Aloha Kanes and Wahines!
Got a final shot of the Hidden Village with some details
but no progress shots-i was in a ZONE and plum dern forgot!
but first....
On 2011-11-10 08:52, MadDogMike wrote:
If the devil is in the details, then your work is THICK with old Lucifer Kinny!
Thanks Mike!
i would hope that details are also where the beauty of creation lies
the variety in each plant and construction...i think the detail part of the work
is to
1)give the viewer plenty of places to explore each visit
2) life...real life has so much detail,
a story in every brush of the wind and smell of leaves...
by putting so much into the world on the canvas
it becomes a world...ain't no devil in dat! :)
On 2011-11-10 16:11, zerostreet wrote:
Beautiful Ken! Love the layering of those tree leaves!
That's zerostreet!
i hope the final piece will delight you even further
with it's many layers...
On 2011-11-11 08:13, danlovestikis wrote:
You deserve the 363,737 posts because the art should be looked at and enjoyed over and over again. You pull so much fun stuff out of your brain and put it perfectly onto paper. Wow this is full of fun and creativity. Hugs, Wendy
a big Mahalo and HUG to you Wendy!
You deserve just as many posts,as your creativity and natural inclination towards teaching and experimentation and play are Heroic to say the least....Lovin YOU! :)
Scroll down... i got a surprise for you... a finished PAINTING! :)
On 2011-11-11 13:35, tiki beat by marcus thorn wrote:
awesome work i love it
Thank you Marcus...it's really appreciated from a carver of your caliber.
Scroll down! i got's goodies for all my Ohana! :)
Here it is ,in all it's garish glory!
a real eye popper!
"the hidden Village"
acrylic,cel-vinyl and paintpen on wood
with a legendary frame by Bamboo Ben!
i think it's around 2x3 feet...
kind of big,but with plenty of huts to visit
and sights to see!
Here's just the painting,by isself...
a lot of it was nailing the undershadows and lighting
with acrylic
before applying layersof different color paintpens to
the grassy surface
the straw of the huts
highlights on leaves and such...
Let's look at some details and i'll explain further....
if you look on the rooftops of the huts
you'll see that
after applying the yellow
i went in there with some of the vibrant pinky orange acrylic
for the shadowing...
then ,after that was dry,i went back over the huts with the yellow and
not only made some straw for the roof
but broke up the dark indigo shadow...a TWOFER!
:)
Enough of the technicalities
let's discuss the narrative..the story of this piece
Well...i think this piece is mostly about MYSTERY
it's a Hidden Village and ,by the looks of it
no human occupants
just a huge tiki carved into the monolithic tree
and skulls lying about...
and birds!
Not only the carved wooden birds perched on the crossbeams of various huts
but REAL birds,scattered silently around the landscape...
hmmmmmm....
Here's my favorite part of the piece...
If you will indulge me,i'll tell you why....
the moon's reflection in the pool
the rocks and plants around it
How the three huts are positioned
so the inhabitants can have easy morning access to a quick dip!
the wooden bird
despite being a sculpture
seems to be looking down at the reflection
almost as if the moon;s light is animating him!
i also LOVE the fact that the grass leads all the way up to the rocks and pool
that way i don't have to wear flip-flops when visitin!
Here's a better view of the giant carved tiki tree...
i had used layers of acrylic and then went over that with some yellow paint pen
to catch some of the various light sources
wandering about the village...
thicker outlines of the indigo were used to emphasize the shadows
to give it that "Indian miniature " depth of field that delights me so....
you can see this especially
high up in the trees
where the moon and night sky meet...
Look! there's some Boids in the trees!
Here's a shot to show you another bird
hiding out in the treetops!
also,note the 3/4 view shield on the tree
i love how it's in front of AND behind that hut!
People have asked me (mostly artists)
about the depth of field and different planes in these pieces
is it intentional?
where does it come from?
HOW is it still navigatable?
is that a word?
Anyways...these are glimpses into the perspective i often experience in dreams
that rolling sinuos landscape
unfolding new wonders at every undulation of the topography
Go figger..
and the Huge trees also relate back to early dream imagery
except they were pillars chained to clouds
supporting them....
this easily transitioned into the trees (and the puffy treetops to boot!)
Here's an example
"When the Saints go Marching In"
Back to our normal programming....
Here's another amusing observation....
the carved bird on top
appears to be checking out the bird on the bottom
but how is that so when the bird positioned higher in the picture
is actually BEHIND the lower bird in the foreground?
Ah! the joy of the crazy landscape!
here's aupper treetop peek at a skull shelf,and two birds checking out each other
as well as a carved fellow in their midsts....
a nice lil porch...
and a humongous tree root growing right next to it!
Here's a fun play on perspective and depth...
especially with the hut on the right
that appears to be in a deep valley
and the hut in the foreground
with the hill sloping downward to it's right
and LOOK! a bird!
Here's a nice closeup of the hut in the right foreground....
it's got a tree growin out the middle of it!
and here's a final shot
a closeup of the night sky
for it is late
and i have work tomorrow...
Sleep tight dear Ohana!
and thanks for all the visits and comments!
:)
