Post #299428 by Sneakytiki on Sun, Apr 15, 2007 4:47 PM

On 2007-04-15 15:28, Limey wrote:
mmmmm. Rummm. Thanks S.B. & ST. That is some wild, yet inspired observation you've made there. I love it. Not worthy, but I love it. ha.ha. Escher was in fact a childhood hero. Dali, well who isnt he a hero of. Ryden, well, a hero of the highest order, verging on godlike. Picasso - amazing line work, I just wished his technique was tighter, legacy of a graphic designer (keep it toight). haha. ( I Love it.-critiqueing one of the worlds most famous painters).

PS.You probably don't need to know this but..
The lizard. is a Tuatara and is a reptile. Tuatara is a Maori word meaning "peaks on the back".
It is the last remaining member of the ancient group of reptiles, Sphenodontia.
it is the only survivor of a large group of reptiles that roamed the earth at the same time as dinosaurs. It hasn't changed its form much in over 225 million years! The relatives of tuatara died out about 60 million years ago which is why the tuatara is sometimes called a ‘living fossil’ - cool.

Ka Kité

That painting is really austere and beautiful. These are the works it recalls to me.

Dali piece it remids me of:

Escher piece with lizards crawling up and over:

I think the Ryden compliment/comparison was just due to the surreal nature and "tight" execution of your work.

I think your work would look great alongside any top surrealist.

The tiki guy is really cool as it recalls the chimera like forms of NZ tikis and also gargoyles.

Aloha

S
T

[ Edited by: Sneakytiki 2007-04-16 14:51 ]