10″x8″ pastel and wind on sanded paper
Plein air – Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii
Poʻipū literally, “crashing waves” in Hawaiian
Poipu color study
Color study 3.5″x2.5″
I love these little studies, they are a great way to work out colors and compositions, or just to finish a painting when you are short on time.
Painting with my girls!
Wailele
8″x10″ pastel on sanded paper
Koke’e State Park
Wailele means leaping water in Hawaiian.
“There’s no better place to find yourself that sitting by a waterfall and listening to it’s music.” -Roland R Keller
A Single Wave
8″x10″ pastel on sanded paper
“Just as the wave cannot exist for itself, but is ever a part of the heaving surface of the ocean, so must I never live my life for itself, but always in the experience which is going on around me.” -Albert Schweitzer
Peaceful Lily
10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper
“The focus of ‘Flower’ is emotion and to make you feel peaceful.” -Jenova Chen
My Sunset Sky
10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper
Kauai
“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” -Rabindranath Tagore
Snorkeler’s Cove
10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper
Play this sound track: “Look mom, an eel!, a school of so many fish” Now roll the surf in the background. It was a beautiful morning.
Plein air – Kauai
Sunshine Flower
I painted this as an 8″x10″, but I like it better square. Pastel on sanded paper
“Just living is not enough… one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” -Hans Christian Andersen
✔️sunshine
✔️ freedom
✔️ a little flower
Ironwood Afternoon
10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper
Poipu Beach, Kauai, Hawaii – plein air
As my family fought the waves, I enjoyed the shade of this beautiful Ironwood tree.
Ocean Stirrings
10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper
The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul.” -Robert Wyland
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