Post #405562 by KreepyTiki on Tue, Sep 2, 2008 3:09 PM

NOTE: I would like to point out that this is NOT the work of the "KreepyTiki" company in Florida. Apparently, my username has caused a degree of confusion, for which I apologise. But when I chose the name I had no idea there was another KreepyTiki out there! I'm considering switching my TC handle to "Castaway Clemens" but am uncertain about the method and/or feasibility of doing it.

Aloha all!

Well, though I've been drawing, painting and sculpting all my life -- and though I grew up in the first Golden Age of Tiki -- this is the first time I've attempted a tiki theme in my own work.

And, hence, this is the first time I've posted any of my artwork on TC. And I decided to keep the moniker I've always used on my work -- my actual full name: Paul Day Clemens.

My very favorite art subject has always been the female nude, and that seems to fit in naturally (so to speak!) with tiki. So I decided to finally combine two of my favorite subjects and I feel excited by the results.

These are all digital pieces, painted entirely with a mouse, as it gives me so much flexibility and wiggle room re making changes along the way. But I always start with a black & white pencil sketch of whatever wahine (or other female form) will appear in the painting, and then I scan it into my PC and use the drawing as a starting point.

So, here are my first three tiki-themed pieces, in the order I did them:

First up is "Idol Worship"...

Then comes "Wild Thing"...

And a detail of same...

And, finally, "Afterglow"...

Well that's it for now, but I've got a lot more in the hopper. So lemme know whatcha think!

These are all quite large image files, by the way -- for example, "Wild Thing" could easily support being movie-poster sized or larger -- so I might include more details of sections of the paintings in future posts so you can get a better idea of the various elements in the pieces.

Cheers & Mahalos! :drink: :tiki:

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