I have to say that with these paintings I’ve done on Kauai, I’m loving my pthalo green paint for maybe the first time in my life. Pthalocyanin green and blue are modern oil paint colors in which the green or blue is made from a very strong dye. You have to take some care with …
This is the famous “Bali Hai” view (this location was used in the movie South Pacific) seen from a small cove below Princeville Ranch. The color of the water is really that color turquoise when the sun comes out. The intensity of the colors can be overwhelming and inspiring. The weather was pretty changeable and …
I painted this piece from the end of the Hanalei Pier. The weather had been stormy with fog and clouds blowing in waves from ocean to shore. I had to set up, wait and have faith but eventually my patience was rewarded with a clear crystalline view of Ha’ena and the sailboats bobbing in the …
Three Foxhounds stand watching and waiting in this gouache study. SOLD
One of my clients has a number of Icelandic Horses and over the years I have painted each one, so this is not actually a pony but rather an Icelandic Horse (emphasis on “horse”). They are beautiful creatures; sturdy little horses with bushy manes, in lovely colors like palomino, dun and white, They are strong …
Everybody loves a baby, but this particular baby is so full of self possession and confidence! I just couldn’t resist the chance to paint a portrait of this young prince, the descendant of a long royal line of extraordinary athletes and winners. I would just love to have taken him home, and this way I …
The relationship between horse and rider is a special one, much like the relationship between a dog and it’s owner, or even between very close friends. In my portraits and sporting art scenes I love to portray the intimate exchanges between horse and rider; in the moments before a competition, or just when doing the …
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 painting is sold framed and ready to hang in a vintage walnut frame with silver gilt liner.
