Post #633763 by Tiki Shark Art on Wed, Apr 25, 2012 5:03 PM

ALOHA TIKI TRIBE!
Well SPECTRUM (the art contest) has picked this years winning entries that made it into the book of the show. I have every one of the Spectrum books since the first one. All 18 of 'em. It's an amazing collection of the "Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art". For the past five years I have submitted my work, each year they pick the painting I usually don't think they'd choose. Here's this years ...

Here's the congrats letter they send out...

The letter and the winning entry.

This year "Hawaiian Eye" won
Acrylic on canvas,
20" x 24"
Wow, once again the picked the one I thought they would not pick. This is one of my more surreal tiki paintings to be sure. Guess they like "Weird"!
Past years they have picked

"Forbidden Island"

"Bela Lugosi Has a Zombie"

"Diga Diga Doo"

"The Kreature from Kona"

So, they do seem to like my stranger stuff. I'm honored and happy they do! Glad I was able to spread some of our "Tiki Culture" through this venue.

The original painting of "Hawaiian Eye" will be on display in my "Tales from the Tiki Lounge" art show this July 6th to July 29th, at the Los Angeles "La luz de Jesus Gallery", Opening night is July 6th. So you can give it an eye ball in person there. Afterward it is being shipped to the art patron who bought it. (a very nice gentleman who is, appropriately enough, a law enforcement officer who has a taste for tiki and skulls and cats.)

Here's a link to the show at La Luz:
http://www.laluzdejesus.com/shows/2012/Parker/TikiShark2012.htm
Here's a link to SPECTRUM: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
http://www.spectrumfantasticart.com/

Big Mahalo to the folks at SPECTRUM. The SPECTRUM 19 book comes out in Nov, and is available for purchase through most book stores.
ALOHA!

[ Edited by: tiki shark art 2012-04-27 01:02 ]