Location: Holualoa
Size: 8" x 10"
Medium: Oil on canvas panel
Artist's Comments: In preparation for my Cream of the Crop art show, I needed to bring at least one painting that paid homage to Kona Coffee and because I didn't have any paintings in my collection, I needed to get one started. Recently, my sister-in-law adopted a wild Kona Nightingale donkey and she quickly became a part of the family. My nephew named her Abygale Sweetcheeks and a little stable was built for her to call home. The timing of Abygale's arrival was perfect as I wanted to paint and Nightingale donkey but didn't know how I was going to get a wild one to model for me. After taking some reference photos of her I returned to my studio and immediately went to work. I decided on a simple background of coffee trees and improvised a burlap sack across her shoulders. In conjunction with this painting, I also did a quick sketch of the old Uichida coffee farm and thought the pair went well together.
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.
