Post #292351 by Jungalero on Fri, Mar 16, 2007 8:44 AM

Thanks Vampiress, that’s quite a compliment. It’s funny; a piece of album cover art is partly responsible for getting me here in the first place. I remember buying the Exotic Moods of Les Baxter CD with Mark Ryden’s “Pele” painting on the cover, this was in my first flush of Tiki experience back in ’96. It was the first time I’d heard the music of Les Baxter and the art seemed to compliment the music perfectly; it was an intoxicating cocktail! That painting certainly played its part in setting me off on the road of Tiki discovery and definitely inspired me to do my own paintings.

Frostiki – thanks for your feedback on the graphic/realistic style. The more I look at it, the more I see possibilities.

Clarita – Thanks for the kind words. It’s not so much the staying up late at night painting that’s an effort, it’s the getting out of bed the next morning! Seriously, it does feel worth it and the feedback certainly helps.

Mahalo,
Jungalero

"I feel like Alan Ladd at Easter Island"

[ Edited by: Jungalero 2007-04-05 08:19 ]