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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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M MarkusK Member Berlin, Germany Joined: Jun 02, 2007 Posts: 98	M MarkusK Posted posted on Tue, Aug 3, 2010 11:33 PM Ohhhhhh. Uhhhhhh. Ahhhhhh. Now you can come by and paint all my spare frames :P
IK Iokona Ki'i Member SoCal Joined: Nov 14, 2008 Posts: 816	IK Iokona Ki'i Posted posted on Thu, Aug 5, 2010 10:43 AM Sweet embellishment! Bamboo Ben frames and your art are a great combo.
L lennieguys Member Koloa, Kauai Joined: Feb 28, 2007 Posts: 34	L lennieguys Posted posted on Thu, Aug 5, 2010 1:55 PM Fabulous technique Kinny!
C Clarita Member BA Arg Joined: Sep 26, 2006 Posts: 1301	C Clarita Posted posted on Thu, Aug 5, 2010 2:34 PM :) thanks
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, Aug 6, 2010 3:05 PM Drive-By! RIGHT in the muddle of a painting jam but thought i would share! Markusk- Thanks for the audible approval,friend! if i ever end up in Berlin i will trade you room and board for some art! Jason-first off....thank you so much for your visits and steadfast encouragement You and Claudette are A-1 in my book and truly Walk the Walk! Hugs! lennie!-Thank you my dear! and thank you for your inspiration by example you are livin the dream,dear! Clarita-thank YOU! Sending some waves of :) until our future picnic! Was inspired by a Moai in the Kahiki that i saw on page 146 of the Book of Tiki.. and Squid came by last Sunday and brought me some watercolor paper with one page with the colors and tissue paper stain already thrown down! so it was collaboration time with Squid on the background colors and kinny on the art! YAY! i love unexpected opportunities such as this! so i started a few sketchbook pages full of studies then went straight to the paper.. and got this far... and said (about 11pm last night) "Why aint i doin this on one of them BooBen frames i got last week at his Hut?" doi-yoi-yoi.... PICKLES! so i jammed til 4 in the morn on this baby! (got to watch "The Road" whilst painting.. What an incredible,moving film! my favorite Post-Apocalyptic film as of today!) Slept a few hours.... got up and had a lil more studio time on this puppy listening to Tiki Joe's Ocean's Under the Midnight Sun that i just got in the mail and soaking up a Tropical Moontan! so here it is as of a few minutes ago.... and a close-up... will start on some shadowing soon and then this baby will start cooking! mmmm! cooked baby.... Have a wonderful day and enjoy the sun for me! i will haunt the batcave/studio of solitude and create some more magic! Aloha!
S sleestak Member san diego Joined: Aug 11, 2006 Posts: 526	S sleestak Posted posted on Fri, Aug 6, 2010 3:36 PM dude your shit iz sick! inspiring doesnt even compute!!? i DIG-IT! Theyre grrrrreat!
4 4WDtiki Tiki Socialite Omao, Kauai Joined: Aug 03, 2004 Posts: 1995	4 4WDtiki Posted posted on Fri, Aug 6, 2010 3:51 PM Those colors are sherbet-y delicious! More collaborations!
M Meheadhunter Grand Member (1 year) Wichita KS, Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 384	M Meheadhunter Posted posted on Fri, Aug 6, 2010 6:21 PM Super Groovylicious new stuff Kinny!! Love the "style" of The Sunshower!!
