TROPICAL FLOWERS FROM YESTERDAY IN HAWAII CAPTURED IN A VIDEO PLAYLIST AND PHOTOS
Bird of Paradise, Red Ginger, and Golden Trumpets are among the Hawaii spring flowers that are in full bloom in the gardens of the Mauna Luan located in Hawaii Kai on the Hawaii island of Oahu.
Watch tropical palms wave, clouds drift across the blue sky, brooks flow, ducks swim, and even the Hawaii flag flutter to the sounds of music by Taylor Swift, Billie Eilishsh among others.
Link to Video Playlist. Click "Play All" to see 6 short video clips in succession with accompanying music:
I remember that movie! That was a cool movie, that’s my generation although those dudes are just a pinch older than me. I’ve got another year before I hit 50. 😬
I was saddened to learn that the Captain of the ship we are about to board just died at the helm. This brought to mind Walt Whitman's poem "Oh Captain! My Captain!" that paid homage to Abraham Lincoln, the Captain of our Country who died after having navigated the Ship of State through the Civil War.
O Captain! My Captain!
BY WALT WHITMAN
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won,
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;
But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;
Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills,
For you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths—for you the shores a-crowding,
For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;
Here Captain! dear father!
This arm beneath your head!
It is some dream that on the deck,
You’ve fallen cold and dead.
My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still,
My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will,
The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done,
From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;
Exult O shores, and ring O bells!
But I with mournful tread,
Walk the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
Here is a photo of the subject ship from a prior voyage:
With the Captain down, the Bridge Team were able to complete the voyage. Here is a photo of a prior Captain (not the late Captain) and the Bridge Team from a prior voyage:
BACKSTORY OF THE ARTIST WHO DESIGNED THE 1928 HAWAIIAN COMMEMORATIVE COIN
Hawaiian Born Artist Juliette Fraser
“The Dean of Hawaiian Painters” and 1st Hawaiian Born Painter to Feature Hawaiian Culture
Among the coins I have collected is one which was designed by the first Hawaiian born artist to feature Hawaiian culture in her paintings.
A Punahou graduated emerging Hawaiian born artist, born in 1887, Juliette Fraser was tasked with designing the 1928 Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin commemorating the 150th anniversary of Captain Cook’s landing in the Hawaiian Islands. For her depiction of a Hawaiian Chief she used as a model the King Kamehameha Statue that stood in front of the then Territorial Court House.
Today that half dollar coin with Captain Cook on the obverse is one of the most prized of all United States commemorative coins and among coin collectors is known as a key issue in the silver commemorative series. It is relatively rare due to its low mintage of 10,000 coins and early date.
A decade later Juliette Fraser was commissioned to produce a mural for Hawaii’s building and exhibit at the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco. The mural depicted Native Hawaiian offerings during the season of Makahiki. That 13-panel mural now stands today in the lobby of the University of Hawaii’s Hamilton Library.
This week I just learned of another mural located here on Oahu that was painted by Juliette Fraser which is located in a private penthouse condo. It had almost been painted over by a subsequent purchaser of the condo but fortunately wasn’t and today it is reportedly valued at over half a million dollars. On occasion art students from the University of Hawaii are invited for private viewings.
The mural depicts a Chinese official on one side and what appears to be a member of Hawaiian Royalty on the other with a Hawaiian maiden in the middle. The presence of masted sailing ships confronting a Hawaiian outrigger suggest the theme of Chinese immigration to Hawaii and the likely original condo owner who would have commissioned it being of Chinese ancestry. Without success I have attempted to locate a publicly available photo so for the present the best I can offer is my above description from my viewing of a recently taken private photo.
Other works of art by Fraser can be seen in various public buildings in Hawaii but one of her most unique artistic effort is preserved in a small chapel on the Greek island of Chios where the artist spent some time during the early 1960s. As a gift to the community she painted murals to cover the entire interior of the chapel.
Born in 1887 to school teacher parents who had located in Hawaii, she died in 1983. She has been heralded as the first Hawaiian born artist to focus on paintings of Hawaiian culture. She has been described as “the dean of island painters” and herself as a once “living treasure.”
