to his paintings remarkable likeness to photographs.