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7548	G GROG Posted posted on Sat, Aug 7, 2010 10:16 AM Sunshower looks great. Must be the Bamboo Ben part. :)
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 7, 2010 5:52 PM SLEESTAKI'll be seeing YOU soon! Doesn't even compute..C'mon! Glad you enjoy these little beasties! Bill! Yes! Sherberty! Thought I'd follow that Squid-inspired palette as a base and build upon that...and man! MUTUAL INSPIRATION PACT is in full effect! We should do another embellished tiki next chop! That one a while back was fun! MHH-Thanks man! The Sunshower piece was just me revisiting my old fabric print days and translating that onto the wood! Used to create the prints with gouache on w/c paper so the diff medium was a challenge at first,but got comfortable and talkative as the piece progressed... This new one I'm working on is really stealing my time and thought It's for a very special exhibition upcoming so i'd really like it to SHINE! but more of that later once it's declassimified! Ernest I agree. Must be the Bamboo Ben part... okay...enough chatting! Was so far in the ZONE that i forgot to take progress pics sorry...the painting comes first... documentation is minor compared to gettin it done! here it is today after a late night and early morn til now session... "After Hours" cel vinyl and acrylic on wood! with Bamboo Ben frame i mention wood! because it was both a challenge and delight texturally to work with... Here's some close-ups.... the Moai (inspired by a Moai in the Kahiki) in the BOT page 146 Here's the drink in a coconut bowl that they're sharing whilst they discourse into the early hours... and the bottom of the Moai in the grotto! Here's a close-up of his pufferfish friend.. After abstracting him.i still wanted to give him some mass as well as create a simplified abstraction of the light peering thru his belly.. so far so good. i also added some washes of white around the light burst lines as well as some raw umber shading here and there to create shadows and different fields of depth so far so good. just keep saying that kinny! I'm pleased with how well the glass balls are turning out! so far so good! oh well... gotta finish this thing got some coffee brewing! Have a great evening!
LT LOL Tiki Member San Diegoish Joined: Sep 06, 2007 Posts: 932	LT LOL Tiki Posted posted on Sat, Aug 7, 2010 5:55 PM I like!
4 4WDtiki Tiki Socialite Omao, Kauai Joined: Aug 03, 2004 Posts: 1995	4 4WDtiki Posted posted on Sat, Aug 7, 2010 6:00 PM WOW! Oh, it's not done??? WOW anyway! You mentioned getting prints, you should really consider prints of these last two.
H hodadhank Member Mission Beach, CA Joined: Dec 28, 2005 Posts: 1689	H hodadhank Posted posted on Sun, Aug 8, 2010 11:45 AM On 2010-08-07 18:00, 4WDtiki wrote: WOW! Oh, it's not done??? ... No way Bill he's gotta Zip Fizz and cross hatch the hell out of that thing or it's not a real Ruzik. ha ha. Lookin good Ken. I like the white. Wake me when it's finished.
IK Iokona Ki'i Member SoCal Joined: Nov 14, 2008 Posts: 816	IK Iokona Ki'i Posted posted on Mon, Aug 9, 2010 10:40 AM Man Kinny, After Hours is stellar! Colors and stained glass effect are perfect. One of your best in this style.
SF Swamp Fire Member Long Beach, CA Joined: Jul 31, 2003 Posts: 1203	SF Swamp Fire Posted posted on Tue, Aug 10, 2010 12:39 PM My new favorite Ken Ruzic piece Love how you did the puffer and great colors. Outstanding!
