Post #635608 by Tiki Shark Art on Tue, May 8, 2012 8:21 PM

ALOHA TIKI TRIBE!
(Tobunga- this ones for you brother!)

"Tiki VS Godzilla"
24" x 30"
Acrylic on canvas
to appear in the art show" "Tales from the Tiki Lounge"
at "La Luz de Jesus Gallery" -opening night is July 6th.
Well, it's about done. I just saw a few details I forgot. Like the things that stick out of the middle of exotic flowers and little things like that, but other than that I think it's done! (WHEW!)

She turned out as one darned interesting looking tourist... this idea started as a riff on that vintage "Hawaiiana" image that was popular in the 40's, of a girl in a grass skirt on the beach strumming a ukelele.

Here's a better look-see at TIKI VS GODZILLA. The Big G was a lot of fun to paint. Took a few tries befroe I got the right "look" of the version I was painting - the extra long back finned "mean" looking Godzilla from "Godzilla 2000". Then I threw in some of the more fantastic effects of his "melt down" from the movie "Godzilla VS Destroyah"... (theres lots of great visual stuff in that epic everything-blows-up-real-good-ultra-puppet-show)

So just a few touches left. Then It's done and will be posted up on the La Luz De Jesus web site for SALE at the big ART Show on July 6th. If you're in LA, drop in and give it a gander! I hope to see some Tiki Tribe there! (PLEASE!)
(Did I mention the nightmare I keep have about having this art show and no one shows up, and I'm standing in an empty La Luz gallery wearing only my Spiderman under-pants.)

Check out show details here...
http://www.laluzdejesus.com/shows/2012/Parker/TikiShark2012.htm
ALOHA!
Brad tiki-shark Parker

Brad (Tiki Shark) Parker
"Brad Parker creates lurid paintings that pull in influences from tiki, comics, and rock."

• Honolulu Magazine "The Best Of" 2012 January Issue
  
  http://www.tikishark.com

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