Post #290175 by little lost tiki on Tue, Mar 6, 2007 10:22 PM

Hello Friends!
Well, the week started off with a BANG! Just finished Soccertiki's commission,a painted up bisque of the (Enchanted Tiki Room's) Chanting Tikis mug by Shag/a Squid sculpt (but of course!) He asked me not to post any pix of it till he gives the word...but it is lookin so smashing i may...may get a wild hair and post it soon! Well anyways, in between the coats of Satin Gloss(much less sparkly than the Hi-Gloss) I've been working a new piece for the parking lot Sale in April...But first....
Kikekeki:
thank you so much! Inspiring Awe is my Hobby!
Marcus:
I'll keep up the good work as long as you do!!! Thanks so much for visiting the other side of the Creating Tiki town!!! Call next time you visit so I can clean the place up a bit!
Squid: if I opened the windows the Inspiration would escape!
Tama:
Hullo old friend!
Sometimes it's those little details that give more scope to the piece...it makes you realize that there's no place to run-no place to hide-that they're falling everywhere....and there's lots of 'em! Pompele got a lot of attention consistently all night,especially later after all the drinks and drugs consumed started kicking in for the patrons! There were a couple of total zoners who really explored every available inch of territory on that canvas! I was too nervous to revel that night! I hate crowds/always feel awkward in them! Plus, I was afraid the zoners would find some overlooked flaw in the piece...a spot where the lighting is wrong,or I forgot to finish a flower or something! AAAAAAAAH! Thanks for making me relive that horrible night....
Brad:
Thank you Sir! The end of the world does have a happy ending...it's just that a lot has got to go down before that happy ending....Socializing does take a lot out of you! The secret is to work while you're socializing! Most of my friends, when they visit the studio,expect me to raise my head up once or twice the whole visit! i've gotten pretty good at holding a conversation AND focusing on the painting at hand!I'm really liking the foreground plants on your new one! The sepia underglaze makes that area look like an old photo! And your palms are really shaping up on that one! Keep the inspiration flowing buddy!
Hewey: Thank you again,fellow arteest! Did TikiRacer get that art i sent him? I never heard from him,then life interrupted my flow,and now I can't remember!!! DUH!!!! PM me with some scoop!
Alright, here's the new piece I've been working on in between the drying coats of Satin Gloss...may i unveil....."Night of the Volcano" in progress!

I did a few tropical landscapes in a style loosely based on Chinese papercuts mixed with pareau print shapes. That's the best way i can describe it!!

i just started laying down the sketch/indigo blackline first,then add more and more color ,sealing it in between colors for that cool glazed look. You can see on the Palms and Huts how I draw over the indigo with the specific details...


I love this guy with the skull eyes!!!! I just wanna make a painting of him alone! Not the chap you'd want to see if abducted by Islanders!

And with a big shot of this guy I'll say Good Night!
i should have this finished in the next few days and will have a bunch more new surprises soon!Thank you all for visiting and being my personal art therapy support group!