Waimea Beach Park

Two Waimea Beach Scenes

It is very difficult to paint and stay
focused when the waves are
calling your name.

This was a
 TWO PEANUT
BUTTER SANDWICH DAY.
You need to bring
lots of yummy food for
your day at Waimea because
you will not want to leave.

dimensions and price available upon request

Mark Brown Paints at Magic Island

Before I could get up in the morning, Mark Brown had

already painted his first painting of the day at Magic Island.

The outriggers at rest on the shore are a welcome site for

all who pass this way. The Red Cat is almost always there

and Diamond Head is faithful in the background.

EVEN ON A RAINY DAY

Over near Hawaii Kai , Mark's Saturday Plein Air class gathered under the shelter where the outriggers are housed.

It was a very rainy Saturday morning and not all of us were prepared. Undaunted, Mark started class with instruction on WHAT TO WEAR outdoors. Under his t-shirt a UV protective shirt.

Note the hat on the back of the easel....more to come on THAT SUBJECT. AND the gloves, more to come on that as well.

Yep, Painting outdoors is awesome, but WEAR SUN PROTECTION.

EVEN ON A RAINY DAY!!!

daily painting at Kewalo Basin

Mark Brown paints Kewalo Basin in Kaka'ako area of Honolulu.

This is one of his daily paintings. He stands at his French Easel

and after finishing one painting, shifts ever slightly to a new view.

He gets the panorama of his initial setting and with that you

see that every angle in artful.

Painting at Ho'omaluhia Botanical Park

A PLACE OF PEACE AND TRANQUILITY

Mark taught his plein air painting approach at the Ko'olau Mountain range.

The students gathered around and the birds sang while Mark laid down
the initial shapes using paper towels. He roughed in the image primarily
worried with VALUE not color. In a place of such beauty, it can be intimidating
to try to capture it. The cloud cover shifts and the light on the Pali moves
rapidly. Mark works fast as if he is one step ahead of the clouds. He explains
the painting technique while also explaining the construction of the mountains
so the artist students can build a better painting.

Mark continues with discussion on color and value but there is much to be

understood about this particular group of mountains. The organic shapes

are strong and bold but there is a linear sharpness and prominent angle to

these monstrous forms. He proceeds to explain how to led the eye in to the painting

with my favorite explanation. He says "pretend you are on a donkey and you are

traveling up a path to the mountains". He wants to make sure you can see

that path. He emphasizes that you do not want to make the low lying trees

in to ONE level plain that prevents the eye from entering the painting.

If you decide to hike around Ho'omaluhia you will not be disappointed. If you
decide to paint en plein air at this O'ahu Botanical Park, you will never forget
the experience. If you also manage to paint with Mark at Ho'omaluhia, you will

come away from your day with a renewed understanding of painting outdoors.

Alfred Apaka

The Golden Voice of Hawaii

Oil on Canvas

March 19,2010

painted on location at Alfred Apaka celebration- Hilton Hawaiian Village

Painting Fisherman's Wharf

FISHERMAN'S WHARF

HONOLULU

march 2010