"Keepin Calm and Carryin On"...

(Note to self... next time bring a back up of mineral spirits!) No sooner did I get set up, ready to begin, (knowing it was a blustery, crazy-windy morning), then my can of mineral sprints blew right off my table and dumped all over the ground!! I stood looking at it for a moment (after some choice fun words) and I thought..."hmmm... I wonder if I could do the whole painting "dry"- using no spirits."  Sadly- (sigh)- I decided it was best to hike back out, get in my car, drive the 5 min home and grab another can. Drive back, hike back in, THEN putting it safely on the ground between some rocks, I began again. Had to hold onto the easel with one hand the whole day! Or -"thar she blows"!!
Oils on wood panel 12" x 16"  Plein Air
Copyright Lynn Capell 2014

"Mieux "

I was just heading out the door to go paint down the street, when there was my cat "Mieux" napping in the sun on my bed. I couldn't "not " paint her!
Oils on wood panel 12" x 16" Copyright Lynn Capell

Waialea Beach

    One of  those days when I picked my out a quiet shady spot under the twisted trees, got all set up real early, nice and serene, and boy! by the time I left four hours later there were SO many people everywhere! ! You wouldn't know it by this scene, but I had kids digging sand trenches by my feet,  a Russian group animatedly talking story (in Russian!) behind me, snorkelers, people picnicking, sunbathers...amazing that this little beach could hold so much activity! But this was the scene I started and my "magic brush" just wanted to paint a seascape! So there!

16" x 12"  oils on wood panel /Plein Air     Copyright Lynn Capell 2014

"Offroad"

I found a new road I never took before, makai near Hapuna Beach. I'm always curious, so I went exploring, and set up my easel in the meager shade of a kiawe tree to paint this scene. Got pretty darned sunburnt on my neck, because as the sun was settling behind me I was in "full-on paint jamming mod", and couldn't stop or take the time to cover up! It's looking east toward Waikoloa Village. Enjoy!
Oils on wood panel 11" x 14" plein air
Copyright Lynn Capell 2014

"Waimea Fence Line"

The view heading up Kawaihae Road to Waimea (the "big city!")  Lovely clouds this October and some  nice fall rains 'll  soon be turning things even more green. Still pretry warm weather though.
Enjoy!
9" x 12" oils on wood panel
Copyyright L.Capell 2014

"Couldn't Sleep..."

Every sunrise is another breathtaking show in my own backyard, and this one was no exception! I couldn't sleep, so I grabbed my paints and was ready to go by 6 a.m. as the sun rose from the east side of the island putting Mauna Kea mountain in shadow. Boy, you've gotta be fast as it looked totally different  half an hour later...
11" x 14"  Plein Air / Oils on wood panel
Copyright 2014  Lynn Capell

Sunday's Shade

A hot afternoon by the ocean in Puako, finding cool refuge in some shade while painting on the porch behind Cheri's house again. Endless inspiration around here for painting...as long as I can find some somewhere to get out of the sun. The wind came in strong after about the second hour... I'm finally getting the hang of painting and holding my easel down with the other hand!
Oils on wood panel, 12" x 16"
copyright Lynn Capell 2014

Ripening Mangos

Looking toward Mauna Kea mountain, (again from my backyard), there was a soft cloud of vog obscuring the distant landscape, bringing into focus the little mango tree to the right. The baby Haydens are just starting to grow plump! Mmm...  I can hardly wait, imagining eating them while I paint this scene. And daydreaming of Gauguin (something about these colors, I suppose ) Enjoy...

Oils on wood panel 9" x 12"
Plein air , Puako , Hawaii,
Copyright Lynn Capell 2014

Banana Palm

In the  early morning I see the first rays of the sun lighting the upper leaves of this huge banana tree in my yard.  Last week I couldn't sleep and so got up early (6 am) to paint it! The bananas are waaaay up there though..I'm still waiting for the yard man to chop 'em down. Enjoy...
Plein air
Oils on wood panel 11" x 16"
copyright Lynn Capell 2014

Gigi's Palm

This was the second of two paintings of this palm...the first I painted on location but when I got it home I felt the colors were "too cool". So rather than fiddle with it to try and make it right, I painted this second version using the first on as my guide. Playing in the paints again, enjoying the "juicy brushwork" that  spontaneity provides!

