Welcome to the Tiki Central 2.0 Beta. Read the announcement
Celebrating classic and modern Polynesian Pop

Tiki Central / Tiki Marketplace / Velvet art for home tiki bar - Reproductions of Leeteg, etc.

Post #780987 by Technicolor Pachyderm on Tue, Oct 31, 2017 9:09 AM

You are viewing a single post. Click here to view the post in context.

We are in the process of decorating our home tiki bar and in my search for Rob Hamel velvet art, I stumbled upon these reproductions on eBay. I tend to collect originals(Witco, Shag, August Holland, etc.) when I can afford it and I also love the velvet art look. This Leeteg reproduction is probably my favorite even though it might be a bit ubiquitous. I also found some unpainted vintage velvet paint by number canvases at a flea market for a steal. I contacted this guy in San Diego who works with the Tijuana velvet artists and he was able to also paint these vintage canvases. Thought I'd share my experience with the greater tiki community.

https://velvetify.com/collections/nudes-pin-up-girls/products/polynesian-girl-with-coconut-nectar-reproduction-of-an-edgar-leeteg-oil-on-black-velvet-by-zenon-matias-jimenez-jm119

Here are some pics of the room in progress, the framed coconut girl and the finished paint by numbers. My wife built this wedge shaped tiki bar and we covered it with black bamboo from Oceanic Arts. Any advice on how to decorate the Murphy bed wall?