Post #580428 by zerostreet on Tue, Mar 15, 2011 2:23 PM

LOVE IT!
You are really getting into the light reflecting off of real looking textures! The Best part of painting tikis!
Out standing piece. LIGHTING IS SOO ON! And, you are smartly framing your tikis with island foliage. ?It's the way all the big selling artists out here do it. DAMN U R REALLY GETTING GOOD!
... and (geek-fan-question) "The Sentinel" is one of my favorite Judas Priest Songs, did you listen to it over and over while painting?

Thanks so much for the kind words Brad! I try very hard, especially so on this piece, to concentrate on the light and how it affects everything around it. And I know you are probably tired of hearing this from me, but I so appreciate your encouragment a year or so ago to do the painting thing! It was those words and the encouragement of 2 painter friends that got me to try and I'm so happy I did!

As to Judas Priest, I haven't really listened to them in many years. I was into the hard rock and metal quite sometime ago but my musical tastes have mellowed over the years. About the heaviest thing I listen to now is Wilco! And I tend to be listening to some podcast or other while I paint!

Thanks again!

Robert