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

DRIVE BY!
Will chat with y'alls after the show on Saturday...

TONIGHT!!!!!!!
Toe and i will be assaulting the airwaves on the Ray Boylan Hour on LA TALKRADIO
Ray is Amy(TongaHut Mojave Oasis) Boylan's other half
and lemme tell you...the guy can tell a story!
Should make for hilarious Talk Radio
(especially if Toe and i do a few rum shots before it goes on!)

TONIGHT!!! WEDNESDAY 6-7
Here!

http://www.latalkradio.com/

Click on the LISTEN LIVE button and ENJOY!

ENCORE PRESENTATION of the Interview TONIGHT Thursday at 6pm!

Come share the MAGIC!

if you miss THAT ONE,it's archived HERE!
http://latalkradio.com/archives/Boylan-010913.mp3

Here's a link from a previous solo hour with Ray
with Sound efffects!
http://www.latalkradio.com/Players/Boylan-092612.shtml

Enjoy!

[ Edited by: little lost tiki 2013-01-10 12:48 ]

The best art and the best photo-shopped images. Wendy

Kinny!

Always have the same reaction after I visit your thread: a mind-blowing WOW!

Loving the pyro pieces, brother.... and that sick cannibal piece

What a treat.... Thanks for sharing!

Peace,
Jason <

ALOHA TIKI CENTRAL FRIENDS! IT HAS BEEN A WHILE AND I HAVE (oops!)
a little bit of time to catch y'alls up...
and reply to all the wonderful comments y'alls left....

On 2013-01-07 05:42, WestADad wrote:
Awesome! Love the "Morning" woodburn!
Thanks for the morning eye candy, great start to the day.
Chris

Mahalo Chris!
Almost like a cup of Decaf! :)

On 2013-01-07 08:19, zerostreet wrote:
I heard Morning Woodburn can be pretty bad! :D
Excellent work Ken! That's gonna be a great show!

Thanks zerostreet! It was a PACKED house the whole night! Crazy!
i have some photos but will post them later
after the dust settles....

On 2013-01-07 09:07, MadDogMike wrote:
"Pyrography" ~ I like it!
Love the Duck-headed Damsel too, the head and body really blend well together. MOasis is coming soon!!!!!

Danke Mike!
CAN'T wait to see you,buddy! It's been TOO Long
I'll have plenty of Pyrography there for you to oggle
at MOasis! YEEEEE!

On 2013-01-09 10:55, danlovestikis wrote:
The best art and the best photo-shopped images. Wendy

and you,my dear,have the best ceramics and HUGS! :)

On 2013-01-27 13:23, TikiDaye wrote:
Kinny!
Always have the same reaction after I visit your thread: a mind-blowing WOW!
Loving the pyro pieces, brother.... and that sick cannibal piece
What a treat.... Thanks for sharing!
Peace,
Jason <

Glad you enjoyed the treats,Jason!
Will do some more woodburning when time allows...

Well,Here's one i banged out just so i could paint SOMETHING
mind-less after such an intense array of subject matter for the Titans show...

"the Hide-a-Way"
acrylic and cel-vinyl on wood
with a Bamboo Ben frame!

some details!
Sneaking a sip...

a lil happy fellar smiling behind a Cannibal Skull Bowl

this weird lil Moai with a Hawaiian nose and PNG-markings
identity crisis,if you ask me...

a happy shield above the entrance

Eye-Yi-Yi!

the entrance...

i can finally share this....

Will post all the development sketches
as soon as i get the CLEAR from Holden!
his name is P-i-N-G-o and Pingo was his Name-O!
a lil play on PNG..tee hee!

He'll be ready to roll out for Tiki Oasis this year!
:)

Also TODAY!
Noon to 5!

LIVE PAINTING!
I will be finishing
"the Patient Listener"
BEFORE your EYES!

putting the finishin OOMPHS on em!

and here's a woodburn that i submitted to the
LALUZAPALOOZA group show-let's see if they like it!

not Tiki,but thought i'd share
since y'alls like woodburning..

"King Octopus"
pyrography on basswood

and in case you missed it....
Toe and i had an hour on the Ray Boylan show...
He's still recovering...
http://latalkradio.com/archives/Boylan-010913.mp3

Here's a link from a previous solo hour with Ray
with Sound efffects!
http://www.latalkradio.com/Players/Boylan-092612.shtml

Well, i DO believe YOU are officially caught UP!
Gotta get ready for the Closing Reception!
Aloha!
:)

Look like a couple bowl paintings to GROG.

GROG really wish GROG could make it down since GROG miss the opening reception. But, today GROG and roommate working on finishing small retaining wall/planter at GROG' cave. Which is too bad, because GROG have afull carton of eggs to throw at you guys while you're painting.

