fireflies

Inspired by a woman dancing and chanting, I kept going, following her lead, and it evolved into this piece. House paints and spackle, sanded and layered over and over again. Enjoy!

36" high x 40" wide

water based paints on wood

 

Lesley's Plumerias"

Had some time to play during this "Stay at Home" lockdown, and how better to play than with my paints!  This was a fun one, in a more graphic style than I am used to using. 

Sold this one to Lesley H.

                               24" x 36"      Water based paints on canvas.     2022

SPRING!

There is the prettiest tangle of flowers blooming beside the outdoor table where I have my coffee in the mornings. Some hibiscus and bougainvillea surrounded by random leaves and vines. They greet me every morning against a lovely backdrop of blue. 

                                    9" x 12" oils on wood panel. 2020 Hawaii

KOHALA, JUNE

 Another one of the of 5 pieces of mine that were accepted into the Plein Air Perspectives juried show in Hilo. I am honored and humbled to be one of 40 artists in the show! This was painted in Puako, looking north toward Kohala mountain in the early morning, ... I  just lovelovelove the mornings here!!

    Oils on wood panel.  11" x 14""  2017

BIRTHDAY

Painted in 2014, I remember the day and the location, just down the beach from my house. (on the Big Island of Hawaii) And yep- I did jump in when I was finished with the painting!
Oils on wood panel, 11 x 14

SHORELINE

 Hanging out in "my backyard" in theses time of "social distancing",... worried about what the heck is going on in our world, but I could not be happier that I get to live in such a magical place. This one was painted a few days ago. wind in my hair, sand in my toes...just joy to be alive.

 9" x 12" oils on wood panel 2020

ONLY YESTERDAY

Whew, I am ever so grateful to live where I do in these crazy time of "social distancing." So I am being my own "artist in residence " here where I live. These are the backyard steps to the beach, and while I don't usually paint in the afternoon, preferring to get "up n at it" early in the morning,  I gave it a whirl. 

Yipes! Mosquitos!

11" x 14"     oils on wood panel  2020

CLOSE TO HOME

Being "quarantined" , or "Artist in Residence" as I like to call it, certainly has its benefits. I got up early to paint the first soft breezes falling through the palms on the beach behind my house. Heaven.

11" x 14" Oils on wood panel. 2020

FIRST SONG

Got up at the crack of dawn and was ready on my balcony facing the sunrise over Mauna Kea. I had to paint pretty darn fast to catch the darkness AND the softly appearing colors! As I was painting I was aware of the first birds just starting to sing. The lights in mid- right center are of Waikoloa Village. Painted in Puako.  Enjoy!

      2020        9" x 16"  Oils on wood panel,

Mauna Kea

I was sitting in a van for work last summer facing Mauna Kea mountain, waiting for the tour guide to return with my guests for me to drive back to Kona. (This was before all the activity up on the mountain) Painted this little watercolor around 5:00 pm as the sun was getting lower and the shadows were growing longer.
This is another one of my 5 entries in the Plein Air Perspectives show in Hilo that opened on Feb 7.

     2019    5" x 8"   Watercolor on paper

DAWN, KOHALA

This was one of two paintings I had  in the West Hawaii Community Health Center "Art is Healing" show / competition in the November of 2019. (Fish are Jumping was the other one) . And woo hoo! I won the Juror's Choice award! I felt honored and humbled and totally surprised!
  Again, the Kohala Mountain cliffs, as seen from the south end of Puako in the early morning  as the sun hits those first wave tops. Painted on location.
**(And The Health Center since notified me they are going to purchase this painting! Woo double-hoo!!)
 2019   Oils on Wood Panel.  16" x 18"

A Delicate Balance

My entry in the Hawaii Nei juried conned in 2019 in Hilo, Hawaii. I won a Juror's Choice Award! Wow, you could have knocked me over, I was so surprised!
This one went through several stages as I got really sick with bronchitis right after starting it, and by the time I was strong enough to work on it again I only had 3 days left before the deadline!

2019.  Oils on Canvas.   60" x 20"

"Oh Lovely Mauka"

Here's one of the 5 paintings I had accepted into Plein Air Perspectives competition in Hilo. It opened last night at the Wailoa Center. This piece is called "Oh lovely Mauka!" My brother was working up mauka (mountain -side) in Captain Cook and invited me there in the early morning to paint. This was looking north toward Hualalai Mountain. Brrr....boy was it cold up there in the morning! (maybe the 2800' level? )

2019 Oils on wood panel 12" x 16"

"fish are jumpin..."

Wandered down to one of my favorite spots here by the bay, where I always find some fishing person by the shore. Thought I'd share their space for a while. Just a perfect summer morning..."lucky we live Hawaii!"

9" x 12" oils on wood panel. Plein air painted on the Big Island

"Rise n Shine"

"A little bit too ambitious for my first reductive Moku Hanga print. Instead of just one or 2 colors, I went for 7! Arrrgghhh!! Oh well, part of the learning curve...

"Rise N Shine"" 10" x 13.5' Woodblock Print 2019

"ZANZIBAR"

  Holy Cow has it really been a year since my last post?! So many things can happen in a year, and thank god I always have my art, my "soul food" as I call it. Keeps me sane or keeps me crazy, one or the other.

I entered the "Abstract Only!" show in April, and lo and behold I got an honorable mention and the State Foundation for Art and Culture bought one of my pieces, titled  "Zanzibar". Woo Hoo! I am thrilled! It was a very experimental piece using housepaints and spackle, then sanded and sanded and scratched through the layers letting my intuition be my guide...

Here tis, enjoy!

"ROUNDEZVOUS"

Painted in Puako in my studio on an 8" x 8" wood panel in oils using a palette knife, I had lots of fun with this one! Inspired by the lovely sunsets just outside my door (and settling into the ocean), I figured, "Well shoots, why stop where the frame starts?" 

8" x 8" oils on wood panel with 3" wooden frame. 

"North from the Porch"

The start of a new series of "skyscapes" on small wood panels, using mostly my palette knife. It's quite liberating  putting the paint of thick, and then playing in it. This is the view from my little porch looking north to the Kohala Mountains at sunset. Enjoy!

 9" x 12" on wood panel

"Cherries in the Snow"

             "Cherries in the Snow" was the name of the lipstick my mama so elegantly wore.

              40" x 30" water-based house paints on canvas.

"Crazy Legs"

       This piece reinvented itself at least half a dozen times. I tried to give it "free rein" , allowing it to tell me where it wanted to go. It called itself "Crazy legs" as I was painting the final version.

            
                        30" x 24" house paints on Canvas / copyright Lynn Capell 2017