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Post #752828 by nui 'umi 'umi on Mon, Oct 19, 2015 9:58 PM

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Hey Buzzy, What an amazing collection! That story board (top) on the Tahiti /Palua wall has a pretty bright blue river depicted from left to right. I took a couple of pix of some very brightly painted sb’s at the Polenesio in Havana. I have several painted sb’s by the same carver as the artist who carved that huge board you had at Oasis a few years ago. Mine had orange, green, and other hues-none as bright as the blues in the aforementioned river. The boards at the Polenesio were painted in colors as vivid as the blues on your board. At the time I first observed the boards in Havana I was sure that they had been (gasp) repainted. Now I am not so sure. Just an observation.
I damaged my camera during my visit to Cuba so the pic is lousy.I’m posting the pic to show the vividness of the paint. I know that most storyboards originated in prisons and the artists used whatever they could get but these are brighter than any I have seen.
Cheers

[ Edited by: nui 'umi 'umi 2015-10-19 22:00 ]

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