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Little lost Tiki's Art Chronicles and Stuffs! Page 70!A brief Return,BUT! Some new pieces to Delight YOU!!!

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H harro Member Australia Joined: Sep 05, 2005 Posts: 686	H harro Posted posted on Fri, Nov 14, 2008 6:57 AM Awesome work LLT, the variety in your recent work hasnt resulted in a lesser quality at all. And such a variety of mediums as well! one complaint though - catching up on your thread after a while takes too long and causes sensory overload and brain malfunction!!!
LT LOL Tiki Member San Diegoish Joined: Sep 06, 2007 Posts: 932	LT LOL Tiki Posted posted on Sat, Nov 15, 2008 12:09 PM On 2008-11-12 11:02, little lost tiki wrote: LOL-Mahalos my friend! Sometimes the happy and brainless ones shine.... BTW your drawing is on the way...Wife mailed it today! I am honored you would put aside some wall space for some LLT art! :) It arrived safe and sound. I wish that I had more wall space to set aside; maybe I'll remove the mirrors from the ceiling. :o :D
RH Robb Hamel Member Ohio Joined: Mar 07, 2008 Posts: 1013	RH Robb Hamel Posted posted on Sun, Nov 16, 2008 4:44 PM Outstanding woodburns (?). Ken, the fires of hell are clearly on your side, flowing from the end of your nuclear-tipped glow-in-the-dark BurnMax 2000! Burn. Burn away my friend. Burn us a path to freedom from the Old Ways.
LLT little lost tiki Tiki Socialite Orange,CA-right near the Circle! Joined: Jun 12, 2006 Posts: 7763	LLT little lost tiki Posted posted on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 3:50 PM TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY OVERCOME..... BRRRRRBRRRRBURRRRRR! Thank you ALL for showing such kindness to such an Art-Tard! YAY! TikiThomas-you never showed up at the CHOP! Now you just get the TOE! lucky you... GOGO! Thanks for the props pal! :) haven't seen you and Dani in what feels like ages! I miss BOTH of your smiles and warm happy friendship! :):):):) As for being an Energizer bunny..... I just don't wanna be sittin on my deathbed cryin,"just 50 more paintings! just 50 more before i go!" So i figgered...do as many as i can now! :) harro! Variety is le spice of life... ruts are no fun! Who wants to get in a rut? "Not I",said the pig! (waaaaay old stupid joke.can't even remember the rest of the joke but that was the punchline! Bowana? joke help!) Plus, there's just so many different mediums to try and so many ways of looking at and interpreting objects, landscapes, personalities etc etc ad naseum that it would be a crime! a crime i tell you! to not follow your art path as far as you can go! it's every artist's responsibility to do that! don't get me started! :) I feel the quality isn't up to my standards yet but the audience is often more merciful than the creator but ,the light is just over the horizon.... As for your complaint.... wah. someday,when time allows perhaps on my deathbed.... i will read all this from page one and just smile at all the love and adventure ! but until then.. wah,my friend! LOL! Roland! So glad that "the prayer" arrived safely with no feathers lost! Spare the mirrors and simply affix it to the fridge with a magnet! Thank you again! You've helped spread the orongo vibe southward! :) Robb I wanna rap-battle rant with you next time we hang.... Burn us a path to freedom from the Old Ways. Whaddafudge is that? Sounds like some Omega man luddite thing to me! and i checked out your website... where's my Cadillac Eldorado you don't wanna be on the bad end of a Colwood Nuclear-tipped Glow-in-the-Dark BurnMeister 2000... werd. and yer waterfall is outtasight! red!red! :) Anyways,did some backgrounds for the CHOP at Babalus as well as a few backgrounds/pieces elaborating on a tapa/abstract style developed when i was doing a lot of fabric prints at work and on the sly... this first one vibrated with a warm beachy feel... the waves lapping in the volcano smoking the semi transparent shields i like how it leads my eyes the beams of the sun hitting the water and it was fun breaking up the land and volcano and the windmill/propeller of the big palm blowing a breeze to cool down the very hot day.. what a happy accident! :) "Summer Shorebreak" ink and colored pencil on paper this one i sketched out in a sepia water-soluble pencil AFTER the ink base had dried... the shield on the left is nudging the middle fellow over while the shield on the right is vigilant,watching him ensuring his safety! and the best part is that the middle guy is actually a guardian as well guarding that little disembodied head thar below! simple and sweet! makes me smile! "the Guardians" ink and colored pencil on paper Sometimes the fabric print styled ones take on a life of their own the elements seem to sing/or dance or jump might as well jump! :) Anyways, the two bottomround sun-like elements appear to be adding a loud vibrating outward kind of feel and those "tapa-bars" seem to be blocking off access as well as invading the space of the momma flowers and her little biddy babbies!:) the one on the bottom right is cut-off and obviously scared! Ah! the beauty of the narrative that lies within a piece! "the Commotion" ink and colored pencil on paper and my favorite of the session... that's actually a sepia,not a black for the dark areas! This colorway was fun.. the green and yellow background were exciting enough but... i decided to try something that could throw the whole thing off! the tip of the bleachpen was kinda glorpy that day sometimes it just leaves a perfect bleach bubble on a line that POPS and sprays over a part of the drawing... Anyways-i flipped the pen over and used the scrubby side and glorp! same thing-especially by the figure lower right... after rinsing and doing the sepia brush and orange one (it bled splendidly thru the bleached area a different surface than the unbleached inked area.. Anyways,here it is! decided to pay homage to Chagall and put an upside down fern up top! and that's a sideways "hut/motif" mix... The whole piece would fall apart if you took out just a few details i feel like it's tenaciously floating over the paper surface shouting to the villagers an alarm of some kind! "Jungle Cry" ink and colored pencil on paper But wait! there's more! Also did this on a piece of wood that was slated for woodburning! wood donations graciously accepted! Anyway, did this morning piece in gouache tried to get that same kind of "depth" of environment in this one Also wanted to cram a LOT of things into a little space and to make them work.. that hopefully explains my palm tree/plumeria overlap the sun has a kind of Blast-off sequenced take-off and the hut was fun just to try to scrape it down to it's essentials lots of hints of detail but really not much.. huh? "Morning" gouache on wood next one is an acrylic on unprimed wood.. i layed the acrylic down all watered down and swoooosh! parts of it started to soak in and spread! AAAAAAAAh! but after a little bit of figgerin out it became friendly.. Last week i got home and smelled Corned beef! and had to wait ,like 2-3 hours and just smelling it and mmmmmmm! it drivin me nuts! this is an expression of that! "Thoughts of Dinner"acrylic on wood Here's a detail! and lastly.. another woodburned and ink tinted piece from the Colwood Nuclear-tipped Glow-in-the-Dark BurnMeister 2000 onto a carving platter from my pal Squids! Thanks Squids! :) what's really cool about it is that it's full of hacks and nicks and cuts from countless slicings and dicings of turkeys and beef and roast beast for greedy little mouths and foul smelling carnivore fingers Ah! Actually,it is filled with turkey and beef and roast beast MANA! or not! :) Anyways ,this piece called for two different tips as you will see by the thick and thin lines in this one! "the Warm Aloha" woodburn and ink on wood carving board Here's a closeup of him waving hello or goodbye!:) And remember ALL THIS STUFF AND MORE can be YOURS at Damon's on the 21st at the Tiki Magazine Release party! Hope to see y'all there! :) Cheerio! hi ho! http://www.kenruzic.com http://www.myspace.com/kenruzicdotcom [ Edited by: little lost tiki 2008-11-17 23:03 ]
S Son-of-Kelbo Member NOHO, CA Joined: Aug 03, 2004 Posts: 590	S Son-of-Kelbo Posted posted on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 4:57 PM All four of these latest are wonderful, but I have to say "The Guardians" does it for me. Bold, balanced-but-not-symmetrical, traditional with a fresh accomplishment, little bit sly, and fun. Everything I enjoy finding in a Ruzic work. Go man, go. SOK
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 8:27 PM Love the new abstracts Ken. There's a really great vibe going on in those red tiki abstracts, dig!
B Babalu Tiki Socialite Lemon Grove Joined: Nov 19, 2006 Posts: 2518	B Babalu Posted posted on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 8:57 PM The Guardians should be a cover of Tiki Mag...
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7548	G GROG Posted posted on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 10:42 PM Back off Hakalugi!!!
LLT little lost tiki Tiki Socialite Orange,CA-right near the Circle! Joined: Jun 12, 2006 Posts: 7763	LLT little lost tiki Posted posted on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 11:13 PM SOK Johnny! Thanks man for all your cheerleading... it's weird ,after filling spaces with so much detail I'm finding these simple pieces capture a different aspect or essence... can't wait til all these styles start to combine into one Uber-style! Glad you enjoyed it... i think GROG wants it but i'm thinking of a SELLING MORATORIUM until Damons and then it's first come first serve.. and there are LOTS of deals to be had! Some out in the open others hidden and requiring some sifting and hunting... Sneaks!dig... you know the dig... see you've been blossoming some more! :) BAbs-shucks man! i love this guy! such a brain! and a great wife! and doggie! GROG-wah.
LT LOL Tiki Member San Diegoish Joined: Sep 06, 2007 Posts: 932	LT LOL Tiki Posted posted on Tue, Nov 18, 2008 12:10 AM Wow! This is more fun that the Sears Christmas Catalog! 'The Guardians' is beautiful; 'Summer Shorebreak' is really impressive. I had to study that one for a bit to take it all in.
T TikiMango Member Satellite Beach, FL Joined: Jun 17, 2008 Posts: 798	T TikiMango Posted posted on Tue, Nov 18, 2008 7:22 AM I'm really digging that "Jungle Cry" for some reason. Awesome work/technique/style.
T tobunga Tiki Socialite Joined: Apr 12, 2008 Posts: 1235	T tobunga Posted posted on Tue, Nov 18, 2008 6:34 PM KINNY! Love your new work! My favorites are The Smile (reminds me of Mary Blair!)and Jungle Cry... I'd totally wear a tiki shirt if it had that pattern printed on it!
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7548	G GROG Posted posted on Tue, Nov 18, 2008 11:19 PM GROG agree. "Jungle Cry" should be a a print pattern for a shirt.
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Wed, Nov 19, 2008 6:44 AM Yes there are several of these that would make GREAT fabric patterns! I'd buy the shirt! I was just thinking how LLT is our "Mary Blair" -- 1st because he's a sissy boy but mostly because of his great illustrations combined with what SHOULD BE his other career as a fabric pattern designer. Once again outstanding patterns LLT. Yours huffing varnish fumes, B
B Bowana Tiki Socialite La Mesa, CA Joined: Nov 10, 2006 Posts: 1183	B Bowana Posted posted on Wed, Nov 19, 2008 7:57 AM The Guardians is my fav. Tough, tough decision because they're all great! Sheesh. Lord Kenneth Ruzic, Esq. The Tiki Cubist strikes again!! Bo PS I don't have any jokes at this moment. I have to call a meeting with my writers. :)
T tikithomas08 Member San Diego CA Joined: Apr 10, 2007 Posts: 528	T tikithomas08 Posted posted on Wed, Nov 19, 2008 1:39 PM sorry kenny, i had last minute class that was smack dab in the middle of the chop, so i couldnt make it out...no thanks keep the toe, you cant even give one of those away! :
LLT little lost tiki Tiki Socialite Orange,CA-right near the Circle! Joined: Jun 12, 2006 Posts: 7763	LLT little lost tiki Posted posted on Thu, Nov 20, 2008 8:51 AM HI KIDS! ONE MORE DAY TIL THE TIKI MAGAZINE RELEASE PARTAY! Doi-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy! Just got finished packin everything up.including 2 TikiShark pieces that Brad asked me to show! There's nothing like seeing a Bradley piece in person! it's got that UUMPH! LOL- Hey man! You just reminded me of the season when i went to illinois and got a bunch of old 60s-70s Sears catalogs and actually designed a Summer line around the prints and styles we found in there! Miss looking at all those GI JOe toys and dreaming.... sigh! Glad you like the abstract,Sir! Thanks for visiting and trying to decipher the Summer Shorebreak... I'm thinkin some big canvases are screaming for this style! Mango-Jungle Cry is really a compelling one... it's half fabric print and half narrative.... a chimera,of sorts..... like one of them things they grow in some pentagon lab miles beneath the earth.... Thanks for the Stoke! gonna need that for tomorrow! :) Tobunga! Thank you,my friend! jazzed you're gonna be at the Tiki Wonderland sharing your beautiful work with the sheep...er, peeps! :lol: I've only seen bits and pieces of Blair peter Pan,and a few things very playful and oodles of sweetness! ATTENTION! I will trade art for Mary Blair books! Sometime I'll show you some of the fabric prints i did for Hawaiian Island Creations, Rusty Surfboards,etc during the 90's ... there's little peeks of these abstracts in them,kinda foreshadowing the styles of today! I'll see what i can do to get a new shirt made cuz you is the snazziest tikishirt wearer EVER! When you gonna glaze that Hut mug? it's a beaut! you too GROG! Mahalos Caveman! Terrill just bought some BIGGER Arches pads so i will be doing bigger versions of these soon! so you can at least tape the paper together and wear it! See you soon! Sneakers! sissy? you're lucky i have Damons this weekend or i would recon over there and pull a RAMBO on YOUR artsy butt! as for another career...I've got two already! Somethins gotta give! :) if you're huffing varnish fumes...KRYLON provides the longest buzz but the headache afterwards is nothing to laugh about! :) Bowana! Ah! I feel so blessed to have soooo many talented friends ! Maybe you could apply to be one! :lol: it's so inspiring! Never a dull moment! Esq! :lol: Your miniature flags of miniature countries collection has inspired me to stop and think of the little things! :) Thomas... whatever...you snooze-you lose... Now someone else is gonna adopt the Remorseful Cannibal... I still am shipping you the Toe....cuz he smells funny... Well, after affixing pricetags and actually wrapping the art up carefully.. i had a squeeze of time and banged out another ink drawing that is kind of a brother to the Guardians but a diff narrative... kind of like Picasso would do with themes.. elaborate! elaborate! expand! develop! blahblahblah! Here it is! and this will also be at Damons for you to adopt! "the Crowd" same elements/2 shields/1 figure and three flowers and made it a little moodier and also did some weird lighting/shadows stuff... not as strong as the below piece but it was around 11:30 pm and daddy was tired! and here's "the Guardians" so you can see em side by side! Well, gotta get to woiks! Hope to see y'all tomorrow!
TD Tiki Duddy Member Manitoba, Canada Joined: Jun 04, 2006 Posts: 760	TD Tiki Duddy Posted posted on Thu, Nov 20, 2008 3:01 PM Nice Stuff KEN!
LLT little lost tiki Tiki Socialite Orange,CA-right near the Circle! Joined: Jun 12, 2006 Posts: 7763	LLT little lost tiki Posted posted on Fri, Nov 21, 2008 9:30 AM Thanks Duddy! ATTENTION PEEPS! A large majority of the art on this thread will be at DAMONs tonight for you to peruse and adopt TONIGHT! And if you want "the Guardians" piece you better get there early cause GROG wants it and i would rather see one of you get it! teeheeheeeheee! :lol:
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Tue, Nov 25, 2008 12:24 AM Kenny~ "the Crowd" is amazing! Beautiful, poppin out 3 d looking art! Thanks so much for transporting my art to the show. U R Da Best! Big mahalos to you LLT! Aloha!!
R RevBambooBen Tiki Socialite Huntikington Beach Joined: Nov 12, 2002 Posts: 7946	R RevBambooBen Posted posted on Tue, Nov 25, 2008 5:48 AM the Melvins are in so cal....
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Tue, Nov 25, 2008 7:17 AM I like "Morning". It too is fabric-worthy. Hope the show was swell and the sell was well.
R RevBambooBen Tiki Socialite Huntikington Beach Joined: Nov 12, 2002 Posts: 7946	R RevBambooBen Posted posted on Tue, Nov 25, 2008 8:36 AM On 2008-10-30 13:26, little lost tiki wrote: Bowie! Thanks friend! These abstracts are always a joyful diversion from the more time-consuming work! I'm glad that first mug's out of the way because each one after will get better and better! :) yes...and Mahalos! nothing like more Art Supplies! Robb! Gracias! Did a few little Rowers a while back...one of those themes that's always fun to revisit! My dojo needs a Spring Cleaning! Thanks for making those 2 pieces look all purty and official-like on your wall! I hope thay warm your brain and heart! As for what i'll be sending to the Harold Golen Gallery....not sure yet... I wanna see YOUR take on abstracts! Hodad! thanks man! Age 40 years Maturity more like 10 years! :lol: gotta love a guy who has a Rad wife and pup! Give Rita and Monkey big kisses! and i didn't forget about that fabric print thing... just percolatin on it! :) Brad-U2 Good! You inspire me...at least 4 days a week! :) Babs! thank you AND Amy for adopting some babies! I hope they fill your home with Love and InnerLight! Blazing....trails! Yeah,that's it! I think when artists shut off their heads and just listen to that inside instinct,that beautiful happy things can't help but be born!Sometimes the subconcious is leagues ahead..new styles already examined and inventoried...... and then...when the mind is quiet...it gets doled out! A dollop at a time! BLIP! BLOP! Let's make More Mugs! I have 10 sketchbook pages awaiting creation! Can't wait to see that PNG drum/mug glazed! mmmmmmmmmm! Ravers-Hope you get your computer fixed! You must be suffering TC withdrawals! :lol: you kids are too kind! The abstracts are fun and surprising! Watched a DVD yesterday "the Mystery of Picasso" where he paints/draws about 20-25 pieces.. Realized it's not awful to cover/rub out stuff and repaint,as long as the piece succeeds! I recommend it to anyone interested in the process of a great artist! French with subtitles.... NOMNOM guys on Mugs.....Maybe..... LOL-Alright! Alright! Just don't SIC the dog on me! :lol: and thanks for saying "please" I'm a sucker for good manners! Sketched out these for a project coming up.... that's all i'm gonna say for now til i get full confirmation.. Tryin to get the perfect shrunken head for this piece.... That's it! back to Woiks! the last 2 above.
LLT little lost tiki Tiki Socialite Orange,CA-right near the Circle! Joined: Jun 12, 2006 Posts: 7763	LLT little lost tiki Posted posted on Wed, Nov 26, 2008 9:13 AM Aloha All! Thanks so much for all the hugs and nice comments and jokes at Damons! it was fun AND overwhelming seeing all y'all! But not as overwhelming as Thor's velvets....... :) Brad! Thank you ,my kind friend! Been enjoying taking a flat linear drawing and diagonalizing it and playing with light and shadow and creating different planes yet still trying to keep it readable...talk about gettin transported! Stuart Davis likened abstract painting to jazz and loooooved Bach organ fugues as well-both of them playing with notes and riffs and timing... balancing it..kinda an aural type of painting! And my pleasure about the Damons... Everyone on the planet needs to see your art! (except the dictators,cuz they would kidnap you and make you their court painter!) Ben!Pomona-Glass House-last night opted to stay in the studio out of the rain heard they're playing the Troubadour this weekend... Spermy's going...you busy? Sneaks! thanks! i have a little secret pet-project involving fabric prints so stay tuned! the show a Damons was swell and i was stoked how many people left the booth with an adopted piece! I hope it brings them all joy and giggles! Ben-they're waiting for you at my house... i told em they were going to Frankies and they were excited! Thanks man! After Damons I spent a lot of time in the studio unpacking and such when suddenly the fever hit! Seeing as i had some new pads of watercolor paper i did what comes natural! Finished 8 pieces (3 are awaiting scans-cuz they're BIG! and about 20 sketchbook pages of abstract studies and solutions.. i had a few days-was in hermit mode why not play and relax and recover from Damons people overload! :) here's what i come up wit... "Five Tikis" "the Traveller's Tale" i like how the lower right corner evokes a ship with passengers just slightly...... "the Rowers" a standard theme these days... always fun to draw and elaborate upon "the Grouch" testing the waters on flattening multiple views/overlapping/etc. diggin the way the hands landed on the page! :) and lastly.. "the Sun at Rest" a kind of Paul Klee inspired gent! That's all! back to Work!
R RevBambooBen Tiki Socialite Huntikington Beach Joined: Nov 12, 2002 Posts: 7946	R RevBambooBen Posted posted on Wed, Nov 26, 2008 11:01 AM I DIG the abstracts. re; Sat.... I'll be back in vegas werkin'. Have fun with Spermy!
LLT little lost tiki Tiki Socialite Orange,CA-right near the Circle! Joined: Jun 12, 2006 Posts: 7763	LLT little lost tiki Posted posted on Sun, Nov 30, 2008 1:31 AM Thanks Ben! and thanks for pickin up those 2 shrunken heads! He's gonna burn the edges-mount em on wood and clearcoat em! They look cool at Frankies near the Shrunken Head painting! :) Did a few BIGGER drawings (fergot the size...some European measurment) on the Arches with ink and tissue paper staining and some water-soluble pencil shading... HERE'S THE CLEANER SCANS i took these just so you can see the GROUND being BROKEn with these... It seems like the Code is slowly being cracked on this style And what a fun journey it has become! Here's a fun little simple one "the Undergrowth" When i was a kiddle, one of the best things to do was to run off into the wilderness areas and just explore.I discovered that,under all the bushes and grasses.that there were nests and bugs and nifty little ferns and such! I guess this piece is a salute to that... Here's a drawing where a petroglyph has been stylized into a character or characters.... Let me introduce.... "the Flower Eaters" Here's some studies for Tiki Moderne Abstract tikis that i decided to give a fabric print composition to.... "Six" Also attempted to simplify/revisit the Cannibal King but in a cuter/abstracty style! detail found a new way of sbstracting skulls paring them down to essentials... Also, been working on the whole FEAST theme.. Here's 3 that developed one after the other... Each one a little bit different in characters/vegetation/and style a little too! "Feast Day" I like the birdman in the back,shouting his friends onward! the next one has four of my little Moai friends jaunting along... This one makes me smile sooooo big! the colors just pop off the paper! "the Dancing Platter" some details.... and this last one,a little deeper in the jungle and a little more mid-day... "the Meal" I like how this one has a Hawaiian,a Maori,and an Rapa Nuin (is that how you say it? Rapa "New-ee-en"? So many stories pop up when i look at their attitudes and body language.. I'm glad that this style has gone so well... I had been searching for a style for my half-written "little lost tiki" kid's book and i think this may be the look for it! :) Funny how it all just clicks into place! Just got a bunch of canvases,a few biggies and i think i may tackle one of these-probably the Dancing Platter one! and just so you don't think i dropped the paintings entirely... started this one..some abstract masks... That's it for now kind family...... see y'all at the Tonga hut next Saturday! :) [ Edited by: little lost tiki 2008-12-03 10:25 ]
B Babalu Tiki Socialite Lemon Grove Joined: Nov 19, 2006 Posts: 2518	B Babalu Posted posted on Sun, Nov 30, 2008 7:07 AM Kinny, Kinny, KINNY! Dude, you are really on fire my friend....the abstract works are just hands down my favorite works of yours. You are really floating this revival thing to new shores. The Grouch and the Sun at Rest are just amazing pieces!!
LT LOL Tiki Member San Diegoish Joined: Sep 06, 2007 Posts: 932	LT LOL Tiki Posted posted on Sun, Nov 30, 2008 1:26 PM On 2008-11-30 01:31, little lost tiki wrote: "Feast Day" I like the birdman in the back,shouting his friends onward! the next one has four of my little Moai friends jaunting along... This one makes me smile sooooo big! the colors just pop off the paper! "the Dancing Platter" Again, amazing new pieces! You're knocking this stuff out so fast you're gonna have to make a lay-a-way box with my name on it and just start tossing finished pieces into it. :D (I can make down-payments in Blue-Chip stamps, tiki mugs, Happy Meal toys, balls of twine, buttons, marbles, samolians and occasionally, dollars. I could also try to set you up with one of these.) BTW - totally unrelated. LOL Tiki! [ Edited by: LOL Tiki 2008-11-30 13:32 ]
T teaKEY Tiki Socialite The thumb ! Joined: Nov 09, 2004 Posts: 3687	T teaKEY Posted posted on Sun, Nov 30, 2008 6:41 PM Somebody needs to make those last ones into REAL stained glass. For the church of tiki of course.
B Bowana Tiki Socialite La Mesa, CA Joined: Nov 10, 2006 Posts: 1183	B Bowana Posted posted on Mon, Dec 1, 2008 2:16 PM Sister Wendy: "And hanging on this wall we have the glorious 'Cave of the Night Creatures' and 'Robot Inspired by a Solomon Islands Paddle'. Both were painted by Lord Kenneth Ruzic, Esq. an extremely prolific artist who is thought to be able to paint while he is sleeping. These two little jewells are now in the Bowana Museum of Non-Standard Sized Art That Is Impossible To Find Mats For So He Had To Cut His Own." Kisses, Sisty Wends ...The drums!...The drums!... [ Edited by: Bowana 2008-12-01 16:54 ]
LT LOL Tiki Member San Diegoish Joined: Sep 06, 2007 Posts: 932	LT LOL Tiki Posted posted on Mon, Dec 1, 2008 4:35 PM On 2008-12-01 14:16, Bowana wrote: Sister Wendy: "And hanging on this wall we have the glorious 'Cave of the Night Creatures' and 'Robot Inspired by a Solomon Islands Paddle'. Both were painted by Lord Kenneth Ruzic, Esq. an extremely prolific artist who is thought to be able to paint while he is sleeping. These two little jewells are now in the Bowana Museum Non-Standard Sized Art That Is Impossible To Find Mats For So He Had To Cut HIs Own." Kisses, Sisty Wends Ooooooh, diggin' that piece on the left! Boy, you're right about the mats. It's that hy falootin, reel arteest, metric sized paper that he uses. :P I couldn't do it right myself so I took mine to a framer and had them float the art between the mat and glass. I should learn how to do it myself; I'd rather spend the money on the art than the framing.
LLT little lost tiki Tiki Socialite Orange,CA-right near the Circle! Joined: Jun 12, 2006 Posts: 7763	LLT little lost tiki Posted posted on Tue, Dec 2, 2008 9:08 AM BABALU! Thanks man!It's been a fun voyage all throughout these past 20 years of creating....I love the excitement of discovering! I guess the love shines on through with these drawings! Have fun this week! Thanks y'all! LOL-OOOOh! liking that velvet kit! it looks sooo professional! and thanks for the scoop on the paint-by-numbers museum! They had a show last year (dunno where) where artists were each given a paint by number and got to do their thing....missed out on that one! Thanks so much for liking the work and sharing your home with a few of my babies! If you want anymore just holler! They multiply like rabbits! As for the matting/mounting question... i usually just buy some matting/papyrus/bamboo thatching-spray mount it to a pre-cut size of illustration board-or even foamcore(this is for the papyrus/thatching-the regular matting is thick enough-cut it to size-get that puffy 2-sided acid free tape-apply it to the back of the drawing-balance it OVER the mat before applying-then slowly lower it onto the mat-press down-do one corner first and work outward while you press it down-so you won't get creases or buckles... TADA! now put your (cleaned both sides) glass in and the mounted drawing after that-and secure the drawing/mat/glass from the back! DONE! hi-falootin? who uses that word anymore? teaKs!-Good to have you visit! Stained Glass? if it weren't for the lead-I'd be on it so bad! Chagall's stained glass of the Twelve Tribes amazes me at least once a week....stunning! If only.... Bowana! Thanks pal! Those look so great on the wall! like little museum pieces! like "official""real" art or somethin! How nice of you to invite Sister Wendy over! She's such a sweetie-pie! Are you kids dating? Maybe we can send the Sister to Europe to do something about that metric system and weird drawing paper sizes! I have a miniature flag for you!!! Thanks for the visits! I'll post better pics of these this week, i promise!
L Luigi Member Los Angeles Joined: Feb 22, 2008 Posts: 9	L Luigi Posted posted on Tue, Dec 2, 2008 9:43 PM Kenny, I'm diggin the new stuff and the this is the first time I'm using the word "diggin" so no lie. :o
LLT little lost tiki Tiki Socialite Orange,CA-right near the Circle! Joined: Jun 12, 2006 Posts: 7763	LLT little lost tiki Posted posted on Wed, Dec 3, 2008 10:51 AM Thanks WEEGEE! and thanks for finally posting some paintings! i DIG them! Fun stuff! Well, with the Tonga hut a few days away i have been working like a madman to get a couple of newbies to show... Here's a new one... the title just popped in the old head after finishing it.... "the Unseen Force" ink and tissue paper stain on Watercolor paper.. a force that propels these two travellers towards an unknown destination..The fish are also attracted,but the birds seem to be fleeing from it....Hmmmmmmmm! That's it for now! Laterz
LLT little lost tiki Tiki Socialite Orange,CA-right near the Circle! Joined: Jun 12, 2006 Posts: 7763	LLT little lost tiki Posted posted on Thu, Dec 4, 2008 11:18 PM hello friends! Just got done with a BUNCH more pieces for the Tonga hUt this Saturday! But first,let me share this piece that's going to croe67! y'see, this wonderful woman loooves to hit the thrift stores in her Dairyland home... and then she sends me all the oddball stuff to paint! What a sweetie! Well, here's what i made to thank her! :) Thanks Caroline! Here's a peek of some of the goods I'll be bringing! "Three Faces" details "Crazy naked Maori" "Green Sun" "Happy Face" "the Mischief Maker" "Moai Moon" "the Whiner" "the Surprise" detail "the Surprise" detail and this last drawing "the Scuffle" also got's my hair done all purdy-like for the Tonga Hut! detail That's it! See y'all Saturday! YAAAAAAHOOOOOooooOOOOOOooooo!
S squid Member Joined: Sep 30, 2002 Posts: 1462	S squid Posted posted on Fri, Dec 5, 2008 12:52 AM On 2008-12-04 23:18, little lost tiki wrote: How much for the really huge abstract underneath all those little overworked ones?
C croe67 Tiki Socialite Joined: Jan 05, 2003 Posts: 1202	C croe67 Posted posted on Fri, Dec 5, 2008 7:55 AM Still as prolific as ever, Kinny! You never cease to amaze me with the amount of very cool stuff that you produce!!!! Wish I could be at the Tonga Hut event - I'm sure it will be a BLAST! On 2008-12-04 23:18, little lost tiki wrote: But first,let me share this piece that's going to croe67! y'see, this wonderful woman loooves to hit the thrift stores in her Dairyland home... and then she sends me all the oddball stuff to paint! What a sweetie! Well, here's what i made to thank her! :) Thanks Caroline! SO COOL!!! MAHALOZ!!!!!!!!! Sending you weird midwestern wood stuff to paint on is just my little way of injecting a bit of midwest into the CA tiki scene....... :wink: (along with my somewhat frequent visits :D )
S suzanne Member Oakland Joined: Mar 31, 2005 Posts: 666	S suzanne Posted posted on Fri, Dec 5, 2008 9:29 AM COOOL! I love it! Suzanne
TD Tiki Duddy Member Manitoba, Canada Joined: Jun 04, 2006 Posts: 760	TD Tiki Duddy Posted posted on Fri, Dec 5, 2008 4:27 PM Kenny! everything looks killer, the masks rock! everthing has such color. really like the one jungle one! Awsome stuff!
GT GO TIKI Member <B> SURF CITY HUNTINGTON BEACH</B> Joined: Feb 21, 2004 Posts: 610	GT GO TIKI Posted posted on Fri, Dec 5, 2008 10:32 PM I love that "Crazy naked Maori" Very cool Kinny
LT LOL Tiki Member San Diegoish Joined: Sep 06, 2007 Posts: 932	LT LOL Tiki Posted posted on Sat, Dec 6, 2008 11:43 AM On 2008-12-02 09:08, little lost tiki wrote: LOL-OOOOh! liking that velvet kit! it looks sooo professional! and thanks for the scoop on the paint-by-numbers museum! They had a show last year (dunno where) where artists were each given a paint by number and got to do their thing....missed out on that one! Thanks so much for liking the work and sharing your home with a few of my babies! If you want anymore just holler! They multiply like rabbits! As for the matting/mounting question... i usually just buy some matting/papyrus/bamboo thatching-spray mount it to a pre-cut size of illustration board-or even foamcore(this is for the papyrus/thatching-the regular matting is thick enough-cut it to size-get that puffy 2-sided acid free tape-apply it to the back of the drawing-balance it OVER the mat before applying-then slowly lower it onto the mat-press down-do one corner first and work outward while you press it down-so you won't get creases or buckles... TADA! now put your (cleaned both sides) glass in and the mounted drawing after that-and secure the drawing/mat/glass from the back! DONE! hi-falootin? who uses that word anymore? Dood - Thanks for the scoop on the mounting! Hi-Falootin - I'm bringing Hillbilly back. I'll be the Bosko of this new movement; I'm gunna start making Jed Clampett mugs and Cement Pond scorpion bowls. And each will have a signature drink like "Black Gold" and "Texas Tea". Maybe I can get Squid to sculpt me up a "Granny's Shrunkin Head" bowl/mug/thing and fill it with a "Critter Cocktail". And Jeff Berry can write a book - we'll call it "Hooch Hunt". And then... well, maybe not. BTW - PM'd ya.
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7548	G GROG Posted posted on Sat, Dec 6, 2008 12:37 PM Buy this book and you too can be an artist just like Kinny.
