Tiki Central / Other Crafts / New work posted! Inexplicable business card holders! Tiki Bob keychains! More Islander! Pg. 15!
Post #413880 by tobunga on Fri, Oct 17, 2008 1:33 PM
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Aloha everybody!
It's called The Encounter, or lost Bumatay rediscovered, or the clairvoyant blowfish sees his future, an afterlife hanging in a tiki bar. It's 11x14 acrylic on canvas. This image is inspired by my desire to obtain a Bumatay tiki mug from the Stockton Islander. I've heard that tikis carved by Andre Bumatay have mysteriously gone missing over time, so this painting depicts the rediscovery of one that ended up at the bottom of the sea (one that looks like the mug I covet). The startled blowfish, at the moment of discovery, has a vision of his own future, where he spends his afterlife hanging in a tiki bar, beloved by all. I like the bug-eyed look of the Bumatay tiki, and reflected it in the expression of the fish. Oh, my eric october website now has a shop! You can visit at: Lots of tiki stuff, including giclee prints, and other non-tiki stuff... Thanks fer lookin'! |
