This scene is on the leeward coast of Oahu at Ko' Olina resort. I used a little artistic license with the house in the right mid-ground, otherwise it is true to the actual place.
"Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth, 'You owe me.' Look what happens with a love like that, it lights up the whole sky." - Hafiz
"Tropical Shores"
5" x 7" oil on panel
$275
This oil seascape cried out to be improved from a previous post This ocean scene is totally from my imagination although it is typical of Hawaii and other tropical beaches. The blues are not quite as intense in the original painting as this image depicts.
It was difficult to accurately photograph the various blues in this oil seascape, but this image is pretty close. Blue seems to be the only color my camera has "issues" with :-) I will be working on several 6" x 6" paintings for awhile, with a larger work now and then.
This is a scene of the beach at Chun's Reef, on the North Shore of Oahu. It was a breezy day with fantastic clouds. Clouds inspire me almost as much as the ocean does.
I took the reference photo of this Black-Crowned night heron at Barking Sands Beach on the island of Kauai. It was broad daylight and there was no moon out. While painting this, I considered adding more branches to the tree with some in front of the moon; then I decided I liked the simplicity of it without the extra tree branches.