20 x 16 Oil on Canvas  

My wife and I went to Hawaii for a vacation.  After the day long travel and finally checking in, we ventured down to the bar.  

Sitting there unwinding and taking in the cool nighttime Pacific breeze, I began to notice the three-piece band and their rhythmic music.  The man on the instrument, of which I did not know the name, was highly animated and making a sweet moving latin inspired melody.  The base player was smoothly keeping the crew in beat and the drummer in the back was smiling and enjoying himself immensely.  

I thought, I knew, this would be a great painting subject.  I had to go back to our room and get my camera.    

This was a fun and challenging painting.  It won Best of Show at a LSAG Spring Show and Honorable Mention in Oil Painters of America Online Showcase, Summer 2015.

Someone purchased it the day I posted it and is now in a private collection. 

I was in the early stages of photographing my art and struggled with this.  I took many pictures and, they were disappointing.  Because of this painting, I upgraded my studio lighting system.  Several rolls of film later, I finally was able to capture a suitable picture for my records.  

Big help from Will at Houston Camera Exchange, 713-789-6901.