If I gave you an expandable bag to carry, and added one ounce to it every day, within a couple years you’d be carrying around a 100+ pound bag. Certainly not with ease, but you’d be able to carry it. … Continue reading
Angela Treat Lyon
Last weekend, I went down to the local art center where about 50 artists run a coop gallery so I could sign up for the Open Studios Art Tour. I was pleased to see some pretty good work there. And … Continue reading
092718- UPDATE: It’s been quite a process, settling in to my new abode. When I left Hawaii, I gave away, sold or threw away almost everything I had. I stashed a good bit in storage – mostly artwork – but … Continue reading
UPDATE: SEPT 10, 2018: Found a place! It’s not The Ideal Be-All-End-All, but that’s OK – it’s a place I can hunker down and start getting back in the mood of Making. It’s right near my old buddies, and is … Continue reading
This is my all-time favorite beach, Kailua Beach, looking from Lanikai side. There used to be a lot more ironwood tees, but the sand is gradually seeping away with every tide, undermining the roots, and they fall over and get … Continue reading
I love weeping willows. When I was a kid, I walked by a whole grove of them on my way home from school, and would sit under them for a long time to get my center back before I headed … Continue reading
Inspired by a beautiful photo of a little village in France by my friend, Jean-marc Pierres. Thank you JM!!! The minute I saw Jean-marc Pierre’s photo of this place in France, I had to paint it! I loved the green … Continue reading
Sometimes I just ache to get out in the woods and kick up the gorgeous red leaves and indulge in the yellows, golds and orange colors. … Continue reading
.My friend Jen-marc Pierres took a lovely shot of a windmill near where he lives in France. I liked it so much I decided to paint it from his photo. Enjoy! Available in print and giclée – contact me if … Continue reading
At first I thought this was way too dark to even be seen. But when you see the 11″ x 14″ giclée (print on canvas), it’s stupendous. My prints on paper are really beautiful … and then again, the giclées … Continue reading
Such a lazy day with an easy breeze, a good sail, and plenty of friends, food and drinks! … Continue reading
I saw the original photo of this bridge and couldn’t help but want to paint it – the paintings (mural? tiles? mosaics?} on the side of the bridge were so colorful and the light was so golden – I love … Continue reading
Inspired by a photo by Jean-marc Pierres of France! Thank you JM!!! … Continue reading
Come Sit with Me at the table out front! This was inspired by a beautiful photo taken by my friend, Jean-marc Pierres in France. … Continue reading
One of my all-time favorites, a glowing being in the middle of the forest! … Continue reading
The Jacaranda tree in all its splendor. We have a tiny little strip mall lined with these glorious trees. I love it when every one of them blooms at once! … Continue reading
A crowded afternoon in the shade of the ironwoods after a perfect day swimming and playing at Kailua Beach! … Continue reading
The perfect end to a perfect day at Kailua Beach! … Continue reading
Kayaking in the silent morning, the ocean smooth as glass, the beach behind us quiet as dawn, looking to the outer islands… … Continue reading
Outrigger outside Lanikai, practicing on a weekend off Kailua Beach… … Continue reading
A moody day on the Big Island of Hawaii… … Continue reading
Down the street from where I live is this luscious tree with its fabulous blanket of brilliant red flowers, blooming like a rock star year after year. … Continue reading
Looking up into the sun filtering through the canopy as we swing in the Hammock on a lazy, lazy day at the beach! … Continue reading
Sitting in the shade under the ironwoods… … Continue reading
The outrigger canoe clubs come down to practice in the afternoons, and this is the canoe, Kananu being brought back to its nest under the ironwood trees. You can see one of the Mokulua Islands in the far distance, past … Continue reading
Come sit in the shade and have some pupus with me! This is actually a painting of a painting of a photo I took a few years ago. Guess I like the way it feels like a sweet noon break … Continue reading
Looking down the hill and across the bay from Kailua side… … Continue reading
This is my own backyard! At sundown it’s filled with magnificent color and reflected light…how could I resist painting it? … Continue reading
Let’s take a walk down near the waterline at sundown, shall we? … Continue reading
Ko’olina, a favorite spot on the west side of Oahu in Hawaii. … Continue reading