Esperance Rakotonirina was born in Madagascar, an island of diverse flora and fauna. Madagascar provides the inspiration for Esperanceʻs art. " I lived in Madagascar until I moved to Hawaiʻi with my wife in 2010. During my university and post graduate education in agro ecotourism management and English in Madagascar I expanded my art to include murals, national parks logos, painting for tourists and local gift shops.In those days, my medium was actually gasoline which I used to thin the oil paints and I used a small branch as a paint brush.My paintings come from what inspires me the most - the flora and fauna of Hawaiʻi, especially two of my favorite place to paint, Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden in Kāneʻohe and Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.I won several awards from Association of Hawaiʻi Artist and Windward Artist Guild.