"Kokua Kailua" - Hulihe'e Palace Concert & Village Stroll - June 14

Lori Hight, Christal Nylin, and Richard Rochkovsky, will be participating in the monthly Art Stroll on Ali’i Drive, downtown Kailua town, between the King Kamehameha Hotel and Hale Halewai from 1:00p to 6:00p on Sunday, June 14th. There will be vendors of all sorts (including artists), food, as well as music, and a concert at Hulihee Palace featuring the Merry Monarchs and a Hula Halau at 4:00p.

Come down and visit, and West Hawaii Plein Air Painter regulars – consider participating in this event next month.

See you there – it’ll be a lot of fun.

Early Morning - Kua Bay

As architect/artist/musician the distinctions between the disciplines are constantly blurring for me. "Early morning at Kua Bay" - painted "en plein air" (on the spot - "out there") is a marked example.

The sun coming up over the saddle at a low angle reflects through the lense of the wave form reflecting off the sandy bottom producing a chartreuse line of color that travels towards the beach with the wave until it disappears in the foam of the break.

The mood of the piece is quiet and restful, but the green reflections and the complimentary red in the clouds introduce a tense, anticipatory high tone that reminds me of some of the Wahine slack key tunings. All created things are connected - sometimes it's just difficult to see.

I expect that no one will ever "get" the connection, but it gives the piece something different that the viewer may find pleasant and intrigueing, and that's really all that matters, isn't it?