Have a good one without GROG you bastards.

[ Edited by: GROG 2013-02-02 10:08 ]

Your art is joyful. We Be Havin Fun Art Brother, Wendy

These give me the happy.
AROOOOOOOO!
~Zero

"King Octopus"! All hail the KING baby!

Hide-a-way is way cool.....
New mug going to be sweet...

Jon

King Octopus is the coolest thing I've seen recently!

Your woodburns may be the coolest art anyone has done, ever.

I'd say, "Keep Rockin'", but you don't need it!! ALL you do is rock.

Your woodburns may be the coolest art anyone has done, ever.

LLT, Just f-In amazing art...do you exist in a better, brighter, alternative universe? One with limitless boundaries? OGR

Love this thread. Love it!!

Thank you Kinny for brightening my day!

Aloha Ohana!
Got a little slice of time
so thought i'd check in and visit everybody

On 2013-02-02 10:00, GROG wrote:
Look like a couple bowl paintings to GROG.
GROG really wish GROG could make it down since GROG miss the opening reception. But, today GROG and roommate working on finishing small retaining wall/planter at GROG' cave. Which is too bad, because GROG have full carton of eggs to throw at you guys while you're painting.
Have a good one without GROG you bastards.

Yes Ernie! and ANOTHER new Bowl painting for you to check out BELOW!
I'm glad you opted to work on a planter/retaining wall for the cave,
THAT might get some ladies over...
NOW would be a good time to eat those eggs you saved for the Closing reception!
Hopefully,you'll come out to laLuz and see myself,Toe,and the Giant Horne there!
:)

Did i mention,folks...My piece in the Laluzapalooza show is already spoken for!
YAY! a red dot at la luz....life don't get much better for a hermit artist boy! :)
Thank YOU all for your
wonderful sentiments,
comical observations,
and steadfast encouragement!

On 2013-02-02 10:45, danlovestikis wrote:
Your art is joyful. We Be Havin Fun Art Brother, Wendy

So true,love! If it isn't joyful
it ain't worth doing....
the heart should dictate all that.
Miss you Darling!

On 2013-02-02 16:28, ZeroTiki wrote:
These give me the happy.
AROOOOOOOO!
~Zero

Thanks Zero!
Your antics give me the HAPPY!
Appreciate you poppin by!
:)

On 2013-02-02 17:39, Tiki Shark Art wrote:
"King Octopus"! All hail the KING baby!

Thanks a HEAP,Brad!
I think it was mostly your encouragement and example
that was the motivation behind creating and submitting a piece!
Miss you,brother!

On 2013-02-02 19:18, hang10tiki wrote:
Hide-a-way is way cool.....
New mug going to be sweet...
Jon

Mahalo Jon!
That piece was a treat to concept and figure out
and the lighting was a delight to build-up!
Will be keeping everyone posted and will share pictures as the mug starts to get born
into the reals world! :)

On 2013-02-20 19:39, Robb Hamel wrote:
King Octopus is the coolest thing I've seen recently!
Your woodburns may be the coolest art anyone has done, ever.
I'd say, "Keep Rockin'", but you don't need it!! ALL you do is rock.

Robbbbbbbbbbbbb!
You are so funny!
We share that challenge of the neglected mediums
velvet and pyrography
Glad it delights you!
i plan on doing some bigger woodburns this year
so i'll turn it up to 11 and ROCK yo face,broseph!
Glad to see you gettin down again with studies and new paintings..
it was too long...

On 2013-02-21 08:34, danlovestikis wrote:
Your woodburns may be the coolest art anyone has done, ever.

I'm sorry there isn't as much LLT posting...
i wish i had the time and energy of 5 years ago,posting art once,twice a week...
but these days between work,home,and extraneous art projects and upcoming show studies
it's a lil harder...i DO miss having that luxury and visiting everyone''s posts,but every once in a while i get to admire all the inspiration,talent,and energy here on TC! :)
a P-i-NG-o board game with a spinner would be hilarious!
I'm wondering why tobunga hasn't;t made a board game yet...
that kid can make ANYTHING!
Miss Miss Miss You,dear Wendy!
Hugs to you and Dan!
:)

On 2013-02-24 12:43, Or Got Rum? wrote:
LLT, Just f-In amazing art...do you exist in a better, brighter, alternative universe? One with limitless boundaries? OGR

Why Thank you,OGR!
and Newp!
Just a geek with a clever imagination,love of learning and reading,and an unquenchable desire to paint til i drop! Paradise is wherever you close your eyes....even in my cold
and dusty studio in Orange!
:)

On 2013-02-24 15:35, WestADad wrote:
Love this thread. Love it!!
Thank you Kinny for brightening my day!

