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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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KVT Kiki von Tiki Member Irvine, CA Joined: Mar 01, 2008 Posts: 758	KVT Kiki von Tiki Posted posted on Tue, Jul 14, 2009 5:07 PM Golly Moses, that's a big load of crap. When are you gonna do something GOOD and USEFUL like FABRIC? :lol: "Four Bowls" is 4 separate bowls, yes? Can I get dibs on one of the brownish ones? I need something to eat my Cheerios out of. (Lil Blue says hey by the way, and when can she hang out with Nunkle Kinny again?) I really do want one of those bowls. I'll be nice. The dimensional pieces look super cool - that must've been fun to experiment in 3-D! And you know I especially love your Solomon Island style stuff... Retro Modern Wahine......Kiki von Tiki on etsy [ Edited by: Kiki von Tiki 2009-07-15 09:30 ]
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11045	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Tue, Jul 14, 2009 8:51 PM It's a tsumani of tstupendous tstuff! The dimensional pieces are your inner sculptor trying to claw it's way out :)
B Bowana Tiki Socialite La Mesa, CA Joined: Nov 10, 2006 Posts: 1183	B Bowana Posted posted on Tue, Jul 14, 2009 9:08 PM Pappy Haggler's is going to be busting at the seams! You've got a long way to go, so you'd better get busy, young man. Bowie
M Meheadhunter Grand Member (1 year) Wichita KS, Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 384	M Meheadhunter Posted posted on Tue, Jul 14, 2009 11:20 PM Very cool stuff Kinny....you gotta let me in on your secret of how you get so much done so fast!! Awesome!!
SG Sam Gambino Member www.samgambino.com Joined: Dec 02, 2003 Posts: 2199	SG Sam Gambino Posted posted on Tue, Jul 14, 2009 11:47 PM Hey Ken- Those multilayered pieces are beautiful! Fine stuff! It's nice to see you pushing the standard into different territories. I saw the word "kookypants" and I knew it would be something else awesome!
IK Iokona Ki'i Member SoCal Joined: Nov 14, 2008 Posts: 816	IK Iokona Ki'i Posted posted on Wed, Jul 15, 2009 7:22 PM Those pieces you did with Ben are just awesome! More of those in a big way! Great improvising! The rest are just plain amazing! Hooray!
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Thu, Jul 16, 2009 12:14 AM "FourArm" is good. Kooky pants good!
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, Jul 16, 2009 4:24 PM Mahalos to you all! i can't wait for you to see all these in person! Sooooo much more IMPACTFUL! Bill-AMPM? :lol: i guess the jury has decided 3-D=Good! :) Swampfire! Ben is really fun to work with! He has this curious,playful approach that just gives the surface a "Come and Get me!" vibe.. your cover this month puts all other covers to SHAME! :) Jen-i guess you're right! Time to knock it up a notch! :lol: Tikiville-Thanks man! Possession does have its benefits! love that PLEASANTVILLE analogy! :) GROG-true dat! gravity sucks when you have to create at least 10-15 pieces a week! i'm just glad i'm not as old (or feeble) as you are! :lol: leleliz-3-DEEEEEEEEEEEE is for you and MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Unkl Ian-how funny! Brilliant work from a Dull Bulb! :lol: Kiki-we'll talk about that whole fabric thing soon! :) I'm selling those bowls as a set,toots! they're not big enough for cereal.really more like party nuts and chex mix size... Hi lil Blue! :) Mad Dog! two mugs is enough for me! Takes too long! But surfaces i can paint....that's another tale! Bowana! You gonna help us feed the animals during Oasis? The elephant only seems to like you! miles to go before i sleep.... meheadhunter-the secret? i dunno....after smelling the bathroom cleaner i usually pass out and awaken to a batch of new art! it's the derndest thing.... Sam! I knew i could snag you and TikiShark with the word KOOKYPANTS! :lol: Would love to see you tackle the 3RD DIMENSION with BooBen! Iokona Ki'i! Thank ye kindly! hands Down..the 3-D wins! ben and i have been talking about doing some more fine-tuning em making the playing field less daunting and allowing for more experimentation! Hooray! Brad! I thought of you during FOUR ARM! wishin you and i both had 4 arms and how much faster we could pump it out! KOOKYPANTS! :)
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Thu, Jul 16, 2009 7:42 PM I love you, man. "Kooky Pants" love.
