"8 miles to Maui"

Aloha 'ohana, This is the second plein air oil painting that I did on the Summer trip to Moloka'i with my friend Martin. It's called " 8 miles to Maui ". Done in oil on archival canvas/wood panel 9" x 12" 2011.

Waialua Coconuts

Aloha 'ohana, I'm back(finally) at my computer after spending 2 weeks drawing and painting on the Hawai'ian island of Moloka'i. This was the first painting I did to bring home. It's an oil on an archival canvas panel. Painted plein air in about 2 hours.

Art for Life 2011 Donation

This small (9" x 18") painting is on a canvas I built out of leftovers, but I like it alot for the amount of detail it has and the memories from the Island of Moloka'i it evokes in me. Beautiful turquoise waves rolling in perfect lines to a golden sand beach next to a fairway on the only golf course on the Island. I'm not sure if it's open currently, but I'll find out for sure in about a week.

I've decided to make this my donation painting to Face to Face (f2f.org) for the Art for Life benefit auction this year. Some "Island Kine" people will want it for their Aloha room, yeah? Anyway it's up for grabs at the event that is scheduled to happen on Saturday, September 17th, 2011 at the Mary Agatha Furth Center on Old Redwood Highway in Windsor, California.

' Kepuhi Beach, Moloka'i ' oil on canvas 2005 - starting bid will be $300.

Mahalo for stopping by!

Aloha, Timo

New 9'6" Mike Doyle Longboard

I decided that every day is precious and that life is to be enjoyed. Then..I decided to quit procrastinating about getting back into good physical shape. I decided that I want to surf again. I'm starting to work out on an excersize bench and I'm going to start paddling around around flat water for awhile before I take it out into the surf. I need to regain about 10 or 12 lbs of muscle, mass, but the longest journey must begin with the first step. I'll keep you informed as to my progress in this regard.

Mahalo for stopping by, Aloha, Timo

Hereford Bull painting

This large painting of a Hereford bull was one of two large (40" x 60") canvases that I painted for the Sonoma Cattlewomen's Association to use in their installation at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa, California. The other one was the cows with their calves. A friend just gave me a hardcopy of the photograph so I scanned it in..and Waa Laaa! A bit of history revealed. I'm not sure of the date of this picture...somewhere in the nineties. I'll look for the photo of the companion piece.

Aloha, Timo

Finished: "Abalone Shell #9"

Well I finally finished "Abalone Shell #9" today and signed it in red on the front lower left corner of the canvas. I'll sign it again on the back in pencil or pen when I title and date it.
The dimentions are 30" x 40" Oils on a stretched canvas I built. I prefer to build my own canvases most of the time, because I don't like the way most commercial canvases are made.
Mahalo for stopping by...Have a fantastic life experience TODAY!
Aloha oe, Timo

Rockpile #1468

I just did another rockpile near where I'd done the last one and it's still standing as I write this. It's kind of fun...try it!