The Skoil's Still the Thing

Yeah I know I know - you'd think that painting on the Big Island of Hawaii would be an easy thing, but it has it's own special challenges - like finding a place to stand where there will be shade for a few hours.

SKOILS are SKetches in OILS, painted in one go (ala prima) and completed in about 45 minutes on loose canvas - 6x9 size (because that's half of a full sheet of loose canvas). Here are some of them:

Chinaman's Hat - Old Airport - 9x6 - Plein Air Skoil

Thru the Butcher Shop Window - Holualoa

6x9 - Plein Air Skoil

the SKOILS as FOIL

The rhymes will get worse - i guarantee it.  Many more umbrella paintings to come.

SKOILS are SKetches in OILS, painted in one go (ala prima) and completed in about 45 minutes on loose canvas - 9x12 size (because that's half of a full sheet of loose canvas).

magic sands morning umbrella - plein air skoil - 9x6

magic sands morning umbrella - plein air skoil - 9x6

holding firm - hapuna - plein air skoil - 9x6

None of these are on display yet, so, I'll keep you informed - maybe a future show?

SKOILS - sketches in oils

I'm developing some quick oils sketching techniques -  I've done a few - usually about 45 minutes long - hope you like them.   SKOILS are SKetches in OILS, painted in one go (ala prima) and completed in about 45 minutes on loose canvas - 9x12 size (because that's half of a full sheet of loose canvas).

clouds studies, starting to rain at Honls:

morning calm - plein air skoil - 9x6

late morning clearing - plein air skoil - 9x6

Nice to have a day with some sky character - usually we're stuck painting that beautiful clear blue tropical stuff.  With the skoils my palette is three warm primary colors and three cool primaries with white and black (which i haven't yet seen the need for - the black, that is).  Not a perfect touristy type day, light dusting of rain, grey to dark sky, and a sea as calm as glass.  Wonderful day with 6 others and no one expected the pastel contingent to show up.

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?