Thank YOU WestADaddy-O!
I'm glad that these pieces can bring smiles and amazement to the Ohana!
Went to a Szulkaski drawing exhibition last weekend with Toe
and we left there SO inspired and SO Amazed and STOKED
I was beside myself,being a BIG admirer of this gent
and Art Fever for the First Quarter is Installed!
It's such a joy that art can do that!
Thanks for the STOKE!
:)

Gonna start with a SEMI-Tiki thing and then will go into the HARDCORE TIKI/POLY-POP stuff
m'kay?

"the Jungle Pool"
ink and sharpie on Aquarelle paper
This is a study for a mural we did in our lunchroom at work

Tom painted a Dodo with a Third Eye

The space we had to work on was DAUNTING...HUGE,but about 10 of us gathered together
and did our THANG!

i got an out-jutting wall and the corner area...

We both did a lil bit more and fine-tuned and finished our areas...but i'm waiting til they get the whole lunchroom area done...it's gonna have astroturf,trees,a telly,foosball,video games/arcade games,a library,etc....our bosses are pretty cool....

Anyways...Here's the piece from the Clash of the Titans Closing Reception
Tom and i were Live Painting,but it was more of a gabfest
so it took a while to finish...

"the Patient listener"
acrylic and cel-vinyl on wood
with a Superb Bamboo Ben frame!
30x20.5" framed
17x22.5" image
private collection
already! :)

Here's the painting by itself...

Here's some close-ups to enjoy!
a Delighted lil PNG shield fellow
(maybe P-i-NG-o's cousin!)

here's the patient moai mug
listening to his drunken gabby friend

some details of the interior
a bird/croc canoe...

Some more background for you to see

a happy little Bowl,shielded from the incessant babbling behind him...

This chap appears cool as a cucumber!

a dazed wall shield with a palm-carved tiki in the background...

BlahBlahBlahBlah

aaaaaaand to finish this week's entry
Here's an "in Progress" piece for Sunday's Bowl-o-rama at the Tonga hut
Here's a link to the Thread..
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=44693&forum=17&start=0

MP (Empee!) cut out some shapes and mounted them on a piece of velvet with a beautifully carved frame
he made one for Toe and one for myself....

NOTE: these pieces are DIMENSIONAL..so they APPEar to pop outward
BECAUSE THEY REALLY DO! :)

you can KIND OF see how much they stick out...makes for a difficultchallenge
and with only a week...DAUNTING!

Well, here's where i am as of today...

i'll be playing with fooling the viewer's eye,so check back here this week..

Welpers!
That's all i got for today!
Hope it makes for a worthwhile visit!
Mahalos for all the visits!
:)

More great work Kinny!

That mural is amazing! Great work as always!

Wow! Amazing, just amazing.

Great mural Kinny, sounds like a cool place to hang out for lunch. Hope you post pics of the finished room. MOasis soon!

Kinny, fantastic work as always!

I want to eat lunch at your workplace....!

Congrats on red-dotting your Laluzapalooza piece before the show even opened! I heard they had over 15,000 submissions for that show and our very own Mr. Ruzic was selected to be a part... You rock, my good sir.

I also want to thank you for sharing your sketch for the lunchroom mural... I always appreciated seeing your WIP pics. I know you are really busy, so even a quick peek at that preliminary sketch out was a nice bonus.

Blessings, brother!
Jason <

Outstanding mural Ken!

Aloha Ohana!

Well... finally got that MP/empee/Mikel Parton collaboration is DONE!

Let me attend to some replies with friends and then we will get to
the Grand Unveiling! even before my reveal on FaceBook!
For you,my Tropical Comrades! For YOU! :)

On 2013-02-24 17:29, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote:
More great work Kinny!

Lancey! Thanks a Heap,Buuuuu-DEE!
:)
Are you comin up to la Luz Friday night?
Come see King Octopus before he's shipped to Minnesota!

On 2013-02-24 17:49, zerostreet wrote:
That mural is amazing! Great work as always!

Thank you my friend! It looks pretty good
especially since they've been adding the astroturf,big screen teevee,chairs,shelves,a sink,tables,trees,planters,amusements
etc..... gonna wait til it's dialed before i share more photos..
it was a fun team-building venture and there was a lot of fun moments
talking with the others in the art dept
what a blessing to be able to thrive in such a fast paced creative environment!
:)

On 2013-02-24 17:49, WestADad wrote:
Wow! Amazing, just amazing.

