Flying into the West Maui Mountains with the doors off is one of those experiences that never gets ordinary.
Cascading Tears came from the Valley of Tears as the light was beginning to fade. What caught me immediately were the waterfalls—these thin streaks of white dropping through an enormous amount of dark, folded terrain.
From below, these mountains can feel almost like a wall. From the helicopter, I could move into them. Suddenly I was seeing ridges behind ridges, watercourses, vegetation and valleys folding into one another.
I wanted to keep that darkness rather than flatten everything into equal brightness. The waterfalls should arrive first.
Then the rest of the mountain can reveal itself.
That becomes especially fun when the photograph gets large. Across the room, you see the falls cutting through this massive landscape. Walk toward it and the dark areas start opening: vegetation, ridge lines, drainage, small changes in texture.
The waterfalls stopped me first.
The valley is what keeps me looking.
The waterfalls arrive first. The valley takes longer.
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Collector facts
- The artwork
- Artist
- Lance Ehrecke
- Title
- Cascading Tears
- Place
- Valley of Tears, West Maui Mountains, Maui, HI
- Selected edition
- Presentation
- Acrylic
- Size
- 40" x 60"
- Frame
- Unframed
- Edition
- Open edition. Each piece is produced to order for the presentation and size you choose—not a numbered limited run.
- How to acquire
- Add to cart; questions answered within one business day.
- Delivery
- Delivery included to Hawaiʻi & the contiguous U.S.Elsewhere: request a quote
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Cascading Tears was photographed from a doors-off helicopter above the Valley of Tears in the West Maui Mountains. From the air, the mountain is no longer experienced as a single wall rising overhead. Multiple folds of terrain become visible at once, while narrow waterfalls descend through darker ridges and vegetation as bright lines across the landscape. The fading light preserves strong contrast between moving water and the shadowed valley around it.
Aerial access is central to the photograph because it reveals a spatial relationship that is difficult to understand from the ground. Lance Ehrecke kept the darker mountain structure intact rather than lifting every shadow into equal brightness. That choice lets the waterfalls establish the first read while ridges, vegetation, drainage lines and smaller terrain features emerge more slowly. The high-resolution source supports substantial enlargement, making the work increasingly complex as viewing distance decreases.
The photograph is offered as an open edition and produced to order in the presentation and size selected on the product page. Current presentation choices include Acrylic, Aluminum and Canvas, with framing options shown by configuration. For collectors considering a larger wall, MFAC can also help compare scale and placement before production.
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Lance Ehrecke · West Maui · Landscape + Waterfall · Compare Presentations
YOUR SELECTION Acrylic · 40" x 60" · Unframed
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Border
When offered, the white motif border is 2 inches.
Acrylic and Aluminum
Float frame in Black, Natural, or White: 0.6 in wide and 1 in deep, with a 0.27 in reveal between the image and the frame.
Gallery frame: 4 in wide and 2 in deep, set flush to the image with no reveal.
Canvas
Gallery and Gallery + Border profiles are not offered on Canvas. Canvas uses presentations suited to a stretched surface; see the Canvas guide for current frame options.
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Open edition. Each piece is produced to order for the presentation and size you choose—not a numbered limited run.
A certificate of authenticity is available upon request and is sent separately from the artwork. Digital twin and/or blockchain-based authentication can also be arranged upon request.
Collector questions
Is delivery included?
Standard delivery is included in the artwork price for destinations in Hawaiʻi and the contiguous 48 United States. Alaska, U.S. territories, Canada and international destinations are quoted before purchase: please request a delivery quote and we'll confirm before you pay. Import duties, taxes, and customs charges are not included unless explicitly stated in your quote.
What documentation comes with it?
A certificate of authenticity is available upon request and is sent separately from the artwork. Digital twin and/or blockchain-based authentication can also be arranged upon request.
Can I return it?
Artwork is final sale once correctly delivered; damaged or incorrect work is made right. Full policy
Is it ready to hang?
Arrives ready to hang. Installation isn't included, but we can help arrange it.
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Wall + Scale Studies are returned within two business days. Request a study
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Trade terms may be available depending on artist, work and project. Design + Trade
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