Kula Cattle Sketch

Was really drawn by the juxtaposition of the warmth of these common cattle against the forever-ness of the exquisite and uncommon blue ocean.  Painting to come -

Polli's Flags

Polli's Flags

Flags in front of Polli's restaurant during the Fourth of July parade.  They just made me feel so good - all those huge flags dancing in the wind.  Nonchalant- and I feel taken for granted.  So beautiful!

Varnished and ready to go...

Back to the paint after some much needed family time.

Cube Scape -

One of my Cube Scapes.  I did this drawing some time ago, bur recently scanned it into my computer, sent it to my iPad and have had fun with it in the Procreate App.

I have another project (more long-term), I've been working on in Procreate that I'll begin to put up shortly - a really fun one.  I've had to be more mobile than usual lately so I'm using my iPad to create.  Really loving it and discovering interesting possibilities with layers etc...

Getting to paint with real oils a bit and looking forward to painting a great deal more in the near future.

I've also been doing some research into drawing apps lately and while my investigation has only been very cursory thus far, I can tell you that the Procreate app is just miles ahead of anything I've experienced.  If you're considering a drawing app for iPad - can't recommend Procreate enough!  It's also super easy to use in conjunction with other apps.

Clouds and Sacred Garden for 30 in 30

A couple of studies for the 30 in 30 challenge.  Really needed some color today - so headed to sacred garden to work.  New palette.  Have a relatively new tube of Rembrandt Peony Red that I just love, but have never worked with - so Peony red, cad yellow, ultra blue and oxide red.

'Ohelo 'Ai Study

 

A couple of studies for a project and painting I'm working on.  The painting is a very different treatment than the studies and much looser.  My main criteria is "fun"!  Will post the painting when pao.  

30 in 30 Plein Air Challenge

These are September 1st and 2nd for a 30 in 30 plein air painting challenge for this month.  Made a bunch of 4 x 5 watercolor paper supports to use.  They have a watercolor ground and shellac on them as a barrier to the oil.  Tomorrow's will be interesting in Hurricane Lester - but - no excuses eh?!?  ;)

Organizing Tubes of Paint

  

Using a palette knife or gloves, put a bit of paint on the lid of each color so you can easily see what it is.  Here I have them propped up in yogurt containers in an antique wooden Royal Crown Cola box.  Don't have a drawer to lay them all out flat, so this works for me.

 

If the lids are black, put white acrylic paint on them first.  After it's dry put the paint on.  I used to hang them on a line by bending the bottom of the tube over a nylon cord as shown below - but that can get pretty heavy.