PALMS AT DAWN

Awakening
Finding
My way
Slowly moving
Into another day
Cup of coffee
Kona
All is well
I know
Many more surprises
I will find
Along the way.

la femme

la femme

this nghts dream
just dreaming

IT'S ONLY ROCK N ROLL

ALOHA FROM PAHOA, HAWAII

It is another fine day here on the Big Island. Just finished working on my studio here. Besides creating my digital art pieces, I build my own homes. I think this is probably my last. I did a lot of thinking about this one. It is smaller then the past projects. Less is more for me now. I really dig architecture. Art is art after all, and I am an artist. Right now I am listening to my collection of early Rock N Roll, the era that I sprung from. For me it started with Elvis, The accapella groups of the East Coast, and the gospel that played on my transistor radio, hidden under my pillow on those late Sunday nights. We were tat generation that wandered off int uncharted waters. White kids turning on their soul. The sounds were great. The beat made you wanna dance. And dance we did. Still do love dancing. For me that also is art. Passionate art, designed for lovers. As the fifties became the sixties, I grew my hair. In fact seeking a job that would allow for flamboyance, I chose hair styling as an avenue where I could create. Sassoon arrived on that scene and that is where I played.It was the English beat riding the wave of upscale Madison Avenue. It was and remains art. We were the rock stars of the hair world. Colored leather pants.high heeled boots, crushed velvet jackets, hand embroidery on the back,silk tee shirts. All those beautiful women. My dream was a reality. Strutting by day, throwing great , precise geometric sculptures onto the runways or into the limousines. The music played and I rocked. The partying after the work day was even more outrageous. We were playing with the artists musicians, the freewheeling druggies. All sorts of experimentation was here, there, and everywhere. Jumping in was fine with me. So the piece you see above is a representation of that spirit. Aloha for today.......peace.

SUNSET REFLECTION

ALOHA ONCE AGAIN
I recall that great moment in time when my grandfather, Frederick Charles Fritz, awarded me with my very own set of brushes. His studio was a small room in his five room apartment, on the fifth floor of the building addressed 117 Walton Avenue, Bronx, New York. We, meaning my mother, brother and he the master and grandmother lived there together. The building was a walk up apartment building. The constant climbing of those stairs three, four times and more a day kept all of us quite fit. But it was that tiny room that smelled of turpentine and oils that held out it's magic to me. In there he would sit at his easel and paint landscapes and animals. On weekends he and I and they pet bull terrier would walk the five or so miles to The Bronx Zoo, where he would sketch. All of this inspired me to become an artist as well. My first paintings were in fact copies of his art. I applied his lion to the back of my leather jacket. Those brushes he handed me were his invitation to follow the artist's path. It has been a full and exciting adventure. It's all about reflections now as I grow older.

TROPICAL COVE

BAMBOO NIGHT
Aloha from The Big Island, Hawaii,
It is what is starting out to be an overcast and still Hawaiian Sunday morning. The trade winds haven't arrived as yet, making for a warmer then usual day. But the heat is not like that of the east coast where I was raised. I still remember the humid scorching summers there in the Bronx. As a kid, I'd sit there on the steps of our apartment building and daydream of an escape route,out of that concrete jungle. It was The Arther Godfrey TV program that introduced Hawaii to me. Thank you Arther. Funny how it actually happened. We are powerful that way, creating our dreams. The same applies to my art. Images falling from my mind to the computer screen and on the hard copy. We live in amazing times, all of us. My tropical studio is light years away from my childhood neighborhood. My art also, light years away from the traditional formats. Enjoy your day and seek your dreams.

BAMBOO WINDOW

Aloha from Pahoa, Hawaii
It is another magnificent day here in paradise. The ground is wet from the night rain and the sky is blue, morning light filtering through the topical jungle surrounding my studio/home. The pure magic of this island inspires a great deal of m art. Every day I see something else that brings me to my Wacom Tablet where I set my inspiration to the computer screen. I am truly in love with digital format. It allows the artist to fly in such before unknown areas of application. I am very comfortable with my techniques. Having been primarily a water color artist in my past life, I choose to work with tints rather then the opaque. Therein I find the ability to add a sense of depth to otherwise two dimensional art. Some might say that the computer generated image is cheating, with the use of sophisticated software. I disagree and see these as brushes now there to use for creation. Every age defines new avenues to walk down. We are here in a world where communications flies through space landing at precise locations with the push at the send button. Here in the digital format I can now push the envelope and share it with the rest of the world instantaneously. What a wonderful place to be. Enjoy your day. Create and share as you know. Give, and love. Look forward to hearing from anyone.

circle of love

Aloha
I am just here to show you my images. I want feedback. If you have any questions how I create these images just ask. If you hate them tell me. It is an extension of my soul. I love the human form and depict it faceless. The reason is simple. I want it to be non specific. We are members of the who;le. Nothing is dissimilar. Together we are one.
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circle of love

ALOHA

ALOHA FROM THE BIG ISLAND, PAHOA, HAWAII. This one example of my digital art.I create these images freehand, using tints. I have been producing these images for some 15 years now. My art has been in juried exhibitions here in Hawaii. I sell my art in many different formats including large one of a kind pieces as well as limited editions and greeting card format. I would like to communicate with other digital artists to exchange ideas and techniques. Hoping all of you are having a great day.