Aloha,my finely tanned Islanders!
Finally Recovered from Mojave Oasis
AND TWO ART JAMS this week!
One of em was with BigToe and DoRr,the Duke L'Orange!
(Toe and i are tryin to get him to share some MORE of his Tiki-wackiness with y'alls on here,so be patient)
Here's his meager offerings so far...
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=37340&forum=21&start=0&26
His work ethic,offbeat angle,and sheer talented output
will blow your straw hat off!!!
Well....got a LOT on the wooden platter to do these days
secret project with Holden
secret project over Christmas/new Year's Break
a commission from the stepkid
a 4-panel commission i need to get back on
a group show dealing with the Krampus theme
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=211688935557563
a couple of side projects
updating the website and learning
the inner-machinations
of how to upload and update it...
it's like Witchcraft to me!
AND some vending at the Tiki Wonderland this year!!!
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=41446&forum=17&start=0&25
Anyways...
After finally feeling well-rested enough
this old boy needs what i refer to as a "warm-up"
A warm-up is a couple of things...
1)it's an avoidance of all the pressing projects and time to relax,play,and blow off steam and get back into the saddle
after not being able to cut loose with the brush!
2)it's a warm up,a plunging back into
the whirlpool of art that awaits....
different styles and themes which will be a Toiling Vortex
if one's emotional and physical state
is taxed and they can't be managed...
3) a last hoorah before the serious stuff
So needless to say,this next offering
is what i call a WARM-UP PIECE
and it will actually have some stages and step-by-steps
But first,let's chat!
On 2011-10-24 10:07, umeone wrote:
Aloha Little Lost Tiki,
I just want to add my kudos for your magnificent paintings! Love them and the camo netting! :) Very entertaining and insightful!
Mahalo,
Linda
Mahalo Linda!
I'm so glad that NOT ONLY the paintings make you smile
but that a $79.99 camouflage netting
can elicit just as much Joy and excitement! :)
Makes me have some hope in us humans!
Please visit often,i will try not to disappoint!
:)
On 2011-10-24 13:31, MadDogMike wrote:
Kinny, I think your ChemTrail friend is full-tilt Bozo! Anyone who professes a deep love for paving machines...
But I love the cannibal Shiva, nice woodburning man!
Hey Mike!
Thought you'd get a kick out of that... the Truth is OUT THERE!
OCCUPY TIKI CENTRAL! :lol:
That Shiva concept was a'borne when i spent an evening developing and fleshing out some characters for that kid's Book
i'll never finish! I just figured with evolution,that a large-mouthed bipedal creature with a ravenous appetite would need
more arms than most.... :)You'll have to come by for a woodburn jam sometime!
and of course,i addressed Mr. Tatum in the previous post..
:)
Now it's time to show y'alls some vittles!
"Straw for the Pufferfish"
acrylic and cel-vinyl on wood
with a thick substantial Bamboo Ben frame
First i started with a vertical composition
Seeing all the beautiful overhead lamps at the Mermaid Lounge at Mojave Oasis again sparked my love of colored lights!
but it was kinda wonky
and i couldn't fit in as many "characters as i wanted
without having to throw the table plane upward
which would be a challenge of
forced perspective
nailing the placement and angle just right
WITHOUT jumbling up the lamps
too many things to nail just right...
and after a lil bit of half-hearted struggling,
i figgered another vertical genre scene like this
needed some more consideration at a later date....
I did try to take my dream bowl of Mai-Kai cannibals and added a volcano in this sketch
which turned out not as impactful as the original sketchbook idea..
Has anyone else created a Bowl with the mai Kai cannibals?
I would love to see them!
Then i went thru some of my sketchbook mug studies from last year and chose some characters...
and it all melded into place
like that jello with the carrot pieces in it!
Here's the initial color washes
i merely penciled it in and applied dark turquoise washes to the raw wood before filling in actual colors
Raw wood is tricky-it soaks up the pigment very fast
until you can block that with a thin layer of paint
so it's kinda like a watercolor and ya gotta work fast!
Here's a close-up of three of the fellars..
as you can see
the pufferfish is finally getting his well-deserved straw and drink,making Dopey Gope grin a lil....
the Omni Hut inspired mug on the right
is just crackin me up!
added some ears to Mopey the Moai mug
i dig his stripped down features..
Here's a close-up to show you some of the wood texture as well as some initial shadowing and lighting and very initial texturing on the rocks...
Here's a close-up of the O-Wrong-O Bowl
i shrunk the heads on the birdmen to cut the edge on the cuteness factor,so it wouldn't overwhelm....
Almost like the Orongo Bowl and Mopey aren't too happy
about the fact that puffy's sippins
will lessen the total amount
of tropical drinks to share
amongst the whole....
hmmmm.... :lol:
Anyways... Here's the cute O-Wrong-O Bowl that i prefer more
if i ever decided to make one....
i think it was nailed perfectly in
"the Cannibal King's Dinner" here...
and here's some of the initial shading
and wood-graining on the table tops...
After a few more late night hours into it
i added some of the raw umber outlines
to establish where the objects are at
and to begin to find invisible arcs and lines
to assemble the pieces
so to speak...
Here's the left side
and a little more of the sun shield and spears on the stone wall
a close-up of the O-Wrong-O bowl gettin tightened up!
the Sun Shield and a bit more bit of blue wash to the rocks
to make the left side darker
and let the light come from the lamps
the Omni Hut chap and Dopey Gope sharing a laugh
while awaiting the completion of the table....
and puffyfish all content and sipping away
patiently dreaming of the day when he will be finished,solid,and well-painted!
:)
That's all i have for now
been nice chattin with y'alls on this Saturday afternoon!
Mahalo and Aloha!