T thick Member Joined: Feb 24, 2008 Posts: 47	T thick Posted posted on Fri, Jul 17, 2009 4:11 AM Damn, Four Arm blew my mind. Aw man! Shield Skull Tusk Boy! Dammit, super cool
L laojia Tiki Socialite Metz Lorraine France Joined: Feb 04, 2009 Posts: 952	L laojia Posted posted on Fri, Jul 17, 2009 3:52 PM Still as brilliant your paintings! Fireworks for the eyes!!! :o :o :o :o Especially love "tropical nocturne"! I like so much your "Booben Collab" serie! Something between paint and carving... "Sky and water" by MC Escher (1938): "Sky and water" by Ken Ruzik (2009): great minds meet across the centuries! :roll: J.
T tobunga Tiki Socialite Joined: Apr 12, 2008 Posts: 1235	T tobunga Posted posted on Fri, Jul 17, 2009 6:08 PM Wow Kinny! What amazing, fantastic stuff! The Bamboo Ben scrap pieces are incredible... love the way you took well, scraps, and made the most amazing art out of them! Maybe you could start reclaiming all kinds of cast-off stuff bound for the landfill and transform it into treasure!!! How about a year of not throwing away anything, and making art out of it? Now that would be a Ruzictastic sight to behold! Or what if you painted on the entire surface of a house, inside and out, including every object in the house? You could probably start that project this weekend! Ruzictastic!!
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11045	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Fri, Jul 17, 2009 6:59 PM
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, Jul 20, 2009 10:25 PM Aloha! Aloha! a quickie reply session a few new ones and Zing! back to the rabbit hole... Brad! "Kooky Pants" love the kind that really stands out in a crowd! :) thick! Glad Four arm could expand your cranium it was hard not to become hypnotized while working on those swirls! and "Shield Skull Tusk Boy" is the working title. but it is growing on me... thanks for the visit! laojia! Mahalos for your enthusiasm! Tropical nocturne has a nice feel to it that i will explore further perhaps on some more Bamboo Ben collaborations! you never know what the future will bring! i used to have an Escher blacklight poster of a dragon(Medieval-lookin) standing on these crystals and biting it's tale... looked great next to my Stripes poster and 6FOOT KIZZ POSTER! it was Brueghel,Dali,Jack kirby/marvel Comics,and Escher,always the fascination of how he tapped a certain mathematic spirituality,that overflowed into perspective,time,sequence,movement,pattern... Sky and water,that theme tries to capture the differences in the elements thru the life that inhabits it Escher took the long route, i, unfortunately,was rushed into inspiration and sometimes lean on simple themes,hoping the art will communicate something deeper. tobunga! it was Ben! he's the great inspirer! it was his creative spark that motivated him to play with these materials and it was his thoughtfulness to share them and see what happens.. man! now i feel like a total tool for missing his pool party and selfishly painting...:( i used to find old toys at thrift stores ,take them apart,and reassemble them.. i did a whole series of Armageddon Assault Vehicles and crippled beasts and stuff... fun! fun! but,a year of not throwing out stuff and creating art? How bout i just build a tiki tower out of empty bottles of Zipfizz, filled with cigarette butts and mortared together with coffee grounds? :lol: i have a great book called Fantasy worlds about all these environments people and artists have created for homes I'll have to share it with you sometime it's amazing the variety of execution and brilliance there! i could see you making a whole world like that as well! Miss you kids! Hi Manuel! Mike-now that is just....wrong so wrong,but in a very wrong way wrongwrongwrong! and i never wear red shoes! what is THAT all about/ a yellow shirt? oh jiminy! wrong....so wrong first off,if you havent checked out babalu's Clay camp thread...Go! Anyways,Squid was kind enough to bring a luau pig greenware for me to carve up one eve at the studio he also had some glaze tests that we looked at and discussed for various projects so anyways,when he was over there he created a bunch of cool beans things including a friggin DRUM! a bigazz drum!!! but he also glazedup our collaboration and they kilned it up! and here's what came out! anyways...... did a few more for oasis got a little more labor-intensive with em! these are from my friend croe67 legendary FOM member and overall cool gal! "the wave" i figured it was Surf City,so might as well do a wave... some details... then i got all fish happy and did this one something about it bugged me so it had to go it didn't feel right 3 hours later.. "the Shaded tiki" "the jungle flower" and this lil cuteypants "Fern Boy" he's soo cute.....but wait! is that a skull? :o that is all! miles to go before i sleep...
