Date: 5/21/2010
Location: Honokohau Harbor
Size: 18" x 24"
Medium: Oil on stretched canvas
Artist's Comments: Honokohau beach is a historical gem hidden next to the bustling Honokohau harbor. A fairly large salt and pepper sand beach stretches around the bay and tucked alone is a relic of an ancient fishing village. It is truly amazing to see how simple life must have been living along these shores. Although I rarely paint man-made structures, this canoe halau attracted my focus. I make a dedicated effort to finish each new painting before starting a new one as I tend to lose inspiration once I focus on another painting. However, a few weeks had gone by before I regained my desire to wrap this painting up. What really drew me back to this piece was that I had tried a new technique and was curious how it would come out so. A friend and I both appreciated the textured finishes found in the works of Avi Kiriaty and we deduced that this texture was achieved by mixing fine sand into the paint. We were right! I mixed the sand in with my acrylic base coat and found it to provide a very rustic look. The paint didn't glide over the canvas as easily and instead was caught by the rough sand. I seemed to need to use more paint to achieve my desired coverage and blending details. As I reflect back on this new technique I am finding I really enjoy it and will continue this in future work. How neat would it be to have a painting of a beach in Hawaii that incorporates an organic element!
To view other paintings in my collection, click on the section labeled "View all SitaScapes" located at the top right of my blog. I have categorized my paintings by the month as I complete them.