Thanks for the enthusiastic sentiments WestA!
Be prepared to BE AMAZED when you scroll downward!
Guaranteed Smiles!
for MILES!
:)

On 2013-02-25 13:36, MadDogMike wrote:
Great mural Kinny, sounds like a cool place to hang out for lunch. Hope you post pics of the finished room. MOasis soon!

Good things come to those who wait,Mike!
Things happen fast at work,so keep yer pants up!
ah yes.... Moasis...Moasis...
I will be there
with a special surprise guest!
(who i'll tell you via PM upon request)
:)
Miss you brother...i should visit your thread more
i'm bad....

On 2013-02-25 17:03, TikiDaye wrote:
Kinny, fantastic work as always!
I want to eat lunch at your workplace....!
Congrats on red-dotting your Laluzapalooza piece before the show even opened! I heard they had over 15,000 submissions for that show and our very own Mr. Ruzic was selected to be a part... You rock, my good sir.
I also want to thank you for sharing your sketch for the lunchroom mural... I always appreciated seeing your WIP pics. I know you are really busy, so even a quick peek at that preliminary sketch out was a nice bonus.

Blessings, brother!
Jason <

Hey Jason!
Mahalo...
for the heartfelt sentences and congratulatory words!
Hanging at la Luzis a nice validation to my "fine art" side
the first 15 years of this artistic journey..
right before

Last year i submitted
"River and Moonlight"

but i think it was TOO abstract/outside their comfort zone of acceptance
and TOO Tiki,or maybe it just wasn;t up to snuff
it's a mystery...
because i think THAT piece is much more "Fine-Arty" than the woodburn....
But with the NOVELTY of pyrography,and the fantasy-based theme
one could see why they picked it..
makes me smile....

i hope to see MANY friends that night
AND to see some AMAZING Art and meebee meet some fellow freaky artist types
:)
inspiring!

i apologize that the offering below had no studies before completion
empee sent it with the composition and initial shapes
already mounted...all i had to do was paint em...

On 2013-02-25 17:16, Sneakytiki wrote:
Outstanding mural Ken!

Sneaks!
Have YOU been submitting to the laLuz shows?
Your Presidents NEED to be up there!
You Sir,are a TRUE artist
one i aspire to someday be....
Murals are fun...this would be my 4th or 5th
the smallest 8x10-biggest 8x24 when they were building the
RONALD REAGAN COURTHOUSE ..
this one was peanuts....but a nice opportunity to cut loose on a big space!

Okay... is that everyone?
Did imiss anyone?

Anyways... the Bowl show is Sunday at the Tonga Hut

so mp was sweet enough to suggest a collaboration to TommyBoy and i
We accepted and he ROSE ABOVE
studying our pieces
choosing favorite motifs
adding new ones

the genius of empee is that he
painted with shapes and composition
and gave us wonderful creations to
add 2-dimensionalvolume and form and mood
a true collaboration

it's an honor...
you should see his drunken baby dance
:)

This one the narrative was difficult...
the story was half-decided by the shapes and characters
but as the painting progressed
i was painting and talking in different voices
playing each character for fun

...
:)

So here's the title....
"Midnight Concoction"
cel-vinyl and acrylic on dimensional wood
mounted on velvet
with a stunning hand-carved frame by Mikel Parton
19.5 x 23"

Let's take a clock-wise tour around this delightful piece
and i dunno what it is,but velvet friggin POPS an image !

see?
I'm a Giver....
for you a Tiki Central EXCLUSIVE!
Here is the 2-d segment of the tour

The shield in this corner is amused
but still a little terrified
by the light and the enthusiasm of the pufferfish!

Pufferfish lamp is GOIN AWF!
i painted the glow on the actual velvet
wHICH WAS HARD!
and i totally did it wrong
wetting the velvet first..
so then empee advised to DRY BRUSH it on
which i did afterwards
so it's kinda amateurish
but take into consideration that i had to paint this at a 45 degree brush angle
and with a chunk of wood in the way
like fishing for keys down a gutter!
:)

Okay... Now check this OWT!
the bottle that overlaps the shield is DIMENSIONAL
it's about a 1/2 inch ABOVE the shield!
Anyways,i decided to carry a bit of the stained glass style
with it's faux dimensionality
and apply it to a 3-d surface
WHEEEEEEEEEEEE!
i imagine this guy sniffin the cork of the rum bottle!

As we journey lower We see the label of Cap'n fishPaw's Rum
and a happy lil ku mug awaiting his sip
on the ends of the bowl smiling skulls
suspended by ropes thru the eyeholes
rest on tiny blue bases...

