Bird of Paradise
This watercolor is from an iPhone photo taken at my daughter's school. The late afternoon sun cast shadows and crepuscular rays through the foliage of a Bird of Paradise plant. (15X 22 original watercolor)
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Liliuokalani Church
This watercolor depicts an 1832 church in historic Haleiwa surrounded by a stone-walled graveyard. It reminded me of a bit of Wyeth-like New England on Oahu. (14 X 20 original watercolor)
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Chinaman's Hat
This plein air won 1st place in the WAG Paint Out in cooperation with the Windward CC Paliku Arts Festival in April 2013. Painted in front of the Kualoa Ranch. (11X14 oil)
Contrasts
This watercolor is done from a snapshot I took with my iPhone on the Big Island. The orange leaf contrasting with the green foliage caught my attention. (11X15 watercolor)
Stacked
An unusual display of stored canoes behind Jameson's parking lot saw them stacked up in the ait almost literally. (11X14 oil)
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Calm Waters
Haleiwa Baechfront Park was glassy smooth this particular Sunday morning. 11X14 Oil
Palms and Canoes
This scene is typical of what I find to paint on weekend excursions to Haleiwa on the North Shore. ( 11X14 oil)
Trojan Canoes
The Mililani school paddling team practices at Haleiwa and their canoes have the yellow-gold of their school colors. (11X14 oil)
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Waialua Tiki
Watercolor image of a large carving along the road to Mokulea. 15x22 Watercolor
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Anthurium
This watercolor was done for our annual family Chrismas card. I used watercolor pencil to sketch the flower and a series of loose washes behind it. 10x14 watercolor
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Red Canoes
Along the beach in front of Jameson's. 11/14 oil.
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Grass Skirt Grill
This watercolor is of a landmark feature along main street in Haleiwa. 11x15 watercolor
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Jameson's
Our favorite North Shore spot for breakfast or an evening drink. The bay across the street is one of the spots from which many paintings have been done. 7X14 oil
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Rentals
This street scene along the main drag is typical of any Sunday morning. 11/14 oil
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North Shore Hui Wa`a
This loose oil caputes the flow of the graceful llines of the outriggers always onshore at Haleiwa. 7x14 oil
Rainbow
The early morning rain cleared in time to capture one of O`ahu's frequent sights, a vibrant rainbow. 11x14 oil
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Nightfall
Haleiwa pier and light as the sun sets. 11X15 watercolor
Jameson's Truck
Another landmark image on the North Shore. 11x14 oil
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Keel
This sailboat and it's giant keel and rudder caught my attention in the Haleiwa Boat Harbor. 11x 14 oil
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Rainbow Bridge
This loose watercolor tries to capture the shadows of the famous bridge in Haleiwa. 11/15 watercolor
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Above Diamond Head
This plein air was done on a windy Sunday afternoon in February from the lawn beside the parking area along Diamond Head Road. I had done several watercolor sketches from photos I had taken, but this oil was done on site. 16x20 oil
Diamond Head Light from the Beach
This panorama was painted in studio from a photo I took at ocean level. 8 x 24 oil
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Mia Giuliana
This large loose portrait of teen daughter Mia is from an iPhone photo. Painted in a single sitting, the 2 x 2 foot square oil is proudly part of her bedroom decor now. I especiallyb like the loose brushwork and the way the wet colors blend on the canvas. 24 x24 oil
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Dancer
This watercolor depicts a hula dancer in a radial design recommended by Helen Iaia as part of her class at Hawaiian Graphics. I was able to take some of Helen's class this winter where she stressed composition and the color wheel. Painted wet-in-wet using her sponge technique to avoid stretching. 11 x 15 watercolor
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Surf and Sea Sidewalk
This loose plein air of the sidewalk along Kamehameha Highway through Haeiwa is a familari North Shore site. 11 x 14 oil
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Anchored
This large rusted anchor sits beside Surf and Sea in Haleiwa. 11X14 Oil
Queen Emma's
This watercolor of Queen Emma's summer palace along the pali highway north of Honolulu was down from an iPhone photo I took when Holly and I visited. 11 x 15 watercolor
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Kapu
This heaiau near Maka Pu`u across from Sea Life Park was one of the first areas I visited with mark Brown's class. This watercolor was done in studio from an iPhone photo I took on a return visit. I discovered I rotated the warning sign when I was done painting. 11x 15 watercolor
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Mount Ka`ala
This panorama was done in studio from a series of photos taken along the back road between Wahiwa and Waialua. The blended clouds encroaching on the mountain top were smoothed with a large dry brush and the dried stalks of grass were added with the palette knife. 12 x 36 oil
Early Shadows
This small plein air was done at Ali'i Beach Park in Haleiwa before the life guards arrived for the day. I partcularly like the strong cast shadows and the design they create. 8 x 10 oil
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High Surf Warning
This small plein air captures the boundaries for safe beach access established by lifeguards in the shack at Ali`i Beach Park, looking toward Kaena Point. 8 x 10 oil
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