M Meheadhunter Grand Member (1 year) Wichita KS, Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 384	M Meheadhunter Posted posted on Mon, Jul 20, 2009 10:34 PM Cool new stuff!!
C croe67 Tiki Socialite Joined: Jan 05, 2003 Posts: 1202	C croe67 Posted posted on Tue, Jul 21, 2009 5:33 AM Diggin' that Piggy & that Monkeypod! That monkeypod is looking SO MUCH better than the last time I saw it!! 8)
KVT Kiki von Tiki Member Irvine, CA Joined: Mar 01, 2008 Posts: 758	KVT Kiki von Tiki Posted posted on Tue, Jul 21, 2009 10:52 AM I thought you were stopping?!?!? More good yummy monkeypod stuff!
B Babalu Tiki Socialite Lemon Grove Joined: Nov 19, 2006 Posts: 2518	B Babalu Posted posted on Tue, Jul 21, 2009 11:55 AM Howdy do Junior!!! You and Pappy are sur fit to be hog tied....You boys is as hot a hefer in heat!! I jus cain't wait to stomp around at this here big Shingdig with you boooys! And that there piggie of your'un...well, he looks might tasty with that there molasses and honey marinade you all put all over him. I want a bite! Yours Truly, Tink Tinkerson Esquire III PS: I'm a bringing Leaster my coon to the pettin' zoo...keep them dang hounds away from him ya hear!
LS Lake Surfer Tiki Socialite Milwaukee, WI Joined: Oct 21, 2002 Posts: 3417	LS Lake Surfer Posted posted on Wed, Jul 22, 2009 6:22 PM KEN! ART FRENZEEEE! Loving all the new work! And I get to see it in person in a few weeks! Stoked to see ya at Oasis! "Drumming to the Fish" is so rad... hope you bring it to Oasis, I'd love to add it to my collection! Take a break, you earned it... PARTY in a few weeks... Oasis Style!
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11045	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Wed, Jul 22, 2009 7:35 PM SOOOOEEEEE Here Pi-yag! Pi-yag! Pi-yag! I smell bacon! [ Edited by: MadDogMike 2009-07-29 11:43 ]
C Clarita Member BA Arg Joined: Sep 26, 2006 Posts: 1301	C Clarita Posted posted on Sat, Jul 25, 2009 11:59 AM Beautiful new ones, i just love your style! on canvas, on bowls, on surf boards or what ever, it's great to see how a common object is turned in to something magical (beautiful art), (i just hope the piggies won't be turned in to bacon!) :)
T TravelingJones Grand Member (8 years) Eastern Shores of Western Civilization Joined: Mar 11, 2006 Posts: 927	T TravelingJones Posted posted on Sun, Jul 26, 2009 9:44 AM On 2009-07-20 22:25, little lost tiki wrote: ...and a PIG !(pronounced PI-YAG!) PIG pronunciation:(pig) –noun a young swine of either sex, esp. a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 lb. (220 kg.) any wild or domestic swine. the flesh of swine; pork. a person of piglike character, behavior, or habits, as one who is gluttonous, very fat, greedy, selfish, or filthy. Slang. a slatternly, sluttish woman. Disparaging. a police officer. Machinery. any tool or device, as a long-handled brush or scraper, used to clear the interior of a pipe or duct. Metallurgy. a. an oblong mass of metal that has been run while still molten into a mold of sand or the like, esp. such a mass of iron from a blast furnace. b. one of the molds for such masses of metal. c. metal in the form of such masses. d. pig iron. –verb (used with object) 9. to mold (metal) into pigs. 10. Informal. to eat (something) quickly; gulp: He pigged three doughnuts and ran off to school. –verb (used without object) 11. to bring forth pigs; farrow. —Verb phrase12. pig out, Slang. to overindulge in eating: We pigged out on pizza last night. —Idioms13. on the pig's back, Australian Slang. in a fortunate position. -14. pig it, a. to live like a pig, esp. in dirt. b. to lead a disorganized, makeshift life; live without plan or