TSA
Joined: Aug 31, 2006
Posts: 3978
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TSA
Aloha!
Thanks everyone for the warm and squishy feed back on the print series so far. It helps me rev up to do some tiki art even after a long day of regular work.
LLT~ Yes, her eyes - I just had to make 'em glow. I showed the piece to my Hawaiian buddy, Sam, and he said it hit on a lot of things that are very "Hawaiian", probably a lot more than I knew. That's was a big complement. And I made a really wacky "Tiki" print aloha shirt on the guy. I wanted something playful of off set the woman's smoldering gaze. (And I wanted a shirt that I'd like to wear!)
Limey ~ I always like seeing other artist's rough sketches. It inspires me to see the creative process being worked out. So, when do we get to see some of the sketches that went into making your fantastic tiki masterpieces?! (hint hint, nudge nudge!)
Paipo ~ Oh yeah, Wrightson is king! reading his "Swamp Thing" comics really lured me into Ink work in the first place!
tikiracer ~ Tiki Noir! I dig it! You know, I have been listening to a lot of "Old Time Radio" shows off the net. That and all that Martin Denny. I guess it's saturating my brain and oozing into my art!
Flatblack ~ Big Thanks! Glad you're digging it!
GROG! Thanks Buddy! Hey I heard your up coming cover of Tiki Magazine is Killer! Can't wait to see it!
So, I squeezed in a few hours on the painting again.
Like the grass?
Now don't get excited and go thinking I'm painting Bela to be a different race than he was in the movie "White Zombie". I just normally start with the dark colors and work my way up to the lightest highlights. I wanted to give him an "island" tan, but he's got lots of lighter tones for me still to work through on his face.
Mahalo for looking!
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