Diamond Head at Sunset
Oil on Canvas
“Diamond Head is a volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu and known to Hawaiians as Lēʻahi. The Hawaiian name is most likely derived from lae (browridge, promontory) plus ʻahi (tuna) because the shape of the ridgeline resembles the shape of a tuna's dorsal fin.[3] Its English name was given by British sailors in the 19th century, who mistook calcite crystals on the adjacent beach for diamonds.” Wikipedia
Golden Gate Bridge
Oil on Canvas
“The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.” Wikipedia
Geisha Girl (adaptation of Van Gough's "The Courtesan"
Oil on Canvas
“Japonaiserie (English: Japanesery) was the term the Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh used to express the influence of Japanese art.
The May 1886 edition of Paris Illustré was devoted to Japan with text by Tadamasa Hayashi who may have inspired van Gogh's utopian notion of the Japanese artist” Wikipedia
The Beginning of a Brand New Day
Oil on Canvas
Custom Painting
Newport Beach, California
Taking a break at the Botanical Garden
Oil on Canvas
Custom Painting
Foster Botanical Garden, measuring 13.5 acres, is one of five public botanical gardens on Oahu. It is located at 50 North Vineyard Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, near Chinatown at the intersection of Nu'uanu Avenue and Vineyard Boulevard.
Wikipedia
Alii Beach Park, Haleiwa
Oil on Canvas
Popular with surfers, Alii Beach is located in Haleiwa off Highway 83. During winter, waves can reach heights over 25 feet. Care should be taking at this beach. The wave break can be dangerous during low tide and strong rip currents can occur around the deeper parts of the breakwater. Local surf sites include Off-the-Walls and Rock Piles.
Text credit: gohawaii.com
Cactus Garden
Oil on Canvas
Cactus Garden at Kapiolani Community College, Honolulu, Hawaii
A Man at Sunset on a Hawaii Beach
Oil on Canvas
Custom Painting
Byodo-In Temple and the Black Swan
Watercolor
“The Byodo-In Temple (平等院, Byōdōin) is a non-denominational Buddhist temple located on the island of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi in Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. It was dedicated in August 1968 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first Japanese immigrants to Hawaiʻi.” Wikipedia
Sandy Beach and a Golden Food Truck
Watercolor
“Sandy Beach is a beach on the South Shore of Oʻahu in Hawaii. It is known for its excellent bodyboarding and bodysurfing opportunities due to shore break that breaks very close to the shore, and consistent barrels all along the beach.” Wikipedia
Lanikai Beach and an Outrigger Canoe
Watercolor
“Lanikai Beach is located in Lanikai, a community in the town of Kailua and on the windward coast of Oahu, Hawaii. Although there is a widespread belief that the name Lanikai means "heavenly sea",[1] that is a misconception and a grammatical error, since in the Hawaiian language, the qualifier (lani) comes after the noun (kai).” Wikipedia
Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Central California
Watercolor
“Pigeon Point Light Station or Pigeon Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse built in 1871 to guide ships on the Pacific coast of California. It is the tallest lighthouse on the West Coast of the United States. It is still an active Coast Guard aid to navigation.” Wikipedia
Lanikai Beach and a Lightning Bolt
Digital Arts
“Lanikai Beach is located in Lanikai, a community in the town of Kailua and on the windward coast of Oahu, Hawaii. Although there is a widespread belief that the name Lanikai means "heavenly sea",[1] that is a misconception and a grammatical error, since in the Hawaiian language, the qualifier (lani) comes after the noun (kai).” Wikipedia
Digital Photography
The Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) is an endangered species of earless seal in the family Phocidae that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
The Hawaiian monk seal is the only seal native to Hawaii, and, along with the Hawaiian hoary bat, is one of only two mammals endemic to the islands.
The small population of about 1,400 individuals is threatened by human encroachment, very low levels of genetic variation, entanglement in fishing nets, marine debris, disease, and past commercial hunting for skins.
