More Hawaii foliage

Ended up turning away from the ocean again at Kaloko Pond, a site with a fishpond and large wall being restored after storm damage. This view is the beginning of a path just inland along the water. 

  

Latest work - lots of foliage

I've been turning away from facing the ocean and volcanic rock and getting more variety in my views. Here is a view south from Energy Lab Beach, facing the small concrete building there. I wanted to emphasize the winding  path leading through the bushes. I put  some of the lavender color from the sky into the path and building roof to coordinate the scheme. 

  

Latest two plain air works

Did two same proportion works the last two weeks. One was 5x10 to fit a frame I had, the other is 12x24, one of my largest outdoor works. Managed to only need a few touchups to completion so a hard working morning on that one, 

Top is a view from Honl's beach, right in town, looking south. The larger one on the bottom is a view of Kahaluu Beach, a great snorkeling spot, also in town. I've done this scene before but since then they replaced a nice orange lifeguard tower with a plain white one. The orange was much better as a complementary color against all the green and blue. 

  

Old Airport Scenes

Here are two 8x10's done at the Old Kona Airport. There is a long rocky beach with a little cove at the end where folks snorkle and sunbath. 

Two Panoramic Paintings

I picked up a couple of 6x18 canvases at Target so took these out to paint on the last two weeks. May need a few more touchups but almost there. First is Kona Inn view north, downtown Kona. Other one is Kaloko Ponds north of Kona where there is a long rock wall being repaired to block off the pond.

  

Hualaloa Church Scene

When we paint away from the beaches, I like to try out scenes with buildings.There are many old store buildings and churches to choose from. For this one I set up across the street from an old church and painted from the shoulder of the road as cars whizzed by on the highway, a two land road. At times someone driving from behind me could see the painting coming along and would make a favorable comment. Nothing like drive-by critiques. LOL. I like to put in the roads to give a feel of the modern road against the old buildings.

   

New work around Kona

Have been painting locally on Fridays so lots of rocks and water. Here a few of the latest works. All are 8x10 and painted on site.

-The top work is another City of Refuge scene looking across the bay. 
-Next is the rock wall in the distance at Kaloko Ponds, a fish pond damaged by the Tsunami a few years ago, which is under repair now.
-Third down is a rock formation at Magic Sands Beach, a historic remnant.
-Last is a footpath and trees across from the Keauhou Store. I had painted three versions of the store for a fundraiser for restoration of their flagpole, and sold two of the 
works.