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, Aug 13, 2010 12:09 AM How-a-dee-do kiddles! Had a good stretch this weekend til Sunday night when it struck... the PLAGUE! Caused by excessive painting and coffee drinking and ciggie smoking and staying up late Basically,painting when the feeling struck...which is most of the time and it finally catching up with me... Which only happens twice a year or so so it's an acceptable suffering.. I mean.. look at some of the Saints and Martyrs... they put a lot more suffering and focus and anguish for what they loved So heck! Being a painter is a cakewalk,if you think of it that way... Anyways, this fever struck me with chills then hot-flashes and sweatin and more chills and more sweatin so i took a lot of baths and naps and didn't eat or go to work for 3 days! Didn't even eat anything for 50-some hours just water and supplements I think i sweated out a LOT of toxins... Surprised little hash balls didn't bead up on my forearms! :lol: Anyways, finally went to work today and now feel better enough to post some more progress pics of "After Hours" and a companion piece.. "the Lively Conversation"... But first.... Roland-Thank you! These two are destined for a special exhibition. But you'll have to stay tuned... Bill!-Newp...not done yet... it may look finished to most but it will not leave this Batcave until it gets that special touch of OOMPH that only announces it's arrival a few brushstrokes before stopping... and it ain't ready yet... I'm gonna see how this first run of prints goes and then...perhaps Thanks again for being a regular visitor I don't get out much so it's always nice to get a visit from the Artist Ohana! Hank!-you understand,soul brother! we call it OOMPH around here! i need to get another case of ZIPFIZZ haven't had one in a while.... maybe 2 months... so I'm hoping my bodie's resistance to it's amping out qualities has vanished and is ready for ROUND TWO! Sleep for a week more,my friend then it should be finished... Jason- Thank you so much,man! Toe and i were talking about you today during lunch at Adolphos In Laguna Beach today how you sign your paintings before you finish them to trick yourself into not overdoing it... Great Strategy! I can't wait to show you them when they're finished I hope they give you the same tingles your work gives me! Doug-MAhalos my Giant! i tell you, this Ohana just brings out the best in everyone lately! What a blessing and reward to be surrounded by a family of kooky little Einsteins with chisels and paintbrushes! I eagerly await gazing upon your newest offerings for Oasis this year! And now..... on with our saga... when last we left "After Hours" he looked like this... i developed more shadows with the raw umber but hardly noticeable to your naked eyes so i will post a pic of that at the bottom of this thread.... but be patient or you'll miss out... Welpers, decided that "After Hours" needed a partner and seeing how the first piece is WARM i thought i'd make one COOOOOOOOOOOOOL. izzat Cool wit choo? :) So first, i had to hoodwink BigToe out of the big frame i got fer him at Bamboo Ben's sale 2 weeks back... hmmmm.... So, after giving him 4 smaller bamboo frames washing his feet kissing his dog Lucy on the mouth (vigorously, i may add) addressing him as "Most Imperious and Glorious Toe" for 2 days and bringing him the heads of 4 happy children he relented... yay. i think... So i did some more studies from the Book of Tiki of lamps and details on shields and masks and whatnot so i slapped down the colors roughly to establish the forms i would soon be tackling... After that i pencilled in the rough shapes and began adding a "pop" color Here's puffdaddy close up... y'know,honestly, i've never listened to more than 8 seconds of a PuffDaddy song give me the Melvins,Bach,and the Avett brothers maybe Ray Charles and Betty carter and Aretha's Jazz to Soul and that's all i need and some Tom Waits and of course...Tiki Joe's Ocean :) Anyways.... i began to add some other colors as you can plainly see. bringing more life and solidity to the pineapple,puffer,and mask detail! then there was a fog a fog of white this fog marooned me in a haze of art where there was no time needless to say,no pictures were taken... But this is it so far Still a lot more shading and light effects and of course the OOMPH. here's a detail of these two discussing something lively THE RAW PINEAPPLE before i get all the deets in there! And here is the two as we speak awaiting the next round... They look good together, so far wouldn't you agree? Anyways... Busy weekend coming up... Friday night I'll be at Tiki Joe’s Ocean CD Release Party for his latest musical treat “Under the Midnight Sun.” Friday August 13th 8pm Tonga Hut 12808 Victory Blvd North Hollywood, CA 91606 (818) 769-0708 I'll be there celebrating Andy's Grand Offering to the Tiki community kissing babies/spilling drinks/giggling and being a general boor/nuisance OH! and selling prints of the cover that i painted! limited Edition of 25 They are 12x12 inches on a nice heavy acid-free stock matte finish and titled,numbered and HAND SIGNED OH! and get this! presented in a clear heavy plastic protective wrap with a cardboard backing as well! I will be hawking these at the Tonga Hut on Friday night ... Special thanks to Jason Wickedly for a fantastic job on these! He's the man for all your printing needs! For those brave enough to make the trip i will be selling these for only $20 that night! Afterwards the price goes up to $50! :lol: Just kidding! It will be $25 for all you rude people who didn't go to Andy's CD release party Any prints leftover from the event can be purchased for $25 plus $5 shipping (subject to availability/shoot me a PM if you want one no special requests on a certain number print i don't do that. get in line like everyone else thank you! :) Okay... time to lay off the coffee and get a few more hours of painting before the big event! I just hope i don't get so hammered that i miss BooBen's gig the next day.. Night Folks! Thanks again for visiting!
L laojia Tiki Socialite Metz Lorraine France Joined: Feb 04, 2009 Posts: 952	L laojia Posted posted on Fri, Aug 13, 2010 12:17 AM Your work is a delight for the eyes... Thank you for sharing your art! J.
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11035	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Fri, Aug 13, 2010 7:08 AM Kinny thanks for the tour, the goodies, and the advice :). Have a great time at the Hut tonight!
A amybean Member Alameda, CA Joined: Nov 22, 2009 Posts: 434	A amybean Posted posted on Fri, Aug 13, 2010 8:26 AM Love the layering and cartooning blend. Some day I'll get to see your work in "real" light!
B Babalu Tiki Socialite Lemon Grove Joined: Nov 19, 2006 Posts: 2518	B Babalu Posted posted on Fri, Aug 13, 2010 8:36 AM Your on 'FIRE' Sir Kinny! It's always a hoot to come in and explore this house... Peace!
IK Iokona Ki'i Member SoCal Joined: Nov 14, 2008 Posts: 816	IK Iokona Ki'i Posted posted on Fri, Aug 13, 2010 10:52 AM I agree! Those two look smashing together. Great in progress snaps too. And prints to boot! Yay! See you at da Hut!
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 28, 2010 1:04 PM Hello Kiddles! Finally finished those 2 pieces! YAY! Bad news is that i was in such a fuzz i didn't take any more progress shots.. :( But before all that.... laojia-Thank you J! And thank you for getting a TikiTribe going in Paris! Mike-Mahalos buddy! You are always welcome to the Studio of Solitude! Your redone bird pic is steps ahead of the previous one! amybean-Glad you enjoy these humble offerings... Really, they look about the same as on the computer cept they're bigger and you can actually hear them talk to you... Babs! YOU are the one on Fire! Congrats on your successful Oasis weekend! More Collabs for next year! Jason! i got to get a Jason/Claudette fix twice in less than 8 days! How lucky is THAT!?!? Thank you for all the encouragement and love... Having fellow artists as friends is the BEST! Well...they're finally finished! They're around 18 x 26... and are allotted for a very special show in around a month! "After Hours" cel-vinyl and acrylic on wood with a Bamboo Ben frame it probably doesn't look too different to you (the last 4-5 hours of a piece are just so it achieves that unworldly perfection that only us artists can see!) but here's some detail pix! Moai in a grotto! What a Lourdes Wannabe (that's a BVM apparition in-joke...sorry!) Here's some of the lamps..and the lighting.. Here's a blabbermouth pufferfish! did a lot more detailing on him and the lighting since last we spoke.... a nice little cocktail in a coconut bowl for two! and here's the accompanying painting... a suite,you might say! "the Lively Conversation" cel-vinyl and acrylic on wood with a Bamboo Ben frame Here's a chatty PNG wall-hung shield/mask.. Here's the Pineapple concoction they've been sharing.. a close-up of the vegetation.. not the subtle wood grain on the table.... and another gabby pufferfish lamp! That's all i got for now... expect a Tiki slowdown for the next few months as i prepare for my 20-year Celebration Exhibition and re-examine subject matter and style from 20 years of stumblings and bumblings at the Caged Chameleon Gallery in Santa Ana on November 6th! (it's right down the block from the Bowers museum 's PNG/Polynesian exhibition-so make it a two-fer day!) i have a few tiki pieces for the exhibition and may have 1-2 new ones but that's it til after the show,folks! i do hope you understand! love ya mean it.. :)
Z zerostreet Tiki Socialite http://www.zerostreet.com Joined: Feb 06, 2010 Posts: 2411	Z zerostreet Posted posted on Sat, Aug 28, 2010 6:23 PM Beautiful pieces Ken! Congrats!
T tikithomas08 Member San Diego CA Joined: Apr 10, 2007 Posts: 528	T tikithomas08 Posted posted on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:45 PM love the new pieces K-DAWG! waaaaaayyy RAD!
B Bowana Tiki Socialite La Mesa, CA Joined: Nov 10, 2006 Posts: 1183	B Bowana Posted posted on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 6:56 PM Your recent work is downright explosive, Ken! KABOOM!! Bowie
Z ZeroTiki Tiki Socialite Rohnert Park, California Joined: Feb 02, 2009 Posts: 895	Z ZeroTiki Posted posted on Wed, Sep 8, 2010 10:16 PM Beeee-YOOTIFUL!!! Inspiring pieces of wondrosity!!! ~Zero
RH Robb Hamel Member Ohio Joined: Mar 07, 2008 Posts: 1013	RH Robb Hamel Posted posted on Tue, Sep 14, 2010 8:51 AM I like how the Blabbermouth Pufferfish has an "angry eye" he's shooting us! This piece is fantastico, Ken.
C Clarita Member BA Arg Joined: Sep 26, 2006 Posts: 1301	C Clarita Posted posted on Tue, Sep 14, 2010 12:43 PM I love this set of two paintings! inspired, joyful, great colors, would totally hang them at home :)
B Babalu Tiki Socialite Lemon Grove Joined: Nov 19, 2006 Posts: 2518	B Babalu Posted posted on Wed, Sep 15, 2010 4:57 PM KINNY!! Your such a stud! the late nights show in the body of work...paint on brother, paint on. Keep us up on the next show...I'm headed north to party! yup yup -
RH Robb Hamel Member Ohio Joined: Mar 07, 2008 Posts: 1013	RH Robb Hamel Posted posted on Mon, Sep 27, 2010 4:21 PM Yeah - you're the SUPER-STUD of Tiki art. YEAH!!
RH Robb Hamel Member Ohio Joined: Mar 07, 2008 Posts: 1013	RH Robb Hamel Posted posted on Fri, Oct 15, 2010 5:09 PM MY FAVORITE: the pufferfishes' "ANGRY EYES"! I'd be mad too.
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 22, 2010 9:23 PM Well Aloha there pardners! Been a while....a long while! Well. the 20-year exhibition Opening was a complete success 11-12 paintings sold and about the same number of drawings found good homes as well! It was soooo exciting to be able to reflect on 20 years of subject matter and styles and to see the legions of folks who had been there since my humble beginnings all the way up to the present day... Friends,loved ones,muses,heroes,and gawkers alike were assembled and converged together that night... and it was a beautiful thing! Thank you all! If you'd like to see photos from the Opening reception go here... http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=38097&forum=17&start=0&72 and here is my public facebook link of all the paintings and just a few of the 100-some drawings.... http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=86938&id=1451540979&l=ff23c19cd6 the gallery will be open on weekends until Dec 18th noon to 4pm Saturday and Sunday so C'mon down and visit us! Anyways.... I should probably answer y'alls....it's been so long.... zerostreet-Mahalo MAn! Glad to see the activity and talent are still going strong around here! tikithomas08-thank yuh,sir! More in that style should be peeking out in the near future! Bowana! KABOOM right back,bruthah! I see you're still way ahead of the game! ZeroTiki-Thank you art partner! Robb-Hello old buddy! Those pufferfish are ALL angry eyed blabbermouths! Clarita!-Hello darling!Glad they make your heart smile! It was an honor exhibiting them at Sven's 10 year show! What an honor and a high point of this year's exhibits! Sai-BabaLu! I would say the same of you,old friend! Miss you and your keen insight! Robb-yes! yes! the eyes have it! :lol: Well,since this thread is now about the process... I thought I'd share y'alls a sneak peek into what goes on before a painting is painted.. Can't really tell you what this is for yet,but believe me.....it's exciting! the patron mentioned undersea with mermaids,sea life,and Tikis the vibe should be mysterious... and it'll be around 5 feet by 3 or 5 feet by 2.5 feet... Love them big'uns! Soooo,with that in mind thought i'd start with some studies of the above-mentioned and try to find some good poses and maybe scrape out a story from them.... So enough babbling..Here's the sketches i have so far...... Please excuse the raw and fast nature of these... Thoughts have wings and sometimes it's hard to capture them all before the next few flutter about! That's it for now.... I'll post more as the inspiration hits and i scrawl down some more ideas.... i really like the idea of constructing A-frames and huts out of ocean materials... plus,there's nuthin like a Moai encrusted in coral,eh? Have a good night,crew!
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11035	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Mon, Nov 22, 2010 9:35 PM Kinny's Back!!!!! :D :D :D We've missed you but glad you were gone for a worthy cause.
JG Jungle Ginger Member Joined: Nov 12, 2010 Posts: 198	JG Jungle Ginger Posted posted on Tue, Nov 23, 2010 2:37 AM Kinny- Love your mermaids!
TJP Tiki Joe's Pop Member Seattle Joined: Jun 01, 2006 Posts: 523	TJP Tiki Joe's Pop Posted posted on Wed, Nov 24, 2010 9:59 AM After that big show... SHOULDNT YOU BE RESTING!?!?! Love your latest creatures, man. The Seahorse is my favorite. Happy Thanksgiving! Sounds like you kids are gonna have fun!
B beadtiki Tiki Socialite Bothell, Washington Joined: Aug 24, 2007 Posts: 930	B beadtiki Posted posted on Wed, Nov 24, 2010 6:23 PM I wish I could come see your exhibit - it looks AWESOME! Nice work, as usual! I'm with TJP on the Seahorse! Maybe it's the crown - I have your queen fish painting as my desktop picture at work!
Z zerostreet Tiki Socialite http://www.zerostreet.com Joined: Feb 06, 2010 Posts: 2411	Z zerostreet Posted posted on Wed, Nov 24, 2010 6:33 PM A lot of great ideas there Kenny! I'd like to see those sea horses end up in something!
RH Robb Hamel Member Ohio Joined: Mar 07, 2008 Posts: 1013	RH Robb Hamel Posted posted on Thu, Nov 25, 2010 2:56 PM I love, Love, LOVE the sketch pages! They are BEAUTIFUL. So, so nice, Ken. They're so nice to examine I want to thank you for showing us.
M MarkusK Member Berlin, Germany Joined: Jun 02, 2007 Posts: 98	M MarkusK Posted posted on Thu, Nov 25, 2010 11:06 PM Just checked the pics from you great anniversary show, Kinny! Must have been fun. Made me think how to come up with a cunning plan to get rich quick so I can buy airplane tickets to your next show. That leafy sea dragon is a killer for sure. Uh, encrusted moais and all! Ken Ruzic gone Captain Nemo! Reminds of Homer Simpon's song..."There'll be no frustrations, Just friendly crustaceans. Under the seaaaa...". Happy diving!
IK Iokona Ki'i Member SoCal Joined: Nov 14, 2008 Posts: 816	IK Iokona Ki'i Posted posted on Fri, Nov 26, 2010 10:17 AM Love them sketches!
HJ Haole Jim Member central coast metro Chicago Joined: Jul 17, 2009 Posts: 424	HJ Haole Jim Posted posted on Fri, Nov 26, 2010 10:49 PM Those sketch pages are amazing. thank you for the inspiration.
