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

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G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7548	G GROG Posted posted on Sun, Sep 16, 2007 12:57 PM MINE!
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Sun, Sep 16, 2007 1:00 PM Aloha TC! PaipoThanks ! Bought something at a thrift store as reference for a "Shark-Tiki"? (Hmmm, I'm picturing in my mind you lugging an entire full grown stuffed great white shark out of a thrift shop, and dragging it home!) SuburbanpaganThank you! 60 thousand views? Yikes! JPMartdog~Big Mahalo! I figured you'd be into the pirate stuff! "Moai Mountain"? - sounds like a water park ride! Hey, that must be the log fume ride coming down next to the big head! Aloha~
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Sun, Sep 16, 2007 8:28 PM Aloha~ What it looks like now... More on Moai Mountain. Mahalo!
J jpmartdog Tiki Socialite Amesbury, Mass Joined: Mar 27, 2005 Posts: 650	J jpmartdog Posted posted on Mon, Sep 17, 2007 6:10 AM Be sure the safety bar is secured! This painting is the funnest yet! Nice Job Sharkey!
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Mon, Sep 17, 2007 11:11 AM Yikes! That looks dangerous! Roughed in the arch. gotta fill in the log flume! Aloha~
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7548	G GROG Posted posted on Tue, Sep 18, 2007 1:09 AM That's looking great so far. GROG hate you more and more.
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Tue, Sep 18, 2007 11:01 AM Aloha TC~ Thanks GROG!! I got the log flume ride finished on Moai Mountain. Let's see if I can get some work done on the Pirates tonight! Mahalo from Kona~
S suburbanpagan Member southern cal Joined: Jan 02, 2004 Posts: 826	S suburbanpagan Posted posted on Tue, Sep 18, 2007 11:03 AM I don't believe I have thrown in my "Holy crap! That is fantastic work!" yet! Spec-freakin-tacular Brad!
R Rastiki Member Treasure Coast Joined: May 31, 2007 Posts: 15	R Rastiki Posted posted on Tue, Sep 18, 2007 1:36 PM man, lookin through here is like going to tiki painting school. this is quite a peice!!!
LLT little lost tiki Tiki Socialite Orange,CA-right near the Circle! Joined: Jun 12, 2006 Posts: 7763	LLT little lost tiki Posted posted on Tue, Sep 18, 2007 1:44 PM Looking so Great so far,Brad! You got the Magic Paintbrush!
T Tabu Tiki Socialite Port Hope, Ont. Joined: Sep 07, 2004 Posts: 142	T Tabu Posted posted on Tue, Sep 18, 2007 2:26 PM I really loved the last one-but this one is friggin' nuts. The electric blue waterfall is cool. You've mastered that Hildebrandt style of rendering rocks. Awesome.
M McTiki Member Sunny Florida Joined: Aug 22, 2004 Posts: 1962	M McTiki Posted posted on Tue, Sep 18, 2007 2:32 PM E P I C !!! Brad, Sellin any scetches of this one? Please PM! Mahalo! McTiki
SF Swamp Fire Member Long Beach, CA Joined: Jul 31, 2003 Posts: 1203	SF Swamp Fire Posted posted on Tue, Sep 18, 2007 6:02 PM Wow, that waterfall is a nice touch. It's alive, it's alive!
J JenTiki Grand Member (1 year) Home of the best rum collection in NC Joined: Jun 16, 2006 Posts: 2336	J JenTiki Posted posted on Tue, Sep 18, 2007 6:09 PM "Moai Mountain" sounds like it should be a ride at Disneyland! An "E" ticket of course!!! I hope you don't mind that I'm using the sky in this piece as inspiration for a little project I'm working on. Thanks for my puzzle prize!!! I could not have imagined it would be something so awesome! :wink: Thank you, thank you, thank you! :D :D :D
T teaKEY Tiki Socialite The thumb ! Joined: Nov 09, 2004 Posts: 3687	T teaKEY Posted posted on Tue, Sep 18, 2007 6:43 PM I knew there was a reason today that Jentiki thought TikiShark rocked "extra" hard today on Shout.
SG Sam Gambino Member www.samgambino.com Joined: Dec 02, 2003 Posts: 2199	SG Sam Gambino Posted posted on Tue, Sep 18, 2007 10:17 PM That waterfall and mountainside moai are beautiful. There's already so much going on in this painting - like it tells multiple stories at one time.
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Wed, Sep 19, 2007 12:01 PM Ahoy, and happy "Talk like a Pirate Day" Tiki Centreal! RRRRRRRRR! I thank ye all kindly fer your words of encouragement of my artistic endeavors! They bring me a warm glow to me inner being, just like a good shot of rum, rrrrr! SurburbanpaganThank ye! A "holycrap" from an artistic scallywag of your caliber means a lot to me! RastikiThanks mate! Looking though the art threads on TC is kinda like a virtual "tiki" art class. I steal, er I mean get, alot of my ideas from TC. LLTAYE Captain! The magic paint brush! The "Bright" magic paint brush it be. It's made all the difference in the world, just like the strange old sea hag at the ye' old art shoppe claimed it would. Now, I just have to learn how to finger paint using the monky's paw. TobuGrand praise indeed! Thank you! Tim Hildebrandt is one of my artist patron saints I pray to each night! McTikiThanks! Oh yes, I know ye be one who has a sharp enjoyment of art of a "original" nature. So, yes, I'll be a sellin' sketches darned soon. Best to keep watching me thread over in the Marketplace. SwampfireThank ye! I had taken a helicopter ride up along the north part of the Big Island, and saw some really amazing tall water falls. I guess the experience sort of oozed into my art! Nothing says exotic tropical island like a super tall waterfall! JentikiI think Disney Land is installing "Moai Mountain" next to the Magic Tiki room. And ye be welcome! Glad ye like yer prize! TeakeyAye! Strange how a super secret puzzle prize can brighten up yer whole day! Sam Gambino~Thank ye, mate! There be alot of strange things all packed in ta this here painting. I like yer idea that it be full of stories! Aye, that I do! RRRRR! This here be the most recent of me brushings on that there tiki painting, rrrrrr! Cast yer eyes upon this here detail for a closer look-see, rrrrr! I be ready to paint the Treasure Chest, I see. It be a darned good day to do so, too, I be thinkin'! RRRRRR! Aloha and Mahalo, ( ya' scurvy dawgs! )
P Paipo Member Aotearoa / NZ Joined: Jun 22, 2006 Posts: 1886	P Paipo Posted posted on Wed, Sep 19, 2007 3:31 PM Cripes, I gotta put up with two days of this stuff!(our ITLAPD was yesterday for you guys) The painting is looking epic (again) - like someone (mighta been GROG) commented about Kinny's work, a lot of the individual vignettes would stand as paintings on their own. Looks like you treat them as such too when painting each one. It makes for a pretty fun viewing process too!
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Thu, Sep 20, 2007 11:17 AM Aloha TC! Paipo~Thanks! Two glorious days of talkin' like a Pirate! RRRRRRRRsome! Well, I never worked on a piece so horizontal, and with so much room for individual vignettes. The only way for me to get my head around the whole thing, is piece by piece. Of course, I once had an art teacher tell me that was the incorrect way to create a painting. Could be right. But, it's what my gut is telling' me to do right now. So, I'm going with it. Here's da chest so far. Mahaloz!
S sirginn Member Sunset Cliffs , CA Joined: Oct 20, 2003 Posts: 296	S sirginn Posted posted on Thu, Sep 20, 2007 9:11 PM Brad- The painting arrived and it looks great, the detail is amazing, we are happy to include it in our collection. A lot of our paintings are off the walls right now because we are repainting, and I noticed we have a bit of a "creature" theme going, Judge for yourself, and I apologize for the poor pics... Here is your painting before it goes off to the framer Above is "tiki Tako" by Miles "kooche" Thompson Another painting by Miles from his "tell tale tiki" show and here they are together. Thanks again, and get back to work on the Tiki island peice.
J Jungalero Member Liverpool, UK Joined: Sep 14, 2006 Posts: 26	J Jungalero Posted posted on Fri, Sep 21, 2007 3:34 AM TSA - Nice chest. New painting's looking great, as usual. Sirginn - Great collection; the frame on the first Miles painting is really amazing.
J jpmartdog Tiki Socialite Amesbury, Mass Joined: Mar 27, 2005 Posts: 650	J jpmartdog Posted posted on Fri, Sep 21, 2007 5:56 AM Hey TSA Your talent continues to stupefy me I (and that doesn't mean I am becoming more stupid every day!) Here's da chest so far. Like, has been said, your details in the background and smaller vignettes are amazing paintings in themselves. I gotta figure this little corner is no more than 3 or 4 inches wide, yet in a couple days time you've transported us to 'Shipwreck Beach below Moai Mountain'. The wood grain and metal bands on the chest are superb! Major Kudos, you big jerk! :)
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Fri, Sep 21, 2007 11:47 AM Aloha TC! Sirgin ~ WOW! You own 2 of the coolest paintings out of Miles' TELL TALE TIKI show! (U lucky freakin dog!!!) Fantastic! I am so honored to be hanging in such a cool tiki art collection! And it IS cool how u got this "creature" theme going! (Does that mean if I paint another creature in my next painting you're gonna have to buy it too?) I'd love to see how you are going to frame "the Moon of Manakoora"! Mahalo for sharing your amazing collection! Jungalero~ Yes, it's always good to put a "nice chest" in a tiki painting. Thanks! JPmartdog~ So, you claim it's not my paintings that are lowering your IQ? Hmmmm, wonder what it is? That barrel of Rum you down each week? :) Thanks so much for goovin on the ship wreck. That area of canvas is about... oh from the top of Moai mountain to the chest bottom is 18" and roughly 6 inches wide. Gotta get painting... Mahaloz!