pattern. Origin: 1175–1225; ME pigge young pig, with doubled consonant appropriate to terms for smaller animals (cf. dog, frog 1 ) but with no obvious relations; almost certainly not akin to LG, D big(ge), MD vigghe young pig, which involve further obscurities; if Dan pige, Sw piga maid, young girl are compared, perh. < ON word meaning “young, small,” applied in Scand to girls but in OE to swinepig2 /pɪg/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [pig] Show IPA –noun Scot. and North England. an earthenware crock, pot, pitcher, or jar. potter's clay; earthenware as a material. Origin: 1400–50; late ME pygg Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
IK Iokona Ki'i Member SoCal Joined: Nov 14, 2008 Posts: 816	IK Iokona Ki'i Posted posted on Sun, Jul 26, 2009 10:26 AM Pure magic Master Kinny! Love the piggy piece and how you improvise with those bowls. Look forward to seeing all your goodies at TO9!
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, Jul 28, 2009 12:23 AM Alow-HA kiddles! Got a lotsa goodies to share but first let me send a BIG HUG and a Thank ye kindly to Meheadhunter,crafter of bitchin PNG pendants lovely Croe67,my international monkeypod supply warehouse Kiki,who didn't think I'd really stop painting...honestly! babalu-my clay guru,friend.and coon trainer ninja master Lake Surfer,who MAY have a DRUMMING TO THE FISH piece waiting for him at Oasis MadDogMike-who really needs to get rid of that truly awful funkee fresh thang Clarita,my carving sister from the southern part of our globe TravelingJonesy-who is always a font of wisdom and creativity and Iokona Ki'i-whose velvets of beautiful wahines always amaze a Big mahalos to y'alls!Can't wait to see most of y'all at oasis! :) I'm so glad to have such an enthusiastic spastic group of visitors this week! Speakin of Visitors... Had squids and the Big Toe over on Friday for an impromptu PIGGY CLAY GREENWARE FESTIVAL OF CARVING at the batcave! We done stayed up til 3-3:30 AM,folks! YAWN! Double YAWN! I'ma gonna post pics of the evenin on Squiddle's thread so make sure ta visit it later on! thanks! Soooo...after showerin and finally crawling into bed around 4-4:15am i wake up JARHEAD style at 8:00 and get to the studio around 9:30 after scarfing down some frozen berries because a special day was to be had! hodad hank was coming to visit to pick up ULTRATANG from the Light gallery to help cherry pick some paintings and oddities for the Freaky Boutiki Gallery exhibition of the 3rd Annual Tiki Magazine Anniversary Show!say that fast THREE times! :) and what a day it was full of some intriguing conversations and hilarious surrealistic moments (we ate lunch at the Chili pepper in Orange it's like a Vegas idea of a CASA style restaurant except for the 7 foot NUTCRACKER and 4 6 FOOT WOODEN SOLDIERS!!!! odd! but great chilequilles (sp?) Anyways, at his CHOP last month,he gave me a 3-D drawing pad so,when he was a'visitin the studio,he happened to try them on and BEHOLD! the first thing he looked at was the Tiki mandala "Guardians of the Plumeria" and it POPPED in a most unusual way! ZOY-YOI-YOING! Then he checked out "the Arrival" painting and ZA-YA-YAAAANG! there were certain colors and certain outlines certain atmospheric tricks i had applied with the acrylic/paintpen style that were ENHANCED with these glasses! What a discovery! so we chatted about a possible exhibit in the future (10 big pieces with that medium couldn't be that hard,could it?) So basically,my mission is to figure out WHAT works what effects/what combos of colors work/how to make areas come atcha and others recede into the background... another exciting