Here's the middle of the Blue Bowl full of the lava colored concoction
I imagine him panting like a thirsty dog
where nobody filled the water dish!

on the bottom left,you can catch a hint of the dimensionality of the straw in front of the pineapple-diving the light
Also,take a closer look at the Ku in the middle...
i painted his body onto the inside of the bowl
and the effect of 3-D magic is enhanced as the patron walks past
a total Optical Illusion
On a Few different levels..
WOWz!

Alright.. Time to get real...
Share with the audience...
Here's a tour to show ya how the mind-boggling Dimensionality of this piece
is constructed...a peek behind the curtain...
you could never get this by seeing it up in the wall

Here's a level view from the bottom of the piece..
you can seethe areas raised above the surface of the velvet
the Bowl sticks out the farthest
the pineapple/Ku mug/Rum bottleare the basement level
below the bowl
and the shields are the cellar
below the basement
VERY close to the surface of the velvet
the pufferfish is raised a 1/2" maybe 3/4" above the surface of the velvet
like the bowl....

Here's a picture from the side
imagine trying to paint under this labrynth of dimensional surfaces
SOMEBODY Call the WAHmbulance!
i told empee NEXT collab to send the pieces
i'll send them back
he can then assemble it
Win WIn!
:lol:

Here's another angle showing the complexity of this lil miracle!

Here's the pufferfish with the messy sides
here's the genius of empee
he cut most of em at a 45 degree angle INWARD
Perfect!
you can see my scumble marks trying to work a glow on velvet at impossible angles
a testament to this EPIC Challenge!

Here the viewer can see the main supports for the Bowl and some of the Hi's and Lows of the other shapes....

Here's the other side givin y'alls the
mind-numbing Angles of this Museum worthy mousetrap!

And here's the final INSIDE EDITION view
of the bowl and the pieces behind it

One really has to see this in person and to walk back and forth
and around it
to appreciate the True Collaborative masterpiece that THIS IS!

La Luz and the Tonga Hut
I'll be showing in Hollywood TWICE this weekend!
WHOOP!

Anyways..work tomorrow
gotta get some sleep
I hope to see and Hug many of you on Friday!
Aloha!
:)

Super idea. I wish I'd be at the show. I'm in love with your lunchroom wall. I can't get the birdie in the alligator mouth out of my mind. I want to save it.

Beautiful and fun. Colorful and unique. Not just your art but your mind too. Never stop, Wendy

Aloha Ohana!

Got some new drawings fer ya!

LaLuz was a HOOT!
a drunken HOOT!
Toe and i sloshed up the joint
and i got to beam proudly at the red dot next to king octopus
aaaaaaaaand,best of all....
(besides seeing a bunch of friends and Sven's darling wife,Naomi)
i bought almost $400 worth of Books!
happy happy happiness!

and i got to joke around with Anthony Ausgang and my buddy Dave Warshaw for a while!
Greta night!

On 2013-02-28 09:06, danlovestikis wrote:
Super idea. I wish I'd be at the show. I'm in love with your lunchroom wall. I can't get the birdie in the alligator mouth out of my mind. I want to save it.

Beautiful and fun. Colorful and unique. Not just your art but your mind too. Never stop, Wendy

Sorry i had to miss the Bowl-o-Rama as well,Wendy dear!
By freezing the scene in paint,the bird you're concerned about
will forever avoid the gullet of his reptile friend!
Keep the flame going Darling!
:)

"the New Arrival"
ink and Sharpie on Aquarelle watercolor paper

All the locals gather around as a three cornered Maori Bowl is brought out for the first time...
i would LOVE to do a Maori Bowl like that!
:)

"Mug Down!"
ink and Sharpie on Aquarelle watercolor paper

a fitting tribute to all those drunken fallen comrades
we've ALL had experiences with
A study for a BIG painting

"the morning Conversation"
ink and Sharpie on Aquarelle watercolor paper

a little bird engages three shields who guard a jungle pathway....

That's it for this week,kids!
Enjoy!

good ones

I love the bird's curious expression!!

Midnight Concoction: wow, out freekin standing
It POPs out at ya
Great stuff...

Jon

Midnight concoction is rockin'! And that mural holy crap... ok fess up you have a twin that paints too...right? It's the only way you could get so much done. :wink:

Hullo!
Been workin HARD
but still had some time to bang out some more drawings!

But First,Lemme catch up with all you visitors!

On 2013-03-04 01:58, Sophista-tiki wrote:
good ones

Thanks Dawnie! You gonna be at Tiki Oasis this year?
I'll be vending for the first time in 5-6 years!
Hope to see you there...
We cans get Druuu-uuu-unk!
:)

On 2013-03-06 17:28, Robb Hamel wrote:
I love the bird's curious expression!!

