Little lost Tiki's Art Chronicles and Stuffs! Page 70!A brief Return,BUT! Some new pieces to Delight YOU!!! - Other Crafts

LLT little lost tiki Tiki Socialite Orange,CA-right near the Circle! Joined: Jun 12, 2006 Posts: 7763	LLT little lost tiki Posted posted on Sun, Nov 26, 2006 10:34 PM ALOOOOOOOOHAW! Wow. Last posting 15 days ago....remind me never to mix eggnog and robitussin! Thank you. Thank you. i'll be playing here all week.....Anyways, sorry for the major delay! During the flurry of the pre-thanksgiving, impossible and daunting challenges from work,and life in general, painting time had been reduced to an hour here and an hour there! Plus, I had to finish the oval medallion illustrations for the three TikiFarm Mugs in the work.......Here's the link if you've been unawares of this treasure.... http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=20932&forum=12&start=45 Well, as for "Pompele" (or "the land of Pele"-whatever it's gonna end up being named),it looks like this Beast is almost done! Got to work on it Wed night at the studio and then took it home for a few hours onThanksgiving before the Big Food Coma,then Saturday was a whole day of naps and DVDs and Sunday became a session from about 7:30 in the morning to about 6 tonight! Upon a closer study, there may be areas that need some fine-tuning, but for all intents and purposes, it's pretty much Donesville! Hooray! Phew! Been itching to start something new for about a week! That'll drive an artist crazy! Especially when the idea room is full but the canvases are still white! Well, first off, here's the whole thing.... Please excuse the glare off the top-I'll try and shoot a daytime shot very soon! Below is my TikiFarm Mini-Chiminea that kept me warm in the studio this morning. I just stuck a few tea light candles in there and the durn thing spit out warm air and the ceramic absorbed the heat and radiated it outward and kept my little slippered toes all warm and happy! Thanks Holden! Painting well is 1% inspiration and 99% keeping your toes warm! Uh-huh! Now, to understand this piece, you must remember that the narrative happens in different areas throughout the canvas, just like our grand human drama here on earth, some events carry purpose, while other actions do not.....Your job as viewer is to be sort of a jungle entomologist/sociologist/archeologist person, delving into these strange cultures and deciphering their deeds. They are painted this way so I can stare at this thing for years and still get a sense of newness and adventure.....daddy don't like to get bored.... Above is the foreground area i haven't touched since the beginning of this painterly odyssey. I surrounded the jungle spirits with a a slight glow to pop them forward as well as to soften them into the land.... this guy turned out funny, I imagine he's communicating something to the bird of paradise warrior across the gulf,but the earthquakes and lava sloshing prevents me from hearing their dialogue (plus, knowing their language would help....) Here's just a shot of the middle to give you a feel for all the lush vegetation in this piece! And lava too! Here's a reeeeeal close-up shot of an area so you can see how i build up the canvas. You can still see the initial ink wash under the grass/treetrunks/and lava....and the canvas texture too! The fun part about this style is the optical blending you get when you back away from it about 10-20 feet. Then the real fun begins when you get all up in it's grill and check it out at about 5 inches away from the surface! Optometrists love these kind of paintings! they call 'em "Eye-Killers"! Well, here's a detail of the top above the Hut, showing you the starry sky i decided on around 2:00 today..... Pictured here is the lava flow,the Tiki on the LavaBank, and the lava-ly (thanks Brad) river oozing by.... Here's another shot of the Hut with more details to the right...... and to the left...... Here's a reeeeeal close-up of the volcano and the lil' palm trees and cliffs I put up in the upper left of the piece....it needed somethin' over there! Here's an extreme close-up of those two jungle spirits in the forground...notice the work put into the flaming hibiscus and grassy grounds! Please notice-no one else does...... And lastly, the little tiki troll under the bridge,waiting for someone to cross.... Well, my friends, that was fun, but exhausting! Don't know if I'll do a progressive painting posting anytime soon...but rest assured friends, i already have a couple of more pieces rattling around and ready to be loosed in the near future! I have to be careful with my ideas tho! Here's why! Recently, in my home studio, it felt as if these eyes were staring at me...Very strange...Usually after this feeling, i would get a call from Squid with another one of his great ideas! It was like he was reading my MIND! Well, yesterday, I turned around and saw THIS! A Surfboard/transmitter disguised as an art piece but really a Squid listening device! Imagine my shock and awe! Anyways, I burnt the darned thing and finally removed the aluminum helmet and socks......Absolutely shocking, wouldn't you agree? Where else but on TC can you find so much intrigue and MUG WARS hi-jinx? Enough of the babbling! Thank you all for looking and I'll chat atcha' soon! Your Humble Servant, Kinny visit http://www.kenruzic.com for a Grand Old Time! [ Edited by: little lost tiki 2006-11-27 08:22 ]

