Patrice Federspiel 4/26/13 Patrice Federspiel 4/26/13

Surviving Adolescence

Would you like to know a story behind this painting? Tumbling Pineapples was started after I had made a quick stop at the Dole Pineapple Plantation on the North Shore of O`ahu.

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Honing Your Power of Focus

Keep Your Eye on the PrizeWhen I began to return to my artistic roots, I started with drawing. I used colored pencils to describe my inner world, and that of others (with their permission).

Patrice Federspiel 1/6/13 Patrice Federspiel 1/6/13

Ten-Minute Revolution and Drawing

The New Year has begun and so have weekly sessions of life drawing. Drawing a live model is one of the most energizing ways to invigorate a drawing practice.

Patrice Federspiel 10/13/12 Patrice Federspiel 10/13/12

Mermaids Keep Showing Up

This one came to me in the comics one Sunday last month. It's one of Chad Carpenter's Tundra Comics.

Patrice Federspiel 8/31/12 Patrice Federspiel 8/31/12

Out on a Limb

The idea of going out on a limb was never before so clear as when I saw these Palm trees growing on the lawn of a home in Honolulu.

Patrice Federspiel 8/14/12 Patrice Federspiel 8/14/12

Ten Lessons the Arts Teach

1. The arts teach children to make good judgments about qualitative relationships...

Patrice Federspiel 7/15/12 Patrice Federspiel 7/15/12

The Mermaid's Lament

You might wonder what a mermaid could possibly lament, but if, like many women, you enjoy a new pair of shoes, this painting is self-explanatory.

Patrice Federspiel 6/24/12 Patrice Federspiel 6/24/12

FREE 30-minute Speed Painting at the Kuloko Arts Gallery

Join me every Tuesday morning at 11AM when I teach a FREE 30-minute Speed Watercolor Painting Class at Kuloko Arts Gallery at the Outrigger Reef on the Beach in Waikiki.