I paint with oils and texturing- a style that I call "Hard Edged Abstraction." Many of the paintings on this site were created while I lived in Hawaii on the Big Island. They are my response to the color, landscape, flora & fauna- the ocean life, and volcanoes, celestial navigation, and other wonders and beauty that is Hawaii.

Composed of 3 canvasses, and a textured plexiglas panel, this work was donated to the County of Hawaii Court House. Appeared in my 1st one-man show in Hawaii- "One Paradise."

I paint with oils and texturing- a style that I call "Hard Edged Abstraction." Many of the paintings on this site were created while I lived in Hawaii on the Big Island. They are my response to the color, landscape, flora & fauna- the ocean life, and volcanoes, celestial navigation, and other wonders and beauty that is Hawaii.

By Eduardo Merille

By Eduardo Merille

I paint with oils and texturing- a style that I call "Hard Edged Abstraction." Many of the paintings on this site were created while I lived in Hawaii on the Big Island. They are my response to the color, landscape, flora & fauna- the ocean life, and volcanoes, celestial navigation, and other wonders and beauty that is Hawaii.

The dome caps off the observatory, which has been two decades in the making.

Colorful landscape of Hawaii- I paint with oils and texturing- a style that I call "Hard Edged Abstraction." Many of the paintings on this site were created while I lived in Hawaii on the Big Island. They are my response to the color, landscape, flora & fauna- the ocean life, and volcanoes, celestial navigation, and other wonders and beauty that is Hawaii.

Photo taken in 1978 in Aurora, Colorado. Serving with the Gabriel Demonstration Team. The team was at my parents home to watch the Super Bowl. Team was in Colorado for cold weather training and some great cross-country and downhill skiing!

By Eduardo Merille

Third iteration of Honu's Passage (Sea Turtle) with a colored response panel. The inspiration came from aerial photos of Big Island of Hawaii tide pools.

I paint with oils and texturing- a style that I call "Hard Edged Abstraction." Many of the paintings on this site were created while I lived in Hawaii on the Big Island. They are my response to the color, landscape, flora & fauna- the ocean life, and volcanoes, celestial navigation, and other wonders and beauty that is Hawaii.

I paint with oils and texturing- a style that I call "Hard Edged Abstraction." Many of the paintings on this site were created while I lived in Hawaii on the Big Island. They are my response to the color, landscape, flora & fauna- the ocean life, and volcanoes, celestial navigation, and other wonders and beauty that is Hawaii.

This painting is my latest commission for the new observatory and astronomy education center at the Florida International University . It will be made into a glass tile floor mosaic for the entrance.

By Eduardo Merille

Made with two canvasses and a 3-DPlexi panel,I created this work for the 2003 Volcanoes National Park Competition. One of the top 60 selected from 240 entries. It is now in a private collection on the Big Island of Hawaii.

I paint with oils and texturing- a style that I call "Hard Edged Abstraction." Many of the paintings on this site were created while I lived in Hawaii on the Big Island. They are my response to the color, landscape, flora & fauna- the ocean life, and volcanoes, celestial navigation, and other wonders and beauty that is Hawaii.

By Eduardo Merille

By Eduardo Merille

Clayton Bryant Young Featured Artist - Hawaii Magazine, Ke Ola for November & December 2011.

I paint with oils and texturing- a style that I call "Hard Edged Abstraction." Many of the paintings on this site were created while I lived in Hawaii on the Big Island. They are my response to the color, landscape, flora & fauna- the ocean life, and volcanoes, celestial navigation, and other wonders and beauty that is Hawaii.

The Stocker AstroScience Center features a dome for astronomical viewing.

See and download the moving image: "view all sizes" then choose the "original size"

Photos from the dome installation of the College of Arts & Sciences' Stocker Astroscience Center.

Multi-media artwork composed of 4 oil painted canvasses and texturing.

I paint with oils and texturing- a style that I call "Hard Edged Abstraction." Many of the paintings on this site were created while I lived in Hawaii on the Big Island. They are my response to the color, landscape, flora & fauna- the ocean life, and volcanoes, celestial navigation, and other wonders and beauty that is Hawaii.

by Eduardo Merille

By Eduardo Merille

One of 4 oil, texture and plexiglas paintings donated to the County of Hawaii.

I paint with oils and texturing- a style that I call "Hard Edged Abstraction." Many of the paintings on this site were created while I lived in Hawaii on the Big Island. They are my response to the color, landscape, flora & fauna- the ocean life, and volcanoes, celestial navigation, and other wonders and beauty that is Hawaii.

