Zerostreet's Tiki Art! - Other Crafts

Z zerostreet Tiki Socialite http://www.zerostreet.com Joined: Feb 06, 2010 Posts: 2411	Z zerostreet Posted posted on Mon, Aug 22, 2011 6:50 AM On 2011-08-22 03:07, tigertail777 wrote: Beautiful Zero, love the green tones and the underwater ambiance. The humorous irony reminds me greatly of one of Marc Davis's gags for the "Pirates of the Caribbean" ride. But I want to hear the story behind this picture; how did that treasure chest get so far away from the ship in the background? Was the poor sailor holding onto the thing when she went down and couldn't escape for some reason or what? We wants the redhea....I mean we wants the story mate! :wink: Thanks for the kind words Tigertail! There's not too much of a story outside the play on words of the title. It definitely takes place off the shores of Tiki Tower Island, as most of my paintings do. The TT Mermaids are exploring the wreck and they (or their amulets) are the primary source of light in the painting. As to the wreck I envisioned the ship breaking up sort of Titanic style, which is why you have the pirate in the foreground, The wreck way in the back and some more ship debris in between. Whether or not he came down clinging onto his treasure I guess is up to the "viewer" to decide. I myself think his greed kinda makes that a certainty! Took the day off for my daughter's first day of Kindergarten, so I was able to take a pic outside. This is more accurate than the others. My studio light always warms up the painting (not a bad thing most of the times!) Tiki Tower The Art of Robert Jimenez http://www.tikitower.com [ Edited by: zerostreet 2011-08-22 07:40 ]

On 2011-08-22 03:07, tigertail777 wrote:
Beautiful Zero, love the green tones and the underwater ambiance. The humorous irony reminds me greatly of one of Marc Davis's gags for the "Pirates of the Caribbean" ride. But I want to hear the story behind this picture; how did that treasure chest get so far away from the ship in the background? Was the poor sailor holding onto the thing when she went down and couldn't escape for some reason or what? We wants the redhea....I mean we wants the story mate! :wink:

Thanks for the kind words Tigertail!

There's not too much of a story outside the play on words of the title. It definitely takes place off the shores of Tiki Tower Island, as most of my paintings do. The TT Mermaids are exploring the wreck and they (or their amulets) are the primary source of light in the painting. As to the wreck I envisioned the ship breaking up sort of Titanic style, which is why you have the pirate in the foreground, The wreck way in the back and some more ship debris in between. Whether or not he came down clinging onto his treasure I guess is up to the "viewer" to decide. I myself think his greed kinda makes that a certainty!

Took the day off for my daughter's first day of Kindergarten, so I was able to take a pic outside. This is more accurate than the others. My studio light always warms up the painting (not a bad thing most of the times!)

Tiki Tower
The Art of Robert Jimenez
http://www.tikitower.com

[ Edited by: zerostreet 2011-08-22 07:40 ]

Post #603371 by zerostreet on Mon, Aug 22, 2011 6:50 AM