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 29, 2010 8:51 AM Mike-yes..... LLT is back! a lil slower on the output but that's only because of all the side projects and commissions that have been plaguing my brain... Will post those as soon as enough progress is made.... Nancy-Thank you! I just did some more mermaids ,so scroll down! Andy!- Happy Thanksgiving to you too,buddy! It was a blast hanging with Mele kalikimaka and TikiG and Raves for Thanksgiving! and their pup pup Lulu was a sweetie-pie! Did a collaboration with G while i was there so I'll post that in my other finished work thread......wait til you see it! Wheeee! I think 2 -3 weeks of recovery is MORE than enough for any normal human almost excessive....Now it's time to get the nose back on the grindstone! bead!Yeah.... the Seahorses are usually a hit with most.... And of course,like all ocean life,they MUST have a king!Happy Holidays Sweetie! zerostreet-Been in love with those Seahorses for a few years and will certainly pop out a few more paintings in the future,so stay tuned! :) Robb-Love you man! and LOVE your newest Polynesian landscapes.... They take my breath away! and thanks for the phonecall! Sorry i was out! We'll chat soon enough,art-mate! Markusk!-I wish i had the cash to fly all my friends out here for a show! But in the meantime,i have plenty of folks who will be there to snap pix for those of you in other states and continents! It was a BLAST and so rewarding to see the effect the art has had on plain ol folks and artists alike! What good is a torch if you won't light other torches with it? Glub! Glub! Jason-thanks! I've neglected drawing for a few months whilst preparing for the show,and now i have to bone-up on the sketchbook for awhile before painting some more! Haole Jim-Thank YOU! It's our duty to inspire your booty! The more inspired and working arteests out there,the better for the scene! Viva le Art! Well....Thank you all for the nice comments and pure STOKE! Here's some more sketches for this big project! That's it for now! Have a wonderful week,kids!
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Mon, Nov 29, 2010 9:54 AM BLAM! SHAZAM! I dig those mermaids the most!!!! Beautiful sketches!
QK Queen Kamehameha Member So Cal Joined: Oct 21, 2003 Posts: 1413	QK Queen Kamehameha Posted posted on Tue, Nov 30, 2010 2:35 PM as usual, great work kinny!!!!!!!!!
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, Dec 6, 2010 6:04 PM Sneaky... Queen K..... Thank you both soooooo much for the sweet compliments and delight! Started an ink study to get the basic color composition and atmosphere down and then i usually see who wants to play where and add them.... A story full of mystery and myth,far below the waves... only one Moai this week,but i promise that more will pop out of the woodwork soon.... Here's some details-sorry about the color difference.. that's it for now,kids! Mahalos for the visits!
M MarkusK Member Berlin, Germany Joined: Jun 02, 2007 Posts: 98	M MarkusK Posted posted on Mon, Dec 6, 2010 11:43 PM Love the colors and the 'hermit squid'! Mr. Moai kinda looks like Mr. Obama to me :)
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11035	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Tue, Dec 7, 2010 6:40 AM Markusk, I don't think it is polite to make fun of another country's president - so unless you were born in Kenya... :lol: I'M KIDDING MARLUSK!!!!! Maybe the Moai & Obama were twins seperated at birth? :P Kinnster - very cool, love all the detail in the critters. I wasn't expecting the yellows, will that be staying or is it waiting for a blue wash?
Z ZeroTiki Tiki Socialite Rohnert Park, California Joined: Feb 02, 2009 Posts: 895	Z ZeroTiki Posted posted on Thu, Dec 9, 2010 9:37 AM Cheesum Crow! The colors and linework really pull me into this one! Wowsers, K! You have done it again...well, some more... ...And I didn't get any art supplies on the 7th, though Pikeys dog sent me a lil sump'n sump'n :) Anyhow, I am distracting you from your amazing works, so get crack-alackin! Back to the brushes!! VITE! Cheers, ~Zero