I paint with oils and texturing- a style that I call "Hard Edged Abstraction." Many of the paintings on this site were created while I lived in Hawaii on the Big Island. They are my response to the color, landscape, flora & fauna- the ocean life, and volcanoes, celestial navigation, and other wonders and beauty that is Hawaii.

Space is a fascinating topic to think, talk, and learn. It is an endless domain where the limitation could be one’s imagination. The dream of the human race to reach space was accomplished for the first time when the Russian satellite Sputnik-1 orbited the Earth on 4th October 1957. Specialties of homo-sapiens are curiosity and are never satisfied. This led to studying all those things that were visible through telescopes. Yes, the next thing that humans explored was our natural satellite, the Moon. Further, it was extended to our neighboring planets Venus and Mars, then outer planets, and continued even to exit the solar system and travel into deep space. All these missions were carried out by machines i.e. spacecraft. Along with this came the next big thing that is sending Humans to Space. The first brave human to reach, survive, and return from space was Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet cosmonaut. All of this seems so magical, humans dreaming of space and ultimately being able to reach it. This shows that nothing is impossible! Once a dream now turned to reality. All that one need is a passion for achieving it. Other achievements include spacewalks, Extra-Vehicular Activity, space stay, and conducting experiments in a vacuum environment.But the words quoted by the American Astronaut Neil Armstrong is just apt and defines the feeling of every human when he laid his first step on the Moon in the year 1969 i.e. “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”. Then many more astronauts proudly walked and rode on the surface of the Moon up to 1972. Though this entire space trip was fascinating, it made a huge hole in many government pockets, thus investing too much into fancy space travel almost stopped.

As time passed, the technological developments evolved. As they say- “Today’s technology is tomorrow obsolete.” It created a new wave for the revamp of space missions whose objective was not fascination or space race anymore, but meant for a wiser cause of connecting the world: thus, this became “a necessity.” The demand for satellites rocketed with increasing use in daily life. It could be met merely by making space launch both economical and efficient. It is also the present trend, where private space agencies like Blue Origin and SpaceX have come up with a pleasing solution i.e. to provide reusable launch vehicles to send satellites and humans to space.In recent years, Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX has stolen the spotlight for all the space enthusiasts. This man has no limitations towards his ambitious space missions. Which can be seen right from launching his Tesla car “Roadster” with a dummy astronaut “Starman” during the test launch of Flacon Heavy up to launching two American Astronauts to the ISS (International Space Station) and bringing them back home safely in his Dragon Crew Capsule “Endeavour.“ SpaceX became the World’s first private space agency to send astronauts to space.Space is not only meant for scientists but also accessible for civilians. Wait for what? Yes, that’s TRUE! Any individual with interest and lots of money can opt for “Space Tourism.” The companies that offer space tourism are: Roscosmos i.e. the Russian Space Agency, Virgin Galactic, and Blue Origin are both private US space agencies.

Mars ColonizationThe future of the Space industry is even more exciting. It is all about explorations and habitation of humans on the Moon, Mars, Titan, and more. Some of the near future promising projects are The Artemis mission i.e. sending astronauts to live and conduct experiments on the Moon for seven days. This mission will act as a base for future Mars exploration with humans. Another program is SpaceX’s Mars mission, where one hundred people will be sent to Mars and create colonization on the Red planet. The spacecraft for this mission is called “Starship.” Starship will not only fly for Mars travel but also intended to fly within the Earth that could reduce the travel time not longer than 60 min between any two locations on Earth.In a matter of time, humans will be staying in space settlements that will be accessible via space elevators through which friends and families can travel to and fro at a reasonable cost. Maybe someday one might find a neighbour as intelligent as us!

Everything looks fantastic and makes us want to be a part of all these marvels. The pride of writing the creator’s name on the creation is beyond imagination. Nevertheless, this raises many questions in our mind: to make this a reality-what is the path one needs to take? What is one’s interest? What should one learn about? Whom should one talk to? When should one start his/her preparation? And the list goes on.

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Dr. James Webb is pointing at a live feed of one of the observing telescopes that is controlled from this room at the Stock Astroscience Center. Photo by Eduardo Merille

by Eduardo Merille

Carl Stocker, philanthropist, retired teacher and namesake of the Stocker AstroScience Center, was 37 at the time of the moon landing. He was at a party in Chicago and, like the rest of the world, he was watching. Stocker is pictured here with his wife, Caroline.

By Eduardo Merille

One of 2 Waimea landscape paintings, this version was commissioned, and is in a Kamuela (Waimea) private collection.