Post #310225 by Sneakytiki on Thu, May 31, 2007 11:41 PM

SuburbanPagan, Good analysis! Thanx fer the comps!

Someone told me not long ago that my main style was putting realistic or textured objects in a non-space unreal background, but I sometimes reverse this and do a textured background with flat foreground image(s). Finally! Someone was able to put a cohesive description to what I'd always considered disparate works -- perhaps I AM developing a style. Maybe my art is not aimlessly meandering as I've often feared.

I'm glad you see a flat/crisp vs. textured, layered composition as well, always best to get a second opinion!

Here are some more progress shots, piece is going to eventually consist of 3 doors hinged together to form a stand alone composition that could be used as a room divider/etc. I will likely paint both sides of 3 doors.

These shots with the dig. camera were taken after Nicole came outside laffing as I was painting by the light of a tiki torch (citronella keeps the bugs off me) sitting indian style on the ground (painting bottom of door) creating tribal boogie... She thought it was very apropo and took some shots with my good manual camera. Although it was just convenience that sparked first a citronella big lots tiki candle, then a tiki torch, I have to admit I can see why the neighbors think I'm a bit scary. That and the Native American club BBQ/parties and the Luau/tiki parties over here. Maybe they think I'm a suburban pagan er sumthin'....

Blah blah ptttt! After adding the Broken Nose Iroquois mask to tie this into my heritage (ctr top) and the African inspired mask to incorporate the door knob opening, I put a Melanesian inspired jock from my sketch book at lower right..

Another face added, this one inspired by NW coastal America (oval shaped, lower left)

Thanks for peeping!
ST

PS
I hope u like my inverted trash lid painting table.

[ Edited by: Sneakytiki 2007-06-01 02:23 ]