Wikipedia
Blow Hole at Sandy Beach on a Windy Day
Oil on Canvas
“Sandy Beach is a beach on the South Shore of Oʻahu in Hawaii. It is known for its excellent bodyboarding and bodysurfing opportunities due to shore break that breaks very close to the shore, and consistent barrels all along the beach.” Wikipedia
Sandy Beach and a Woody
Digital Art
Sandy Beach is a beach on the South Shore of Oʻahu in Hawaii. It is known for its excellent bodyboarding and bodysurfing opportunities due to shore break that breaks very close to the shore, and consistent barrels all along the beach.” Wikipedia
Makapu'u Beach and a Lightning Bolt
Digital Art
“Makapuʻu is the extreme eastern end of the Island of Oʻahu in the Hawaiian Islands, comprising the remnant of a ridge that rises 647 feet above the sea. The cliff at Makapuʻu Point forms the eastern tip and is the site of a prominent lighthouse.” Wikipedia
A Hula Girl and a Harvest Moon
Digital Art
Captured at Makapu’u Lighthouse on East Side of Oahu, Hawaii.
Sumatran Tiger at Honolulu Zoo
Digital Art
“The Honolulu Zoo is a 42-acre zoo in Queen Kapiʻolani Park in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. It is the only zoo in the United States to be established by grants made by a sovereign monarch and is built on part of the 300-acre royal Queen Kapiʻolani Park. The Honolulu Zoo features over 1,230 animals in specially designed habitats.” Wikipedia
A Sailboat at Sunset
Watercolor
Heliconia
Digital Art
“Heliconia, derived from the Greek word Ἑλικώνιος, is a genus of flowering plants in the monotypic family Heliconiaceae. Most of the ca 194 known species are native to the tropical Americas, but a few are indigenous to certain islands of the western Pacific and Maluku.” Wikipedia
Kaneohe Bay
Digital Art
“Kāneʻohe Bay, at 45 km², is the largest sheltered body of water in the main Hawaiian Islands. This reef-dominated embayment constitutes a significant scenic and recreational feature along the northeast coast of the Island of Oʻahu. The largest population center on Kāneʻohe Bay is the town of Kāneʻohe.” Wikipedia
Cookie a.k.a Doggie
Watercolor on Paper
Honu bathed in supermoon light
Digital Art
Yellow Hibiscus
Watercolor
“Hawaiian hibiscus are seven species of hibiscus native to Hawaii. The yellow hibiscus is Hawaii's state flower. Most commonly grown as ornamental plants in the Hawaiian Islands are the Chinese hibiscus and its numerous hybrids, though the native Hibiscus arnottianus is occasionally planted.” Wikipedia
Self Portrait
Self Portrait 2021
Honolulu, Hawaii
Lanikai Beach #2
Lanikai Beach or Kaʻōhao Beach is located in Kaʻōhao, a community in the town of Kailua and on the windward coast of Oahu, Hawaii. Wikipedia.
Plumerias at Koko Botanical Garden
Watercolor on Paper.
Plumeria (/pluːˈmɛriə/) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. Most species are deciduous shrubs or small trees. The species variously are endemic to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, and as far south as Brazil and north as Florida, but are grown as cosmopolitan ornamentals in warm regions. Wikipedia.
The Koko Crater Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located within the Koko Crater on the eastern end of Oahu, Hawaii. It was given the dual title of the Charles M. Wills Cactus Garden by the Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation, in recognition of his contributions to the garden, in 1966. Wikipedia
Green Eyes
Watercolor on Paper
A Little Girl Portrait
Watercolor on Paper
Waiting to Emerge
Abstract, Acrylic on Canvas.
Light and Darkness
Watercolor on Paper, Sepia Tone.
A Girl and Doggie
Watercolor
Digital Arts
Pink Plumerias
Digital Art
Captured at Koko Crater Botanical Garden in Honolulu.
A Bridge and Celestial Sky
Digital Acrylic
Midwestern farmhouse in mid-day summer.
Watercolor on Paper.
Midwest