Little Lost Tiki's Compendium: Page 21 a buncha stuff!

Aloha TC Ohana!
man! What a week!
Finally got the studio cleaned and organized enough to begin working again!
And just finished a TOP SECRET job
that i can share with you next week....
patience is a virtue...

Well, this weekend
i shall share some more of my PNG (Papua New Guinea)inspired artwork!
The rawness/power/and bold naive graphic sensibility
belies a raw genius within a more primitive socieity than our own....

and honestly...
their skullracks carry a strange attraction
The figure looks comical and happy
yet it's adorned with skulls!
go figger...

pennjones-Thank you! There's more! Enough to keep you spellbound for years to come! I've done a few glow-in-the -dark pieces...Sometimes without telling the patron! heeheeee!

talo ka-Mahalos!That's actually one of my favorites in the
cannibal contemplative series that grew outward from that!
I love how his tears are just flying off his face! :)

Clarita! I wish i could fly ALL of my friends to this Nov 6th show....
Each one of you has brought the gift of love,inspiration,and laughter
to my art-hermit life
and for that I'm grateful....
Much Aloha and Hugs to YOU!

Benzart-Look who's talking,old friend!
You're a virtual carving factory yourself there!
It's so great to be able to share and exchange art and ideas with all youse driven crazyfolk!

Where and How do you find the time and energy to create this Incredible stuff And keep your Sanity? (Oh Yeah,, forget the sanity question,heh) And Then you STILL make time to Post all this beauty for us to see.

naps and coffee and a tattered social life...
:)
and I'll always have a spare bud for a talented carving friend!
:)

Alrighty...
here's some more PNG work
Maybe all of it
if i get possessed enough to upload and type that many titles...
Y'know... It's not the titles that killya
it's the medium...
cel-vinyl gouache-laced acrylic with a bleach and tissue paper stained surface on gessoed wood blah blah blah!

Well anyways.....
"Asmat Canoe Prow"
ink and tissue paper stain with bleachpen on watercolor paper

"Baining Mask"
ink and tissue paper stain with bleachpen and colored pencil on watercolor paper

"Bird Wand"
ink on watercolor paper

"Cave of the Spirits"
sharpie and tissue paper stain with bleachpen on watercolor paper
private collection

"Cave of the Night creatures"
ink with bleachpen on watercolor paper
private collection

"Cheerful Greeter"
gouache on gessoed monkeypod
private collection

"Dance"
ink and tissue paper stain with bleachpen,and paintpen on watercolor paper
private collection

"the Excited Chief"
ink and tissue paper stain on watercolor paper

"the Eyecatcher"
ink and tissue paper stain with bleachpen on watercolor paper
private collection

"Four Bowls"
gouache on gessoed monkeypods
private collection

"Greeting Plaque"
acrylic and cel vinyl on wood
private collection

"Happy face"
gouache on gessoed wood
private collection

"Happy fellow"
gouache on gessoed wood
private collection

"Happy Monkey"
ink and tissue paper stain with bleachpen on watercolor paper
private collection

"Iatmul Bird"
ink on watercolor paper
private collection

Well.... Just hit a wall
and i still have some painting to do tonight
so i will leave the other PNG work for another day!
Keep Cool this Summer,Kids!
:)

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[ Edited by: little lost tiki 2010-07-18 21:11 ]

More PNG Madness from the jungle studio in Orange...

"Joy"
gouache on gessoed wood

"Jungle Flower"
gouache on monkeypod bowl
private collection

"Jungle Spirits"
sharpie and bleachpen on watercolor paper
not sure if i still got this one or not
there's so many of them!

"Jungle Spirit"
ink on tissue paper stained watercolor paper
private collection

i DO hope the PNG purist types will forgive my recurrent elaborations/inspirations/and wanderings
from the original source...Sometimes the spirit of an object can be captured without an exact representation....