Mahalo Robb!
So great seeing you back in the Velvet Mode!
Them birds crack me up! Their personalities seem to develop on their own!

On 2013-03-06 19:32, hang10tiki wrote:
Midnight Concoction: wow, out freekin standing
It POPs out at ya
Great stuff...
Jon

Well Jon,i guess that was the majority opinion as
the wonderful Queen Kamehameha/Amy Boylan
the genius behind the revived Tonga Hut
and paradise on Earth Mojave Oasis,
scooped it up!
I wonder where she's gonna hang it?
i HOPE in the Tonga Hut! :)
it was sad to only have a few days living with it
Incentive to go a visitin!
:)

On 2013-03-08 16:10, tigertail777 wrote:
Midnight concoction is rockin'! And that mural holy crap... ok fess up you have a twin that paints too...right? It's the only way you could get so much done. :wink:

Why Thank Ye,Tigertail!
Glad you enjoyed those humble offerings!
No twin...just NO social life
and lots of lonely nights
exploring and creating
and cigarettes! Lots of coffee too!
and true love of Art...
i think that's the main fuel!
:)

Here's what i got this week fer ya!
"Midnight Feast"
Ink and Bleachpen on Aquarelle watercolor paper
10.25 x 14"

MOAI!

KU!

PAPUA NEW GUINEA SHIELD!

TAPA BOWL!

CLAMSHELL LADEN WITH FRUIT AND YUMMY!

BOID!

"the Cannibal's Goodnight Howling"
Ink and Bleachpen on Aquarelle watercolor paper
10.25 x 14"

MOON!

SKULL EYES!

HUG!

HOOOOOOOOWL!

"the Withholder"
Ink on Aquarelle watercolor paper
10.25 x 14"
private collection

gimmee! gimmee! gimmee!

NO.

SLUUUURP!

SOME FISH FLOAT LIGHTS!

That's all i got!
Thanks for all the visits,Ohana!
:)

pre-selling RAWK star Artist!

On 2013-03-13 21:25, Tiki Shark Art wrote:
pre-selling RAWK star Artist!

YOU SHUSH BRAD!
Makin me Blush there Art-brother!
Here's to many more years of us kickin out some Classic Mastahpieces!
:)

Late night
very busy working on the website....finally!
plus Moasis is over the Horizon now....

BUT!
I did piddle out some drawins to hawk there...

a few successful lighting studies for me
Bars and crocs for you!
win win!

"Late Night Gathering"
ink,sharpie,and bleachpen on Aquarelle watercolor paper
12.25 x16"

"Morning Meals"
ink,sharpie,and bleachpen on Aquarelle watercolor paper
12.25 x16"

"Maori Bowl"
ink,sharpie,water-soluble pencil,and bleachpen on Aquarelle watercolor paper
10.25 x14"

That's all i got's today kids...
Did more stuff,but i'll just surprise y'alls in the near future!

Sorry i didn't have enough time for close-ups...maybe next time....
Aloha
and thanks for visitin!
:)

I could stay a whole month looking at all these wonderful creations. Beautiful colors and so interesting. Love the meal you are a great cook! Wendy

Midnight Feast is great! I just love your work, LLT. I just went back and read page one to see if you sell your stuff online or have a website but the website link sent me to FB and I friended you. So you know who that is.....it's me.

I LOVE your captions for "the Cannibals Midnight Howling!" Moon, Howl, etc.

HAH!!

You tickled my ribs, sir.

Ken and Robb both posting new art within 24 hours! :o Is this a sign of the Apocalypse? :lol:
"Morning Meals" is my fav - all you can eat seafood buffet!

Maori bowl is my fave, love the layering of colors. I still want a coffee table art book of your work. :)

Your work is terrific. Fabulous color and design sensibility.

Da Bowl kicks serious ars

Jon

Wow!
Just cleaned the studio and got every available inch of wall
festooned with paintings....
As well as creating new pieces for Mojave Oasis in a few days...
Please excuse my long periods of absence...

On 2013-03-18 00:57, danlovestikis wrote:
I could stay a whole month looking at all these wonderful creations. Beautiful colors and so interesting. Love the meal you are a great cook! Wendy

Wendy! I missed you at Don's on Saturday (arrived around 3:30)
So i guess that means you get TWO hugs next time!
Why don't you and Dan just come to the studio for month?
I'll microwave...er,cook!
:)

On 2013-03-18 16:34, LoriLovesTiki wrote:
Midnight Feast is great! I just love your work, LLT. I just went back and read page one to see if you sell your stuff online or have a website but the website link sent me to FB and I friended you. So you know who that is.....it's me.

Hello LoriLovesTiki!
We have the same initials! :lol:
Glad you like the "Midnight Feast"
the Blackline for it is going into the Ohana:Luau on the Lake magazine
as a Coloring Page for the kids....After i scanned it,i just couldn't
resist coloring it! Let's hope the kids think the same! :)
And yes... i DO sell my work.....a WHOLE bunch!
But,being much more interested in the what painting lies around the corner,i have a very low-pressure approach to sales...
If a person loves a piece of art enough,they will email me with an inquiry....i then send them a price and we go from there..
Very easy and i can spend more time painting
instead of chasing sales and promotion...
Again...Thanks for visiting this thread.....There's a LOT of art and witty banter and even some keen observations in these 198 pages...
Enjoy!

On 2013-03-18 19:51, Robb Hamel wrote:
I LOVE your captions for "the Cannibals Midnight Howling!" Moon, Howl, etc.
HAH!!
You tickled my ribs, sir.

Robb!
Glad i could bring a smile across your face!
Miss you man!
Glad to see the art fever is growing in you as of recent!

On 2013-03-18 21:25, MadDogMike wrote:
Ken and Robb both posting new art within 24 hours! :o Is this a sign of the Apocalypse? :lol:
"Morning Meals" is my fav - all you can eat seafood buffet!

that's RIVERfood buffet,Mike!
:)
And yes....as the End of Days get closer,Robb and i will begin posting work closer and closer until that dreaded hour when we post at the same time....Head for the Hills if that happens! :)
See you in a few days at Moasis,buddy!

On 2013-04-02 16:56, tigertail777 wrote:
Maori bowl is my fave, love the layering of colors. I still want a coffee table art book of your work. :)

Thanks Pal
!that Maori Bowl took awhile between colors being layered
drying time
then the bleachpen
let it set
wash it off
more drying
then more ink washes
drying time
and finally the sharpie and dry medium...
Real stoked it still retained that sloppy "immediate" feel.
a Coffee Table tome?
All i need is a publisher and an assistant
and your wish will be granted! :)

On 2013-04-02 20:32, Gwen wrote:
Your work is terrific. Fabulous color and design sensibility.

Why thank you Gwen!
it's always nice to have visitors
and to hear they have enjoyable visits to these pages
makes me smile!
Thanks for the wonderful sentiments!
I will try my hardest to keep the standards up and the art postings fairly regular....

On 2013-04-03 07:44, hang10tiki wrote:
Da Bowl kicks serious ars
Jon

Mahalos Jon!
I just need to start makin some of these!
it's MUCH easier just to draw em!
:)

Well.....i gotta get to bed soon
so here's a quickie before Dreamland...

"the Guardian"
Cel-vinyl and acrylic on wooden thrift store find
8.5x25"

"the Tense moment"
ink,sharpie,and Copic marker on Aquarelle watercolor paper
10.25x14"
private collection

Tom threw me down a Lava Letch,one of his mugs from Frankie's Tiki Room,after i had berated him for slapping a 3-color bleed on these and hawking em like hotcakes...I wanted to show the boy how to give this design some PROPER attention,care,and detail..... Needless to say,it flew off the table at Viva las Vegas ,and right into a collector's grimy hands! :) Hopefully,this will motivate Toe to paint one up PROPER-LIKE! Cuz it would look sweeeeet! :)

Lava Letch
TikiFarm mug
designed by BigToe
for Frankie's Tiki Room
and embellished by Yours Truly!
private collection

Yeeeee!

YEEEEEE!

Here is a vertical companion piece to
"Night in the Jungle"

i shifted and lightened the mood of the colors
for this version!
and slipped a bird in the mask!
CLEVER!

"Night in the Jungle -Two"
acrylic and cel-vinyl on wood
with a Bamboo Ben Frame
16.5 x 20.5"

Just the painting

Here's some close-ups to get a peek into the process..

Had this flat wooden leaf tray for AGES
It finally called to me last weekend...

"the River God"
acrylic and cel0vinyl on wooden leaf tray
8.25x27.25"

and my final offering for the evening....
"the Sun's Afternoon Performance"
acrylic and cel-vinyl on wood
with a Bamboo Ben Frame
21.5 x 17.5"

Solo Piece

SWOOSH!

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

SPLAAAASH!

Most of these and MORE will be available at Mojave Oasis!
If there's something you want but can't make it down to Newberry Springs
PM me......i'll have PLENTY there-it won't even be missed!
:)

Great use of the wooden leaf tray, just like it was made for a crocodile! I think the painted mug needs glow in the dark paint or blacklight paint.

