September 7th - Baldwin Ave Shower Trees

Day 7/30 - Yay!  What a glorious, clear, sunny morning - wow!  Need to go back and paint these in full color - so incredible.  The paint was too wet to scan - so a phone pic will have to suffice today.

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Makawao Bike Ramp

Chromatic black with purple mixed in is the base color for this study.  Began with a palette knife but finished with a brush.  Loved working with the knife, but it was a bit out of my comfort zone.  Just needed to finish it up and move on - thus a bit of brush...

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September 5th - Banana Spiral

These are apple bananas that grew in our backyard.  We let them ripen as much as possible on the tree - they are tangy and incredibly delicious. 

I'm using dark colors I don't generally put on my palette any more.  It's fun to use different hues and stay monochromatic while using up paint that was just sitting there.

These were painted from life - in my kitchen.  They're all gone already!

September 4th - West Maui Wind Generators

Day 4/30  Painted from a beach trail in Kihei, Maui.  Tomorrow - a still life...

September 3rd - Molokini

Okay - Day 3  This is great - but am already getting claustrophobic on these small panels.  Will continue on with this theme, but gotta stretch this idea....

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September 2nd - Ma'alaea Harbor

Day 2 of the 30 in 30 challenge.  Really fun!

Tried posting from the road today via my iPad as it's been a very busy day, but that just wasn't going to happen - just couldn't get enough signal (tough on Maui anyway) - even in hot spots, etc...  There must be a way - will persist!

Hasta mañana -

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PS - Wow - I have to say I'm shocked at the harshness of the pic above.  It looks much better on Adobe Bridge on my computer and not too bad on my shop site - Hopperpaintings.com.  It is exactly the same file used on all sites.  Guess it's the way each site extrapolates the digital information - Yeesh....   Anyway - the original is much softer - far less contrast in the background - a far more cohesive image.  Just don't have time to color adjust for each site.

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My Theme for Leslie Saeta's September 2014 30 paintings in 30 days challenge is small monochromatic paintings - the purpose of which for me is:

Focus on Value Structure

Refresh Drawing Skills

Improve Composition Structure

Reestablish a sensitivity dulled by 15 years of scenic work

Cement working routine after hiatus 

Generate New Ideas

You can find this painting on my Website or my Shop.  As Always - Thank You very much for taking the time too look -

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