"Jungle Spirits"
ink on watercolor paper
private collection

"Jungle Spirits"
ink and gold paintpen on watercolor paper

"Laughing Totem"
acrylic and paintpen on canvas
private collection

"Leaf Twins"
cel vinyl and acrylic on monkeypod tray

"Study of Malu-Sambum board"
ink,tissue paper stain and bleachpen and colored pencil on watercolor paper

"Messenger"
gouache on wood
private collection

"Mischief Maker"
gouache on wood
private collection

"Moonlight Bay"
acrylic and cel vinyl on wooden Bamboo Ben construction
private collection

"MoonRider"
sharpie,ink,and bleachpen on tissue paper stained watercolor paper

"Morning Dance"
ink,gouache,tissue paper stain and colored pencil on watercolor paper
private collection

"New Guinea Boogie Woogie"
acrylic and cel vinyl on 3-d masonite Bamboo Ben constructed thing

"Night Dancers"
ink and colored pencil on tissue-paper stained watercolor paper
private collection

"the Opposing Viewpoints"
celvinyl and acrylic on masonite

"PNG Bowl"
gouache on gessoed monkeypod bowl

"PNG Boy"
gouache and gold ink and puff paint on wood
private collection

"PNG Oval"
gouache on monkeypod bowl
private collection

"Purari River Shield"
ink,tissue paper stain and bleachpen and colored pencil on watercolor paper

"Red Mask"
gouache and gold ink on gessoed wood plaque
private collection

"Seated Figure"
ink,tissue paper stain and bleachpen and colored pencil on watercolor paper
private collection

"Small Paddle"
gouache,gold ink and puff paint on wooden paddle
private collection

"Smiler"
gouache on gessoed wood

"Smiling face"
gouache on wood

"Spirit Dream"
ink,bleachpen,colored pencil and tissue paper stain on watercolor paper
private collection

"Spirit Hook"
Sharpie and ink on watercolor paper

"the Arrival (Vanuatu)"
ink and sharpie and bleachpen on watercolor paper

"the Smile"
gouache on wood
private collection

"Walk thru the Jungle"
ink ,tissue paper stain,colored pencil and gold paintpen on watercolor paper
private collection

"Yuat River Bird"
ink,tissue paper stain and colored pencil on watercolor paper

Well, that's about it for now...
There are other PNG pieces,but they may have been more suitable for
another category (ie: abstract.drummer,rower,y'know...)
Anyways...
i got some special guests coming by today
and gotta get the coffee brewing!
Thanks for popping by and gazing at these!
Hope it's as much fun for you as it was making them for me!
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-EEEEE-EEEEEE!
:)

Total Hella Fun. Thanks!!!!!!

Thank you Amybean!
Glad i could bring a smile to somebody's face!
Remember i was just talking about the whole crossover category thing?
Well, here's some SUN paintings that crossover into PNG and some other locales
Let me share!
(and don't worry! trash is taken out ,incense is lit and coffee is AWN!)

"the Angry Sun"
ink and gouache and gold puffpaint on wood
private collection

"Arrival of the Sun"
tissue paper stain,bleachpen,ink,and sharpie on watercolor paper
private collection

"Green Sun"
gouache and gold paintpen on wood

"Guardians of the Sun"
tissue paper stain,bleachpen,ink,and sharpie on watercolor paper

"Happy Red Sun"
acrylic and cel vinyl on wooden Bamboo Ben thing
private collection

"Happy Sun"
gouache and gold ink on wood
private collection

"Happy Sun"
acrylic and cel-vinyl on wooden Bamboo Ben creation

"Midnight Meeting"
tissue paper stain,bleachpen,ink,and sharpie on watercolor paper

"Sun"
gouache on canvas

"Sun and Village"
acrylic,cel-vinyl on canvas
private collection

"Sun at rest"
tissue paper stain,ink,and colored pencil on watercolor paper
private collection

"the Sun visits the Happy Hut"
gouache and gold ink on canvas
private collection

"Visit from the Sun"
tissue paper stain,ink,and colored pencil on watercolor paper
private collection

and one sketchbook entry i found and dusted off....

There you go!
Have a wonderful Sun-filled Day Ohana!

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[ Edited by: little lost tiki 2010-07-24 13:17 ]

So much variety on each theme!
Love them all Sir Mixalot

Jason!
Aloha!
Variety is the spice of life....

so now it's Sir Mix-a-lot?
Sheesh!
wish i could think up cool nicknames
FreeMasonJason!
now get back to those velvety creamy wahines
and dreamy pencil studies!
:)

Two new pieces...

"Under the Midnight Sun"
acrylic and cel-vinyl on wood
2x2 feet
private collection

This piece is the cover to TikiJoe'sPop's new album
"Under the Midnight Sun"

Well, here's the album thread
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=37084&forum=11&start=0&15

or here!
http://www.tikijoesocean.com

Give Andy a visit!
His newest offering is something Special!

i posted a step-by-step in Other Crafts
where i babble and explain both the artistic processes
the physical and the mental..
especially the mental...
and PICKLES!
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=19904&forum=18&start=2475&2484

You really should BE at Andy's CD Release Party
here at the Tonga Hut the night of August 13th
to help us celebrate TikiJoe'sPop's THIRD ALBUM!
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=37299&forum=17&0

should be a hoot.

I'm doing a limited run of 25 12x12 prints of this for cheaps
that i'll be hawking at this event and afterwards...
so now's your chance to actually get a print
instead of a dumb original....
:wink:

Second painting
this one was half done for MONTHS!
just sitting there mocking me...
so when we had the Batcave Studio Artjam on Saturday
with TikiG Mele Kalikimaka and Ravers
(to be joined later by Hinano Paul huggybear ,croe FOM Queen,and Stacy Sleepyhead for a late night visit! JOY!)
it was time to get that thing finished!

"the Midnight Meeting"
cel vinyl and acrylic on masonite
16x20

here's some details....

and one EXTRA CLOSEUP cause you've all been so well-behaved!

That's it for now....Got other paintings to finish and genres to tackle!
Thanks for visiting!

"Sunshower"
celvinyl and acrylic on Bamboo Ben frame and creation
private collection

[ Edited by: little lost tiki 2010-08-23 20:16 ]

Really love the "moonlight meeting" and "sunshower". Your work is always
fun and fresh.

WHAT THE HELL??!??!?!? 10,000 views?!?!?

don't u people have anything better to do that gawk at Ken's morally reprehensible pagan "art".

sigh...congrats Kinny, u art juggernaut, u!!

On 2010-07-27 07:56, little lost tiki wrote:
"the Midnight Meeting"
cel vinyl and acrylic on masonite
16x20

I really like this one Ken. Love the earth tones!

Oomph!,
Erik the Red

Wow! I really like Sunshower. Those cel paints are doing you a world of good!

Aloha!
back from a brief jaunt at Oasis for about 10 hours
my social obligations are finished til November!
Time to PAINT!!!!!!

On 2010-08-04 07:01, congatiki wrote:
Really love the "moonlight meeting" and "sunshower". Your work is always
fun and fresh.

conga-Mahalo,man! Always try to keep it fresh around here!
creativity should NOT stand still!
Thanks fer visitin!

On 2010-08-04 10:25, BigToe wrote:
WHAT THE HELL??!??!?!? 10,000 views?!?!?

don't u people have anything better to do that gawk at Ken's morally reprehensible pagan "art".

sigh...congrats Kinny, u art juggernaut, u!!

Sir WaddleBottom
i thank you from the bottom of the red mush that is my heart...
i believe the good people would abandon this thread in a SOLID SECOND
if you painted and posted more...
i like how you put art in quotes.... :lol:
bassard!
SCHPITBAWHL!

On 2010-08-04 16:03, Mr. NoNaMe wrote:

On 2010-07-27 07:56, little lost tiki wrote:
"the Midnight Meeting"
cel vinyl and acrylic on masonite
16x20

I really like this one Ken. Love the earth tones!

Oomph!,
Erik the Red

OOMPH indeed,my Oasis Bearded Lady!
i was afraid this piece would be lost in the dark earth tones
but that outline really livened things up...
PHEW!
Mahalo Red One!

On 2010-08-04 19:26, Bowana wrote:
Wow! I really like Sunshower. Those cel paints are doing you a world of good!

Bowie!
So good to see you at Oasis,chum!
These cel vinyls don't solve ALL problems,but they make my job a lot easier!
heard you sold your fez monkey! Way to GO!

Well, these next two pieces are finally done
as is my excursion into HARDCORE TIKI
for at least two months
as i prepare for my November 20 year anniversary exhibition
and will be examining 20 years worth of subject matter...
20% of which is Tiki
whereas the rest goes ALL OVER THE MAP!

Anyways, i leave these two offerings for you to keep you busy in the meantime
They are for a special to be announced exhibition next month
and that's all i can say
or "they" will cut out my tongue!

"After Hours"
cel-vinyl and acrylic on wood
with a Bamboo Ben frame

and it's accompanying piece...
"The Lively Conversation"
cel-vinyl and acrylic on wood
with a Bamboo Ben frame

That's all i got for now...
To all of youse that said hello and gave me all those wonderful
hugs and kisses...
Thank you! It was great to catch up
albeit briefly!

Also... Still a few of these prints left!
Only 25 in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD!!!!

"Under the Midnight Sun"

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=37502&forum=12&3

G'Night!

I got a chance to see "After Hours" and "The Lively Conversation" live and in the studio - they are too cool! We are going to miss you for the next few months while you are "all over the map". Don't forget to come back to us Kinny :D

"Cannibal Island"
acrylic,paintpen,and puffpaint on canvas
private collection

and LOOK!
it GLOWS-IN-THE-DARK!

Kenny..... kenny... kenny.... I am thinking.... how all your paintings can come out from one and only brain???!!!
are you from some other planet? do your have several others brains hiding somewhere? :)

the Cannibal Island is sooo magic!!! I wish I could have this idea... You 're too smart for me! BRAVOOOOOO! :wink:

Alrightio!
Time to post yet another category!
(i have added a Table of Contents on the first page/first post just for y'alls!)

but first...

Mad Dog!
Happy you liked those pieces.
They are for a VERY SPECIAL exhibition beginning of October
so I'm glad that they are already receiving some thumbs up...
my job is done!
:)
I'll still update categories and have 1 or two tiki pieces to include in my quiver for the November 6th show
so worry not amigo!

Bai-Aloha Paris Tiki Tribe queen!
Thank you.love!
I created a few glow-in the dark pieces
around that period-still have two of them
and it's fun when i shut down the studio
to still see them glow in the blackness!
:)

one brain baby..
i just feed it a lot
with conversation with art-people
and lotsa reading!

And i can't believe somebody who cooks out those genius ceramics
is ever at a loss for good ideas!
hugs to you!
When you comin to visit us again?

this session's category.. Hawaii
or better still....Hawaiian inspired!

"After Hours"
ink and colored pencil on w/c paper
private collection

"Angry Tiki"
sharpie,ink, and gouache on w/c paper
private collection

"Angry Morning"
sharpie,ink,and bleachpen on w/c paper
private collection

"Awakening"
gouache and ink on gessoed wooden plaque
private collection

"Big Kahuna with overbite"
gouache on gessoed wooden plaque
private collection

"the Big Kahuna's Feast"
sharpie,tissue paper stain,and ink on w/c paper
private collection

"Menehunes(Blue and Orange)"
gouache and ink on gessoed monkeypod
private collection

"Blue Ku"
acrylic and cel-vinyl on wooden bamboo ben scrap construction
private collection

"Blue Tiki"
gouache and ink on gessoed plaque

"Ceremonial Helmet (pineapple)"
gouache on gessoed monkeypod
private collection

"Crybaby"
ink,sharpie,and colored pencil on w/c paper
private collection

"Fern Boy"
gouache on gessoed monkeypod
private collection

"Flower Eaters"
ink,tissue paper stain,and colored pencil on w/c paper
i think i still have this ....

"Growler"
ink,sharpie,and colored pencil on w/c paper
private collection

"Guardian Head"
gouache and ink on gessoed wood
private collection

"Hawaiian Chief"
ink,sharpie,and bleachpen on w/c paper
private collection

"Hawaiian Warrior"
acrylic and paintpen on wooden "LOVE" plaque

"Jolly Fellow"
gouache and ink on gessoed wooden plaque
private collection

"Kane"
ink,tissue paper stain,gold paintpen,and gouache on w/c paper
private collection

"King in Repose"
ink,tissue paper stain and sharpie on w/c paper

"Ku (Blue)"
gouache on gessoed wooden Bamboo Ben creation
private collection

"Ku and Volcano"
ink,tissue paper stain,gold paintpen,and gouache on w/c paper

"Ku-zilla"
ink and colored pencil on w/c paper
private collection

"Loafer"
gouache on gessoed wooden "bread slice"
private collection

"the Magical Fish"
ink,tissue paper stain,and gouache on w/c paper
with a Monkeyman frame
private collection

"Menehune"
sharpie and ink on w/c paper

"Pele's Moon"
acrylic and cel-vinyl on wooden Bamboo Ben scrap construction

"Pineapple Eater"
gouache on gessoed monkeypod
private collection

"Pineapple Ku"
gouache on gessoed monkeypod
private collection

"Temper Tantrum"
gouache on gessoed wood plaque
private collection

"the Chief's Bowl"
acrylic and cel-vinyl on masonite

"Tiki with Spear"
gouache,ink,and gold gouache on gessoed wooden plaque
private collection

"Tummy Ache"
acrylica nd cel vinyl on wood with Bamboo Ben frame
private collection

"Voyage(with Chief)"
ink,tissue paper stain,and sharpie on w/c paper

"Warrior Tiki"
acrylic and paintpen on skimboard
private collection

and some obligatory ketchbook entries of note...
Of course, there's more out there
and i will place them here as i find them...

That's it for now!
Thanks for visiting
and may the warm breeze blow thru your soul!

Come see my Solo Exhibition"All over the Map"
It's up until Dec.18th open weekends 12-4
info Here!
http://www.kenruzic.com

[ Edited by: little lost tiki 2010-12-08 07:02 ]

Love the Hawaiian themed post, K/Ruz, and holy crap - "After Hours" leads the charge! Thanks for posting all this crazy good crazy goodness stuff. Always in awe when I visit this thread. G

Little Lost Tiki, you have been found by all your fans. The glow in the dark was such an inspired idea. Your brain is a treasure but keep it in your head and keep creating these masterpieces. Hugs at Oasis 2011, Wendy

You never sleep do you? Just paint and sketch all day long.
Love em all...REALLY love "After Hours."

Greg!-i KNEW you'd love the Hawaiian section!!! There's more in the files and i will add thm as i find them....In fact.... there's a lil surprise for you at the bottom of this post.....
:)

Wendy!-my inspiration-filled friend! You've been a little busy bee lately! Great to see you plunging into these projects with no stopping! Hope to see you sooner than Oasis 2011...i need my Wendy Hugs! :)

Congatiki-yes,i do sleep....In fact,since the Opening Reception of my 1-man show,i have been napping and sleeping and reading more than i have in months! and it feels GOOOOD!
as for the After Hours piece.....Wildsville Man scooped up that beauty!
I have a drawing/study of it that is much more affordable if anyone's interested....
just PM me and I'll get you the details and a pic of it....

Over the Holidays,got to hang with TikiG,Mele Kalikimaka,and Ravenne over at their place in Palmdale...
We gots to eat,drink,smoke ciggies,amd best of all....ARTJAM!
Greg had a huge piece of board,so we agreed on background colors and i let Greg start it out...
he painted a roller coaster,and then tapped me to finish it...
So i did a lil Tiki Park below.....
It turned out so well,that i see a bunch of TikiG/llt collaborations in the future! YAY!

Here it is...
"Tiki Island"
acrylic and cel-vinyl on wood

What a blast it was over at their place!
And a bigger Blast being able to paint with friends!
HiHo!

Thanks Mr. Kenny for posting our first collaboration piece - "Tiki Island"

It was an honor to have you and Raves over for Thanksgiving (Thanks to Mel too for cooking the most delicious turkey and sides EVER!)

Anywho, the Tiki Island piece WAS a blast to work on and like I said before my privilege and honor to have laid paint to canvas with an iconic artist such as yourself. Rock On!

That tiki park is fantastic you guys, hope you do more collabbin!

awesome!

How MANY Times can I say Wow, Again, WOW Kinny, you have about the biggest gallery of all I think and you only posted a small half of all your stuff. You have been SO Entertaining and your images have made SO Many peeps Smile ('cept for the kidz who looked at the Cannibal series) (big kidz included), and you just Keep on Piling the stuff on! AND it gets Better with age, like a sour/no,Great wine :o
Thanks for all the Emotions and visual feelings shared here And on your regular thread.
You KNOW we Luv's'Ya!

Hello Ohana!
Thank you all for the visits and coaxing along!
It really helps on this journey
to be able to stop and rest
and say Aloha
to a few friends along the way!
:)

Greg-SOON! Very SOON shall we collaborate again!
get Mel to cook another turkey and i am so THERE!
:)

amybean-we will! Mahalo!

BooBen-YOU are always an inspiration,my friend!
Onward and Upward!

Benz-Speaking of inspirations......
:)
Luvs you too,man!
Your imagination,drive,talent,knowledge,and humble nature
should be an example to all of us artists!
(in fact,if you scroll down,i think you will see a
certain chief who proudly resides in your hut!)

This week's offering....
a taste of my Maori work
probably not all of it
sometimes they slip thru the cracks of my anal-retentive files
but i will put them in this category as i find them
for your reference and amusement!
:)

"One"
gouache on monkeypod
private collection

"4-armed Maori"
acrylic and paintpen on canvas
private collection

"Adorable Crabby Boy"
gouache on wood
private collection

"Ancestor"
gouache and gold paintpen on wood
private collection

"Crazy Naked Maori"
gouache on wood
private collection

"Door Gods"
ink and sharpie on watercolor paper

"the Faraway Gift for Pele"
ink,colored pencil,and tissue paper stain on watercolor paper
private collection

"the Greeter"
acrylic and paintpen on wooden bamboo Ben construction
private collection

"Greeting"
ink,colored pencil,and tissue paper stain on watercolor paper
private collection

"Guardian"
ink,bleachpen,and tissue paper stain on watercolor paper
private collection

"Hei-Tiki"
ink,colored pencil,and tissue paper stain on watercolor paper
private collection

"Home"
ink and tissue paper stain on watercolor paper

"Hunger"
ink,colored pencil,sharpie,and tissue paper stain on watercolor paper
private collection

"Hurried Servant"
ink,colored pencil,and tissue paper stain on watercolor paper

"the Insult"
ink,sharpie,and tissue paper stain on watercolor paper
private collection?

"Little Lost Tikis"
ink,colored pencil,and tissue paper stain on watercolor paper
private collection

"the Long Breath"
gouache on wood
private collection

"Manaia"
ink,colored pencil,sharpie,gold paintpen,and tissue paper stain on watercolor paper

"Manaia Frieze"
ink,bleachpen,and tissue paper stain on watercolor paper
private collection

"Manaia Madness"
ink,sharpie,colored pencil,and tissue paper stain on watercolor paper

"Maori Chief"
ink,bleachpen,sharpie,and tissue paper stain on watercolor paper
private collection

"Maori Fish"
wood burnt found wooden fish

"Maori Husband and Wife"
cel vinyl on masonite panels
private collection

"Maori Rocker"
ink and sharpie on paper
private collection

study for above piece

"Maori"
ink,sharpie,and bleachpen on tissue paper stained watercolor paper

"Maori War Prow"
(sketchbook study)

"Maori War Dancer"
Gouache on wood
private collection

"Moa"
ink and gold paintpen on watercolor paper

"the Ruffians"
gouache on monkeypod bowl
private collection

"Stare"
ink,colored pencil,sharpie,gold paintpen,and tissue paper stain on watercolor paper
private collection

"Staring Contest"
ink,colored pencil,and sharpie on watercolor paper

study of new Zealand man
sharpie,colored pencil,and watercoor on sketchbook paper

"Te Arawa Tiki"
acrylic and paintpen on canvas
private collection

"the Doomed Crew"
acrylic and cel-vinyl on wooden crab bowl from Squid
(the wood is also woodburned around the edges!)
i believe this is still for sale at the Freaky Boutiki!

"the Lost Rowers"
acrylic and cel-vinyl on wooden Bamboo Ben creation

"the Thief"
acrylic and paintpen on wooden Bamboo Ben creation
private collection

"thoughts od Dinner"
Acrylic on wood
private collection

"Tongue Wagger"
gouache on wood
private collection

"Tongue Wagger"
gouache on wooden Bamboo Ben creation
private collection

"War Dance"
ink,bleachpen,and sharpie on watercolor paper

"Warrior"
gouache and puffpen on wooden platter
private collection

"the Friend Collector"
ink,colored pencil,and sharpie on watercolor paper
private collection

Mahalos again for the pop-in!
here's a HUG!

Here's a Brand New One to share!

"Pele's Village"
ink,sharpie,tissue paper stain,and colored pencil on watercolor paper

and some details fer ya!

Thanks for visiting!

Some pieces I have not seen before. BEAUTIFUL!!!!

You inspire me to work harder. Your work makes me happy and amazed. Wow, Wendy

wow llt.. stunning as always.

Doug,Wendy,Tom....
Thanks sooooo much for your constant love,mutual inspiration,and encouragement.
I'm just glad i can give folks
little peeps into the grey matter dioramas...
Hikes are always better with friends,don't you agree!
and we have a lot of ground to cover on this thread!

Today,the day after Christmas,i have decide to reflect upon a Mother and Child/Family theme
culled from various categories
seen and unseen
from the voluminous files within the
Art Studio of Solitude.

I hope these offerings will evoke tender feeling of love,comfort and all those other
happy giggly Holiday emotions!
Merry Christmas to you all!

"Motherhood
ink and colored pencil on watercolor paper
private collection

"Family"
ink,tissue paper stain,and colored pencil on watercolor paper

"Cannibal Family"
ink,tissue paper stain,and colored pencil on watercolor paper

"Family Tree"
ink and gouache on wooden carved leaf

"Family Tree"
ink and tissue paper stain on watercolor paper
private collection

"Family Tree"
ink on paper
private collection

"Family Tree"
gouache and ink on gessoed wood
private collection

"Mother and Child"
cel vinyl on canvas
private collection

"the Watchful Eye"
gouache on panel

"the Watchful Eye"
ink on paper

"Mother and Child"
gouache on board
private collection

"Mother and Child"
ink on paper

detail from
"the Festival"
gouache on wood
private collection

detail from
"the Festival"
gouache on wood
private collection

"Mother and Daughter (Palms)"
ink on paper

They are few and varying
but i hope they gave you a smile or a chuckle!
May your Holidays be BRIGHT!

OHANA ALERT! Help a Sistah out AND get some great art!
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[ Edited by: little lost tiki 2011-01-21 10:08 ]

Snivlem!!!

Melvins!
What a Rockin night that was! And seein you and Spermy and the lil ladies was an extra treat! If any of you haven't seen the Melvins-i suggest you do! FACE-MELTING!!!
Anyways... Did this new one for the ol' vending booth at Mojave Oasis...
a re-visitation of an earlier piece,but revisited due to attending a few holiday parties and always feeling a bit out of sorts....

here's the original drawing....
"the Nervous Guest"

and here's the painting of it.... fresh out of the oven!
"the Nervous Guest"
cel-vinyl and acrylic on wood
with a Bamboo Ben frame!
private collection

and here's a detail..

Good Night Ohana!
gotta go to work tomorrow!
:)

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[ Edited by: little lost tiki 2011-04-28 08:18 ]

amazing! what an incredible talent.

Mahalos moantiki!
Here;s another one fresh outta the oven!

"After the Meal"
acrylic and cel vinyl on wood
with a Bamboo Ben frame

Haven't done a baby cannibal in a while....

Here's a close-up shot of him with a well-fed smile....

and here's a super close-up for YOU!

Gotta get to bed... This time change is killin me!
Bye Naw!

Love all your wotk Lilo. You are amazing.

I love the new one Kinny! Striking.

hiltiki....
empee.....
Mahalos to you both and big free hug is being sent your way!
Well.....it's late and i have been jamming since Friday afternoon
and have completed 32 pieces for Mojave Oasis!
Nothing like an Art Supply Warehouse Sale and breakfast with the Giant-sized Doug Horne
and Biter-sized Jason Wickedly to start off an Artistic Explosion!
Thanks guys for the laughs and motivation! :)

Here are some of those 32 that i had time to clean-up....
More Later!

All of these will be available at Mojave Oasis
at OH-SO AFFORDABLE Prices!
I may even barter a few for breakfast or booze!
:)

"Warmth of the Morning"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on wooden plate

"Island Volcano"
"Comedy/Tragedy (with KUs)"
"the Hunt"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on masonite panels

"PNG Moderne"
"Two KUs"
"the Ancestors"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on masonite panels

"Happy Brother-Sad Brother"
"the Dangerous Helmet"
"Dialogue Moderne"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on masonite panels

"Hut""Abstract Study"
"Silent Stare"
Lonely Moai"
"Late Morning"
"Greeting"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on masonite panels

" Monkey inna Pineapple"
"Smiling Sun"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on wooden objects

"Fancy Fish"
Acrylic,puff paint,and cel-vinyl on wooden Fish Tray

"Hut and Masks"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on wooden Leaf Tray

"Island and Mask"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on wooden pineapple Tray

"PuffyFish"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on wood

"Sun and Islands"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on wooden plaque

"the Last Flower"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on wooden pineapple bowl

That's it for now....
Time for Beddy-Bye!
and then work...ugh!

Thanks for all the comments and visits,folks!
I;'ll post some more in a few days!

Someone once asked, "Does he ever sleep?" Couldn't possibly sleep and turn out such an impressive amount of creative work. Or do you dream of these and wake up to paint? I just love pulling up your thread and finding new creations Kinny, hugs, Wendy

GROG like "Island Volcano" and Sun and Islands" the best out of the bunch.

Yes Wendy.... i DO sleep!
but sometimes not much because i take powernaps every so often
and the coffee doesn't hurt!
Plus,for an event,I'll just glean thru old sketchbooks and pieces and try to flavor em up....
Sometimes taking an abstract palm doodle and building on it til it's something new!
Sometimes they pop up in dreams,but subject matter in those dreams is usually culled from:
1)whatever was on my reading material before bed
2)a nice bath and the thinkin time accompanying it
3)whatever i was painting that evening
stuff just seeps out.....Glad you enjoy visiting and discovering,m'dear!

Thanks Ernie! Still trying to think up a worthy BOB...
There's so much creative possibilities and you kids are nailing it!
Gonna see if i can scrounge up enough time to bang one out...
"Sun and Islands" is one of my faves out the bunch as well..
i think it's the playfulness and the colors....
these pieces fly by so fast that i think they absorb that mana quicklier!

well ,here's some more from the weekend...
still some more to shoot and a couple more almost done
so stay tuuuned! :)

"Moai Morning"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on wooden plaque

"Moonlight Rower"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on wood

"Flower guardians"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on wooden tray

"Happy Dance"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on wooden leaf tray

"Maori Bowl"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on monkeypod bowl

"Pufferfish and Bubbles"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on wooden plaque

Goodnight Dear friends!
:)

I missed your goodnight but I'm here to say wake up and have a geat morning, Wendy

Good Morning Wendy!
You're my favorite portraitist!
:)

Just one piece got shot from last weekend's batch for Mojave Oasis vending,so far...
here it is...
"the Afternoon Stroll"
acrylic and cel-vinyl on wooden bowl/dish thing

That's it for now!
Gotta get to work!
Aloha!

Here's some new paintings i just cooked up for Moai Oasis!

"Going Home"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on wood with a Bamboo Ben frame
(shown with close-ups)

"Three Dancers"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on wooden serving tray

"Maori""Dawn Drummer"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on masonite

"New Guinea Afternoon"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on 3-D Bamboo Ben construction

"Twin Cannibal Bowll"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on wooden bowl/tray

"Twin Dish"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on wooden dish/tray

"Baby Cannibal"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on wooden bowl

"Celebration"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on wooden dish

"Happy Face"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on wooden tray

"Island Vista 1" "Island Vista 2"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on wooden bowls

"Ku""Moai"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on wooden bowls

"Happy Totem"
acrylic and cel-vinyl on masonite

"Maori Angel of Judgment"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on wood

"InsoMOAIc"
Acrylic and cel-vinyl on 3-D Bamboo Ben construction

Enjoy Ohana!
:)

Wow! Nice work Ken! Three Dancers has to be my fave!

You go through a lot of orange and green paint. :P

Well, warm colors are inviting.

[ Edited by: GROG 2011-04-04 11:08 ]

ZERO...Mahalos! That's one of my faves outta this weekend's session as well!
Good Eye!

Ernesto-You sure DON't go thru a lot of paint..
gotta make up for that slack or the universe is in peril....

GROG going through glazes, it's like painting but worse.

it's like painting when you're color-blind,huh?

I was once told by an art instructor that to have a painting sell you must add pink. I think you proved him wrong Kinny. Every one of your orange and green paintings look terrific. No pink at all. Hugs, Wendy