Post #345875 by little lost tiki on Sun, Nov 25, 2007 3:34 PM

Alohaw Friends!
hope y'all had a Great Thanksgiving! It was odd and inspiring as usual!
well, just jamming on some new pieces for the 3 Kings show with Clysdalle and big toe next month and went OFF! and did a lot of cool stuff to show y'all!
But first...
Hewey! Thanks old friend! The Totem did need some snazzing up and the pink did it! Phew!
Howland-Brad! Mahalos Man! You got the multiple arm/project thing going as well.....Animation? I'm busy enough! I have been buckling down to finish the Little Lost Tiki Kid's Book this upcoming year and i think the Cannibal King will have a part in it..
THEN i can sell the rights to Pixar and sit back/collect royalty cheques/and be able to see the characters animated without any additional work!
Enough of dream Scenarios!!
Ravers! Thanks Sweetpea! Instinct really does begin to play a part to personal creative solutions and as you get older it seems to kick in faster...Tell Luigi i said "Aloha!" He's a Good Kid!
Swampfire! Doug! A Big bout of gratitude for your kind words! I also get lost in your pieces...the wee little stuff in the background,the textures,the blue-ish off lighting you put in there..blows me away! Speaking of head-Exploding....your 2 new vert masks were stunning and left me Breathless! There's a heightened sense of drama you get with that blue lighting and black background.....Someone needs to create some mechanical assistant arms...with the KILL switch disarmed of course!
Babs and BooBen-Murals with the Cannibal king! i could cram 100 Skulls in those! I'm thinking the sides of Ben's shoppe need some excitement!
Anyways,the inspirational vacuum that is Thanksgiving is over and Friday and Saturday were pure Art Creation at the studio!
First off...those vertical museum stretched canvases...
PNG inspired Happy One!

Detail....

Here's a Cannibal One...

Close-up! Smile for the Camera!

and the sides...

The wifey,out of the blue,got me a WoodBurning Kit! Hmmmmm...
Time to try out a new medium...

Detail...

Very nice and vintagey!
Then, in the spirit of experimentation..I decided to do some ink tinting on it...

Not sure which approach i like better....kinda like em both....
Details para tu!




Also did some Hawaiian Weapon and Helmet studies....
I like how the feather head dress turned out...

Here's a Maori concept i have for another Swap Meet wooden fish...

Sometimes Inspiration can lead you down some strange paths...
With this I'd like to introduce "the Cave of the Cannibals"
gouache /gesso/paintpen and sealer on a Lazy Susan!
It Spins! It Moves! It's ALIIIIIVE!
not really.....but as soon as i figger out how to hang it I'll be in the money!
Any suggestions? Herro?

Here's some closer views of the Cannibals,eating,fighting and doing their little
Cannibal things....






And here's some close-ups so you can see the rough gouache coloring underneath the
sealant and paint pen layers.....




the Center...

Super Duper Close-up!

And finally finished the Cannibal Totem! YAY!
Can't wait to do the next one!

TOP

MIDDLE
this guy totally reveals my heavy Jack Kirby influence!

and here's some Orongos of a sort...

and here's some close-ups so you can see the layers up close....




and a real blurry shot of the sides...

Peace Out!