development...yay. :) FIRST OFF! MOKO the CLOWN is finally finished and ready to roll on out at Pappy Haggler's Bargin Barn! Here's some lovely views on the dirty counter of my dirty studio kitchen sink lovely... When last we left our poor clown his brain and wig were white as bisque because they were... So first off,the brain... a purplish grey with fluro green hi-lights and indigo outlines in Squiddle's sculpt. it was fun to trace over the contours,echoing the master's lines and then be able to accentuate them,elaborate upon them! Thanks for sharing SOOO much of your talent and bisques and greenware with all of us artists! And look at all that awesome work that's comin from it! bravo! Next was the WIG... which,because of my ambitions for a cartoonic realism pushed me into a WHOLE FRIGGIN DAY OF PAIN-TING a SILLY RAINBOW CLOWN WIG! tell me about it.... Here it is... the toupee de grace! yeah,you guessed it.. stupid ken decided to make the WIG yarn,,,YARN! so first he laid down the indigo paintpen to establish the shapes of the spaghetti-like stringy matted by jungle heat yarn.... This funny PNG guy on the back looks like an HR Pufenstuf Beatles fan! Anywhoo,Come visit MOKO the clown at PAPPY HAGGLER'S BArGIN BARN! Ask fer Pappy,he'll be Glad to Accommodate yews! :) embellishment's fun because the surface is always a challenge every artist's "line" is different different hands,different sensibilities.. well, the rest of the weekend was spent in an isolated shell of BAMBOO BEN COLLABORATIONS! Yuppers,went to drop off my tribute to Ben to thank him for that last batch of 3-D Scrap goodies so he got this baby... which is gonna look friggin RAD-I-KAL in his hut! Thank you Ben! so ,anyways,i get there and he has a LOT more that he just threw together and they was pretty fun and challenging-lookin! Mahalos Ben you're Bona-FRIED! :lol: Well, anyways, this weekend was a rough and tumble Abstract/Messy/Stained glass/3-D art jag! "Blue Ku" "Jungle Shield" here it is in a 3/4 view to give you an idea of Ben's 3-D canvases.. i think i just wrote "MOAI" for the name of these two until Moai-Dee and Moai Dum came to mind... (ah,the subliminal power of marketing) the way Ben arranged the elements on these almost made it too easy almost too easy almost... Next,Hank grabbed the Wave (leaf bowl) for the show at his gallery so all of a sudden I'm OUT of anything partially relating to surf great... so i painted this based on the leaf painting here's the part we're talking about.. Anyways, i tried this approach in acrylic instead of gouache... By adding some shadowing there were effects that pulled a Trompe De Loeil resembling Boo Ben's creations a bit... symbiosis....complete....bidibidibidi! and this last one...another offering for the surf/ocean crowd this one was a blast and slushy mushy sweepy dream to create these really have to be seen in person! make sure you visit squidz and meself at the Artist Alley! "Ocean Floor" Also started working on the magical pegasus pegboard of art for oasis! Please Come visit us in the Artist Alley and speak yore mind to us.... and look around and see em in person! That is All for Now.. Over and Out! :)
S sleestak Member san diego Joined: Aug 11, 2006 Posts: 526	S sleestak Posted posted on Tue, Jul 28, 2009 12:31 AM youre a f'in madman damnit!
4 4WDtiki Tiki Socialite Omao, Kauai Joined: Aug 03, 2004 Posts: 1995	4 4WDtiki Posted posted on Tue, Jul 28, 2009 6:32 AM Dear Mr. AMPM. You are INSANER! TWO types of 3D paintings in one post!?! Moku the Clown is gorgeously sick! And the new Wave piece looks like a tsunami! :o Don't stop. PS I saw Hank's gallery space when I dropped off some pieces, it's sweet!
