Kawainui Sunset

Kawainui Marsh is one of the most important wetlands for some of Hawaii's most endangered Hawaiian wading birds and water fowl. It is also the home of glorious winter sunsets when the sun streams through the low points in the Ko'olau mountains. In this piece, that sense of calm beauty is the focal point of this sunset piece which includes alae kea the Hawaiian coot swimming, while a group of aeo, Hawaiian Stilts, soar in the sky overhead. KEYWORDS: painting, landscape, mountains, marsh, Hawaii, Kailua, sunset

Materials: Oil paint on canvas