HELLO!
ALOHA!
now HOW has everyone been?
HOPEFULLY
FILLED WITH ALOHA
and a few Rum Beverages!
:)
Well, i have a lot
i mean a LOT of art for you to see
Been recording ideas and concepts on paper
for a few Tiki Oasis paintings
which will be shared shortly...
but first...
some long awaited replies to those of you who were kind enough to leave a comment...
On 2014-03-14 00:13, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote:
Kinny you did look sharp in your Tux!
On 2014-03-14 07:46, hang10tiki wrote:
What ATP said
:)
Well thank you Gents! i did feel a bit SCHNAZZY that evening
alongside my dear friends and artistic heroes
ALSO in their finest finery!
We have recently been running down
a list of candidates for next year's madness..
Who is available-who jibes well with us three stylistically-who can bring something a little different to the theme.....stuff like that
SO STAY TUNED!
and a BIG Thanks again to ALL who came to the shows
or playfully egged us on
around the internets!
On 2014-03-14 14:27, Clarita wrote:
Oh yes yes I've been checking out all about the Gargantuas show on FB
a ton of amazing art, a total hit, congrats guys!
and laughed a lot with the flyers, you guys are nuts
a sort of three stooges of wonder art geniuses :)
and about me, I've made a new bamboo I like very much,
that's about it for now but happy about it.
Congrats on the big show again, and a hug.
Mahalos for the hug and all the well wishes dear fellow artist friend!
Glad you're still creating beautiful work,and happy that you are deriving loads of joy from it... Your work always carries with it some of that warmth and love! Big hugs back to you! :)
On 2014-04-03 02:52, Tiki Shark Art wrote:
U R sooooo AWESOME!
Aw Brad! You ALWAYS make me blush!
YOU....Sir, are the awesome one! Painting and adventuring on the island ,and being so kind and willing to share with us all here and on FB on an astonishingly consistent basis!
You and Wendy.....man! Kudos to you Alls!
Your constant motivation and dedication to your art sets the bar for us all to follow! looking forward to seeing you and your works in person in July! There's something about being next to a Parker painting that is hard to describe.....tingles...and wonder!
now get back to crackin on that canvas,Art brother!
On 2014-04-03 07:31, danlovestikis wrote:
We were so happy to make it to your show with Tiki HUla, Woo Hoo Wahine and Soccer Tiki. What a show of terrific art. Seeing you three there was such a blast. Congratulations, Wendy and Dan
Speaking of Wendy!
Darling Sister! It WAS such a thrill ride seeing you and Dan and ALL the Ohana gathered together with other art folks and other types of art besides our usual genre.... I found that fascinating and am assured that everyone in attendance left with some extra insight ,observation,and achieved their quota of hugs! :)
and as for Mojave Oasis photos..
Here are just a few
AND let me tell YOU...
it was Paradise and so relaxing
and so madcap
and so much fun
and full of love
and the true essence of Ohana....
and the Cocksmen ROCK!
Hope they do a room party this year at Oasis!
Lemme get these last few answers done and i'll start with a few pics
before laying down some art....
On 2014-04-13 14:35, TikiDaye wrote:
Kinny!
Congrats on a great show...
One day I hope to be close enough to visit.
Great stuff, as always...
God bless,
Jason 'TikiDaye'
Mahalo Jason!
You are ALWAYS welcome at the studio whenever you're in town
All i need is a few day's notice,chum!
I'll be having a Solo exhibition down here in November
so if you're in the area....
:)
On 2014-04-14 01:05, tigertail777 wrote:
Super crazy, super awesome as always LLT! I wanna see a closer shot of that nutty self portrait from the gargantuan show. Looks like a good time was had by all. :wink:
It was a BLAST! All that work and BAM! over in 4 hours
sore feet
Taco bell run on the way home
Ah! the Glory....
:)
Anyways... Here's that closeup you requested...
Well! now that we got to do a lil exchange for awhile
Lemme tell you about Mojave Oasis
Paradise...
my absolute favorite event of the year
so down-home and simple
put 100-150 friends in a park with a lake and other lil fun spots to hang
bring in some bands
have some crawls
and build a beautiful Clamshell bar as a beacon
Nighttime there is MAGIC!
I'm still resizing pics from that event
but here are a few of my faves already sized...
Danny's incredible shack
as viewed during a drunken midnight water paddle
on Lake Mojave with mah girlie!
and LOOK! ORBS!
Decided not to vend but to just chill...
to read,to relax,to converse with friends,to make some art...
this was all i made,but hey! i was drankin and a chattin and whatnot!
"Morning in the Valley"
ink on Aquarelle watercolor paper
i wanted to capture that vibe of quietness
RIGHT before everyone gets up.
Because that's when i like to get up
and wander the grounds
and enjoy watching
the makeshift village of tents and trailers
slowly stir....
Plus there was this incredible aerial phenom
i got to witness as the sun rose
y'see,the sun rose over the hills,all bright and warm
there was a little cloud right above it
a light wispy one.
Well, as soon as the sun rose and hit that cloud
the re was a strange eclipse
and the sun itself had this ring or colors
wrapped around the edges
hugging them and spinning around.
The closest thing i could liken it to
were some of the alleged miracles at Virgin Mary apparitions
i had read about during a two-year BVM research jag...
Fatima most certainly came to mind....
Though not as extreme as those accounts
still a lil miracle...
and then it was Gone!
the sun had been ladled out of the misty cloud
and the day was ready to begin....