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, Jul 29, 2009 9:13 AM Thanks Sleestak-lovin your ballpointed skateboards can't wait to see some more o dat at Oasis! Bill- don't worry about the stopping part,i think the brakes are out! Speaking of being on a roll! love that standup Marq, but the "Sphinx" one really tears it up! Beautiful! Can't wait to see yours and everyone else's art at the freaky boutiki gallery! Excitement MOUNTS! Thanks for dropping by,chums! :)
KVT Kiki von Tiki Member Irvine, CA Joined: Mar 01, 2008 Posts: 758	KVT Kiki von Tiki Posted posted on Wed, Jul 29, 2009 10:12 AM You really did an amazing job on that clown! Seeing the wig before details were added and NOW, yeppers, you made it POP! I can smell the musty yarn in the humid jungle now! And no, I really didn't think you would stop. :lol:
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11045	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Wed, Jul 29, 2009 11:51 AM "MadDogMike-who really needs to get rid of that truly awful funkee fresh thang " Done :lol: I don't know acrylic from gouache but I love the colors on that blue/green piece.
RH Robb Hamel Member Ohio Joined: Mar 07, 2008 Posts: 1013	RH Robb Hamel Posted posted on Wed, Jul 29, 2009 4:08 PM DA - AMN!! You're new stuff is WAY TOO RADICAL! I think your clown piece is stunningly original. I doubt the world has seen anything like it. Damn boy (in Texas drawl) you is good. The hair is so different, so bootiful, I wanna eat it like gummy hair. The abstractish pieces show your usual rock-solid artistic integrity, as usual. I continue to say that you, Kenneth, have become one of the few artists in history who's style is so original it can't be mistaken in any way for nothin' by nobody else. The world is not ready for this kind of originality, is it??
M Meheadhunter Grand Member (1 year) Wichita KS, Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 384	M Meheadhunter Posted posted on Wed, Jul 29, 2009 4:18 PM The idea to paint 3-D.... Totally Insane!! :) This will be a very cool venture!!
H hodadhank Member Mission Beach, CA Joined: Dec 28, 2005 Posts: 1689	H hodadhank Posted posted on Wed, Jul 29, 2009 11:47 PM On 2009-07-29 16:18, Meheadhunter wrote: The idea to paint 3-D.... Totally Insane!! :) Yeah! Dat's what I said! Zoy-Yoi-Yoink!
J jpmartdog Tiki Socialite Amesbury, Mass Joined: Mar 27, 2005 Posts: 650	J jpmartdog Posted posted on Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:24 AM You are an amazing artist Ken Ruzic! Your use of color, meticulous detail and solid sense of style is captivating, your energy and creative output is what legends are made of. Love the 3D collaborations with the B Ben blanks. Also love the monkeypod creations. 3D paint experimentation will be fun to watch. I've got my glasses right next to the screen - ready to view!
SF Swamp Fire Member Long Beach, CA Joined: Jul 31, 2003 Posts: 1203	SF Swamp Fire Posted posted on Thu, Jul 30, 2009 1:14 PM 3-D glasses?!! We don't need no stink'n 3-D glasses!! Your work is beautiful without any eye goggle magic my friend. Cool discovery though. See ya at Oasis little buddy with the big hair.
IK Iokona Ki'i Member SoCal Joined: Nov 14, 2008 Posts: 816	IK Iokona Ki'i Posted posted on Thu, Jul 30, 2009 10:41 PM Moko the clown is a real stunner! I especially like the back. And that hair is crazy cool. What was that about a Koala and a rainbow or something? Anyways, you are singing at the top of the mountain my friend!
M mp Member Nor Cal Joined: Mar 12, 2009 Posts: 459	M mp Posted posted on Fri, Jul 31, 2009 12:19 AM Kenny, everything looks great as usual. Hope I sell some stuff soze I can get one of your paintings.
