Sketching at the beach

For I think the past two years I've been keeping a sketch journal of my trips to the beach. I keep the sketch book in my backpack with a few pencils so it's always there, whenever I want to draw. It's good practice for me and a fun way to pass the time, since I don't really like to lie around myself. But luckily, I have lots of subjects who do. It's a great way for me to combine my two loves, drawing and swimming.

Big waves at Kehena

I didn't go in. I tried to shoot a big wave but everytime I had the camera ready to shoot only the medium waves would roll in. Then when a big wave finally came the camera would tell me "card full". I looked to see what was on there and it turned out to be my documentation of every new ornament that Arthur had done. Those dots in these photos are my friends, Kelly and Normand.

Last night was the art show at Kalani where I debuted the Kehena edition ornament, Hawaiian girl on one side and the illo of me with a crashing wave (that I posted earlier) on the other.

Kehena Beach is back to normal

I'm the person in this sign. I lost my fins, snorkel and mask and almost my shorts. Enough said.

Thanksgiving starts at the beach

I'm just posting this photo of Kehena Beach yesterday to show what I meant by it being like a lake. Usually there are huge waves and surging undertoe which makes it only for the adverturous, but lately it's been extremely calm. Yesterday, AJ and I swam to the second island which for people who swim here know is a pretty good distance.

I'm off to a tour of art studios in the Volcano area of the Big Island. In Volcano Village there many artists living there. Kalani leader Richard (see kalani.com) invited me to do a bike tour which would be fun but I'm going with Chie so I think we're just going to do the lazy car tour, or maybe walking tour if they are near each other.