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Sun, Dec 7, 2008 2:54 AM Toucan Son of Sam, Cereal Killer! just follow your nose, it always knows, the flavor of death, wherever it goes! Nice Moai, like the cubist floating eye. Great platter by the way! S T
LLT little lost tiki Tiki Socialite Orange,CA-right near the Circle! Joined: Jun 12, 2006 Posts: 7763	LLT little lost tiki Posted posted on Tue, Dec 9, 2008 9:17 AM Hey Ernie! i found a Book you need to read cover-to-cover! Ahem... wrote..... How much for the really huge abstract underneath all those little overworked ones? Actually Dave...that's an Installation....or a paint stained studio floor... or both.....NFS! Have a safe and fun and inspiring time in Paris! I'll miss yews Man! :( Carolyn! How hilarious was it to have Stacey come to the Tonga Hut!?!? I was rousing her about her Hollywood glitter makeup ALL evening! :lol: So jazzed you kids are visiting the studio next Tuesday night! I'm trying to russle up BigToe in case my comedic talents go South... Sending you weird Midwestern wood stuff to paint on is just my little way of injecting a bit of Midwest into the CA tiki scene....... (along with my somewhat frequent visits ) That and the fact I was born and raised in Illinois makes sure the Heartland is well-REPRESENTED! stoked you like your little Moai Boy! also got a size on "the Dancing platter" 14 1/4 x 20" stoked he's gonna have "the Night Rowers" for Company! and "Meeting at the Lake" Do people ask if you're into Moais? :lol: BFF! werd.... Suzanne and Duddy-Thanks guys! GOTiki-Thanks Buddy! Thanks for loving my work enough to welcome it into your home! Such a hoot hangin with you guys at Damons! The combination of warmth from your smiles combined could heat the North Pole! You gotta send a picture of "Morning" in your hut! LOL-Glad you're bringing Hillbilly back! it kinda never left! "Granny's Shrunkin Head":lol: or maybe Mister Mooney! Here's those High Falootin sizes on the ones I'm sending you... "Five Faces" 12 1/4 x 8 1/8" "the Greeting" 14 1/8 x 10 1/8" and I'm gonna miss this one! :( "Moai Music" 14 1/8 x 10 1/8" Pm me and give me the Yea or Nay,Sir! Mahalos! ATTENTION! ATTENTION! LAST MINUTE TURN-OF-EVENTS have NOW made this drawing AVAILABLE again to the Public! "the Meal" 14 1/4 x20" SNEAKY! YOU CRACK ME UP! RAP-BATTLE! :) Well, folks,nothing much to show for this weekend because of the Tonga Hut Tiki Wonderland gig! Too much great art to process! Good Times.... Thanks to all y'all that adopted paintings at the Tonga Hut, Damons,and online! A few more I'll miss..... Ernie bought this one.... "the Guardians" bananabob will soon be the proud owner of.... "Night Voyage" Tobunga and Manuel have "the Smile" watching over them! and i got some plushies! I'll take pics of em in the studio! Buy Tobunga Products! Encourage him! :) TikiMango snuck away with "the Whiner" and ravers left with the "Crazy Nekkid Maori"! Spermy is allowing "the Fall of Icarus(with Tikis)" to grace his Blowhole! What an Honor! Andy/TikiJoe'sPop/aka: Crazy Mofostein brought "the Temper tantrum "up north to meet Joe! gonegoannas and Megan,his stalker-wife paid me off by purchasing "Night and the Volcano" for their home... ask em about the Wife-Whisperer trick! It really works! :lol: and i think that's about it for fairly recent work... this stuff ain't gonna be cheap forever! i'd like to quit my day-job some century! So get it while it's HOT! and AFFORDABLE! Pm me if you see anything(not claimed) you want to adopt! Mahalos to EVERYONE! :) And watch marketPlace next Saturday for 3 new works by yours truly for the International Tiki Art Show hosted by Cammo our A-D-D Wonderchild! :) HERRO! http://www.kenruzic.com http://www.myspace.com/kenruzicdotcom [ Edited by: little lost tiki 2008-12-10 09:23 ]
R ravenne Member Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 1015	R ravenne Posted posted on Tue, Dec 9, 2008 1:02 PM Rawkin pieces! Glad I could finally see some in person. This "no computer business" makes it hard to constantly keep up on any thread! Thankies fer the Crazeh Nekkid Maori! I've been eyeing it fer a while. He's happily displayed in my lil artwork area! I think it's about time to stop freelancin and start gettin a reg job so I can buy more damn it! :lol: :D Can't wait to see what new artwork you'll create for next year!
B Babalu Tiki Socialite Lemon Grove Joined: Nov 19, 2006 Posts: 2518	B Babalu Posted posted on Tue, Dec 9, 2008 6:59 PM Dude, Do you still have the Grouch and the Sun at Rest avalible?
C Clarita Member BA Arg Joined: Sep 26, 2006 Posts: 1301	C Clarita Posted posted on Wed, Dec 10, 2008 10:00 AM don't be sad, you are going to make a lot of nice people super happy! (but i think your art should sell not only for money, for manners too, like if you want a LLT you have to be nice, they should come with a test to see if people deserve them :)! Big hug my friend i know you get what i mean, that's why a like you and your art so much, they are not only pretty :)! )
B Babalu Tiki Socialite Lemon Grove Joined: Nov 19, 2006 Posts: 2518	B Babalu Posted posted on Wed, Dec 10, 2008 10:03 AM On 2008-12-09 18:59, Babalu wrote: Dude, Do you still have the Grouch and the Sun at Rest avalible? SCORE!!....yeah baby!