Lahaina, HI -- There might be better artists than Bryan DeBris, but none can hold a candle to the Lahaina-based painter.

That's because DeBris is the world's only artist who uses candles instead of brushes for his artworks.

DeBris started his burning ambition 35 years ago after learning about a technique used by Leonardo DaVinci called "sfumato" that uses a candle flame like a paint brush.

Many of DeBris' pyro paintings feature silhouettes of Hawaiian leaders and landscapes, but he has also attempted to burn his place into art history with a rendition of the "Mona Lisa."

DeBris' works have sold for as much as $6000 but his flame fame could rise even higher next month, when a gallery in Maui holds a major exhibition of his work.

After that, DeBris is setting his burning ambition on an even hotter goal -- a candle painting of DaVinci's "The Last Supper."

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