Born on June 18, 1956, Tabora continues the legacy of generations of artists who populate his family tree. Growing up surrounded by art and artists, his earliest memories are of watching the creative process in action. His lessons in the disciplines of drawing and painting began almost as early as he can remember.

During his youth he apprenticed with his favorite uncle, Rick Gonzalez. He spent his days sweeping floors, cleaning paint brushes and observing the creative process, as well as receiving expert training in the traditional techniques of the old masters. Already an accomplished Realist at the age of twenty, he opted to continue his education, starting at Washington State Uniersity, and received his degree in fine arts from the University of Hawaii.

The splendor of Hawaii's tropical shores is a constant source of Tabora's inspiration. Yet in his creative process, he relies even more on his heart than he does on his eye. "I romanticize," he says. "The scenes I portray are memories I have imagined...memories of when the footprints of mean were not so prolific and deep. Nature alone is the subject of my work. Its allure is exquisitely pure. That's what I wish to convey. I see in Hawaii's land and sea the essence of beauty itself. It reaches to me with a richness of emotion that I simply must express."

Tabora's work is an artful blend of spontaneity and precision. Never content with merely recreating an observe3d scene or copying a photograph, Tabora draws from his heart and mind. Painting from a combination of memory and imagination, he creates realistic works, alive with rolling surf, distant mountains, and radiant skies. He is a keen observer of light, color and the continuous motion of the sea. Each element offers endless variation of nature's dynamic design. In Tabora's art, every composition becomes a masterpiece of harmony, a poem of lyrical beauty. With works displayed in fine art galleries throughout the United States and Japan,he is recognized as one of Hawaii's leading artists.