Follow Me into the Deep Blue Sea

I painted some more tropical seascapes, it seems to be my favorite subject lately! Summertime always makes me long to see the oceans again. I love standing on the shore, my toes in the sand and the seemingly endless ocean stretching out to the horizon.

"Tropical Relaxation"



"Follow Me into the Deep Blue Sea"

New Contemporary Artwork

I've added some contemporary / abstract seascapes to my etsy listings today. One is called Tropical Beach, and depicts Kailua beach from Hawaii. I used to live in Kailua, so we visited this beach frequently and had great times relaxing and snorkeling here. It's also a great area for kayaking out to the nearby little islands, very fun day trip. Anyway, it is well known that I freakin love Hawaii!


Addition numero dos is called Deep Blue Sea. When you're out on the ocean far enough, the water turns this gorgeous deep blue color. This is the view from a boat out on that amazing ocean on a wonderfully calm day. I wish I could just dive right into this ocean!

Oil Paintings for sale on Etsy.com

I've recently started selling paintings on etsy.com at nineteencolors.etsy.com

Check them out, tell me what you think! I love painting and find it to be an amazingly soothing enjoyable thing to do.

Here is one slightly abstract painting of Lanikai beach, showing the calm waters lapping at the shore. The outer reefs and islands create this wonderful, protected beach that we lived near in Hawaii. Fluffy white sand, coral reefs, cool, clear, blue water... I could just go on and on. Best. Beach. Ever.

Hawaii

In 2004 we had a wonderful trip to the Hawaiian islands.  The Big Island of Hawaii is not heavily populated and we were able to drive around the island in a single day.

We also visited the Volcano National Park where we hiked out just before sunset to see the lava flows from Kilauea.  Even the breeze felt hot on your skin.  Our shoes would get very warm from the lava just below the hard surface.  It was truly stunning the see the glowing lava come alive after sunset.

A year or so later, we decided to relocate to Hawaii.  We enjoyed many more beautiful sights on a daily basis.  I only had a small Sony camera and was not seriously interested in photography at the time, so I didn't get to take full advantage of the abundant beauty.

This is a shot from Waimea Beach on the North Shore of Oahu in September.  It is famous for its huge waves during the winter months, but it is fairly calm this time of year.