Copyright L.Capell 2014       Oils on wood panel, 9" x 12" 

Mauna Kea Sunrise

This is the view at 6 a.m. in the morning from my backyard. The sun is just peeking over from the east side of the island, creating a "slice of sunshine" on one side of the mountain, while the other side is still half asleep. I love this time of day, but I must say I am not usually wide awake enough to dive into my paints at such an early hour. It took some planning! Painted on location in Puako.

Copyright L.Capell 2014               Oils on wood panel 9" x 12"

"Beach 69"

Headed down the road in the Puako area seeking shade and found this scene at 69"s. Late afternoon sun and lots of changing colors as it began descending to the sea. I love these old bleached out trees by the water's edge. Wind picked up a bit, coming straight at me so it was a challenge to keep this little guy from flying off the easel!

Oils on wood panel 9" x 12"  copyright Lynn Capell 2014

"My Backyard"

On the weekends I stick close to home, as during the weekdays for the last  couple of months there are workmen renovating the place upstairs. All kinds of hammering and "loud men noises!" So on the weekends I get my sweet peace back, (ahhhhhh...) and look for excuses to hang around my yard. This was painted on my back porch patio, looking toward the neighbors yard. 

"My Backyard" 11" x 14" oils on wood panel 

Copyright 2014 Lynn Capell

Sandy Path in Puako

Ok I confess,,, Started this on the beach (plein air) but it was just too large to get it done that same day without getting fried to a crisp! And you know those cute little green beach chairs sitting in the sand (that I worked on over and over).... well,.. "poof!!"... all this artist has to do is wave my brush and they're gone!! Magic!! (Anyway they were a bit too sentimental for my liking.) I finished this one in my studio 2 days ago. Enjoy!

Oils on wood panel  22" x 30"

Copyright Lynn Capell 2014

Clouds over Kohala

I painted this one the same day as "Cheri's Place", working quickly on the beach cottage porch with my pallette knives (my "trowels"!) to try and capture the lovely afternoon clouds over Hualalai mountain. It was such a spectacular day and the mountain was simply "glowing".
Oils on wood panel 11" x 14"
copyright L.Capell 2014

Hussshhh..

Unusual,  such a windless day. I was painting at the north end of Puako and this was such a still, warm afternoon. Just a gentle "husshh, husshh" of the waves lapping on the shore as the sun was dropping lower in the sky.  Soft colors all around.

Oils on wood panel 12" x 16"

Copyright L.Capell 2014

Seagrape Shade

A friend's place on the makai side of Puako in the shade of a big seagrape tree behind their house. It was wonderful painting beneath luscious shade for 3 hours. Still not sure I did justice to the view, as I was trying to paint very quickly to be done by noon (when the shade would be gone!)


9" x 12"  Oil on wooden panel  /    Copyright Lynn Capell 2014

"Buff's Backyard"

My friend , Buff, lives in down the street in a cozy cottage by the ocean, with his "not too shabby view" of Kohala Mountain across the water. Figuring I'd stick close to home, I set up on on the beach behind his house and began to paint at 9 a.m. Some 2 hours later, holding down my easel with crazy "in my face wind" (causing  tears to flow streaming down my face and my nose was just one big drip!)... it was done. Whew. Time for a nap... (ya got a hammock handy, Buff?)   

9" x 12" Oils on wood panel. Copyright Lynn Capell 2014  

(tickled pink!)

Ohhh.. my  "Daughter of the Sea" won 1st place (President's Choice) in the Hawaii Museum of Contemporary Art Summer Art festival in Hilo.  I didn't make it to the reception, and only now got the good news recently. Wow....I'm honored and thrilled!!

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WIND!

I may be the daughter of a sailor, but I'm not wild about the wind!! Especially when painting!! Got up this morning with the very vocal birds (ok, screaming Frankolins..call em what they are!)  intending to get an early start on a plein air piece after my walk. 

Started out with  a  nice little bit of wind, no big deal. Set up my easel on the beach in Puako and was painting the always lovely tidepools looking north toward Kohala mountain. Nice.

 An hour later, a little more wind..."ok...keep painting Lynn, it'll die down" I told myself. Another hour... HOWLING winds from the mauka side so that every few minutes I was grabbing my easel AND my palette (and yelling," No!" at the wind gods!) (yes- I've had THAT happen before!) 

Finally called it a day after painting as fast as I could...... Whew, I'm beat!! Enjoy..

16" x 20"  oils on canvas panel

Copyright 2014 Lynn Capell