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Benzart
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06/28/2006
Really nice tree |
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Tiki Duddy
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06/28/2006
hey those are amazing paintings! that requires skill right there. what kind of paint you use? |
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little lost tiki
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06/29/2006
Thanks y'all! visit http://www.kenruzic.com and you will smile. [ Edited by: little lost tiki 2006-06-30 06:42 ] [ Edited by: little lost tiki 2006-07-12 09:00 ] |
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little lost tiki
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07/02/2006
Here's another posting for you to enjoy! This one was made for my wife who loves butterflies. |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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07/03/2006
Go to a surf shop that advertises ding repairs. Go ask the ding repair dude for the wax remover cloths that he uses. Most stores do not sell them retail if they do not have on site ding repairs. You basically let your board sit in the sun for about five minutes, then scrape the wax off with a wax comb, and then use the wet nap looking things that you get from the surf shop and your board will be clean in moments. Most ding repair guys that do alot of work will have these handy for personal use and most will sell them to you if you ask. I cannot find mine right now so I can't give you a brand name, but they are specifically made for wax removal when you repair dings and it works real quick, so any ding repair guy will know what you are talking about .Or, if you have more money than time, ask a ding repair guy for an estimate on how much it would be to refurbish it himself. Most ding repair guys I know live in their trucks out behind the glass shop they work at, saving money to fly to Bali in a month, so they are prone to bargaining if you get them at the right time. Ding repair is hugely profitable, so there is always room to barter with these guys. |
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little lost tiki
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07/03/2006
Thanks Buzzy! |
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hewey
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07/03/2006
More cool work man! Loving it more the more I see it :) I love "The Goon" comic... He goes around beating people up, in a town that has heaps of zombies... Kool :) |
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little lost tiki
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07/03/2006
Hey Hewey!Comics rule! Could you post a pic of the Goon when you got time??History.Art,and Comic Books supplied my visual interests as a youth bigtime!Bet I'm not alone! |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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07/03/2006
Tiki Comic covers: |
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Benzart
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07/04/2006
I really Love that "The Visit", LLTiki, it is very intense. |
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little lost tiki
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07/04/2006
Thanks y'all! |
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hewey
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07/05/2006
Cool man :) The Goon: Goon Gallery |
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little lost tiki
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07/05/2006
Hey Hewe! |
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little lost tiki
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07/06/2006
Here's an oldie but a goodie painting about the little lost tiki who is just on the edge of despair when the fish begin to sing and lift his spirit. |
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little lost tiki
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07/09/2006
Here's one that's hot off the presses! Just finished it yesterday! It's called "the Sun visits the Happy Hut" [ Edited by: little lost tiki 2006-07-08 20:53 ] |
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kooche
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07/09/2006
awesome work...i like that the sun's smile is behind it's eyes...smart & subtle |
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little lost tiki
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07/09/2006
Thanks Miles! visit http://www.kenruzic.com and you will ,hopefully, be inspired. [ Edited by: little lost tiki 2006-07-09 21:57 ] |
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Tiki Duddy
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07/12/2006
hey that is really amazing. its so unique and different. what are you using to make those? whatever it is its good. keep it up |
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hewey
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07/12/2006
I dont know what materials, but I suspect some illicit drugs are involved... :) More awesome work man! |
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little lost tiki
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07/12/2006
Hey friends! |
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ToonToonz
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07/13/2006
little lost tiki - That´s a nice one! What size is it? |
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Tikiwahine
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07/13/2006
Your work goes hand in hand with my happy morning outlook. |
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little lost tiki
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07/13/2006
Hi Toonz! |
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Tikiwahine
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07/13/2006
I love it! How did you know blue was my colour? [ Edited by: Tikiwahine 2006-07-13 12:06 ] |
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little lost tiki
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07/13/2006
Actually I didn't know, but working as a tee designer-blue is the best selling styles besides your basic white and now black!I tropicalized the style of asian folk-art papercuts and mixed it with a pareau graphic style as well! So many different cultures have so much great art I'm afraid I'll never see it all! Thanks again Tikiwahine! |
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hewey
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07/14/2006
Man, how about getting some fabric printed with your wild designs? They'd make killer Hawaiian shirts! |
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little lost tiki
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07/14/2006
Funny you should say that! I worked at Rusty surfboards and did tees and prints for tops and bottoms from 1989-1995/same also for Hawaiian Island Creations 1996-late 2003.I'll take some digital photos of some of the shirts and post them after the smoke clears from this show.I have a friend,Jacques,who I used to send prints and he would do all the footwork and I'd get the occassional check so those prints ended up on clothing/upholstery fabric/curtains/you name it! We even did a cockfighting shirt! Mostly lots of Bali/Indo/and Oceanic influences on the woven shirts and trunks-Very fun,but getting it in repeat-especially ol'school hand-rendering can get old! I'd love to do a total crazy tiki floral on cotton or barkcloth and print it wet on wet so it gets that nice soft fade! |
