Aloha All!
Well, it was the last weekend to work on inventory for the International Tiki MarketPlace at Don the Beach-Combers this comin Sunday! So get down here and make me feel like my effort was well made! :)
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=42065&forum=17&start=0&98
Got Seven new pieces to share.... but first....
lemme answer all your wonderful posts.....
On 2012-02-20 05:03, Professor G wrote:
Your works are always mind-boggling. I may have damaged my retinas looking directly at them before consuming the morning hot beverage, but it was worth it. Stunning as usual, LLT.
Mahalos Professor! Be careful when first awakening and viewing these works pre-coffee...
Overlay of Reality input and vestigial Dream imagery can cause vertigo and confusion so early....best to wait a few hours before
On 2012-02-21 18:41, Benzart wrote:
LLT Strikes Again,
and Again!
Still makin Excellent scribbles Kinny.
Thank you Benz! I'll be visiting your pillars soon at Mojave Oasis..
Love to run my hands along them...they're so incredible! :)
On 2012-02-21 22:47, Sneakytiki wrote:
Rad Orongos and the Maori Tiki is colortastic too!!!
Thanks Sneaks and congrats on that Juxtapoz appearance!
I hope that's just a preview of getting your wunnerful thought -provoking masterworks!
On 2012-02-24 03:57, tigertail777 wrote:
DAMN LLT... do you ever sleep? You do take time to breathe between brush strokes right? :wink:
Breathing and Sleeping are for foolish mortals....wastes too much time over here...
both are over-rated! :)
On 2012-02-24 07:13, hiltiki wrote:
Love The Twins.
They love YOU,hiltiki!
as do i!
:)
On 2012-02-24 08:13, danlovestikis wrote:
Kenny, I just stare at your art and admire every brush and pen stroke. You are a master and deserve to have a million hits on your thread. Love them all and you too, Wendy
Thanks soooo much Wendy! Half of it i attribute to inborn traita and defects,BUT the other half of this menagerie i can only thank all of my artistic genius friends,like yourself...our lil club where we push and prod and hug each other thru the molasses
and share Joys and Happys and insights when we make something that delights! love YOU darling...My life has become richer because of your friendship,knowledge,enthusiasm,and love!
On 2012-02-26 07:21, Benzart wrote:
WOW! 400,000 views, Congrats big guy!
Finally! Been wanting to be a member of the 400,000 Club since i was a wee baby!
i am just so appreciative and a bit surprised that so many folks would want to see
all these scrawlings....BUT i am very pleased that people actually like and often can connect with the art...What a gift! MAHALOS to ALL!!!
On 2012-02-26 07:53, hang10tiki wrote:
Crowded hut rocks
Thanks HAng10 tiki!It made the eyes a bit wonky ( it think it may have blew out my prescription on my bifocals! Perfect justice for doing the same to Squid a few years back when he carved my Oli-Oli,KaKaKa,and PuPule mugs for TikiFarm...KArma via glasses!)
On 2012-02-26 08:16, surfintiki wrote:
Wow! That frame is cool (almost as cool as the art :wink: )
What does Benny-Booo charge for such a beast?
Been a while since I looked at your stuff Kinny. So Amazing you can get your mind onto your canvas!!!
Friggin' LOVE "end of the day"
Hey surfintiki!
How have you been? Hopefully dandy! :)
Thank you for the visit!
Usually with BooBen,i grab frames when we vend at the same time (i can usually get in there early and snatch em all up! Usually, i'll give him a call or shoot him a PM,tell him how many i need,what sizes,and then i just ask him for a total when he's done....
Boo does great work and that man works FAST and PERFECT-nailing that perfect look of rawness..that little bit of DIY genius that makes a piece juuuuuust off enough to be perfect....the man knows,and he's always fair with his prices.....BUT! the man is busy,so you have to ask him for something at LEAST a month before you need it.....
If you need something right away-check his MArketplace thread....he's always keeping his hands busy and may have already made what you need!
Thanks again for poppin in!
:)
Okaaaaaaaay...
First off....
I was invited by empee to be in a Mary Blair tribute show
How could one turn that down?
"It's a Small World After All 2012"
Art inspired by the amazing works of Mary Blair and/or art inspired by the Disney
ride "It's a Small World", for which Mary contributed most of the concept drawings for and is credited for the rides amazing color scheme.
The opening party is March 24th @ 6pm at Boomerang Gallery in Petaluma, CA
and will run through April 15th.
HeeBe JeeBe Store
Boomerang Gallery
46 Kentucky St.
Petaluma CA, 94952
707-773-3222
Well, at first i wanted to do a Mary Blair version of HP Lovecraft's
"the Colour out of Space" but after the research,decided to tackle that theme
at a later date in my own style....
But Mary Blair's Atmospheres and landscapes have inspired the mood of that future piece.
Anyways.... i decided to grab ONE piece by Blair and draw inspiration from that.
Here is that piece....
That croc would make a great canoe!
and so it began...sketched it on the wood and was ready for paintin!
"the Aimless Canoe"
acrylic gouache on wood
with a Bamboo Ben frame
20 x 16"
Here it is with just the art....
Like i said...i used her piece as a STARTING point
falling miserably short of her charm and colors and happiness
but i hope she's happy with it....
crocs eat fish,so i changed the canoe motif
to lil fishies travelling thru the canoe's digestive system...
Here's a lil bird fellow hitching a ride on his tail...
and the happy canoe head...
"the Constant Crier"
acrylic gouache on wood
with a spellbinding Bamboo Ben frame!
10x12"
the painting by itself..
This poor shield seems to have a sympathetic heart when considering
the cannibal's many eals laid at his "feet"
close-up of the palms and strewn bones..
this one started with a purple ground....out of the ol'comfort zone colorwise
but the olive and black and lt green blue brought it all together...
"the Late Night Surprise"
acrylic gouache on wood
with a spellbinding Bamboo Ben frame!
12x16"
This one started with a green ground and i decided to use white as the outline
to agitate the situation.....
the painting all by it's lonesome..
a lil looser and raw behind the outlines,
it created a real visceral depth and lighting to the work...
working wet in areas produced some cool looks i'll be sure to utilize later...
bones and hut....
"Valley of the Waterfalls"
acrylic gouache on board
12x12"
Had a notion and decided to design my Hidden Island Lair/Studio....
Fishies!
Here's a PNG inspired one...
"Night of the Red Moon"
acrylic gouache on board
12x12"
little bit of fun with color and PNG motifs....
the red moon..
Lovelovelove this guy's PNG face butt! :lol:
and finally two little tiny ones..
"Night Stroller"
acrylic gouache on mini canvas
4x4"
"the Cannibal's Bowl"
acrylic gouache on mini canvas
4x4
Aloha!
That's all i got!
See you all at Don's on Sunday!
[ Edited by: little lost tiki 2012-03-03 11:58 ]
