Penny Gupton a native Californian was raised in Australia her early years. She grew up part of the Forbes-Robinson family, well known in sports car racing.. After graduation from Glendale HIgh, Califronia she went on to study art and architecture.

She continued her art education even after her marriage to Miles Gupton. Together they opened stores in both Lake Arrowhead, California and Kona, Hawaii. That is where she leaned the ins and outs of sales, merchandising and promotion. During those years all Penny's paintings were for Charity. After the death of her husband, Penny decided to try making a living as an artist, a dicision she has never regretted.

Living in Hawaii she had the beautiful Islands to paint. Penny has been a resident of Kona, Hawaii for most of her adult life. She attributes the beauty, color and serene feeling of her artwork to living in some spectacularly beautiful places. Penny has producted work ranging from murals and commercial art to fine art commissions and informal portraits for clients across the United States and around the world. She was the Artist in Residence for the pristigious Kona Village Resort until the tsunami of 2011 temporarily closed the resort.