ho'okipa, maui

 we had a swell the last few days 

saturday morning we went to ho'okipa to show baby man the waves

and watch the surf contest

click "e hele ana kāua" to check out some photos!

great grey owl

mahina

the form

the human form

rodger got me on my line-quality this week...

you can see some 'chicken scratch' lines around her shoulder,

which reveals a lack of confidence within the process.  

hmmph. 

stilling life, seeing light and dark

the term 'still life' really refers to an inanimate object as the subject

but i prefer 'stilling life'

because drawing a still life

gives me a sense of calm

in class work from this past week...  could use some more shading and smoothing

but i kinda dig my scribbly lines ;)

mahina poepoe

color

dawn

i wish i could capture this moment
and share it with you

the roosters crow, saying good morning
the sun rises in the east
unveiling golden skies
the horizon in the distance
above the clam, denim blue sea

puffy clouds take a moment to breathe
grasses soak up the dawn's first dews
silence and beauty before the start of day
even my pinaoʻula sleeps

nā wāwae

aia i ka helena a ka wāwae

hilinaʻi

hilinaʻi... to believe, trust, confidence.

staring at the moon tonight

looking up

as it looks down

watching the night... lighting this sight

what has this moon seen?

here we dwell

where roots have grown

where branches stole away

shriveled, died

we remain

we chart a new course

set a new path

return to what we knew

preserve the best

learn what is left