{"id":1339,"date":"2014-12-20T14:37:20","date_gmt":"2014-12-20T22:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/?p=1339"},"modified":"2015-01-01T11:25:12","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T19:25:12","slug":"melekalikimaka-hawaiian-pleinair-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/melekalikimaka-hawaiian-pleinair-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"“Mele Kalikimaka” Hawaiian #Pleinair Painting Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mele Kalikimaka 2014<\/em><\/h1>\n

Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say<\/em>
\nOn a bright Hawaiian Christmas Day<\/em>
\nThat’s the island greeting that we send to you<\/em>
\nFrom the land where palm trees sway…<\/em><\/p>\n

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I guess after all I was not so naughty this year that I wasn’t able to make a Christmastime excursion with my beautiful wife, Jackie, to the Hawaiian Island of Maui.<\/p>\n

This wasn’t a “painting only” trip, so I only made time for\u00a0two 11 x 14 in. panels but they were both lots of fun to paint. \u00a0Even though the Trade Winds were fierce during one of the painting sessions, I managed to finish with no mishaps.<\/p>\n

Though probably not the wisest thing to do, I diverged from my usual painting methods on this air travel trip\u00a0and was winging it (no pun intended) with a color palette and paints I had never used before. To\u00a0lighten the load and simplify things for\u00a0flying, I chose to go with a five color palette and\u00a0used water mixable oil paints for the first time.<\/p>\n

It was really surprising how well it all worked out!<\/p>\n

The colors I brought along were:<\/p>\n

Cobra\u00a9 Water mixable oils<\/p>\n

    \n
  • Primary Cyan<\/li>\n
  • Primary Magenta<\/li>\n
  • Primary Yellow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Sennelier\u00a9<\/p>\n

      \n
    • Mars Black \u00a0(a warm and fast drying black without the bluish cast of Ivory Black)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Rembrandt\u00a9<\/p>\n

        \n
      • Payne’s Grey (I find it indispensable)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Gamblin\u00a9<\/p>\n

          \n
        • Flake White Replacement (non-toxic and creamy consistency)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Each morning of painting, I pre-mixed\u00a0a very\u00a0vibrant chromatic palette from the three water mixable “primaries” which produced\u00a0some very convincing greens, oranges, and fuchsias, as well as deeper purples. \u00a0I was careful not to “overmix” the paint piles, leaving striations of broken color in the mixes. \u00a0A sealable “Guerilla Painter” 9 x 12 in. palette tray kept\u00a0the paint fresh and protected inside my pochade while exploring for a suitable view\u00a0to paint.<\/p>\n

          This color palette worked very well and much to my relief, there was no problem mixing the “oil” paints with the water miscible paints. \u00a0The Cobra paints especially were surprisingly “creamy” in consistency and were very easy to mix and move about on the panel. While painting, when I felt I needed a little more “flow,” I used a mixture of my standard recipe medium, transported in an eye dropper bottle that consisted of equal parts stand oil, turpentine, and dammar varnish. \u00a0I brought no solvents because they must not be\u00a0flown over (TSA will confiscate) \u00a0and it is an extra trip to the hardware store to get some when you arrive and then there’s nowhere to conscientiously dispose of it when you leave.<\/p>\n

          Another interesting thing about creating these two paintings is that I used one single brush the\u00a0entire\u00a0time! \u00a0I brought my brush wallet but became so engrossed in the painting process and not wanting to waste any time in capturing the light that I worked only\u00a0with a single, quarter-inch “bright” hog bristle brush. I held a paper towel sheet in my left hand and wiped the brush clean between different colored passages. \u00a0I was able to make a surprising variety of marks with the stiff but springy little bristle bright. The only other implements I used to apply or mark the paint were my finger and in some few instances I removed paint with a cotton swab, which are essentials that I always pack when I paint en plein air.<\/p>\n

          All\u00a0said and done, I had a great time in Hawaii and having the opportunity to paint made the trip just that much more special.<\/p>\n

          I’d like to say to\u00a0any reader who chanced here and happened to read this far…<\/p>\n

          Here we know that Christmas<\/em>
          \nWill be green and bright<\/em>
          \nThe sun to shine by day<\/em>
          \nAnd all the stars at night<\/em>
          \nMele Kalikimaka is Hawaii’s way<\/em>
          \nTo say Merry Christmas to you!<\/em><\/p>\n

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