90 in 90, Molokai, Day 42, Lani

     This one's for you Sherry, thanks for all your hard work. Great weekend!

90 in 90, Day 41, Ube Ice Cream

     Yup, for real, purple sweet potato ice cream and it's great. Get it at Kamo'i Snack-N-Go in Kaunakakai. Best potato ice cream in Hawaii.

90 in 90, Molokai, Day 40, Lehua

     Lehua wanders in and out of a friend's yard. She's tame, loves to be brushed, eats bowls of party snack mix and more recently the orchids. The deer on Molokai keep their spots as adults and their fur is super soft. Lehua is nearly thirty and they never know when she'll show up or how long she'll stay. Diane and Clay also have the colorful birds (see Day 24) so a trip to their backyard is like stepping into a fairy tale. I never know from one day to the next what I'm going to paint, thanks Woody for the idea and Heidi for getting me there. Only a true friend would hang around for an hour waiting for a deer to put her ears up so I could get a photograph.

90 in 90 on Molokai, Day 39, Paper Boat

    

90 in 90 on Molokai, Day 38, Blowfish

     This could be a self-portrait, if fish had hot flashes. It was supposed to be whimsical, but it came out looking like I feel. Puffy, easily irritated and overly defensive. Let's hope tomorrow is a better day.

90 in 90 on Molokai, Day 37, Lauhala Hat

         Walking back from town wondering what to paint I ran into my friend Kulia wearing a hat woven from the lau (leaves) of the hala (pandanas) tree. The feather band is also an art form requiring special skill. Kulia used to own an art gallery so she didn't think it strange when I caught up to her in a parking lot and I asked if I could paint her hat.   

90 in 90 on Molokai, Day 36, Sweet Yellow Coconuts

     Kapuaiwa Coconut Grove is over one thousand trees strong. Planted by King Kamehameha, one for each of his warriors, there are enough coconuts in the grove to knock an army out. Walking around under the trees is a lesson in luck and it's actually not allowed, but that's what long lenses are for. The sun setting behind the grove is one of the finest sights on Molokai.

     If you want to embellish your own the Post Office in Ho'olehua provides coconuts and pens to create a masterpiece that you can mail anywhere or you can buy a hand painted coconut suitable for mailing at Kumu Farms from Heather Williams, another wonderful local artist. Clearly I woke up with coconuts on the brain.

     And Barb hand-paints coconuts in ways never thought of before. I almost did a painting of one of her painted coconuts, but her creations are so much more fun in real life. Probably the point of sculpture, it's just not the same flat. Pick up one of her wild coconut characters at the Saturday Market in Kaunakakai, seriously they will make you smile.