Post #566149 by little lost tiki on Mon, Nov 22, 2010 9:23 PM

Well Aloha there pardners!
Been a while....a long while!
Well. the 20-year exhibition Opening was a complete success
11-12 paintings sold
and about the same number of drawings found good homes as well!
It was soooo exciting to be able to reflect on 20 years of subject matter and styles
and to see the legions of folks who had been there since my humble beginnings
all the way up to the present day...
Friends,loved ones,muses,heroes,and gawkers alike were assembled and converged together that night...
and it was a beautiful thing!
Thank you all!
If you'd like to see photos from the Opening reception go here...
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=38097&forum=17&start=0&72

and here is my public facebook link of all the paintings and just a few of the 100-some drawings....
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=86938&id=1451540979&l=ff23c19cd6

the gallery will be open on weekends until Dec 18th noon to 4pm Saturday and Sunday
so C'mon down and visit us!

Anyways.... I should probably answer y'alls....it's been so long....

zerostreet-Mahalo MAn! Glad to see the activity and talent are still going strong around here!

tikithomas08-thank yuh,sir! More in that style should be peeking out in the near future!

Bowana! KABOOM right back,bruthah! I see you're still way ahead of the game!

ZeroTiki-Thank you art partner!

Robb-Hello old buddy! Those pufferfish are ALL angry eyed blabbermouths!

Clarita!-Hello darling!Glad they make your heart smile! It was an honor exhibiting them at Sven's 10 year show! What an honor and a high point of this year's exhibits!

Sai-BabaLu! I would say the same of you,old friend! Miss you and your keen insight!

Robb-yes! yes! the eyes have it! :lol:

Well,since this thread is now about the process...
I thought I'd share y'alls a sneak peek into what goes on before a painting is painted..
Can't really tell you what this is for yet,but believe me.....it's exciting!
the patron mentioned undersea with mermaids,sea life,and Tikis
the vibe should be mysterious...
and it'll be around 5 feet by 3 or 5 feet by 2.5 feet...
Love them big'uns!
Soooo,with that in mind
thought i'd start with some studies of the above-mentioned and try to find some good poses
and maybe scrape out a story from them....

So enough babbling..Here's the sketches i have so far......
Please excuse the raw and fast nature of these...
Thoughts have wings and sometimes it's hard to capture them all
before the next few flutter about!

That's it for now.... I'll post more as the inspiration hits and i scrawl down some more ideas....
i really like the idea of constructing A-frames and huts out of ocean materials...
plus,there's nuthin like a Moai encrusted in coral,eh?

Have a good night,crew!