Well kids!
Aloha and thanks for dropping in!
Anyways... a lot to share so I'll reply Mikey and go from there...
On 2012-01-24 06:16, MadDogMike wrote:
Slow down Kinny!!! I'm having a hard time keeping up!
Love the vivid colors and the reflection of the moon. That guy looks quite happy with himself for pilfering a bowl of fruit from the patio to take back to the jungle.
Slow Down?
You're one to talk with that Tahitian Cannibal trailer! :)
He does seem kinda like he got one over on the occupants,eh?
this one is purdy vivid in person..in a muted down ever so slightly way...
Thanks for being you
and for the visits and comments
they push me forward some days...
:)
Welpers.... running on fumes right now as i am nearing the end of my
MAGICAL INSOMNIACAL WEEKEND PAINTING JAG!
Quickie 1 hour naps whenever i got tired and then Coffee and ZIPFIZZ energy drinks...
This whole weekend has turned into a BIG BLUR of PAINTING!
Was on such a jag (and lack of sleep) that i missed the International marketplace at DTBs today...
Twas worth it,because now i have my two submissions for the La Luz "Kitsch-n-Sync" Exhibition at la Luz de Jesus finished...i just hope the submission date is the 31st
like i remember....Toe and i are BOTH going to be SO last minute on that....
fingers crossed...
Here's the first one i plan on submitting..
"Moonlight and River"
and the second submission is JUST BELOW!
First off... finished
"the Sentinel"
(Middle Sepik Orator's Stool)
image:16x20
18x24 w/frame
acrylic and cel-vinyl on masonite
with the bitchenest empee frame you have EVER SEEN!
Please excuse the colored background
the mp frame 's silhouette is so PERFECT
i just hadda make it stand out...
here's the piece all by itself...
Sorry about not documenting the finishing touches
let's just say they happened and happened fast!
thru 2 discs of "It's always Sunny in Philadelphia" in fact...
anyways,here's some close-ups..
Eyes of the Sentinel
almost like little suns...
in fact... here's a subtle sun in the background
echoing the eye motif
and creating a strange sense of in-continuity
as the lighting that should be emanating from there
is a little "off"...
Here's the body and some detail on the stool...
some more background..
and some more behind his 'ead!
Well... that was a fun 2-painting exploration of this stained glass abstract style
utilizing actual artifacts as the starting point....
i hope they both captured some of the
primitive,savage,and powerful intensity of these objects...
Here's a piece i started during an Artjam on new Year's Eve
and finally finished it...
"Dinner Call"
12 x 18"
acrylic and cel-vinyl on wood
with a Bamboo Ben frame
kind of a play on this earlier,more involved drawing..
"the Cannibal Family"
love the hungry whiny kid...
and Poppa's blabbering away,bringing a bowl of tasty bones from the pile behind him...
as you can see,not much attention was paid to their dwelling....
:)
next piece and all the others following are the result of trying out a new medium...
acrylic gouache...even better than regular gouache....man!
wish i would have known this about 7 years ago!
would have made some earlier pieces a lil less painstaking....
this one was messy and raw and layers upon layers of washes and sanding down and smearing and just gettin all primitive with it...
"the Ancestor's Smile"
(from an East Sepik War Shield/April River,PNG)
6x14"
acrylic gouache on wood
with a Bamboo Ben frame
here's a closeup of the wear and tear i put on this...
Then started working on this simple sweet one...
no real deep message behind this one
just a sunny day
birds in the sky
fish in the water
and....
"Rowing Home"
12 x 18"
acrylic gouache on wood
with a Bamboo Ben frame
this sun is WAY too happy!
and here's the rowers with satisfied smiles on their faces as they return home...
Next piece was a fun play on an earlier sketch
this one...
"Modernist Lono"
would LOVE to make a mug out of this guy someday!
anyways,flanked em and created a pocket for a frontal lono face
and a chance to hide some faces within faces
just for fun...
"Tres Lono"
14x14"
acrylic gouache on wood
with a Bamboo Ben frame
here's a closeup of the wacky simplified cartoony style i tried on this one
i hoped by creating a retro-ish colorway
that it may look more Tiki Moderne with the cartoony feel a side issue...
Here's a little janus style profiles hidden here...
Something about this guy's eyes...
Here's his whole face..
Left Lono...
also i provided a second nose on these side guys
with the nostril acting as an eye...
just for fun!
and for the last piece
i went FULL-ON bright and retro and abstract!
starting with wide swathes of paint for the background
it built up from there....
into...
"the Entrance to Cannibal Land"
10x12"
acrylic gouache on wood
with a Bamboo Ben frame
here's the image by itself
and the two masks on spears...
"the Heist"
12 x18
acrylic gouache on wood
with a Bamboo Ben frame
image only!
the BIG HEIST!
the lil heist....
very sneaky......
close-up of his face....
Well, that's all i gots
and i gots to go to sleep...
work tomorrow....
Thanks again Ohana
for all your pop-ins and comments
and observations
and good vibes!
:)
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[ Edited by: little lost tiki 2012-01-31 07:18 ]
