Abalone Shell Vision

I was looking at this Non-Objective painting today while I was working on the portrait project of the prior posting, and had a vision of an Abalone shell painted using the non-ob stuff for the background. So I sketched in the outline of a nice shell that I had on the table where I was working outside and then had to stop and contemplate the shell before really getting started on the meat of the painting. I did about 7 or 8 paintings of Ab shells in the 80s, culminating with a large (48" x 66") format oil on canvas that took 3 years to complete. This one isn't that big, but it is substantial at 30" x 40". I'll keep you informed of it's progress.

A Better Likeness

Aloha Ohana, I made some good progress on this double portrait today. It's definitely looking more like both of them. More later. Mahalo for stopping by. Aloha, Timo

Back to the Tanaka portrait

Well...I started working on the portrait of Eddie & Vina Tanaka of Moloka'i again yesterday. It's a good feeling of progress that comes from getting back to a project that has been shelved for some time because of other commitments. It's beginning to really look like them now. It's my project for today, so I'll give you another update tonight. Have a great day! Aloha, Timo

Pencil Sketch of Claudette

I went to a music gig with my friend Tommy Thomsen at the Atwood Ranch to help him carry his equipment and to photograph the members of the band he was playing with that night. At some time after they began playing I had the chance to sketch this quick portrait of my friend Claudette that works at Atwood. I did another sketch of the gal that was singing with the band, but I'll put that into a different post. Aloha, Timo

New Tommy Thomsen Poster

I finished this new Tommy Thomsen poster yesterday. It has a little different flavor than the first one. More retro or something. Taking me back to my old poster designing days in the sixtys. He's not printing many of these so they will probably become collector's items at some point.

"The Treeman's Daughter"

I finished this little full figure portrait today. This lovely young girl in this beautiful, natural setting was really a joy to paint.

Almost There!

I was able to work on this painting some more at the end of the day yesterday. It's getting there. Maybe I'll be able to finish it today. Such a beautiful subject, it's easy to work on. Aloha Ohana. Timo