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
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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
Can you guess that I love trees? This one is particularly appealing to me with its profuse bloom of pinky-peachy flowers, floating above a lovely garden of tulips and petunias in outrageous fuschia. … Continue reading
An odd shaped sail on a little boat in the Caribbean. Believe it or not, that long sail is for real – the native sailors have used sails of this shape for generations. … Continue reading
There aren’t many spots where you can see a view of the iconic Diamond Head crater like this without interruption of cityscape and people on the beach. Bet you can’t guess where I took the photo for this painting! … Continue reading
Want to go for a stroll in the Mystery Forest? What surprises will you find there? Happy critters and invisible angels? Come and see! … Continue reading
This is where all the outriggers in the Kailua Canoe Club live, right next to the canal, when they’re not practicing or racing. Available in print and giclée – contact me if you’d like one. 8 x10 and 11 x … Continue reading
Delicate branches under a fresh coat of snow. Available in print and giclée – contact me if you’d like one. 8 x10 and 11 x 14, matted and unmatted. … Continue reading
Standing in the shady grove, flowers all around, in Alice Springs, Australia. This was inspired by a photo the yard and garden outside the gallery run by Avril Thomas. Available in print and giclée – contact me if you’d like … Continue reading
Let’s go for a walk! Available in print and giclée – contact me if you’d like one. 8 x10 and 11 x 14 matted and unmatted. … Continue reading
Sitting under the big blue umbrella after a sunny day at Kailua Beach. Available in print and giclée – contact me if you’d like one. 8 x10 and 11 x 14 matted and unmatted. … Continue reading
I love how the sun lights the back of the wave up with an almost florescent green! Available in print – contact me if you’d like one. 8 x10, matted and unmatted. … Continue reading
Noon on the beach at Kailua, and it’s time to get into the water! Surfing, kayaking, swimming – whatever it takes! Available in print and giclée – contact me if you’d like one. 8 x10 and 11 x 14, matted … Continue reading
This is a painting I did shortly after deciding to try my hand at watercolors – I’m liking it! This is a tree a friend of mine shot that was right by the center where her hubby was treated for … Continue reading
My friend “Benji,” a coloring book artist, told me that, after discussing with her friend an idea that she was working on, that same friend went off and created and published the very same kind of work. “What really bugged … Continue reading
Celebrating! My first hard-cover collector’s edition of my abstract paintings is finally out! This is huge for me! Huge! I’m so very excited about it! I’m adding pix of a whole bunch of pages below to let you see how … Continue reading
Have you ever wanted to keep doing something you love, but it just seemed like something was in the way? I’ve felt like that. I couldn’t figure out what what to do. Finally, I made a very simple, very powerful … Continue reading
Harlyn and Griffyn Get Lost I’m so excited to announce that my new book is now ready in print on Amazon.com and also on the Kindle! I just got my copies today, and they look gorgeous – nice white paper … Continue reading
I’m not a hypester or brash self-promo kind of person, so pushing my work has always been hard for me. I mention my latest article HERE because, yes, of course I want you to go see my artwork and read … Continue reading
I’m very stoked to announce that the books with my well-loved drawings from the Land of Ammaze are finally published! I’ve been wanting to make the Land of Ammaze series of images into a book for 15 years, and finally, … Continue reading
I’m very stoked to announce that the first two books in my Carving My Life series are published! They are available both in print and as eBooks. I’m so pleased with them – they’re beautiful! You can read about and … Continue reading
Someone asked on FB if she should have a website or a FB biz page for her art. Someone said to set up a print site as well (FAA) as her site or FB. This is what I answered: I … Continue reading
I’m so pleased to tell you that my new Greeting Cards site is UP! CardsbyLyon.com is done, fully functional and ready to rock and roll! Now you can get greeting cards with my unique designs on them for the … Continue reading
As you may know, I’ve been revving up my painting and carving for a few months now, as I simultaneously wind down to working with all but the bare-bones minimum coaching – occasional teleclasses, a couple of groups, and some … Continue reading
What a week! Once you make a commitment to change your life, watch out! Because change it will! Whew! When I decided to focus on doing and marketing my art more, things suddenly changed from feeling like a little trickling … Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago, I asked you to please help me decide which images were your top five to use over the holidays. I literally have hundreds of images to choose from, so it’s sometimes hard for me to … Continue reading
Recently, I decided to return to the passions of my life: painting and stone sculpture. I had stopped carving and painting at the end of my time in New Zealand as Artist-in-Residence, in 2002. Over the last ten years, I … Continue reading