Springtime in Honolulu presents a composition made up of square and rectangle blocks of flat color. These geometries appear to move out of the frame that the canvas delineates, as if the multicolored field it presents extends beyond it. Thin horizontal bands of orange and black keep the shapes depicted from touching vertically and add to the overall irregular feel of the grid depicted. The artist has described his interest in African American quilt traditions, connecting this painting to antique quilts’ chance color juxtapositions, often made from used clothing. The title, as in the case of many works by the artist, references jazz and the aesthetic improvisations it has engendered for generations.