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A World of Wonder- The Inspiration Behind "Reef"
Colleen Wilcox Original Artwork Painting Inspiration Painting Process Reef tropical fish undersea
To me, snorkeling in Hawaii evokes a feeling of wonder and amazement. There is a "surprise and delight" element present. Not all days have great visibility; sometimes the tide is too high, the swell is too big and you can't see more than a few feet in front of you. But on a nice calm day it becomes magical, and it feels like my body is just floating in clear space. Sometimes there are so many fish in every direction I can hardly believe I am not inside an aquarium. I watch "herds" of striped manini grazing on seaweed plains...
Shark's Cove (Pupukea) Painting- Enjoying a Hawaii Moment
Colleen Wilcox Beach Art Beach Landscape Colleen Wilcox Hawaii Hawaii Art Hawaii Artist North Shore Oahu Original Artwork Painting Pupukea Shark's Cove
Colleen Wilcox shares the inspiration behind her tropical beach painting of Shark's Cove (Pupukea) on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii.