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The Lurid low-brow Tiki-Art of Brad (tiki-shark) Parker

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TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Tue, Mar 23, 2010 2:56 AM Aloha Tiki Tribe! Atomic Tiki Punk - Thanks... I think I may go with the giant grabbing hand. However here's a very scary image: No, not my cluttered art studio - (but that is scary)... It's the HUGE B L A N K white canvas! E-gads! Exotica Frankenstein is finished, so it's time to move on. I'll post a pick of Frank when the rain lets up and I can get some nice sun light to get a good photo of it. Mahalo- B
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, Mar 23, 2010 7:53 AM AAAAAAAAA! [ Edited by: little lost tiki 2010-03-23 07:54 ]
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, Mar 23, 2010 7:54 AM AAAAAAAAAAAAAA! it's the RETURN OF THE BLANK CANVAS! AAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Brad goes BIG again..... life is wonderful!
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Tue, Mar 23, 2010 1:44 PM Aloha! LLT ~ yeah, it's a 30"x24" - not huge for some , but way big after I just did four small 14" x 11" sized ones. It's still raining, so I set up some lights and got inside shots of Frankie. Pardon the non perfect lighting. Here's "Frankenstein goes to Hawaii" Here's a detail - last thing I put in was the bolts in his neck. now.... on to the next one... Here's it. Well, at least it's not still blank! B~
BT Badd Tiki Member Joined: Aug 28, 2008 Posts: 391	BT Badd Tiki Posted posted on Tue, Mar 23, 2010 2:32 PM NOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Actually, I think this version is looking better than the other hand sketch. The other seemed a bit distant and less intimidating. This one is alot stronger i think, the hand more ominous. I think it'll be alright :wink:
T TikiMango Member Satellite Beach, FL Joined: Jun 17, 2008 Posts: 798	T TikiMango Posted posted on Tue, Mar 23, 2010 4:42 PM Frank looks great! I was afraid you were going to forget his neck bolts, silly me. I see you got 'em. Nice shade of green on him too.
T tikigodz Member Joined: Oct 12, 2009 Posts: 439	T tikigodz Posted posted on Tue, Mar 23, 2010 7:37 PM Tiki shark your the MANNN!!!!
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Wed, Mar 24, 2010 11:43 AM Aloha Tiki Tribe! Big Mahalo Plenty! Badd Tiki ~ Thanks, thanks! :) TikiMango - yeah, TikiFool reminded me too! tikigodz- no no, U DA MAN! B~
ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Tiki Socialite Costa Misery Joined: Jul 19, 2009 Posts: 7118	ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Posted posted on Wed, Mar 24, 2010 12:24 PM I am thinking, we will be bugging you for prints of this one Brad!
Z zerostreet Tiki Socialite http://www.zerostreet.com Joined: Feb 06, 2010 Posts: 2411	Z zerostreet Posted posted on Wed, Mar 24, 2010 12:32 PM Nice! I like! Somehow vaguely reminiscent of Queen's News Of The World cover!
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Thu, Mar 25, 2010 12:21 PM Aloha Tiki Tribe! Atomic Tiki Punk - It might be interesting to create a Pulp Magazine cover with this art. Called "Tales From The Lounge of Mystery". zerostreet - Was that "News of the World"? I had that in high school. Very wonderful cover, and the inside with the giant robot holding their crushed bodies... creepy! Too bad the youth of today do not get that "object of art" feel of the old records. Now it's a tiny image on a I Pod window. Here's some more I did last night...
Z zerostreet Tiki Socialite http://www.zerostreet.com Joined: Feb 06, 2010 Posts: 2411	Z zerostreet Posted posted on Thu, Mar 25, 2010 12:30 PM zerostreet - Was that "News of the World"? I had that in high school. Very wonderful cover, and the inside with the giant robot holding their crushed bodies... creepy! Too bad the youth of today do not get that "object of art" feel of the old records. Now it's a tiny image on a I Pod window. That's the one...It left quite an impression on me....I was probably 8 or 9 when my brother and I bought that LP. I still have it in a closet somewhere...
ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Tiki Socialite Costa Misery Joined: Jul 19, 2009 Posts: 7118	ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Posted posted on Thu, Mar 25, 2010 1:32 PM On 2010-03-25 12:21, Tiki Shark Art wrote: Aloha Tiki Tribe! Atomic Tiki Punk - It might be interesting to create a Pulp Magazine cover with this art. Called "Tales From The Lounge of Mystery". zerostreet - Was that "News of the World"? I had that in high school. Very wonderful cover, and the inside with the giant robot holding their crushed bodies... creepy! Too bad the youth of today do not get that "object of art" feel of the old records. Now it's a tiny image on a I Pod window. Here's some more I did last night... Now that sounds very cool Brad, that old pulp cover look, would work great with this one. [ Edited by: Atomic Tiki Punk 2010-03-25 13:34 ]
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Fri, Mar 26, 2010 1:51 PM zerostreet - Yes, the giant killer robot with it's weird, child-like expression creeped me out. One of those images from your childhood that haunts you. atomic tiki punk ~ Thanks, this is going in a very pulp direction. That, and the Kirby comic book Rapa Nui monster! I am listening to some pulp noir audio book stuff right now. I wish some one would write (and then have recorded as an audio book) some detective noir stuff about old Honolulu. There was that graphic novel of detective / supernatural action called "Hawaiian Dick" that was fun. Didn't get too much done. Lots more to go...
TBBMT tiki beat by marcus thorn Member A Little Island called Australia Joined: Jun 01, 2005 Posts: 724	TBBMT tiki beat by marcus thorn Posted posted on Fri, Mar 26, 2010 3:06 PM awesome work just love it
BT Badd Tiki Member Joined: Aug 28, 2008 Posts: 391	BT Badd Tiki Posted posted on Fri, Mar 26, 2010 3:18 PM Just took a look at your site. The intro menu is great, probably the most original I've seen with all the interactive buttons. I'm curious too, are you working in oils or acrylics.
H hewey Tiki Socialite Sydney, Australia Joined: Sep 14, 2004 Posts: 4283	H hewey Posted posted on Sat, Mar 27, 2010 2:32 AM Awesome gallery of wave pics here dude (check out the surfing sea turtles!) http://www.clarklittlephotography.com/gallery/index/category/gallery\|BestSellers/start/0/BestSellers.html
IK Iokona Ki'i Member SoCal Joined: Nov 14, 2008 Posts: 816	IK Iokona Ki'i Posted posted on Sat, Mar 27, 2010 10:01 AM Congrats on the La Luz sales! Looks like a great time was had. Sorry we missed it. Missed our plane back home from San Fran and the later flight got us home really late that day. We are going today just in time.
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Sat, Mar 27, 2010 12:25 PM ALOHA TIKI TRIBE! First off.... Thanks for the very funny package and the yummy yummy sushi! tiki beat by marcus thorn ~ Thanks so much! boy, nice to hear that when first thing in the morning you look at the canvas and wonder if you did good work last night on it, or just made a bigger mess. Badd Tiki ~ Thanks! Originally I wanted to create the web site interface with no words and only objects on the beach. You'd have to click and explore the beach to find out what's on the web site. But, my partners said it was too confusing, and would take too long, for clients to figure out. hewey ~ Cool! Yeah dig the original surfers! Iokona Ki'i ~ La Luz was a ton of fun, sorry to have missed you too. I love the island, but it seems the heart of the tiki art scene is the west coast right now. there's some amazing art (tiki and non tiki) in that show at La Luz. So, this part is about structure. The weird perspective of the cartoon city, the shape of the hand and fingers .... have not even really started on the real structure of the car... THAT'S gonna be a big project all by itself and a real challenge since I'm not a very good technical illustrator. Anyways... da hand... Working out the shape. Guess you can tell I'm a fan/student of Brune Hogarth. Lots more to go... Aloha! B~
ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Tiki Socialite Costa Misery Joined: Jul 19, 2009 Posts: 7118	ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Posted posted on Sat, Mar 27, 2010 12:33 PM Really looking forward to the step by step on this one Brad, Looking very pulpy!
Z zerostreet Tiki Socialite http://www.zerostreet.com Joined: Feb 06, 2010 Posts: 2411	Z zerostreet Posted posted on Sat, Mar 27, 2010 2:53 PM Wow! That hands look great! [ Edited by: zerostreet 2010-03-27 14:54 ]
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Sun, Mar 28, 2010 2:19 PM Aloha Tiki Tribe! Atomic Tiki Punk ~ Pulp! I picked up a cool old book in the Kona used book store on PULP ART. Some of it was awful - you can just tell the artist was rushing towards a deadline with no big payday, but, some of the rest was really amazing! Images above and beyond the 25 cents price on the cover! zerostreet ~ thanks. I'm still working out all the shapes and lighting...and then it will need to look like stone! Worked out the weird cartoon perspective! ERGH! Always dreaded that art class... and here it was biting my butt all day yesterday. I'd paint out some guide lines...and could hear my old teacher's voice in my head ... "hmmmm well if we extend all the lines to a point somewhere off the canvas ...blah blah..." Guess I should have paid more attention in that class. But I think it sort of works. In a weird cartoon way. Which is really what I want. I love the squash and stretch reality of old cartoons. And I want that in here - more cartoon than real, but not too cartoon... So I think the street looks like it connects to the buildings and the car is almost on the street (sorta) ALOHA! B~
T tikigodz Member Joined: Oct 12, 2009 Posts: 439	T tikigodz Posted posted on Sun, Mar 28, 2010 2:38 PM Thats going to be one great piece of work. The hand reaching out is just perfect!!!!
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Wed, Mar 31, 2010 12:41 PM ALOHA TIKI TRIBE! tikigodz - Thanks so much! The hand is 'gettin' there' - thanks to some digging through some old art books by Brune Hogarth. it's still gotta be made to look like stone before the finish! Big Mahalo to Dale who lives over on Maui, and who is the owner/builder of the hot rod 32' coup I'm using as a model for this painting. He was nice enough to send me a bunch of photos of his car after I e-mailed him some sketches. He also has been giving some advice on where to tweak the look of the car. As you can see, I repainted it almost completely after getting the better "scrap" reference photos. ALOHA! B~
Z zerostreet Tiki Socialite http://www.zerostreet.com Joined: Feb 06, 2010 Posts: 2411	Z zerostreet Posted posted on Wed, Mar 31, 2010 4:02 PM Love seeing this one develop! Will there be a visible driver in the car? The spider web makes me think Grandpa Munster may be behind the wheel! Thanks for sharing these steps! Zerostreet Illustrations http://www.zerostreet.com And coming soon: http://www.tikitower.com [ Edited by: zerostreet 2010-03-31 16:11 ]
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, Mar 31, 2010 4:09 PM AWESOME BRAD! AND THE UNDERPAINTING'S NEUTRAL TONES GIVE IT A REAL STREETY FEEL! Go man Go!
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Fri, Apr 2, 2010 12:19 PM zerostreet, LLT - Thanks guys! Busy week, not too much painting time. Working on a possible project... Post cards from Hawaii...
ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Tiki Socialite Costa Misery Joined: Jul 19, 2009 Posts: 7118	ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Posted posted on Fri, Apr 2, 2010 6:53 PM That's great Brad!
ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Tiki Socialite Costa Misery Joined: Jul 19, 2009 Posts: 7118	ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Posted posted on Fri, Apr 2, 2010 7:33 PM Got the Frame/Shelf done for Digga Do, Brad. Hope you like it Brad! Step by step, here... http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=33792&forum=18&start=last&75 [ Edited by: Atomic Tiki Punk 2010-04-02 19:33 ]
A amybean Member Alameda, CA Joined: Nov 22, 2009 Posts: 434	A amybean Posted posted on Fri, Apr 2, 2010 8:18 PM OK I'm clearly late to this gig- is that a custom drawing for your mugs? I'm losing my Limoncello addled mind! :drink:
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Fri, Apr 2, 2010 9:56 PM Atomic Tiki Punk - Wow it came out so great! Thank you thank you for posting it! amybean - It started as a painting "Diga Diga Doo" - then custom mugs were made of the characters from the painting by Tiki Farm, then Atomic Tiki Punk was sooooo cool he thought of and DID what I had always thought would be the coolest way to display it all.... and wow, it's like way better than I even imagined! Now, I gotta get mine all together just like dat! Brad (Tiki Shark) Parker http://www.tikishark.com http://www.myspace.com/Lotus_Land http://www.cocktailnation.net http://www.sargentsfineart.com/artist/parker.php [ Edited by: Tiki Shark Art 2010-04-02 21:57 ]
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Sat, Apr 3, 2010 1:32 PM ALOHA tiki tribe~ More done on the city scape... B~
ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Tiki Socialite Costa Misery Joined: Jul 19, 2009 Posts: 7118	ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Posted posted on Sat, Apr 3, 2010 2:58 PM The vintage looking cityscape is looking sharp Brad, its got a real Max Fleischer "Superman" vibe going on!
HT HB TIKI Member Joined: Dec 12, 2008 Posts: 684	HT HB TIKI Posted posted on Sat, Apr 3, 2010 4:47 PM Brad-The postcards of your monster series for Hawaii are a great idea. Hope you go to press soon.
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Mon, Apr 5, 2010 12:21 PM Aloha Tiki Tribe! Atomic Tiki Punk ~ Thanks! I was looking at the old Super Man Cartoons - and also the animated Batman series from the 90's. HB TIKI ~ Thanks, unfortunately, so far one distributor out here in Hawaii has passed on them -saying they are "too outlandish" for their customers. I'm still snooping around for a way to get them to market. Brad (Tiki Shark) Parker http://www.tikishark.com http://www.myspace.com/Lotus_Land http://www.cocktailnation.net http://www.sargentsfineart.com/artist/parker.php [ Edited by: Tiki Shark Art 2010-04-05 12:25 ]
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Mon, Apr 5, 2010 12:24 PM Aloha Tiki Tribe! Here's a sketch of the Tiki Lounge. Here's what it looks like so far on the canvas... Here's the whole thing. Aloha B~
ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Tiki Socialite Costa Misery Joined: Jul 19, 2009 Posts: 7118	ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Posted posted on Mon, Apr 5, 2010 12:53 PM SHARP! very sharp!
H hewey Tiki Socialite Sydney, Australia Joined: Sep 14, 2004 Posts: 4283	H hewey Posted posted on Tue, Apr 6, 2010 5:30 AM Looking good mate! Can pick the 32 coupe style now, much better than the generic hot rod cartoon look. I found this pic which is from a similar angle. The things that stand out for me: Driver side pillar needs to be more vertical (making it parrallel to the passenger side, and making the side window more 'square' in shape) Grille shell needs to be fatter/grille insert needs to be skinnier Keep the progress pics coming :D
T teaKEY Tiki Socialite The thumb ! Joined: Nov 09, 2004 Posts: 3687	T teaKEY Posted posted on Tue, Apr 6, 2010 5:53 AM I think Hewey is right about the Driver side pillar needs to be more vertical (making it parrallel to the passenger side. The rest could be artist license for you and the fictional builder of that car.
Z zerostreet Tiki Socialite http://www.zerostreet.com Joined: Feb 06, 2010 Posts: 2411	Z zerostreet Posted posted on Tue, Apr 6, 2010 10:48 AM Really loving this piece! The mysterious woman at the door of the lounge is awesome!
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Wed, Apr 7, 2010 12:40 PM Aloha Tiki Tribe! hewey - Thanks for the photo ref...yep! I had to adjust that. teaKEY - yep, but the car builder is not fictional, he's a real hot rod builder who lives over on Maui. I'm using his car as inspiration. zerostreet - Thanks! I thought the mysterious female stepped up the "pulp" a notch. Glad you noticed and approved! I straightened out the windshield posts... hope to get a LOT more painting time in today than yesterday. Lots left to do! aloha! B-
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Sun, Apr 11, 2010 1:52 PM Aloha! Mahalo!
F frostiki Member Mobile, AL Joined: Aug 14, 2006 Posts: 435	F frostiki Posted posted on Sun, Apr 11, 2010 7:25 PM Brad, Aloha long time no type. The car is looking great. Much better now that you fixed the roofline. Frostiki
IK Iokona Ki'i Member SoCal Joined: Nov 14, 2008 Posts: 816	IK Iokona Ki'i Posted posted on Mon, Apr 12, 2010 12:55 PM Great adjustments as usual Brad! Kinda reminds me of that Sky Captain and the world of tomorrow movie at this point.
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, Apr 13, 2010 8:46 AM Makin Magic there Brad! they keep gettin better and better! Lots of force and drama in this baby!
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Tue, Apr 13, 2010 6:17 PM Aloha Tiki Tribe! Thanks! Still working out the monochormatic under-painting... closeer look B~
J jpmartdog Tiki Socialite Amesbury, Mass Joined: Mar 27, 2005 Posts: 650	J jpmartdog Posted posted on Tue, Apr 13, 2010 6:31 PM cool Brad cool
Z zerostreet Tiki Socialite http://www.zerostreet.com Joined: Feb 06, 2010 Posts: 2411	Z zerostreet Posted posted on Wed, Apr 14, 2010 9:50 AM I'm really loving this piece! Amazing work!

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