See? Mojave Oasis is MAGIC!
Here's my trailer
i call it mine because Amy always asks me
if i want my favorite trailer
before every event...
it DOES got's mah scent!
Amy has created a Paradise!
LOVE that woman!
and DO NOT get me started on Ray!
That guy is a treasure!
Here's a nice inside view of the Clamshell mermaid lounge
with beautiful lamps,a gorgeous Tiki Ray sculpture
and two 3 x 4 or 4x5 foot (i can't remember) mural panels on the ceiling
by yours truly...
Here's a closeup for you newbies...
"Land of the Mermaids" Angelfish
"Land of the Mermaids" Seahorse
Back to some Mojave...
Here's that smile,Wendy!
Chillaxin by the lake in one of the cabana huts...
and of course....the infamous Cocksmen! Yeah Baby!
Alrightio!
Been vacillating between
Pure Blind Experimentation via drawings
Tiki paintings and concepting for oasis pieces
Working on pieces and concepts and studies for November's solo show...
Annnnnnnnd i'll be sharing a suite with Thor by the pool this year
and we are each proudly displaying,not only our pleasurable Handiworks of art
BUT also we are each premiering a Tiki Farm MUG and BOWL at the EVENT!
!!!
Will share studies and sneak peeks when i get clearance
but these are gonna be some Winnahs! :)
A must for every Bar that dares to attach the word "Tiki" to it!
So,now having explained the long neglect and absence of this post
i will try to make amends with thee pieces that have been piling up
(and this is just the TIKI stuff!)
i have another pile of studies and drawings for the November show
and one six by four foot canvas i've been tackling
non-tiki,but if you're interested...
I started a Blog about it
on my NEW WEBSITE
http://www.kinnyruzic.com
and here's the blog
http://kinnyruzic.com/blog/
Well... Here's a piece for Oasis
"the Singing Waterfall"
acrylic and cel-vinyl on wood
with an exotic Bamboo Ben frame!
sans frame
i remember at the Mai-Kai,how the open interior area had this wet cool
loam-smelling (did i use that correctly? Loam? like a lichen on rocks,right?
okay...wet rock and wood scented pathway....
so i created my dream bar's version...
With a huge Solomon Islands Paddle carving,of course!
i always like to test out some of my favorite mug creations on these
paintings...If it's gonna be a dream bar,why not create all the mugs,right?
Decide to set a PNG shield into a TikiBob kind of palm shell... The blue is simply an indulgence and a way to echo the coolness throughout the picture...
Here's an Orongo Bird Volcano Bowl with a PNG Bird drum in the distance!
carrying that whole "song" theme throughout...
Here's a dapper tribal sun mug with a fancy red umbrella!
Here's a closer view of the drum in the foliage..
an ominous harbinger looms on the wall
a reference both to the predatory nature of the jungle,but closer still in theme,the water! But the main reason is i LOVE those giant Shark jaws and turtle shells that adorn some classic tiki bar walls
as exploited as they are,i still dig em...
And of course....
the STAR of the painting
the Singing Waterfall!
Here is a study for a painting or a woodburn that will try to picture wind,
a theme i've tackled before ,but decided to see if i could refine it
stylize it
"the Windy Jungle"
sharpie and Copic marker on Aquarelle watercolor paper
Here's a funny one
despite everyone crying
Well....except for that fellow middle right side of the drawing
cheeky bastard...
"the Crybabys"
sharpie and Copic marker on Aquarelle watercolor paper
i LOVE the mug in the foreground
Would LOVE to make him someday!
i think i'd call him ...
"Dammit JANUS"
(a shout out to all you old school Rocky Horror Fans!)
Another painting!
"the Rowdy Bunch"
acrylic and cel-vinyl on wood
Decided to throw some violet into the mix
see how it played with the red orange
seein if it would create a subtle tension
and the background was an attempt to get some background lighting effects
create a nameless depth
a chasm...
i call this lil shorty short guy,the "mark",the"dupe"
the unreluctant participant
in whatever mischief these rowdies are planning..
also, you get a closer look at how i treated the lei in this piece
with transparencies and other nonsense goin on...
a view of the table and the clutter of flowers and ceramic mugs
unbearably close to clinking against one another!
a little portrait of an accident awaiting to happen
These are the crazy brothers that i wouldn't trust fer nuthin!
Here's a real rough drawing
just trying to capture a composition
some lighting
before if flaps away to some other brain..
"the Shadowy Oasis"
copic marker on Aquarelle Watercolor paper
that squished moai makes me laugh!
"the Relaxing Scenario"
Sharpie and ink on Aquarelle Watercolor paper
"Lunch at the Waterfall"
Sharpie,watercolor,and ink on Aquarelle Watercolor paper
"the Abandoned Drink"
Sharpie,bleachpen and ink on Aquarelle Watercolor paper 0
Lots of crybabys....What up wit dat?
and as we begin to near the end of this massive tome
here's a poppy lil wakeup call!
"the Celebration"
Sharpie and copic marker on Aquarelle Watercolor paper
and lastly...this study for a painting i have almost finished
i'll show you the painting next installment!
"Pele's River"
Sharpie,bleachpen and ink on Aquarelle Watercolor paper
Well....i think that;s it for tonight...it's past midnight and i have work tomorrow....It was great finally catching up with y'alls,and thank you so much for the comments and the visits!
i see i broke the 800,000 views...
Don't you folks have better things to do?
:)
