Hello!
soooooooo tired!
Yawn!
Well,after sunrise service
i shot down to the studio to shoot some work
and do a...
DRIVE-BY POSTING!
I'll answer all you kind folks when i gets time
but after
1)driving to the studio
2)setting up the tripod and shooting the paintings
3)rushing a quick cigarette on the drive home
4)downloading the photos into the computer
5) cropping and adjusting each picture
6) then saving a hi-rez version
and a "for web" version
7) uploading them for all of you
i think i can just take a DRIVE-BY NO REPLY day
and get back to y'all!
Hugs!
These are all for BooBen's Parking lot Sale on May 3rd
(or Oasis if they decide to stick around...)
"the Cannibal's Victim"
gouache on gessoed wooden bread-shaped plaque
(from Caroline! Thanks girl!)
Close-up....HALPS!
and here's my first Caroline islands mask
i made him with a smile
and now he looks like the "V for Vendetta" guy!
:lol:
"Caroline Islands Mask"
gouache on gessoed wood
(another one from Caroline! :) )
Peepers!
Smile!
This one and the next one are monkeypod or koa wood bowls
that LOLTiki sent me!
Thanks pal!
Told ya i'd make some-tin purdy out of em!
"Mid-Day"
gouache on gessoed wood
this is closer to the true colors
"Guardian"
SOLD!
gouache on gessoed wood
close-ups! again closer to the truer colors
"GIT OFFA ME HEAD!"
Vegetation!
"PNG Bowl"
SOLD!
gouache on gessoed wood
çloseup!
This was an old "Home Sweet Home" plaque...
i think Squid may have found this,but maybe not..
he's got a good eye...
"the Flower Gatherer"
gouache on gessoed wood
closeup
This one was a Medieval Times Shield i got from Caroline
(that lady spoils me!)
"the Gathering"
gouache on gessoed wood
This next one ...i don't remember who sent it..
jonesy? hmmmmmmm...
Anyways, this one is kinda funny
it involves a Maori tiki stealing a Lono's helmet
and running off with that and one of his prized pineapples!
don'tcha hate when that happens?
:lol:
"the Stolen helmet"
gouache and gold sumi ink on gessoed wood
the prized pineapple!
gasp!
and my favorite..
this one used to be "Blue Ku"
but after a couple of events
i decided to give him some new life
and painted right over him!
i had done a marquesan Drummer sketch a while back
and decided to transform him
into a tiki/native
and also change his pose..
So here it is...
with a painting more befitting of a Bamboo Ben frame!
"Night Drummer"
SOLD!
gouache on gessoed wood
with bamboo ben frame!
there's something simple and sweet about this guy...
makes me wanna do some more!
closeup of the upper half
closeup of the bottom half!
Dig that crazy Drum!
Now, what happens when you do that many pieces
that make you smile
and you're not ashamed of
something's gotta give...
your luck runs out...
and so it is with this last piece...
something to do with the original varnish
coming up thru the gesso and gouache and reacting
VERY BADLY with the matte fixative....
here is the scapegoat...
"Volcano"
Here's a closeup..
looks like some of the athlete's foot we got in Okinawa...
Ewwies!
Anyways,accidents do happen
gotta keep on plugging forward...
Oh!
Just so it don't look like i'm slacking..
started a drawing too!
That's it for now!
enjoy the holiday
and we'll talk soon!
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[ Edited by: little lost tiki 2009-04-20 11:44 ]
