I started painting so that I could put some custom decoration in my beach condos on the Gulf Coast of Alabama that I rent out.  Pretty soon it was evident that all I wanted to paint was scenes from Hawaii - the waves, the palm trees, the color of the water!  The fun part is finding the focal point of each painting - is it going to be the wave, the mountain, the sky???  Once that decision is made, I work everything around that - which for me is usually the wave - so that it is the obvious place for your eye to go.   I like to study artists who understand the waves - there are so many colors.  Can't wait to start another wave painting soon!