Aloha and Welcome to my small speck of cyberspace! Dec 8, 2010 is the birth date of my blog. Never had one before, but my son encouraged me to have one, and it seemed like a good way to at least keep a log of my RC airplane building and flying. With the initial design kicked off by my son, I'll carry on from here and have fun with it. Now that I have it, I will use it to also keep track of my oil painting efforts, and any other ideas, hobbies, travels, or whatever else that come up. LIFE IS GOOD!

Update on 02/25/2011. It's been a few months since I began this blog, and I am enjoying creating and having it! I like documenting the things I have done in my hobbies, and sharing with my small family. I think Jer and Tad actually view it fairly regularly, as a means to see what I've been up to lately. At worst, it serves as a reference for my own use.

Update on 12/22/2011. This blog stuff is habit forming. My blog is a year old now, and I make an entry about every other day or so as that seems to be the frequency of doing something in one of my hobbies. Like my hobbies, this blog is a lot of fun, and it has become in itself another hobby that I enjoy.

Years are flying by...update on 01/11/2013. Still enjoying maintaining this blog even though hardly anyone sees it. I don't advertise it anywhere or to anyone, and it is mainly just a way for me to keep my own notes and thoughts on my flying, painting, and cars. If a stranger happens upon it, I think it is by pressing NEXT at the top of the current blog they are visiting, lol. It's a great device for me.

August 2014: still here! Took up flying RC helicopters one year ago and got hooked. Had flown micro Helis up to then, but got serious with 450 size for a couple months, then bought the Goblin 500 and Gaui X5 . Also got my Boxster in April 2013. Most importantly, Ariel was born 12/02/12 followed by Skylar 07/20/13, and they are little beacons of joy in our lives. Life is indeed good!!!

Thursday, December 29, 2011

3rd Painting for 2012!

Yikes, I am nuts...this is my 3rd painting I want to count for 2012, and it is still 2011.  Oh well, this is my 3rd consecutive day of painting and I am just having too much fun to lay the brush down!  Jeremy wanted a seascape similar to my others, but with Diamond Head in the background, so I found an image online, and traced it on paper over my monitor.  So high tech!  NOT!  Then I cut the profile of DH out, and traced it onto my canvas in pencil and painted it in at the appropriate step in the process.  Did the same thing today with a larger image.  Yesterday's was on the 18x24 canvas; today's was on the 16x20 in case one of our visitors at the end of January would like to take it home in their carry-on suitcase.   Here they are:
18x24 for Jeremy and Rachel

16x20


Sister Sue, after seeing the painting for Jeremy, e-mailed that she wants a painting of Diamond Head too, so I can always take the 16x20 to her in HI on my next visit.  Today, I used the small stiff fan brush for the froth of the waves, and it worked well.  On all prior seascapes, I used the filbert and floral round brushes for this purpose.  I think all work ok, but I can obtain a little more delicate touch and effects with the fan.

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  1. BookieJanuary 1, 2012 at 7:06 PM

    Wow! These look great! Nice job on diamond head and the waves.

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  2. TCJanuary 4, 2012 at 8:19 PM

    Good job!

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  3. Midori DreamsJanuary 8, 2012 at 4:49 PM

    Thanks Dad!!! Rachel and i love our painting! I am not surprised aunty Sue wants one also. We will have to find a nice frame for it. Mahalo!

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