I am once again participating in Mab Graves' spooky October art club on Instagram!
Tag: painting
“Popo’s Ola’a Beauties” aka Torenia
Wanted to post this to my Instagram, but it's a secret house-warming gift for my cousin. I'm pretty sure she doesn't check on my page here often, so I don't think I'll ruin the surprise by posting it here. Our Popo, or Grandmother, used to grow these in her yard for lei making. Paired with…
Sktchy portrait
Pet paintings
Done while listening in on 3rd grade distance learning classes. Vicki Ember
Torenia Study
My beautiful cousin asked me to make her a small painting. While I wait for my canvas to arrive in the mail, I’m doing little studies. Torenia is known here in Hawai’i as Ola’a Beauty. Some also call it the wishbone flower. This was another of my Popo’s favorite flowers. She would pair Ola’a Beauties…
HELICONIA
Not really my favorite plant. When we moved into our house, they were already in the ground. I've never bothered to dig out the rhizomes from the ground, so every so often they come back to bloom! This year has been so hot, yellow-green and dry. It's actually nice to see so much red scattered…
Father’s Day 2020
A Bulbul bird painted for my step-father for Father's Day 2020. Poppop enjoys feeding the wild birds that come to visit him while he waters the yellow hibiscus and other yard plants. One Bulbul in particular has sparked a friendship, and now calls out for Poppop at feeding time and follows him around whenever they're…
Popo’s Orchids
These Oncidium were plentiful in my Popo's yard growing up. My mom, her sisters and I all have keiki plants from my Popo's original. They're in bloom now so I painted them. I gifted this painting to my mom for her COVID birthday right before having her first of two knee-replacement surgeries.
