I sat under a rain shelter on the beach at Black Pot in Hanalei, Kauai while the mist and drizzle blew over me in waves. I was thinking “why am I here? Is there anything to paint?” But as I waited I observed the dark brooding clouds dropping their load of rain on Ha’ena. This …
Painting quickly always makes me uncomfortable, which means that I should do more of it. Much more. This piece was one of those uncomfortable quick paintings. Even worse, with the sun going down and the light fading. My friend Yvonne and I set up on the cliff at Pali Kekua in Princeville, HI just as …
This is a quintessential rural scene from Oregon; the farm with farmhouse and big tall fir trees, green fields juicy with rain, clear blue sky. This type of scene is slowly disappearing from the Portland area, but is still common in the rainy, fertile western part of Oregon. I was experimenting with the thick paint …
The tidepools at Kapoho are a magical place, with an intensely strong light bouncing off of the waves. I stood on a sand bar island surrounded by water, rock and coral. I had slight shade from stunted naupaka tree, but I was really dealing with the wind (ever present), the sand (in everything), and the …
This is a famous view from Hanalei on the Island of Kaua’i. The Hawaiian name is Ha’ena, but it is nicknamed “Bali Hai” because the classic movie “South Pacific” was shot here and this view is the “Bali Hai” from the movie. This view has so many moods and variations, I would love to paint …
This was painted from the opposite (north) side of the Columbia River, where I was attracted to the shapes and forms of the industrial buildings as I looked across the water. The colors in the light reflected onto the buildings was fun to paint. Water is always fun because of how it bounces light and …