I love love love Plumeria! The first scent of plumeria starting to bloom makes me absolutely giddy. I actually purchased a selfie stick so that I could take photos of my neighbors' plumeria trees, luckily they know the crazy lady on the sidewalk trying to get up and above the blossoms on their trees. It's a deceptive flower to paint, only 5 petals in a pinwheel pattern, ...
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Driving back towards the ocean after a trek to see a waterfall, I was blown away by the sky, a dynamic sea of movement horizon to horizon. There was a big storm system some bit to the north of us and clearly there was a lot going on up there in the stratosphere. And then there was this very solid old tree, it's weathered a lot of weather ...
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My family & I had the chance to get out on the water last winter on a boat offering snorkel tours and a bit of whale watching. I learned so much about local marine life and the challenges facing these very fragile ecosystems. This is Kealakekua Bay, one of the places spinner dolphins sleep in the afternoon, leaping in and out of the water while first one side ...
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A few years ago I had the opportunity to watch a young Hawaiian Monk seal, Manu I'wa, with her mother. This is an endangered species, we were watching at quite a distance behind rope lines to keep people away, yet we were able to witness these two interacting in fascinating ways. " Llio-holo-i-ka-uaua" in Hawaiian, which translates into English as "dog who runs in rough water," it was ...
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One of my favorite places to visit is the Fishpond at Kaloko Honokōhau, a place steeped in history and tradition. The magic of a full moon evening is imagined here on the leeward side of Hualalai. This painting was composed using the Golden Rectangle. Oil on canvas, 21x34" $995.
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On the eastern tip of the island of Oahu is this amazing point looking out towards Makapu'u Beach. As we stood there admiring the view, a family walked out past the viewing area, past signs warning people not to walk past the viewing area, and placed their daughter basically on the edge of a cliff with loose rock to get a better photo. Hawaii is beautiful and dangerous, it has an ...
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I wanted this work to exhibit a certain nostalgia, a sense of any-afternoon any-era kind of light. This is from a photo, circa 1980 something-or-other, of pineapple fields near the North Shore of Oahu.
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A somewhat blustery day in January yielded this sunset just before it turned in for the night. The motion of the Pacific never ceases to fascinate me, let alone the dramatic and sometimes technicolor interplays of light. Oil on canvas, 40"x60"
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One morning last December, my sister and I stood admiring a beautiful sunrise over Kailua-Kona, enjoying coffee and conversation and the pulse of the waves below. This piece was largely a joy to paint, though I had several challenges along the way, which is why I paint. What would the point be if there were no challenges along the way? Oil on canvas, 29"x18", this is another piece that utilizes ...
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One of the most beautiful and peaceful places I've ever been, the Byodo-In Temple sits right below the mysterious other-worldly Ko'olau mountains on the island of Oahu. Year-round residents include finches, doves, and other songbirds who will eat seed right out of your hand, and a herd of very fat & happy Koi. It was a beautiful place to spend a quiet afternoon with friends as the mist moved across ...
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