Fishermen At Kailua Bay For Halalu Run - Oil Seascape by Hawaii artist Carol Reynolds

"Fishermen at Kailua Bay - Halalu Run"

8" x 16" oil on canvas

$1275

This oil seascape shows fishermen with their net anticipating a good catch of Halalu, which are juvenile akule, a fish indigenous to Hawaii and often called "Big Eyed" scad.   They can be eaten or used for bait for much larger fish.    I was at the right place at the right time to snap reference photos of the fishermen at Kailua Beach on Oahu.    

The peninsula in the background is known as Mokapu peninsula, as well as King Kamehameha's Turtle.   Legend says that the "Turtle" hides a secret underwater tunnel that King Kamehameha  used to travel to the island of Molokai.  This peninsula is now home to Kaneohe Marine Corps Base.

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Below is a video of  people fishing for halalu at Waimea Bay, another beach on Oahu.

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Beautiful Baby Makapu'u Beach

"Beautiful Baby Makapu'u Beach"

6" x 8" oil on canvas

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I have painted this area once before in watercolors from a slightly different angle/spot.   I have several reference photos of there and intend to paint this beach again in the future.   There is a pier between the two white buildings in the far background.

Baby Makapu'u Beach is located on the windward or eastern shores of Oahu, Hawaii, near Sea Life Park .

It is usually not very crowded, and locals fish out by the rocks near this spot.  It is a great place for children and for tide pooling.   

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Morning At Lanikai Beach

"Morning At Lanikai Beach"

12" x 24" Oil on canvas

Lanikai Beach is located in a suburb of Kailua, on the windward coast of Oahu.   The waters are a beautiful turquoise and this beach has been the winner of many "Best Beaches" awards.   In Hawaiian, Lanikai  means "heavenly sea" and it truly is a bit of paradise on earth.   The sand is a bit more white than this painting indicates.   The two islands offshore are the Mokuluas, which means in Hawaiian "the two islands".   They are state protected bird sanctuaries, although the island on the left (Moku Nui) is allowed visitors in certain areas.   You can reach it by kayak or boat or outrigger canoe.   The outrigger canoes in this painting are pretty much the way they looked in my reference photograph.

I hope to visit this beach again very soon.    

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Full Moon At Sunset - Hawaii

6" x 6" Acrylic on canvas

$300

I was just in the mood to paint a full moon, but I wanted it to be different from the typical dark blue sky at the midnight hour.     My original intention was to have the sky more soft and subtle with delicate colors,  but once I began painting things just happened on their own and before I knew it the colors had intensified and cloud formations I had not intended to paint at the beginning suddenly appeared.   I decided I was satisfied with the outcome and signed it , although it painted itself !

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