Been busy running the art group and painting, reading, bowling league, home projects, framing paintings, gallery sitting, and family time, only have Thursdays and weekend free. Being retired is fun and at times I take on too many projects. LOL. Here are some works since last posting. Looking over two months work, I can say it sure is a variety of subjects although this style is mine now I guess.
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Monday, January 22, 2024
January work
Keeping busy in 2024. Top is an 8x10 of the path off the Waikoloa resort area beach. Below is another 8x10 on a big wave day at Pahoehoe Beach in Kona. Last is one of my favorite places to paint, a10x20 of the morning glow off the ocean. I've tried to catch this before but this is the closest I've come to capturing it.
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Fall plein air work
Catching up on posting. Have been busy with the art group, Blue Sea Artisans Gallery, and visitors. Now a quiet period through the holidays. Most of below are 8x10 with a few exceptions.
Top is an old wooden hut on the grounds of the Kona Historical Society, a newer painting location for us.
Friday, October 6, 2023
Outdoor painting has been productive lately as weather has been great. Below are works from the past several weeks. The rectangular are mainly 8x10 with the longer one 6x12, and the upright on 9x12. Top is Kahaluu from inside the pavilion. Below that is Hapuna Beach.
Saturday, August 5, 2023
Latest Work
Have been busy with the art group lately but still out painting with them most Fridays. Taking over from Richard after his sudden passing this spring has taken some time but scheduling is now routine and at the paint outs I'm now the one to herd everyone together for our critique at the end of the session, then photo the work, and edit and post the results on Facebook.
Here are some of my latest efforts. I've been getting very colorful lately, maybe the summer sun? Although we have had cloudy mornings too that needed the colors faked a little to prevent dull scenes.
Top is Keahou Bay, my favorite swimming spot. some small sailboats were there for lessons.
Sunday, June 11, 2023
Weekly 8x10's
Have been painting weekly at the various beached since took over a leader of the Painting Out There group. Sticking to 8x10's lately as need some more stock for the Blue Sea Artisans Gallery.
These are from top to bottom: Hookena Beach, Kukio Beach with Maui view, Honokohau Harbor Beach, Honl's Beach with a parasailer, and Beach 69. I seem to be nailing most of my recent works so they will be in the gallery soon.
Monday, May 1, 2023
Updates
Had several unfortunate events recently. On March 2, the leader of the West Hawaii Plein Air Group, Richard Rochkovsky, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. I volunteered to take over the group to be sure it continued to exist in its current form. We are maintaining our schedule and activities on the facebook group PaintingOutThere. I'm also posting our schedule on my website, artbigisland.com. Working together the group can continue to thrive.
Then, I traveled to Las Vegas, first mainland trip in over three years, to visit with relatives, and returned with a case of covid. Four of us in the group caught the virus for the first time. Luckily no one became seriously ill and all are recovered.
Around all this we continued painting. Here are a few recent works from our local outings.
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