Judd Trail -Honolulu, HI- May 7, 2019
Oil on Aluminum
12"x12"
The head of this trail is right on the side of the old Pali Road in Honolulu. I heard of this trail from a friend who used to be a tour guide in the Island several years ago. It is a very easy trail and very beautiful and not so crowded. it was wonderful to take a break from the city and enjoy the sound of birds and gentle waterfalls. This point is where the Nuuanu stream and the waters from the Jackass Ginger pond crosses. It is so amazing to be in a place where you can be in a concrete jungle and only 10 minutes away be fully immersed in nature surrounded by enormous ancient trees. The atmosphere is completely different in this scenario, there is so much oxygen in the air, and the sunlight only shines very colorful through few spots between the omnipresent lush green canopy. This was a very quick study because it was late in the afternoon. The mosquito population on that spot was very excited with my presence at first, but the left me alone after a while. The panel was primed blue. I started by covering the surface with safflower titanium white. Followed by a session on linseed oil burnt umber and chromium oxide green, and finished with highlights of cadmium orange and lapis lazuli for the darker areas. I couldn't be happier with how this piece came together.
12"x12"
The head of this trail is right on the side of the old Pali Road in Honolulu. I heard of this trail from a friend who used to be a tour guide in the Island several years ago. It is a very easy trail and very beautiful and not so crowded. it was wonderful to take a break from the city and enjoy the sound of birds and gentle waterfalls. This point is where the Nuuanu stream and the waters from the Jackass Ginger pond crosses. It is so amazing to be in a place where you can be in a concrete jungle and only 10 minutes away be fully immersed in nature surrounded by enormous ancient trees. The atmosphere is completely different in this scenario, there is so much oxygen in the air, and the sunlight only shines very colorful through few spots between the omnipresent lush green canopy. This was a very quick study because it was late in the afternoon. The mosquito population on that spot was very excited with my presence at first, but the left me alone after a while. The panel was primed blue. I started by covering the surface with safflower titanium white. Followed by a session on linseed oil burnt umber and chromium oxide green, and finished with highlights of cadmium orange and lapis lazuli for the darker areas. I couldn't be happier with how this piece came together.
