Red heliconia flowers in a lush tropical garden, American Samoa

Common flower on Pacific islands whose name eludes me

Close-up after a gentle rain

Water lilies blooming, in a graphic style

Breadfruit ready to pick, highlighted by a rusty tin roof

Recently fallen, fragrent flowers

Prickly cactus still life

Moloka'i red dirt hills, where sunflowers grow to amazing heights

Detailed flame tree blossom painted on hand made tapa cloth from American Samoa

Botanical garden bamboo on Maui, Hawaii

Abundant mangos ready for harvest

Refreshing swim at Little Deep in Woodstock, New York

Abundant harvest of passion fruit

Small, sweet coconuts grow profusely near the equator

Lilikoi butter and saloon pilot crackers for breakfast

Lily pond in full bloom on a bright day

Creatures from a swamp in Georgia calmly hanging out in a bathroom, a heart felt wish for ultimate peace

Heart shaped leaves rendered in luminous crimson over a background of pastel colors and misty whites

An improbable, harmonious gathering of animals that inhabit North Eastern forests

The best days on an ocean crossing are gentle seas under a cumulous sky, mesmerizing patterns fill the day with peace while anticipating landfall 

Rich cobalt sky overshadowing a small house, conveying a sense of solitude in a rugged environment

The original door of St Philomena Church, Kalawao, Hawaii, preserved as a separate entrance, built by Father Damien with minimal hand tools who was canonized in 2009 as a saint 

An expression of peace, inspired by a golden statue

Painted for Yankee Pier, this whimsical fish mural hung in their restaurant at the San Francisco Airport for twenty years

Rustic summerhouse and forest creatures overlooking a serene lake in New York

Without a care in the world, boys and their dogs playing on the beach on Ofu in American Samoa

The spirit of meditation painted with a full compliment of pleasing colors in contrasting shades

Walking into the setting sun on the Kingston rail trail, celebrating the up side of a New York winter

Meditation rendered in deep monochromatic blue

Rustic summerhouse, a building style celebrated in the Hudson Valley

Calm, peaceful and meditative, an iconic image rendered in a contemporary style

Atticus at the Woodstock Farm Sanctuary in High Falls, New York, his table is both a stage and tactical high ground, goats will be goats

Magnificent black bears roam the Catskills, portrait of the bear who visits my yard

A co-op on Moloka'i rounds up their cattle once a year kicking up copious red dust

On the Nature Conservancy's dunes on Molokai's windy north coast, inspired by a Richard A. Cooke lll photograph

Favorite local beach, easy to swim if the surf is calm, at Mile 29 on the east end of Molokai

Axis deer at Papohaku Beach Park in Hawaii, inspired by a Richard A. Cooke photograph

Ho'okupu, a traditional Hawaiian gift or offering wrapped in ti leaves

Working fishing boats on their moorings awaiting fishermen and the Kaunakakai Wharf, the lifeline for goods arriving on Moloka'i

West End Molokai's windy beach where classic lava cliffs stand as senntinels overlooking the cobalt blue Pacific Ocean. 

Coconut palms line the beach in this much loved park near Kaunakakai, Moloka'i

Siloama Church, at the foot of Molokai's stunning sea cliffs in the settlement of Kalawao, inspired by a photograph by Richard A. Cooke 

Waterfalls cascading from Kamakou Preserve at the top of Moloka'i, reef break and the old Kamalo Wharf grace the foreground, inspiration for the painting from a Richard Cooke drone photograph (with permission) 

A large contemporary, painting of plants and objects from a garden, designed to give ordinary objects the prestige of a museum collection

Miid-century vacuum parts, celebrating the elegance of atomic-age engineering

Toucan stealing a grape from a still life painting, sold together or separately

From a dream, strolling down a country lane with a gaggle of geese not far behind

Impasto rooster with bold colors crowing to beat the band

Portrait of a blue tang, painted from life while sailing in the South Pacific

Hula halau at Hula Pico in prayer before performing at Papohaku Beach Park on Molokai, Hawaii

Impressionistic ocean teeming with tropical fish on a bright, sunny day

Small work on gesso board, a classic sailboat ornament

Girls wearing plumeria blossom waiting to perform at an Easter Sunday service, Hawaii

Saint Damien canoeing with a friend below the steep sea cliffs of Molokai, the route taken to visit churches on the other side of the island

Rustic beach house in the Kalaupapa settlement where people gathered to play music late into the night

Saint Damien of Moloka'i in prayer under the canopy of a large kamani tree in Kalaupapa, Hawaii

St Damien in Kalawao walking with children in his care, the field beyond is the graveyard of thousands of victims of Hansen's disease, Hawaii

A bright red rain forest bird in Kamakou Preserve, overlooking Pelekunu Valley, Moloka'i

