Post #737530 by little lost tiki on Mon, Feb 16, 2015 11:30 PM

On 2015-02-04 07:21, hiltiki wrote:
Kinny, you are so much fun I wish you would visit more often. Love the missing table story. By the way do you ever sketch, paint mermaids? can't recall?

Thanks Darlin,
for the visit and the LUV! You really should come and visit more often....
I have no plans to stop,
and there's going to be LOTS of surprises in store this year!
So happy you enjoyed the search for the missing table...
One could consider that tale semi-autobiographical.... :)

Now as for the mermaids question....
Yes... on occasion
Here's an example that is hanging at Mojave Oasis
in the Mermaid Lounge.
i believe these are 4 x 5 feet apiece

and here are some shots of them in situ...

Skillfully installed by our very own Bamboo Ben!

Well.... it's kind of funny that we start off with an underwater vibe
'cause i have some work to share
in that same vein...

"Ocean Floor"
Copic marker and ink on Aquarelle Watercolor paper
13.25 x 6.5 "

"Atlantis"
Marker and watercolor on Aquarelle Watercolor paper
12.75 x 14"

i gleaned a lot of these ocean flora and fauna from looking at photos of the animals and attempting to simplify them,from the tons of ephemera i've been collecting for 25 some years
(old magazine ads/firecracker wrappers/packaging/etc)
Sometimes i'll find a beautiful modernist shape or image
and will find a way to elaborate and expand it
so it fits into the world of the drawing at hand...

Here's a few of these sketchbook pages
just to give y'alls a peek into the process/mindset
that goes into making these gems...

Some of the pages are just filled to the brim
while others are full of hasty scribblings and bits of paper taped in there...

As you can see
some are winners
others need work
and some just fail before the pen even hits the paper! :)

Also been playing with puffers
Watch out for these guys in some future pieces!

i hope to make these mugs sometime in the future
especially this fellah!

and here's one more puffer
alongside of the development of POLYNESIA CYCLOPIA
(i have some more-Marq/PNG/KANE/KANALOA/PUFFER and will share later)
a little group of characters for a mashup
Battle of the Cyclops in a South Seas setting! :)

i think Mr. Sam Gambino dwelt on this subject with his
Tikifarm HypnoTiki....
Mutual Inspiration pact in Action there...

and here's a lil PNG motif studytime
just because.....

Also, had some more Reaper Moai sketches to share
that were finally scanned..
As you can see, he went thru a few changes
being pushed and pulled until he achieved the perfect Look!

and here's one with a Topknot Fez!

Thanks again for all the visits and Aloha!
See y'alls soon!
:)