Post #585672 by Tiki Shark Art on Tue, Apr 19, 2011 5:36 PM

ALOHA TIKI TRIBE!
Robb Hamel ~ Thanks so much for the pointers. It's always a treat getting feed back from artists I admire. Yes, the tiki is a strange new free form thing in progress - like all my paintings it'll change as it goes. I kind of liked that look of not knowing if he had eyes or many eyes or what.

Like the menehune on the right. But, after consideration of your comment, I think I'll put something indicating eyes. Oh and Big Thanks on the tree trunk matching the tiki mouth ... I have to always be careful of not doing strange composition mistakes like tha. Glad to have your skills eyes helping out!

Here's where the painting is as now... sky repainted for what... the 5th time? Finally getting the smooth transition I wanted.

Here's the mountains. I put in some more water fall.
My trip around the island was fun. Weather made our tip through the botanical gardens a wet one. But I think I got some good shots of flowers as reference. Then, Had a stop waaaaay down on the jungle side in Puna: the land of Hippies.

It was Sunday, and the drum circle was going on. We stood at the top of the sea cliff above black sand Kehena Beach, and breathed in the sea breeze mixed in with much poco lolo being smoked. 420! Duuude!
ALOHA!