TD Tiki Duddy Member Manitoba, Canada Joined: Jun 04, 2006 Posts: 760	TD Tiki Duddy Posted posted on Sat, Aug 1, 2009 5:15 PM i've missed too much! Mad work!
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 Sat, Aug 1, 2009 8:53 PM Aloha Ohana! Only 2 pieces done and one photographed.. but first,let's chat a bit! Can't wait for oasis where i am gonna GEEK out on Artchat with y'alls! unless you're not going... too bad so sad if that's the case... Kiki! two weeks,girl! Thanks for showin MOKO some kindness... judging from the incredible creations you'll be offering in Artist Alley,i think many months of rent will be taken care of! musty yarn! :lol: Mike!-Mr. Funkeefresh! Mahalos for refraining! :) i'll explain the difference 'tween acrylic and gouache at Oasis... after a jostling RAP BATTLE! werd... Robb-Thanks so much for the uber-kindness and words i don't deserve... i think every artist strives to put themselves into a medium so strongly that it can recognized as that creator's work.As for the originality...we all got it,you just have to take a jump...who cares if it sells...the value is in the acquired knowledge made in creating something that pushes the genre,pushes the artist,and pushes the audience...pushypushy! i think that's why i admire your work and what you're doing out in the boonies,Robb.You have a singular vision and a need to challenge yourself and get better and grow,and it shows! bummed we can't geek out on art talk at oasis... :( MeHeadhunter- Glad this 3-D Oddball experimentation intrigues you... i will release progress reports as they are formulated... Hank! Zoy-Yoi-Yoink! indeed! Hey if y'all haven't heered...Hank's FreakyBoutiki Gallery will be open and packed with tons of great art during Oasis! Go cheggitout in between seminars! jpmartdog-Mahalos friend! can i hire you and Robb to write my obituary? :) Seriously... You guys need to quash the compliments and gimme some art questions... or challenges or other artists to check out or anecdotes... or puns...i love puns.... Just posting the work must inspire a few folks but add content and.... now you're cookin with gas! This past few months,just playing with all these monkeypods that friends have sent, and being blessed by BooBen's generosity and art curiosity and allowing us to collaborate.. to talking with hank and artjammin with Squid and Toe and Choppin with MadDog and Bowana and erik the red and just so much inspiration from so many individuals in this scene... it's truly a Renaissance around here... can you feel the energy? as soon as more 3-D progress is declassified you will be notified.. Swampfire! Doug! two weeks! true,they don't need the 3-D glasses,but it somehow ENHANCES it more.. i bet it would work great with your work as well... I'll bring the glasses! :) Jason! the back of Moko is sooooo HR Pufenstuf gone Sepik river... thanks for not gettin in my grill about overlapping Maori and PNG themes.... singing on top of the mountain? (more like yodeling in a ditch! :lol:) Actually, if you ask the koala he'll let you take the rainbow to the top of the mountain too! you and Claudette totally belong up here! we need to start an artist colony! bring a picnic basket! beer. mp-thanks! looking forward to geeking out with all y'alls in the alley! Duddy-thanks buddy! what have you been up to? getting any brush time in lately? Figuring it's my last day of being 44 on earth I thought i'd do one last woodburn on wood it had been a while and it's always good to encounter old friends.. plus i only had 2 for oasis! "the Happy Drummer" woodburn and ink tint on wood basically, i just quick sketched him in pencil really lightly on the wood woodburnt it then grabbed a sepia ink bottle a brush and commenced to shading... after finishing him,i soooo wanted to do 5 more but alas...all the other wood was gessoed or already painted over... :( here's a shot of the little tiki hanging onto this Shield Mask headdress thingie.. Here's another detail showing his face and hand action! Welpers..i also did a.....MOO-AI but my digi camera battery went DEAD sorry Caroline! I'll post it as soon as i can! i did manage to take some progress pics of the Infamous Pappy Haggler Pegboard of Perfection! eat your heart out,Dawn! :lol: (have you guys seen Dawn's booth for the Artist Alley? in-frickin-sane!a literal piece of art) But not at Pappy Hagglers Bargin BArn where we don't get all fancy with our booth that ways we keeps prices low for y'alls! :) but i digress... Here's about 80% of the PAINTINGS i'll be a'bringin (Also have 4 Clear-view folders fulla drawings for you to ESpy! You can barely see the Special Pappy Haggler pricetags on each item! Something for Everyone! Anyways, i got a tomorrow full of relaxing to get to.. and then it's on to the FINAL LAP! 2 weeks! Thank you again for all your kindness and encouragement!
