HANALEI BAY

Hanalei Bay Beach, 6 x 8 oil

Past the town of Hanalei, there are pullouts along the road.  A short walk brings you to this golden beach at the north end of the bay.  The hotels and jetskis are far away across this big circular bay.  Here we can snorkel in peace.  And hidden among the coral hummocks are many tiny eels.

SUNRISE, BEACH END

Sunrise Beach End, 6 x 8 oil

Sometimes it's the sunrise on the other side of the island that lights up this side.

KE'E BEACH WALK

Ke'e Beach Walk, 9 x 12 oil

Oregon spring rains are keeping me indoors, so I am revisiting Kauai in my studio.

On Ke'e beach, at the end of the road, huge trees overhang the sands.  After I lay out the trees, I see that we will need some figures to appreciate these beachside giants.

BEACH WINDOWS

Beach Windows I, 9 x 12 oil

I just love looking at the sea through the curves and branches of these bushes.  The variety and repetition of shapes keeps me interested for hours.

Beach Windows II, 9 x 12 oil

Some trees have more challenging lives, and adapt their shapes to them.

Beach Windows III, 9 x 12 oil

Some really hang out on the edge.

THE CAT IN THE HAT SPOTS ALWAYS COME BACK

Tranquil Shadows, 6 x 8

I buy a cute purple bag/purse/thingy and take it with me to Hawaii.  I carry it over a white sun shirt during a garden tour, and the purple dye stains my white shirt.  Once I get home, I am able to remove the stain from the shirt.  But I figure I'd better do something about the stain-producing purse.  So I rinse it in cold water just to see how loose the dye is.  It produces lots of purple water and stains the plastic bucket purple.  I soak the purse in vinegar overnight and dump the rest of the purple water in the sink.  It stains the sink purple.  Now I have a purple purse, sink, and bucket.  I put the purse in the washer and run it through a hot cycle.  Now the washer is purple.  I use a rag to wipe out the washer, but the purple doesn't come off the rubber gasket.  Now I have a purple purse, sink, bucket, rubber gasket and rag.  I put the purse in the dryer and run it on hot.  Now I also have a purple drier.  My plan is to wipe everything out with one rag and throw the rag out.  Cat-in-the-Hat PLEASE tell me that this will work!