See ya in a few days! :D

Nice to see a few paintings with a bigger color pallette than green and orange. :D

"LLT" - too funny (having the same initials) I hadn't noticed!

Both your paintings and your commentary make me smile. :) I love so much of your stuff. This is a fun thread.

Gotta say it again. Your creations go far beyond being just tiki art. This is modern art of the highest caliber. Museum quality, actually.

So much good stuff that my head is spinning.

Sister Wends would be proud!

You produce a lot of work, but GROG think Eric October is kickin' your butt! Check out his latest Gallery post on page 6 of his Gallery thread. :)

Hello Dear Ohana!
So sorry for the time between postings...
Life and work and mojave oasis and other matters often consume time
like a bag of Lays Potato chips...

Let us attend to some replies and then some work posting...

On 2013-04-08 00:50, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote:

ATP-Who is Exeter? I see you have used him on MP's thread as well...
please explain...

On 2013-04-08 10:52, MadDogMike wrote:
Great use of the wooden leaf tray, just like it was made for a crocodile! I think the painted mug needs glow in the dark paint or blacklight paint.
See ya in a few days! :D

Mike! SO Great to see you at MOasis!
Hoping Toe will throw down another one because Glow in the Dark paint would RULE that SCHOOL! Speaking of,i really DO think we'll be needing to do some of them Chairs....and NOW that i have gotten 100% confirmation from Thor that we'll be sharing a suite at Tiki Oasis,i think there may be a few folks who might want to take a collab piece home with them...
Miss you already,my dear talented friend!

On 2013-04-08 11:08, GROG wrote:
Nice to see a few paintings with a bigger color pallette than green and orange. :D

Nice to see you producing more than one piece a year.......dick.
BTW,Thanks for bringin that piece to Don's... my jokes on the way to the way to the car we're WAY better than your shoddy ones....in my humble opinion...
:)

On 2013-04-08 11:55, LoriLovesTiki wrote:
"LLT" - too funny (having the same initials) I hadn't noticed!
Both your paintings and your commentary make me smile. :) I love so much of your stuff. This is a fun thread.

So Glad we could amuse AND entertain you,my dear...
I will remain steadfast to providing a consistent amount of both
from time to time...

On 2013-04-08 13:13, lucas vigor wrote:
Gotta say it again. Your creations go far beyond being just tiki art. This is modern art of the highest caliber. Museum quality, actually.

Thanks Lucas! See what you can do about slipping some pieces into one...
It was so nice to see you at MoAsis
AND to hear the menehunes a few times during the festivities
You kids are true roots...I always get a warm feelin hearing you kids play...

On 2013-04-13 19:03, Bowana wrote:
So much good stuff that my head is spinning.
Sister Wends would be proud!

Thanks Bowie! It was great seeing you at Don's a few weeks back...
i WILL be seeing you at Tiki Oasis soon enough
and we can toast and laugh and all dat!

On 2013-04-15 12:46, GROG wrote:
You produce a lot of work, but GROG think Eric October is kickin' your butt! Check out his latest Gallery post on page 6 of his Gallery thread. :)

Ernie....this isn't a competition...
i think tobunga's work is par excellence
AND his output is incredible...
Sometimes people have other genres to paint
and have to slice up their time to accomodate them all...
plus work takes up a lot of time...
so shaddup
and get to crackin on some new ceramics
:)

Alrightio!
That concludes our passive/aggressive commentary for this week..
Here's a few newbies...
Created for mojave Oasis
and still available...

"the First Sip"
acrylic and cel-vinyl on wood
with a Thick-azz bamboo Ben frame
12 x 20"
art 8.5 x 13"

Who gets to take the First Sip?

"the Encounter"
pyrography and acrylic tinting on wood
6 x6"

a lil mini Solomon Islands-inspired piece...

"Maori"
pyrography and acrylic tinting on wood
8 x8"

That is all,dear friends
until we meet again...
Thanks fer visitin!

guess who's vending at Tiki Oasis this year?
I'm on FaceBook Too!Look me UP,folks!

[ Edited by: little lost tiki 2013-04-26 14:15 ]

It's fun to visit you. Love the wood burning and Maori. See you at Oasis if not before art-brother. Hugs, Wendy

Quote from LLT...
"ATP-Who is Exeter? I see you have used him on MP's thread as well...
please explain..."

Kinny!!!
As a fan of 1950s Sci-Fi (you are, are you not?)
this is from the great & cheesy movie "This Island Earth"

"Exeter" was the head Alien from the planet Metaluna
who came to Earth to recruit (kidnap) the top Scientist's
to help save Metaluna from total annilation.

(You should know this!)

Watch it, now!

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR7e3StbXoU