Date: 6/09/2011
Location: Mauna Kea Resort
Size: 8" x 10"
Medium: Oil on stretched canvas
Artist's Comments: While out on another scouting trip for ideas on my commissioned project, I returned to Mauna Kea to try to capture the stunning 3rd hole of their Robert Trent Jones, Jr. course. Golfers tee off a rocky cliff, over a small bay and hope their ball doesn't roll off the voluptuous hillside and into the sea. The color scheme of this composition fit the project to a tee; rust oranges, azure blues with splashes of green. After learning the client's were indeed golfers I knew this would be a perfect option to present. I wanted to capture the perspective of standing on the tee and looking out onto the green but there was one small challenge; I didn't want to get injured or interrupt anyone's game. I contacted and met with the Resort manager Phyllis who pointed me out to a perfect spot. I scampered onto the rocky cliff adjacent to the tee under a wonderfully shady Kiawe tree and got started. The painting came together quite quickly and I enjoyed how the rust shades of the Kohala mountains can be interpreted as the skyline at sunset. I enjoy how it is up to the viewer to interpret what those colors represent.
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.
