Hello Fellow Explorers!
Well, it's been Busy,as usual
but the time has come where i can share a BUNCH of work with y'alls!
Some new new new
some conceived a while back
but due to Secrecy Clauses and Such
Can FINALLY be revealed!
But first.....
let's chat for a spell!
On 2015-08-22 12:49, hang10tiki wrote:
Man o man what a page
Dig da Bob-0-nuts
Great to see you at Oasis even if only for a few
Jon
Hey Jon! Great seeing you as well!I've found the BEST time/place to visit during Oasis is 3am by the pool!
The Best conversations happen THEN!
Try it next year!
On 2015-08-22 13:20, danlovestikis wrote:
Right on with the joyfulness this was a terrific post. I just love all that you do and in person how your spirit shines. Changing Swizzles Bob-O-Nut to a puffer was genius. It was great to see you. Dan is my mountain man. He is loving not having to shave. See you at Marketplace one day in the future. Hugs from Dan and I
Thank you Dear Wendy!Always a joyful moment when we meet up! How you have SO much energy for events and an army of masterworks is beyond me....
On 2015-08-22 14:23, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote:
Those some good nuts!
On 2015-08-23 21:57, GROG wrote:
GROG like.
Thanks Boys! YOU two are my favorite NUTS!
First things first...
Yeah.... Looks like we can finally let the cat out of the bag!
Doug,Toesy,and myself were graciously invited to help adorn the walls
at the Tikifarm 15 year anniversary exhibition this November!
Flounder (Scott Scheidley) and Michelle Bickford will be having exhibits there as well....
What a night that will be!
Filled with ohana and over-the-top stellar art!
Can you handle it?!?!?!
Anyways... Besides creating some work for the exhibit,us three gargantuans were also tasked to create Mugs in Celebration of 15 years of TikiFarm!
One of the mugs-the anniversary one
is hidden somewhere on this thread,but that's all you get
The other one CAN be revealed
Because it's just a mug,not an Anniversary mug...
Working name so far..... Modfish!
Here's some glaze samples....
and here's one of the side art concepts i originally sent Holden...
We each plan on creating 7-9 pieces,at least,for this event
Which has been this boy's main preoccupation since Oasis in August...
First piece...
Well, since i finished it before sharing some progress pieces
You're only going to see details of this one..
i will reveal the ENTIRE painting right before showtime....
This piece will have a Maori feel...
It's based loosely on a picture rendered for the new Coloring Book...
Next piece is fresh and only 2 sessions in...
Painted on wood,this one will require layer after layer of washes/glazes
adjusting,lighting,shading,etc...
After sketching it in pencil onto the wood
here's the messy first beginnings...
Second Session
This THIRD piece for the show will be the "showcase" piece.
Us three decided to paint a 24 x 36 central work that we could circle the other pieces around...
So... studies first...
Oh! The painting is entitled "Too Much Information"
dealing with that drunken blabbermouth that shows up every once in a while in all of our lives...
This piece is also a result from the drawing jag for the coloring book last month
Next step-buy a Beautiful 24 x 36 piece of wood...
and get the initial drawing down onto it... (that took a whole day!)
and some closeups...
Footnote: Derek Monkeyman Weaver created a few BEAUTIFUL frames for Doug
it just Elevated the work..
Gorgeous Art with a frame that complimented it Perfectly!
Here's the one from Mr' Horne's "Tiki Temple" entry
at our "Blood Orgy of the Behemoths" exhibit during the summer this year...
Anyways,Monkeyman was contacted and he agreed to carve a frame
for this important painting in this important show!
YAY!
Here are 2 of the sketches i sent him...
Once the initial base drawing was finished
a 10 hour painting session ensued
and here is the product of such a productive day!
some closeups...
Recognize this fellow?
and after another 7-8 hours
Here is how it looks today...
and some more details
piecing together the narrative
as the viewer notices that the drunken Chatty Ku
is relaying his deep secrets to more than ONE ear!
I'll be working on this painting Saturday at Don the Beachcombers!
Tommy will be working on his LaLuz piece there as well...
Here's my promo writeup describing this Event...
"this Saturday's International TIKI Marketplace at Don the Beachcombers from 10 am to 3pm!
Myself and BigToe will be Live painting at our booths,
frantically finishing up masterpieces for this November's la Luz de Jesus exhibition!
Our Art Brother,the esteemed Doug Horne will be there as well,
tho his artistic techniques are not suitable for the public,
so he will just be vending...
even Bamboo Ben will be there!
Anyways, i'll have a handful of art,
maybe some woodburns,
a ton of original drawings and of course,
the new Tiki Coloring Book created a mere month ago
and already providing delight and wonder to thousands!
Saturday September 12th 10am to 3pm
16278 Pacific Coast Highway,Huntington Beach,CA 92649
Hope to see y'alls there! Free Hugs!"
As mentioned above
Besides LIVE PAINTING with Toe
I'll have some paintings
original drawings
woodburns
hand painted ceramics
and Coloring Books!
WHOOPIE!!!
Speaking of Coloring Books AND original Drawings
I'll have a large percentage of the ORIGINAL drawings created FOR the Coloring Book
hand-Colored
and available for you to adopt!
Here they are!
"Wishful Thinking"
"Undersea Sentinel"
"Valley of the Flowers"
"the Wandering Bowl"
"the Village Drummer"
"the SunBringers"
"the Retreating Clouds"
"the Kiwis"
"the Fountain"
"the Drunken Mug"
"the Content Moai"
"the Celebration"
"Playing with Fire"
"Inside the Crowded Hut"
"Hawaiaan Reaper"
"Baby Cannibal"
I will leave you with this picture
from the Behemoths Drunken Docent Tour
scouring over notes before the walkthru began....
Good night Ohana!
Thanks for the visits!
