Sitting on Ke'e beach, trail closed due to impending hurricane, sudden rain storm, the surfer town of Hanalei, a view of the Hanalei Valley, the Kilauea Lighthouse, and Hanapepe by night. And finally the flight home and a quick sketch of a beautiful sunset from the air.
The past page is what I put on the inside front cover of all my sketchbooks: the color palette I am currently using.
This next series continues my Kauai adventure starting with dinner at an outdoor restaurant, next to a waterfall and surrounded by Tiki torches. Following that are a few quick scenes zip lining across a tree-covered valley. The set concludes with more random scenes, sketched quickly as time allowed: waiting for horses, waiting for Hawaiian pizza at Tahiti Nui, and relaxing on the beach watching the boats and the sunset.
Here is a series of sketches from a trip I made to Kauai last year. All of the sketches were done in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook with a Sanford Uniball Micro pen and Holbein watercolors. As is my usual method for sketchbook work, I spend the time on location developing the value and composition studies, and preparing the sketch. I complete the work later in the studio, or in this case, the next morning working outside on the balcony with my Winsor & Newton Field Sketch Box and my travel brushes.
With regard to the subjects: I like to start a trip with sketches of action at the airport, a view on the inside of the plane, and scenes outside the window as we approach our destination.
After that are misc. scenes grabbed as I could when time would allow. The sketchbook travels with me everywhere, from zip-lining to horseback riding. It is a good way to remember our adventures.