Relevant to the above photos:
The 1928 Hawaiian Commemorative designed by Juliette Fraser in my collection:
The Statue that Fraser used as her model for designing the Hawaiian Chief on the 1928 Coin:
Juliette Fraser's Mural at the University of Hawaii's Hamilton Library:
BACKSTORY OF THE ARTIST WHO DESIGNED THE 1928 HAWAIIAN COMMEMORATIVE COIN
Hawaiian Born Artist Juliette Fraser
“The Dean of Hawaiian Painters” and 1st Hawaiian Born Painter to Feature Hawaiian Culture
Among the coins I have collected is one which was designed by the first Hawaiian born artist to feature Hawaiian culture in her paintings.
A Punahou graduated emerging Hawaiian born artist, born in 1887, Juliette Fraser was tasked with designing the 1928 Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin commemorating the 150th anniversary of Captain Cook’s landing in the Hawaiian Islands. For her depiction of a Hawaiian Chief she used as a model the King Kamehameha Statue that stood in front of the then Territorial Court House.
Today that half dollar coin with Captain Cook on the obverse is one of the most prized of all United States commemorative coins and among coin collectors is known as a key issue in the silver commemorative series. It is relatively rare due to its low mintage of 10,000 coins and early date.
A decade later Juliette Fraser was commissioned to produce a mural for Hawaii’s building and exhibit at the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco. The mural depicted Native Hawaiian offerings during the season of Makahiki. That 13-panel mural now stands today in the lobby of the University of Hawaii’s Hamilton Library.
This week I just learned of another mural located here on Oahu that was painted by Juliette Fraser which is located in a private penthouse condo. It had almost been painted over by a subsequent purchaser of the condo but fortunately wasn’t and today it is reportedly valued at over half a million dollars. On occasion art students from the University of Hawaii are invited for private viewings.
The mural depicts a Chinese official on one side and what appears to be a member of Hawaiian Royalty on the other with a Hawaiian maiden in the middle. The presence of masted sailing ships confronting a Hawaiian outrigger suggest the theme of Chinese immigration to Hawaii and the likely original condo owner who would have commissioned it being of Chinese ancestry. Without success I have attempted to locate a publicly available photo so for the present the best I can offer is my above description from my viewing of a recently taken private photo.
Other works of art by Fraser can be seen in various public buildings in Hawaii but one of her most unique artistic effort is preserved in a small chapel on the Greek island of Chios where the artist spent some time during the early 1960s. As a gift to the community she painted murals to cover the entire interior of the chapel.
Born in 1887 to school teacher parents who had located in Hawaii, she died in 1983. She has been heralded as the first Hawaiian born artist to focus on paintings of Hawaiian culture. She has been described as “the dean of island painters” and herself as a once “living treasure.”
Relevant to the above photos:
The 1928 Hawaiian Commemorative designed by Juliette Fraser in my collection:
The Statue that Fraser used as her model for designing the Hawaiian Chief on the 1928 Coin:
Juliette Fraser's Mural at the University of Hawaii's Hamilton Library:
just secured a sharable photo of the Juliette Fraser mural described in the narrative above that is in a penthouse condo in Honolulu:
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TROPICAL FLOWERS FROM YESTERDAY IN HAWAII CAPTURED IN A VIDEO PLAYLIST AND PHOTOS
Bird of Paradise, Red Ginger, and Golden Trumpets are among the Hawaii spring flowers that are in full bloom in the gardens of the Mauna Luan located in Hawaii Kai on the Hawaii island of Oahu.
Watch tropical palms wave, clouds drift across the blue sky, brooks flow, ducks swim, and even the Hawaii flag flutter to the sounds of music by Taylor Swift, Billie Eilishsh among others.
Link to Video Playlist. Click "Play All" to see 6 short video clips in succession with accompanying music:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLtb5zi734BfZ8MEt_i3RvkgcDb4Z3hk-b
And here are concurrently taken photos:
Red Ginger:
Plumeria:
Pink Rock Orchid:
Yellow Ipe'
Birds of Paradise:
Golden Trumpet:
And from inside the Mauna Luan:
Bird of Paradise:
Plumeria:
Hibiscus:
And Floral Prints by Hawaii's Heather Brown:
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I remember that movie! That was a cool movie, that’s my generation although those dudes are just a pinch older than me. I’ve got another year before I hit 50. 😬
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"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
I was saddened to learn that the Captain of the ship we are about to board just died at the helm. This brought to mind Walt Whitman's poem "Oh Captain! My Captain!" that paid homage to Abraham Lincoln, the Captain of our Country who died after having navigated the Ship of State through the Civil War.
