Howdy y'alls!
What a productive spell since last we've chatted!
Must've caught some of that inspiration from AlohaStaion or somethin!
Anyways... You're not going to see most of them,as they're not tiki
and will probably bore all you non-artisto geeks
so I'm a puttin em on facebook and website when they're finished!
Anyways..........
Toe! who the hell is BigToe? :lol:
(that's an in-joke..move along!)
Thanks for the visit!
Sorry about the Searamahfyin....
Now go finish that stupid commission
and work on something that'll make you grin from under that Sam Elliot stache!
HAINTED!!!
:)
Lake Surfer!
Glad you like the PNG Hecklers and the hungry Sea Monsters
i think this style is finally becoming more comfortable..
Like gettin used to the new truck or something!
Thanks for the chime-in and art-brother stoke!
Robb!
figures a piece as sadistic as the cannibal's brunch would appeal to you...
Thanks for gettin a chuckle out of him!
i think the rube holding the thumb pushed it over the edge! :lol:
great Don Tiki art-wish they still made 33's tho! then it'd be bigger!
Glad to hear that you're clearing out the old and gettin prepped for a fresh new wave of incredibleness!
Sneaks!
Thanks Man!
the quantity has slowed a bit,but i think the quality will increase even more..
Age,despite all of it's downers
does wonders for the experienced artist
as you know already!
:)
HiHo!
Glad to see you posting some new work after such a long spell..
had me jonesin for mah Sneaks!
Alrightio then...
first piece...
"After the Feast"
16x20
acrylic and cel animation vinyl on masonite
This one began as an UGLY failure piece until it was OBLITERATED by pure BLACK cel animation vinyl..
and there it sat.. propped up against some frames for a few weeks
black and sad and soulless...
it was finally saved by a rough application of acrylic and ....
cel animation vinyl
(side note: turned the Toe onto these and he just picked up some so WATCH-AOWT for some stunning paintings outta that guy!)
After that, i went over the whole piece with a light olive for the outlines
bringing out the skulls and shields and trees...
the first layer of rough color was just sketchiness to establish the elements in the piece..
the second step was to push and develop the lighting,shadows,and mood of the piece..
i Loves that little skull area....
Whereas the Silent valley painting had a quiet moist musty twilight jungle valley floor vibe....
this one, despite having a pure black ground
would glow with a different light
a different mood
a respite from digestion
and the quietness of discarded bones
amongst the mid day light
piercing through the trees.
:)
here's the three shields...
Next piece is one that had been sketched out a while ago (3-4 weeks)
but never realized...
Well, after working on/starting a BUNCH of non-tiki paintings
"the Battle of the Fish"
"Greed"
sorry....nada tiki
I'm just possessed by this painting lately..
here it is in process...
two detailed intense studies from William Blake's "Vision of the Last Judgment"
and a forest full of monkeys in trees holding skulls (working title)
guilt set in....
a whole week had gone by without a tiki piece!
oh Dear!
What will the people say?
:lol:
The challenge of this piece
was to capture the menace,dread,and atmosphere of an approaching storm...
but still keep it in fun kinnyland....
Wind was also a desired effect touched upon in this painting
and it kinda succeeded IMHO
:lol:
But who cares what i think!
Whaddya Think?
Hope you like it!
:)
"the Approaching Storm"
16x20
acrylic and cel animation vinyl on masonite
Here's a closeup of the sideview ku fellow
he cuts into the canvas
acting as a visual and symbolic blockade
against the storm's dangers..
Here's a REAL CLOSE-UP so you can get a feel of the roughness below the tighter lines...
kind of like distance..
Hazy in the background
but building up into focus and crispness....
Here's his feets..
OhOh!
What are dem skulls doing in the vegetation?
This poor fellow barely made it ashore...
mmmmm.... i so wanna go HERE again!
:)
Welpers...
i hope these offerings take you away to faraway locales!
Thanks for keeping me company!
Mahalo!
:)
Check out some KUKU paintings at...
http://www.kenruzic.com http://www.myspace.com/kenruzicdotcom
[ Edited by: little lost tiki 2009-11-24 21:32 ]
