A glimpse into the life and thoughts of an artist

Drifting by Patrice A Federspiel, will be at the Honolulu Museum of Art School Main Gallery Sept. 25-Oct 19

Tracking Time, 

as it relentlessly marches
on, can be interesting.

When we were kids, when we have kids, or if we are teachers, time is tracked by the school calendar.

Time can be recorded by the seasons. Spring is for planting, Summer for growing, Autumn for harvesting, and Winter for rest.

Those of us living in the tropics experience time and the seasons a bit differently. Yes, we do have seasons, but they are very subtle and sometimes elusive.

Trade winds blow the leaves off the trees all year round, so if we equate swirling leaves with autumn, it is easy to forget what time of year it is.

Flowers grow all year round in paradise, so they don't indicate the season. Most of our rain falls during the winter months, although we get nighttime showers in the mountains much of the year (think of Camelot where the rain only falls after sundown).

No matter where we live on the planet, the amount of daylight we experience changes; but even that doesn't vary as much here as it does in more northerly (or southerly) climates.

For instance: today our sun rose at 6:18am and set at 6:35pm. On the Winter Solstice it will rise at 7:04am and set at 5:55pm, and on the Summer Solstice it will rise at 5:50am and set at 7:16pm. So there is not a big difference between solstice times.

The sunlight affects the colors that we see. During autumn and winter Diamond Head takes on a rosy glow as the sun sets.

Remembering the darker winters in Wisconsin, I often wonder what your day looks like today. When did your sun rise or set today? Sure, I can go to the internet, find a link, and read the numbers, figuring out when your sun rose and set, but it's not the same as experiencing it.

Knowing how much the sunlight can affect the way we feel, I hope you will drop me a line from time to time to keep me in your "emotional time zone".

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 "Miles from Nowhere",

the largest watercolor I have painted to date (37"x42"), will be shown at the Hawaii Watercolor Society's 2012 Open Exhibit
at the Honolulu Museum of Art School Main Gallery
September 25-October 19, 2012.

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the beginning
of the Hawaii Watercolor Society.
Please  help us celebrate at the Artist/Opening Reception
on September 27, 2012 from 5-7pm
at 1111 Victoria St., Honolulu, HI

Pupus will be catered and served by Memoirs, Shoji Ledward will serenade us, Sister Coconut Candy will be giving coconut readings for donation, and I will paint a limited number of HeartScape paintings
on the spot for donation. 

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My next One-day

Hide-N-Seek Watercolor Workshop 

at the

Waioli Tea Room 

will be on October 20, 2012.   

Email me at Patrice@ArtOfAloha.com  to register.

The Early-bird price of $125 includes continental breakfast and lunch, along with personalized instruction between 9:30-3:30. The deadline to receive early-bird prices is Sunday, September 30, 2012. After that, the price goes up to $150.00.

To reserve your space in October's class, send an email: Patrice@artofaloha.com

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Kuloko Arts at the Outrigger Reef on the Beach Hotel in Waikiki

sponsors my FREE 30-minute Speed Watercolor Class on Tuesday mornings. There are only seven chairs, so show up around 10:45 AM to get a seat. Once the chairs are full, we start to paint; if there is enough interest I teach two classes, so stay close if you miss the first seating.

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A very special mahalo nui loa to all the readers of the

Honolulu Weekly for voting me, along with Solomon Enos, as Best Local Painter!

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"There are moments on most days when I feel a deep and sincere gratitude, when I sit at the open window and there is a blue sky or moving clouds." ~Kathe Kollwitz  

 

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