Rise & Set

Hōkūleʻa

Oil on canvas panel. 2014.

Hōkūleʻa is a waʻa kaulua, a Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe launched on March 8, 1975 by the Polynesian Voyaging Society. She was fully restored and embarked on her Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage in 2013 from Sand Island navigating as the ancient Polynesians did by wayfinding. I was fortunate to see and board her prior to her journey. This is a painting of her at sunset on Sand Island, Honolulu, Hawaii. (nfs)

Waialua at Dusk

Oil on 8x10 canvas panel, 2015. Waialua, Oahu, Hawaii.

Finger Painting Sunset

oil on canvas panel. 2015

Sunset in LaGrange

5x7 oil on canvas panel. 2015

View from the parking lot of Home Depot in LaGrange, Georgia.

Lost in Hawaii

Oil on canvas panel. 2015.

View is near the location where "LOST" was filmed.

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After the Storm

Oil on canvas panel. 2015.

While camping at the end of the 10 mile Kalalau Trail, Na Pali Coast, Kauai, a storm hit along with flash flooding and rock slides. It was quite the adventure. The evening following the storm we were greeted with an amazing sunset.

Keauhou Bay Sunrise

Oil on 8x10 canvas panel 2015.

View from campsite on the shores of Keauhou Bay, a 7.6 mile hike from Chain of Craters Road, Volcano National Park, Hawaii

Moonrise in Waialua

Oil on 4x6 canvas panel. 2015.

Moonrise in Waialua, Oahu, Hawaii.

Honolulu Harbor

Oil on 6x12 stretched canvas. 2016

View from restaurant overlooking harbor with Sand Island in the distance.

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Sky Chips

Oil on 11x14 canvas panel. 2017.

This is a bit of an experimental piece, but I put it here because, well, it is sunsets and rises set against a night sky in the form of chips popping out of a bowl.

Sunset from Koko Crater

Oil on 9x12 canvas panel. 2017

Heading back to the car after a good workout on Koko Crater, this view is of Diamond Head off in the distance.

Sunrise at 31,000 Feet

Oil on 8x10 canvas panel. 2018.

Flight from Hawaii to California.

Evening Sky

Oil on 9x12 canvas panel. 2018.

Late Afternoon in Waikiki

Oil on 11x14 canvas panel with pallet knife and brush, 2019.

My daughter and me back floating in Waikiki.

Sunset Over Thomas Square

Oil on 4x6 canvas panel with pallet knife. 2019

While walking home I saw a beautiful sunset over Thomas Square in Honolulu, Hawaii, and captured it in this pallet knife painting.

Sunset on an Island

Oil on 6x12 stretched canvas. 2019.

View from trail around Hanauma Bay looking towards Diamond Head in the distance.

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This is where the pandemic hit. For years I had been taking the class Painting 1+2 at the Honolulu Museum of Art. The class was for beginners through more advanced painters in either oil or acrylic. The beginners had the more one-on-one instruction with specific activities. The more advanced painters worked on their own paintings with the help and guidance from the instructor - and the camaraderie of their fellow painters. I was one of the oil painters, but with the closing of the museum I started painting from home and made the switch to acrylic.

Beach before Sunset

Acrylic on canvas panel, 2020.

View from Ala Moana Beach Park, Oahu, Hawaii. Part of Pandemic Series.

Hazy Sunset

11x14 acrylic on stretched canvas, 2020.

California fires created a yellow pall to the sky during the day and colorful sunsets. This view is from my backyard.

Centro

8x10 acrylic on stretched canvas, 2020.

View from atop building in Centro with windmill.

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Sunset Camping in New Mexico

Acrylic on 8x10 stretched canvas, 2020.

Camping at Brantley Lake State Park, New Mexico summer 2019.

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Sunset Over Water

8x10 acrylic on stretched canvas, 2020.

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Moonrise

6x6 acrylic on canvas panel, 2020.

This painting was a real challenge. I almost gave up, but I put it aside for a bit, then re-worked it and kept at it.

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Coastal Sunset

11x14 acrylic on stretched canvas, 2020.

Oahu, Hawaii.

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Orange Sky

Acrylic on 8x10 stretched canvas, 2020.

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Haleakalā Morning

6x8 acrylic on canvas panel, 2020.

View from Holua campsite at 6,940' on Haleakalā, Maui. Memorial Day Weekend, 2017.

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Kīlauea Sunset

8x10 acrylic on stretched canvas, 2020.

View from Volcano House, Volcano National Park, Hawaii, January 2014.

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Wolf Moon Rising at Sunset Over the Ocean.

8x10 acrylic on stretched canvas. 2021.

This is from a photo from a friend at Folly Beach, SC

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Sunrise in New Jersey

12x16 acrylic on stretched canvas. 2021

The photo from which I painted this was taken by a friend in Bedminster, New Jersey.

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Sunset in Hawaii

12x16 acrylic on stretched canvas. 2021

The photo from which I painted this was from a friend in Waikiki, Hawaii.

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Wolf Moon Rising

8x10 acrylic on stretched canvas. 2021

Moon rising at Folly Beach, SC

Georgia Sunset

8x10 acrylic on stretched canvas. 2021

My granddaughter sent me a photo of this sunrise, so I painted it.

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Mountain Sunset

8x10 acrylic on stretched canvas. 2021.

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Sunset Silhouette

4x6" acrylic, stretched canvas. 2021

This one is can be hung in any direction and still be right side up.

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Blazing Sky

6x6" acrylic on canvas panel. 2021.

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Autumn Morn

10x10" acrylic on stretched canvas. 2021.

This is the painting I started live at the Oceanside Art Walk. As I had just moved and much of my art supplies were still in boxes, I did not have my pallet knife - which I needed for the mountains. Ah, but I had a small piece of flat wood ... so, I used that for the mountains and reflective colors in the water.

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Morning River

8x8" acrylic on stretched canvas

I just love painting sunsets and sunrises. This one is of no place in particular.

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Dock at Sunset

Inspired by the photo from a friend.

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