RH Robb Hamel Member Ohio Joined: Mar 07, 2008 Posts: 1013	RH Robb Hamel Posted posted on Sat, Aug 1, 2009 9:29 PM The Happy Drummer is nothing less than mind-blowing, Ken. Every line looks like you made love to the wood (heh), every shade is sublime, the result is magic. Damn, you seem to reinvent yourself every other day.
RH Robb Hamel Member Ohio Joined: Mar 07, 2008 Posts: 1013	RH Robb Hamel Posted posted on Sun, Aug 2, 2009 6:50 PM I told the missus about the piece earlier, and when she saw it a sec ago it shocked her with how awesome it was!
IK Iokona Ki'i Member SoCal Joined: Nov 14, 2008 Posts: 816	IK Iokona Ki'i Posted posted on Sun, Aug 2, 2009 7:50 PM Hot damn! You da baddest mofo I know! New piece is my favorite...until you post again.
M Meheadhunter Grand Member (1 year) Wichita KS, Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 384	M Meheadhunter Posted posted on Sun, Aug 2, 2009 9:42 PM Ken... The Happy Drummer is Totally Rad!!! I'm really dig'n the monochromatic color palette!! :)
SG Sam Gambino Member www.samgambino.com Joined: Dec 02, 2003 Posts: 2199	SG Sam Gambino Posted posted on Sun, Aug 2, 2009 9:46 PM Digging your drummer, Ken! It looks like he belongs in a hip children's book - you know, the kind of children's book that even adults find interesting. Have you thought of illustrating one? That's something I've always wanted to do.
LS Lake Surfer Tiki Socialite Milwaukee, WI Joined: Oct 21, 2002 Posts: 3417	LS Lake Surfer Posted posted on Sun, Aug 2, 2009 9:56 PM Aloha Ken! Hope you had a splendid birthday! A kaleidoscope of art! A technicolor collection! A multimedia celebration! Your booth looks to be brimming with great stuff, I look forward to seeing it all in person! I've been inspired by your pegboard method, and will be going that route for the walls of my tent. Pegboard and j-hooks makes for easy hangin' and taking down. More time for talkin' art!
B Babalu Tiki Socialite Lemon Grove Joined: Nov 19, 2006 Posts: 2518	B Babalu Posted posted on Mon, Aug 3, 2009 9:55 AM My Gawd man...breathe....BREATHE. So much fancy stuffs coming out of your studio there, it's just plain mind boggling.
T TabooDan Tiki Socialite Coast of BC now in Crowsnest, AB., Canada Joined: Jul 18, 2004 Posts: 691	T TabooDan Posted posted on Mon, Aug 3, 2009 10:34 AM All I can say is WOW Ken!! Awesome stuff!! You're gonna have to rent a Semi-Truck for all that Tiki goodness! One thing I really love about your work is from the smallest little piece to the biggest, there is always so much detail, color and plenty of character!! Your art is really one of a kind and I can't wait to get something from you!! Mahalo to you! TabooDan
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11045	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Mon, Aug 3, 2009 11:17 AM On 2009-08-02 19:50, Iokona Ki'i wrote: New piece is my favorite...until you post again. Isn't that the truth!!! :)
RH Robb Hamel Member Ohio Joined: Mar 07, 2008 Posts: 1013	RH Robb Hamel Posted posted on Wed, Aug 5, 2009 9:01 AM Ken, I really miss not being able to hang out at Oasis too... But I'm planning on coming next year.