O Captain! My Captain!
BY WALT WHITMAN
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won,
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;
But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;
Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills,
For you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths—for you the shores a-crowding,
For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;
Here Captain! dear father!
This arm beneath your head!
It is some dream that on the deck,
You’ve fallen cold and dead.
My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still,
My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will,
The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done,
From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;
Exult O shores, and ring O bells!
But I with mournful tread,
Walk the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
Here is a photo of the subject ship from a prior voyage:
With the Captain down, the Bridge Team were able to complete the voyage. Here is a photo of a prior Captain (not the late Captain) and the Bridge Team from a prior voyage:
Beats using the exercise bike in the gym
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It is a shame that they have to post a sign like this. It is just for FUN
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"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
My spring clematis starting to bloom!
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Got my hot sauces - time to hard-boil some eggs!
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
BACKSTORY OF THE ARTIST WHO DESIGNED THE 1928 HAWAIIAN COMMEMORATIVE COIN
Hawaiian Born Artist Juliette Fraser
“The Dean of Hawaiian Painters” and 1st Hawaiian Born Painter to Feature Hawaiian Culture
Among the coins I have collected is one which was designed by the first Hawaiian born artist to feature Hawaiian culture in her paintings.
A Punahou graduated emerging Hawaiian born artist, born in 1887, Juliette Fraser was tasked with designing the 1928 Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin commemorating the 150th anniversary of Captain Cook’s landing in the Hawaiian Islands. For her depiction of a Hawaiian Chief she used as a model the King Kamehameha Statue that stood in front of the then Territorial Court House.
Today that half dollar coin with Captain Cook on the obverse is one of the most prized of all United States commemorative coins and among coin collectors is known as a key issue in the silver commemorative series. It is relatively rare due to its low mintage of 10,000 coins and early date.
A decade later Juliette Fraser was commissioned to produce a mural for Hawaii’s building and exhibit at the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco. The mural depicted Native Hawaiian offerings during the season of Makahiki. That 13-panel mural now stands today in the lobby of the University of Hawaii’s Hamilton Library.
This week I just learned of another mural located here on Oahu that was painted by Juliette Fraser which is located in a private penthouse condo. It had almost been painted over by a subsequent purchaser of the condo but fortunately wasn’t and today it is reportedly valued at over half a million dollars. On occasion art students from the University of Hawaii are invited for private viewings.
The mural depicts a Chinese official on one side and what appears to be a member of Hawaiian Royalty on the other with a Hawaiian maiden in the middle. The presence of masted sailing ships confronting a Hawaiian outrigger suggest the theme of Chinese immigration to Hawaii and the likely original condo owner who would have commissioned it being of Chinese ancestry. Without success I have attempted to locate a publicly available photo so for the present the best I can offer is my above description from my viewing of a recently taken private photo.
Other works of art by Fraser can be seen in various public buildings in Hawaii but one of her most unique artistic effort is preserved in a small chapel on the Greek island of Chios where the artist spent some time during the early 1960s. As a gift to the community she painted murals to cover the entire interior of the chapel.
Born in 1887 to school teacher parents who had located in Hawaii, she died in 1983. She has been heralded as the first Hawaiian born artist to focus on paintings of Hawaiian culture. She has been described as “the dean of island painters” and herself as a once “living treasure.”
Relevant to the above photos:
The 1928 Hawaiian Commemorative designed by Juliette Fraser in my collection:
The Statue that Fraser used as her model for designing the Hawaiian Chief on the 1928 Coin:
Juliette Fraser's Mural at the University of Hawaii's Hamilton Library:
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just secured a sharable photo of the Juliette Fraser mural described in the narrative above that is in a penthouse condo in Honolulu:
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Raining in Paradise this morning.
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Waikiki as Seen Yesterday Under Billowing Clouds while Fronted by a Turquoise Ocean to Retro Music by the Ronettes:
Link to Music Video Flyby of Waikiki:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/s8emVuIFkZQ
View from the Ground:
Screen shot from the above linked video:
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