"Interestingly, Koi, when put in a fish bowl, will only grow up to three inches. When this same fish is placed in a large tank, it will grow to about nine inches long. In a pond koi can reach lengths of eighteen inches. Amazingly, when placed in a lake, koi can grow to three feet long. The metaphor is obvious. You are limited by how you see the world."
Outside and inside of my work life at Gensler in Oakland, California, I try my best to find those valuable moments of free time to draw and sketch the events, spaces and environments on my journeys... I think about Robert Byron touring through regions of the Middle East in search of unique towers and monuments, and I think of the young Bruce Chatwin venturing through portions of South America and falling in love with Patagonia...Douglas Wittnebel...
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Plumeria, the flower of the isles of Hawaii
The first plumeria plant was introduced into Hawaii in 1860. It was delivered by Wilhelm Hillebrand, a German physician and botanist who lived in Hawaii from 1851 to 1871.
An interesting tidbit, Plumeria flowers are most fragrant at night to lure sphinx moths to pollinate them. The flowers have no nectar, however, and really trick their moth pollinators. The moths pollinate them by transferring pollen from flower to flower in their fruitless search for nectar.
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Location:
Līhuʻe, HI 96766, USA
Friday, May 15, 2015
Water spouting turtles, lions and griffons...
Dragon turtles, lions, griffons and other marble creatures spout water into the pool at the Marriott...
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Līhuʻe, HI 96766, USA
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Kalapaki Flora
A digital plein aire painted view of some of the flora on the garden edge of the beach at Kalapaki...Kauai...
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Location:
Līhuʻe, HI 96766, USA
Monday, May 11, 2015
Soursop, a fruit from the Pacific Ocean islands...
I saw a collection of soursops sitting on a farmers table in Poipu,
And I thought of all the strange fruit I have seen in my travels,
I asked the farmer about the taste and preparation,
She nodded and replied, simply slice and take a bite with a spoon...
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Location:
Koloa, HI 96756, USA
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Kalapaki Beach, Ninja, Lauren and the sand...
On this beach, we met Ninja, the black dog of speed and agility, and his caretaker, Lauren...
We learned that Lauren will be publishing a book in September and look forward to its premiere...
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Location:
Kalapaki Beach, Līhuʻe, HI 96766, USA
Saturday, May 9, 2015
Kalapaki Beach painted...
The beach scene at Kalapaki next to Nawiliwili beach on the green and brown isle of Kaua'i...painted with the Adobe Sketch app on the iPad...
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Kalapaki Beach, Līhuʻe, HI 96766, USA
Shave Ice Hawaii, Kauai
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Location:
Kapaa, HI 96746, USA
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Kaua'i flora at Kalpaki beach
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Location:
Kalapaki Circle, Līhuʻe, HI 96766, USA
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