Carolyn Reynolds is a brilliant innovator. The quasi-abstract canvases she creates from her Laguna Beach-based Studio are produced using countless foils of thin gold and silver leaf. Layer upon layer, the foils are applied to create a shimmering surface on which the artist places hummingbirds, waves, landscapes, and tumultuous ocean scenes. The vibrant gold and silver of Reynolds’ work offers an image of celebratory splendor. Using a traditional process in a very contemporary fashion, Reynolds' golden canvases juxtapose subject and space in such a way that challenges our assumptions about the obligatory flatness of abstraction.

In "Flight Over Hanalei" Reynolds depicts two hummingbirds mid-flight above a beautiful silver and blue, cloud-covered sky. The artist provides the viewer with a unique perspective from above as we witness the clouds clearing over Hanalei Bay.