Category Archives: Artist on a mission

Artist on a Mission – Capturing the Moment

Posted on August 14, 2019 by

Its easy to find things to paint, they are all around us. Most of the time I have many more ideas than time. Sometimes a painting will appear right before you. You raise the camera and-click-you’ve captured the moment. But … Continue reading →

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Artist on a Mission – Anchor to My Soul

Posted on August 7, 2019 by

At home I have one person who cuts my hair. She knows how to cut my hair without me saying anything. “You just need it cleaned up a bit?” “Yes.” I say. I come out of her shop and my … Continue reading →

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Artist on a Mission – Hawaiian Treasures

Posted on July 31, 2019 by

So we are a collector family which makes it quite nice if you want to paint a still life. Oooooooooh look, a round rock.  Ooooooh look a little metal cream and sugar set. Oooooh look an old photograph. Oooooooh look … Continue reading →

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Artist on a Mission – Captivated

Posted on July 24, 2019 by

Years ago the Temple was being built up on the hill on Bountiful Boulevard. I was training for a marathon and doing long runs with my friend. One evening we ran along Bountiful boulevard. The sun set and the evening … Continue reading →

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Artist on a Mission – Books from a Friend

Posted on July 16, 2019 by

I Love Diane Turners Oil Paintings. I have a couple of her originals hanging in my home. She calls the mountains above our home “her mountains”. These are mountains that have caught my eye everyday of my life since I … Continue reading →

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Artist on a Mission -The Power

Posted on July 12, 2019 by

Where does the power come from? The Power to create? Why do I have this driving urge to capture a scene with paint and brush. Why do I carry my sketch book around with me and with quick marks of … Continue reading →

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Artist on a Mission – When is a Painting Done?

Posted on July 2, 2019 by

When is my painting finished? That is a question that only you as the artist can answer. The above painting is not done but as I looked at it from a distance I love the white in the painting.  So … Continue reading →

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Artist on a Mission – The Students Instructing the Teacher

Posted on June 19, 2019 by

, ‘You can learn a lot from those that you try to teach. You can learn of courage to leave family and fly to a place so different from your home. Perseverance to keep learning a new language when your … Continue reading →

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Artist on a Mission – Iosepa

Posted on June 12, 2019 by

Its nice to learn a bit of the history of a place, to hear of the people who have walked where you are walking today.  Joseph F. Smith came to Hawaii on his first mission as a young 15 year … Continue reading →

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Artist on a Mission – Chance Encounters

Posted on June 5, 2019 by

We had to get our car checked in Kaneohe which meant we had about two and a half hours waiting time with nowhere to go. The lady at the car repair place was kind enough to give us a ride … Continue reading →

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