Leaping bottlenose dolphins in Mo'omomi Bay, Moloka'i, Hawaii

Deep in Halawa Valley, Mo'oula Falls are home to a mo'o, a legendary creature both powerful and fierce

At dusk barn owls wait patiently on fence posts for rodents to cross the road, Mauna Loa, Moloka'i, Hawaii

Workers at Kumu Farms harvesting sage on Moloka'i, Hawaii

A a graphic experiment with color blocking

Siloama, the first church built on the Kalaupapa pennisula, the much loved landmark has been restored many times

Ancient fishponds along the shore of Moloka'i

A favorite banyan tree at the former Pau Hana Inn, Kaunakakai, Molokai

Endangered Ena'ena on the cliffs of Mokio, Moloka'i, a land trust property in Hawaii

Fauvist coconuts, a contemporary color study

Series of monochromatic houses from New England, lightly distorted

Slightly distorted New England style houses with a small cabinet built to match

A humble bar of soap, slightly used, perfect for any bathroom

Flip flops, go-aheads or in Hawaii, slippahs

From Papohaku beach, an iconic puka shell necklace

Still life murex, found in the Sea of Cortez, the shell is included with the original oil painting

A prized, hand-woven Hawaiian hat with an intricate peacock feather hat band

Offerings wrapped in ti leaves

Always the pieces left until last

Bananas on a tile counter reflected in a toaster

Nostalgic, rusty ice machine

Messy table, one of my first oil paintings and it's amazing it survived my nomadic life

Hawaiian lilikoi, passion fruit, rendered with water color paint from flower to ripe fruit

Nesting, seriously hot red peppers from Mexico painted on wood

A selection of tropical fare from Molokai's farmers

Still life from the produce at Kumu Farms on Moloka'i, from the series 90 Paintings in 90 Days

Bags of Hawaiian lilikoi, passion friut, from an abundant harvest

Green chili peppers, transparently painted with fabric dye on wood

A favorite breakfast in Hawaii, purchased fresh from a gas station

The modern conveyance of a quick meal in alarming colors

Sandwich painted from life before being devoured 

An abundance of hot red peppers painted on wood

Lilikoi butter and saloon pilot crackers for breakfast

A local favorite in Hawaii, hot dog musubi made with sticky rice and wrapped with seaweed, second only to Spam Musubi

Coconut on a tropical beach, ready to put down roots

Classic ti leaves backlit in bright sunshine

Recently collected green coconuts

A colorful fish found in the South Pacific

Spiny puffer in defensive mode, rolling around in the deep blue sea

Green sea turtles surfing in clear, tropical waves

Found in an abandoned resort in Tahiti and painted with reverence for the sea snail that made it's own glorious home

Under full sail in Bermuda with a full compliment of maritime flags, inspired by a photograph by Thad Koza (with permission)

Conch shell, found in the Bahamas

Dolphins and hammocks, in the marshes around Tybee Island, Georgia

Young woman on an East Coast beach, ready to catch a fish

Skimming across the surface of Lake Mead, looking for adventure

Clermont House in the late afternoon, trees throwing dancing shadows and light playing tricks with color

Walking in winter, rural New York, the long shadows at sunset quickening steps to return home

Goats ruminating with a view of the Hudson River on a warm summer evening

Hudson River lighthouse at the mouth of Rondout Creek in winter, viewed from the Kingston Point rail trail

Saugerties lighthouse on the Hudson River viewed from the mouth of Esopus Creek

The sublime colors of daybreak, and a skiff calling for a day on the river

The sailing vessel Clearwater on a bright summer day, built by Pete Seeger

Catboat Tidbit, ready for a day sail 

As her name implies, a bit of a princess, in front of a well loved Mustang

Inky smiling in front of a pick convertible  

Rusty, ready to play

Carey with a classic Cadillac from a series of dogs and cars, 5th Avenue community, in Oakland

George, a Navy mascot during WWII

Street dog in Fiji patiently waiting for a treat

Sammy, a shaggy, seriously happy terrier

Moody, named for his soulful eyes and long soft ears

American bulldog portrait on a tropical beach

Sasha with a wary smile, shy of strangers

Max, every bit as impish as he looked

Ram with attitude at The Dutchess County Sheep & Wool Festival

Head to the blog post to find out how I was foiled by this sweet, innocent creature!

Classic jet black chicken posing for a portrait

Tara in front of a gray, weathered barn at the Woodstock Farm Sanctuary in New York

Posing on a grass hillside, looking suspiciously like a ball of yarn

Cuddle buddies in the afternoon sunshine

Bone, the cat with a look that said he had boundaries

Striking green eyes of a calico cat

Pigs often swim in the ocean at Big Major Cay in the Bahamas

Cattle egrets follow pasture animals to catch dinner that lumbering hooves stir up

Lovely cow ruminating in a well grazed meadow

Sweet calf giving a mynah bird a place to rest

North American fresh water turtle, common in numbers, but not in design