Post #328957 by little lost tiki on Wed, Aug 29, 2007 9:05 PM

Aloha friends!
long time no see....
Well, there was Tiki Oasis,which was an absolute blast! If you haven't seen the available pics,go check em out in California events...also,don't forget to go to collecting tiki and check out kingtiedye's roadtrip with Jonesy...it's a hoot! After all that Hullabaloo,the mugs came out...and then this wekend i had to go to Vegas for the MAGIC/Project apparel conventions for work.....Man! Add domestic callings to that and I've had hardly anytime to paint or even sit still for a second! But,duty called and I've been squeezing out some art every available free moment! especially with a TikiMagazine Art Show looming over the horizon! So, after speakin with y'all for a spell,i'll share some new goodies with ya!
Sam-thank you sir! Glad you like those muggies! you know the behind-the-scenes on making mugs-so to hear your kind words is a true compliment! And yes, Clysdalle is a true carving genius,as is Mr. Squid! Anyways,hope to see you again soon!
greentikipat-Thanks! Sometimes dreams do come true! i'm hoping to team up with Dave and Holden again in the future!
Sophistatiki-dream list?Maybe i'll have to donate a set to the museum of polypop,and you can use 'em when they're not on tour! :D Thank you my dear!
Ravenne and Brad-thanks friends! Hugs to ya both!
And a Big Mahalo and hugs to all of you who have seen and loved Oli-Oli,Kakaka,and Pupule! Your encouraging words and delightful smiles makes me want to make a hundred more mugs!
And a big shout out to all the new and old friends at Oasis! All of y'all were so nice and made me feel like a family member!!!!!
Time for art now...
first off,we'll start slowly with 2 cannibals from my sketchbook....

and "the Cannibal King's Ceremonial Garb"
this one was in response to a discussion with kingstiedye as to how many skulls could be crammed onto a Cannibal King's outfit....

Could've probably put more in there,but this was a quickie...
Here's an ink piece where i blacklined over an abstract background....these are fun because the element of surprise is a constant,and I likes to be surprised!!!!
"the Meeting"

and here's some progress on my "Cannibal Totem"...finally started getting the lighting going on the bottom figure...

Gotta love those Tangata Manu/Orongo/Birdman eyes!
Now onto the task at hand-gettin that Tiki magazine Art Show painting done!
it all started with this ink drawing,if you recall..

Chariots of the Gods meets the South Seas!
Well, I finally chose the main contenders for the piece and decided to work them out on a big ink drawing before hitting the canvas,,,,

Here's the BIG Piece so far!

and here's some details in progress....
Just like pompele,i used ink as a ground-sealed it-then started over it with the blackline in paintpen to get all the forms before the lighting and background are started....
Here's a vehicle for Paipo! represent!

as you can see,I roughed out the silhouette first freehand on all these guys...

and another...

and another...

and another...

and another with a little bit of the texture and lighting started....

and a little smile for you all!

well, that's all I've gotten done for now,but the Labor Day weekend is right around the corner,so expect more soon!!!! Thanks for visiting!

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[ Edited by: little lost tiki 2007-08-31 11:32 ]