Post #343036 by Tiki Shark Art on Fri, Nov 9, 2007 4:33 PM

Aloha,

Still feeling a bit jet lagged, or hung over, or sick from breathing the same air-plane air for 5 hours - or lazy, or something! Slowly getting back in the work groove. (very slowly)
LLtHey Kenny! It was SOOOOO cool to see the Cannibal King in person - that is an awesome piece! Really powerful, and so much more intense than what we get to see here on the net. There is a real power that an original work of art has in person, that just cannot be duplicated. Fantastic stuff! And I totally have easle envy!
MeheadhunterThanks, I'm sorta back, physically but maybe not mentally yet.
Isleconch~Thanks, and here's my latest sketch....

Here's my latest study.

I got some questions about my next piece. I want to include the like-ness of a famous (now deceased) person in it. I'm wondering about the legal copyrights in such a case. Will it be a problem if I wanna make and sell prints of it? I know a LOT of artists do studies of famous folks. They're all over the web. I've looked up some info on the web about such things. Seems to be questions about art vs merchandise, or artistic merit of a piece, or something. A very grey area. But, I'm thinking if I do some cool distortion, then it'll be a unique new piece of art. Er... right? Any suggestions?

Hey, check out the new Trader Vics in Las Vegas here... http://www.tradervicslv.com
I had dinner and drinks there, and it was awesome!

Mahalo!