This was inspired by the beautiful teal water that surrounds a tropical island...... As you fly over the land sits in a sea of turquoise reflected from the shallow water........

Early morning light slices through the tropical foliage to create a gold backdrop to the cast shadow in the foreground........ sky blue is reflected in the wet pavement in shadow...... distant blue indicates the warm tropical water........

A Bay\'s ancient Hawaiian fish ponds provide the reflecting pool for coconut palms....... This is an Artist\'s view of the edited scenery........Escape is the key...

This zen route on a rural road on the east side of the Big Island of Hawaii is magical. Early morning sun give everything a golden glow as the atmosphere filters light to the rainbow of colors. Most beautiful is the sky bathed in yellow-green and t...

More sunrise on the Red Road on the East side of the Big Island of Hawaii

East Hawaii at its best in the early morning.

The latest series is called "Investigating the light at Sunrise and Sunset". The most amazing colors happen when the atmosphere acts a a prism to filter the rainbow of colors. White clouds take on every color of the spectrum. My favorite sky color...

Late afternnoon gives a glow to the landscape in a rural Hawaii tropical setting. The Red Road is from the use of red cinder foundation used for the original road. This is a ZEN trip through the outback of Hawaii

This is a one lane tropical road in Hawaii with huge Mango trees creating a canopy with dappled light breaking through...... I call this my Zen route when I travel to town because it is a slower drive that has a trance like effect. It is always a re...

This tropical road is on the east side of the Big Island of Hawaii. The original road was a red cinder unpaved road through some of the most beautiful tropical settings covered with coconut and Pandanas and mahogany trees. Recent lava flows ocassi...

This plein air piece was completed during an juried plein air contest in San Luis Obispo, California. I loved the golden hills of late Octobor and the majestic oak trees with the rolling hills in the background.. The air is bright clear and the gra...

This is part of the image of a 36x72 original from the "Breaking Free" series. Please read the Artist's Statement in the artist profile..... After painting this series for a number of years I never tire of drawing horses on the run. When you see ho...

This started as an abstract painting. I imposed a drawing over the abstract then proceeded to paint the negative space around the images. This has a sense of movement and excitement that made it a joy to paint and a joy to display...... Again this ...

The Iris is a wonderful challenge for an artist that simulates the folds of drapery and transluscent cloth that is always studied in studio arts. These Iris paintings are a study in color palette choices and trying to describe in paint a living thre...

There is a magical sound in a marina of sailboats as the boats gently rock and the riggings clank. For those who sail it is a time of deep almost spiritual peace. When I owned a sailboat one of my favorite things was to go by the marina after work ...