ALOOOOOOOOHAW!
Wow. Last posting 15 days ago....remind me never to mix eggnog and robitussin! Thank you. Thank you. i'll be playing here all week.....Anyways, sorry for the major delay! During the flurry of the pre-thanksgiving, impossible and daunting challenges from work,and life in general, painting time had been reduced to an hour here and an hour there! Plus, I had to finish the oval medallion illustrations for the three TikiFarm Mugs in the work.......Here's the link if you've been unawares of this treasure....
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=20932&forum=12&start=45
Well, as for "Pompele" (or "the land of Pele"-whatever it's gonna end up being named),it looks like this Beast is almost done! Got to work on it Wed night at the studio and then took it home for a few hours onThanksgiving before the Big Food Coma,then Saturday was a whole day of naps and DVDs and Sunday became a session from about 7:30 in the morning to about 6 tonight! Upon a closer study, there may be areas that need some fine-tuning, but for all intents and purposes, it's pretty much Donesville! Hooray! Phew! Been itching to start something new for about a week! That'll drive an artist crazy! Especially when the idea room is full but the canvases are still white! Well, first off, here's the whole thing....

Please excuse the glare off the top-I'll try and shoot a daytime shot very soon! Below is my TikiFarm Mini-Chiminea that kept me warm in the studio this morning. I just stuck a few tea light candles in there and the durn thing spit out warm air and the ceramic absorbed the heat and radiated it outward and kept my little slippered toes all warm and happy! Thanks Holden! Painting well is 1% inspiration and 99% keeping your toes warm! Uh-huh!

Now, to understand this piece, you must remember that the narrative happens in different areas throughout the canvas, just like our grand human drama here on earth, some events carry purpose, while other actions do not.....Your job as viewer is to be sort of a jungle entomologist/sociologist/archeologist person, delving into these strange cultures and deciphering their deeds. They are painted this way so I can stare at this thing for years and still get a sense of newness and adventure.....daddy don't like to get bored....

Above is the foreground area i haven't touched since the beginning of this painterly odyssey. I surrounded the jungle spirits with a a slight glow to pop them forward as well as to soften them into the land....

this guy turned out funny, I imagine he's communicating something to the bird of paradise warrior across the gulf,but the earthquakes and lava sloshing prevents me from hearing their dialogue (plus, knowing their language would help....)

Here's just a shot of the middle to give you a feel for all the lush vegetation in this piece! And lava too!
Here's a reeeeeal close-up shot of an area so you can see how i build up the canvas. You can still see the initial ink wash under the grass/treetrunks/and lava....and the canvas texture too!

The fun part about this style is the optical blending you get when you back away from it about 10-20 feet. Then the real fun begins when you get all up in it's grill and check it out at about 5 inches away from the surface! Optometrists love these kind of paintings! they call 'em "Eye-Killers"! Well, here's a detail of the top above the Hut, showing you the starry sky i decided on around 2:00 today.....

Pictured here is the lava flow,the Tiki on the LavaBank, and the lava-ly (thanks Brad) river oozing by....

Here's another shot of the Hut with more details to the right......

and to the left......

Here's a reeeeeal close-up of the volcano and the lil' palm trees and cliffs I put up in the upper left of the piece....it needed somethin' over there!

Here's an extreme close-up of those two jungle spirits in the forground...notice the work put into the flaming hibiscus and grassy grounds! Please notice-no one else does......

And lastly, the little tiki troll under the bridge,waiting for someone to cross....

Well, my friends, that was fun, but exhausting! Don't know if I'll do a progressive painting posting anytime soon...but rest assured friends, i already have a couple of more pieces rattling around and ready to be loosed in the near future!
I have to be careful with my ideas tho!
Here's why! Recently, in my home studio, it felt as if these eyes were staring at me...Very strange...Usually after this feeling, i would get a call from Squid with another one of his great ideas! It was like he was reading my MIND! Well, yesterday, I turned around and saw THIS!

A Surfboard/transmitter disguised as an art piece but really a Squid listening device! Imagine my shock and awe! Anyways, I burnt the darned thing and finally removed the aluminum helmet and socks......Absolutely shocking, wouldn't you agree? Where else but on TC can you find so much intrigue and MUG WARS hi-jinx? Enough of the babbling! Thank you all for looking and I'll chat atcha' soon!
Your Humble Servant,
Kinny

visit http://www.kenruzic.com for a Grand Old Time!

[ Edited by: little lost tiki 2006-11-27 08:22 ]

Post #268889 by little lost tiki on Sun, Nov 26, 2006 10:34 PM