Post #364382 by little lost tiki on Sat, Mar 1, 2008 3:14 PM

Sheesh!
what a response!
guess I'm doing something right...
Here's that Size Comparison shot courtesy of Big Toe! Thank you Sir!
I'm 5 feet 10 inches....

Like my tikiRay facial hair? :)
Looks like i'm on the set of Land of the Giants!
it's gonna make Clysdalle's board look like a skimboard! :lol:
Okay, onto answering all your sweet posts!
So i don't get writer's cramp, i'm gonna put a big THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH! right here for all of y'all......
Meheadhunter-i think the contrasting of lighter and darker palettes is what gives it that depth...plus putting highlights and shadows in certain spots,as well as different colored outlines....All cheap little painting tricks,but they seem to work!
hewey-sorry to disappoint...seeing as i have more disdain for my own government than yours,i'll probably just keep it here to pollute the Homeland..thanks for the kind offer tho! i hope you are kind enough to accept my crappy drawing for your artswap.....
"piddly detail"! cracked me up! :D
Clarita! Thanks for visiting!! Love it when you smile!
Babs!Glad to hear we'll have at least one person at this show! :lol:
Monkeyman! Hey Derek!
you should buy the surfboard,man....guaranteed to increase in value or not! :lol:
Since this is your favorite,now i gotta try and top that!
FlatBlack-if you go to hear Rob-give him a big hug and tell him LLT sent ya! he plays requests too!
Surf tiki-I think you nailed it on that observation! I always strive to give them each an individual personality (even when they work as a unit) and i'm stoked when that shines thru!
Marcus Thorn-YOU keep up your awesome as well! This community is so full of inspiration it amazes me!
Chongo! missin you my bruthah!
Unga Bunga-storyboard! Perfect description! The problem with narratives is that,more often than not, the artist either gives too much or too little story to the viewer...Sometimes these approaches work,sometimes they don't...This one appears to have succeeded! Glad it could fill your beautiful mind!
Ben-.....
next!
Sam-Always aim to please! Judging from all the work spilling from your brush,it just seems that there's a lot of creativity in the air...as well as unbounded enthusiasm! Hope this year brings us HUNDREDS of new canvases!
Hiphipahula-kisses! you make me smile! :)
Now onto some lil things i just kicked out on a lark .....
First thing is an ink/sharpie/gouache piece i did for hewey's ArtSwap...the theme was
New Zealand Tiki,so i had a little fun and did "High Tiki/Maori Wrowee" piece for it!

Next,my wife bought me a 5x5 LINEN canvas,cause our friend Marla, who works at the Art Supply Warehouse recommended it ....and she knows her stuff! WOW! The gouache went down soooo
easily onto it! So much better than gessoed canvas...but mo' $$$$$ unfortunately....
No title yet....

Here's some details....
it's inspired by a middle Sepik Ancestor pole...


love how the texture looks so good plain! All warm and inviting!
Next, i kicked out a Tiki Modern style fun piece for the Surfbeat show coming up....
I call it "Surf Moderne" with the "e" at the end to make it all fancy!
this style goes back to when i was doing a lot of boardshort and woven prints
for Rusty and Hawaiian island Creations...

Here's some close-ups...



just a fun one,but sometimes art doesn't have to be all deep and meaningful!
Sometimes if it just make someone happy,that's it! Mission Accomplished!
Thanks for all your kindness and love,and especially for helping to keep this little lost artist stoked!

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and attain a Longer Life, Fuller Hair,and Kooky Dreams!

[ Edited by: little lost tiki 2008-03-01 15:58 ]