Downtown and Kukio Beach

Last two Fridays in town, at Kona Inn, and at Kukio Beach. Maui was showing its colors so most of us included it in the Kukio Beach scenes. Both of these are my usual 8x10. Top one is somewhat abstract in design as I included a long concrete wall that runs along the water at the Kona Inn.

Beach 69

This beach is named after the telephone pole that marked it's location. It's just south of Hapuna Beach about 30 miles north of Kona. Hapuna is best for swimming for Beach 69 has more scenery. I've painted the view north many times now so turned around and did the south facing view. As you can see, lots of folks enjoy the water here too. 

Beach Umbrellas

A great sunny morning at Magic Sands beach. Lots of people and beach umbrellas and I loved the red umbrella and chairs beneath it. Loads of people in the water jumping the waves.

More abstract landscapes

I'm using the same reference to do more colorful abstracted landscapes this week. These two are 8x6 and 5x7. Trying out more artificial colors for the lava rock although turned it into sand in the larger one. Working out the big foreground in various ways, and then adding the background ocean and trees. 

  

Abstract landscape

Combining my love of plein air landscapes and thick abstract paintings, using mainly palette knife. This is a 10x10 inch. Hope to do many more as I refine this as an additional technique. I made the lava rock in the foreground one big shape.

Rocky landscapes

Two paintings from the last two weeks. Both feature trees and a rocky lava rock foreground. Have to paint what you see. LOL. I'm looking at going very abstract on some of these in the studio and heightening the colors too. Stay tuned. 

Top one is 9x12 at Kaloko Ponds which is an old fish pond. Below is a view south from the Energy Lab beach. I've done this scene a few times before so tried to make this one more colorful with stronger contracts.   

  

Last two weeks outdoors

Two 8x10's from last two weeks outdoors. Had visitors so missed a week while sightseeing in Hilo. One of these days will have to go through my photo references and start painting some of the areas I don't visit often. Below are Magoon's Beach at the top, with the road there deteriorating again despite piles of bark that was supposed to be used to fill in some of the potholes. Piles been there a year. Maybe we need some volunteers with shovels? 

Below is Keauhou Bay from the south side. Had trouble with this one until lightened the water and added a surfer board and swimmer. and a few outriggers parked on the land in the background.