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ToonToonz
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07/14/2006
Thanks for the info on the price range of your art. Some wild things you do - lots of intricate designs and colors! |
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little lost tiki
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07/14/2006
Yeah Toonz! |
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little lost tiki
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07/15/2006
Hey Kane and wahines! |
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little lost tiki
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07/18/2006
Here's an oldie but a goodie! For a while I played around with a stained glass style-and after doing Fish-Seahorse-Octopus-(and even one of the four living creatures around the throne of God In the Book of Revelations) I decided to try a tiki stained glass painting! Hope to be able to make real ones someday! [ Edited by: little lost tiki 2006-10-09 20:13 ] |
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Tiki-Kate
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07/18/2006
I've checked out the website, and I've really been enjoying your work. How long is your show in August running? |
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little lost tiki
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07/18/2006
Aloha Tiki-Kate! |
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hewey
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07/19/2006
Love those stained glass pieces :) |
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Tiki Duddy
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07/19/2006
wow your work is good. nice work! keep it up |
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little lost tiki
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07/19/2006
Thanks Hewey! Thanks Duddy! Thanks TC! |
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rodeotiki
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07/19/2006
Man I wish I could make the up coming show. But then me and my kids would fight over the coloring books and crayons. Love this stuff, all of it!! |
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little lost tiki
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07/19/2006
Mahalo Rodoetiki! |
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Tiki Duddy
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07/19/2006
good work with that wooden painting. hey how is it painting on wood? |
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little lost tiki
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07/19/2006
IT'S swell! Wood is fun and everywhere!Depends on what you're working with..theis one was easy-breezy! I sanded the wood-then did my background by mixing a few acrylics together and slapping it on there.Wait to dry.............Then sketch out your subject with a water-soluble pencil or crayon(not too hard-lightly on the surface)and painted that in real fast-just getting basic modelling down!Wait to dry.............Then I seal it-with acrylic, I used a brush on varnish(test first!)Wait to dry.......Then draw your design in paintpens and seal! Tada! |
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Tiki Duddy
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07/19/2006
FEATHERS! no wait.....straw blowing. [ Edited by: Tiki Duddy 2006-07-19 12:49 ] |
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little lost tiki
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07/19/2006
Nope. |
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Tiki Duddy
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07/20/2006
ummm....i thought for sure it was from you blowing the paint around. umm....with your mouth or something. haha |
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little lost tiki
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07/20/2006
Good Guesses-Thanks for playing! Started with wet stained watercolor paper/you fill your dropper with ink and press it down on the surface where you'd like a line to show like an underdrawing(see on the hand)I started with blue-then i grabbed a wet sponge brush and spread the blue out towards the end of the paper-keeping the lighter color to define mr.tiki's shape.the feathers on the top were a mix of pressing down real hard on the dropper but just letting a teeny bit of ink thru(don't want a blob now do ya?)Then I grabbed the red (i think i was daydreaming about those red and blue 3-d glasses)and with the dropper drew out the eyes,lips,chest (of course the paper is drying a bit so the ink begins to bleed outward (resembling Tikiduddy's suggestion of blowing ink with a straw -which it does a bit I admit,but no splatters-a much cleaner spread of ink-like lil' arteries)Now the final touch -ever so simple,ever so subtle,but ever so important....I bet you're wondering what that is.....The background texture!Here's a fun tip that works better with ink but also works with gouache and watercolors.Grab a paper towel(2-ply-preferably decorated with bears or ducks-just kiddin),crumple it up and blot it down here and there and it creates an old wrinkled,rocky texture as it picks up ink BUT deposits it back down from the folds stickin out! I mostly stayed in the blue-but blotted it on the red just to bring that shade into the background a bit!Fun to do-but probably not half as fun as Hewey's burnt paper thing!http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=19657&forum=18&start=30There's nothing like smelling a campfire while you're making art! |
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little lost tiki
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07/22/2006
Here's another recent creation.It's called "Tiki with a Hole in his Head" and it's made from a wooden serving tray. |
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Howland
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07/22/2006
Hey bro- Got your invite--thanx! it looks great, I may even frame it! Wish I could make it out there--take plenty o' pics for the rest of the Ohana to drool over! |
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Howland
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07/22/2006
PS- Just half joking about: I'll send you something to paint for $$. I'm sure your a very busy boy! |
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little lost tiki
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07/23/2006
Thanks Surf-n-Turf! Here's another new one called "Tiki Soldier" and it's just gouache on a former wooden stand for gemstones!(another donation!) strange things to paint on are always welcome.If the piece turns out ultra-bitchen,I usually keep it for a show to sell (unless it's a commission) and will send the gracious donater a watercolor or small painting! There are a lot of dumpsters around and a lot of garage sales and thrift stores.Sometimes it make take 7 stores or 2 days of hunting,but once you see that object,your brain knows it contains something special,just waiting for you to bring it to life! Mahalo! |
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