R ravenne Member Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 1015	R ravenne Posted posted on Fri, Sep 21, 2007 7:36 PM Wow! This new piece looks like it'll be another masterpiece! I loooove the details coming out on the shipwreck, treasure, and skull! (i love skulls!) Can't wait to see more progress! Wee! :D
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Sat, Sep 22, 2007 11:21 AM Aloha TC! Here be the whole thing so far. I got the sandy (?) shore roughed in. Ravenne~Here be the details of them thar piratey skulls ye be pleasuring ye eyeballs with! (Ohmigosh! I'm stuck talking like a pirate! HELP ME!) Malahoz fer a gazin' at da' art, an I be a hopin' ye be havin' a fine weekend! Tiki Shark http://www.myspace.com/Lotus_Land [ Edited by: Tiki Shark Art 2007-09-22 11:24 ]
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7548	G GROG Posted posted on Sat, Sep 22, 2007 11:29 AM MINE! MINE! GET AWAY YOU BASTARDS! IT'S ALL MINE!! [ Edited by: GROG 2007-09-22 11:31 ]
J jpmartdog Tiki Socialite Amesbury, Mass Joined: Mar 27, 2005 Posts: 650	J jpmartdog Posted posted on Sat, Sep 22, 2007 4:57 PM Yo Grog! don't you have other things to devote your interest and money to. How much is a Duff's at happy hour at Moe's? Step away from the painting.... and don't spill your beer on it! Doh!
R ravenne Member Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 1015	R ravenne Posted posted on Sat, Sep 22, 2007 7:02 PM :o! TS!!!!! IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL!!! :o I looooooooooooooooooooove the detail! :D ( :lol: pirate talk!) On 2007-09-22 11:29, GROG wrote: MINE! MINE! GET AWAY YOU BASTARDS! IT'S ALL MINE!! GROG! I love you! :lol: I heard you like this Holy moley they have the clip too! Ali Baba Bunny I wish I were an Egg. DON'T MAKE FUN OF MAH DREAMS!!! [ Edited by: ravenne 2007-09-22 19:03 ]
T Tahitiki Grand Member (1 year) San Jose Joined: Jun 11, 2004 Posts: 324	T Tahitiki Posted posted on Sat, Sep 22, 2007 9:32 PM I really love the light on the pirate chest. The Moai mountain is awesome too. Great job. Your style is definitively cool.
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7548	G GROG Posted posted on Sun, Sep 23, 2007 9:04 AM Brad, GROG' birthday was September12th, so it's going to be a little late, but if you send this to GROG for GROG birthday gift, GROG still accept. :)
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Mon, Sep 24, 2007 11:11 AM Aloha TC! Jpmartdog ~ You know I hear that acrylic paint and alcohol don't mix. However, I believe that theory needs more testing. Ravenne ~Thanks so much! Tahitiki ~ Thanks so much, I'm working on the "Light" as a warm source from the sunset. And a cool light refected from the "night shade" of the sky. Grog ~ You are so Daffy! My weekend was busy with regular work. So, I only got a small amount of work done over the weekend. Aloha!
P Paipo Member Aotearoa / NZ Joined: Jun 22, 2006 Posts: 1886	P Paipo Posted posted on Mon, Sep 24, 2007 12:59 PM On 2007-09-24 11:11, Tiki Shark Art wrote: My weekend was busy with regular work. So, I only got a small amount of work done over the weekend. Aloha! Designing and making towels is work. This is pure pleasure baby!
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Wed, Sep 26, 2007 11:10 AM Aloha TC! Mahaloz Paipo! U da Man! Hey I was gonna post my new painting pick....but looks like the pict up load machine is not up and working. So.... I'll check later today, and post. Mahaloz!
R ravenne Member Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 1015	R ravenne Posted posted on Wed, Sep 26, 2007 11:15 AM bummer! Well, at any rate, I can't wait to see what you did! :)
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Fri, Sep 28, 2007 11:10 AM Aloha! Hey Hey, looks like the pic loader is working again, hooray! Here's da pics from yesterday. 'bout half way... That palm tree's done The Chuthlu/Konaloa pagan Squid sea god Mahaloz fer gawkin!
J JenTiki Grand Member (1 year) Home of the best rum collection in NC Joined: Jun 16, 2006 Posts: 2336	J JenTiki Posted posted on Fri, Sep 28, 2007 11:55 AM Hey! When did you sneak in that spaceship?! I didn't see that in the original sketch! Shades of Doug Horne's "Invasion of Planet Tiki". Look it up, it's a cool print. After all this talk of "Cthulhu," I finally decided to look it up and see what the heck a cthulhu is. Sometimes the Google image search is a frightening thing! :o I like your version, 'cuz it's a bit creepy, but not too scary! This is coming along beautifully! I guess I'll have to get myself down to San Diego to see it in person! :D
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7548	G GROG Posted posted on Fri, Sep 28, 2007 1:00 PM Mine!!
P Paipo Member Aotearoa / NZ Joined: Jun 22, 2006 Posts: 1886	P Paipo Posted posted on Fri, Sep 28, 2007 1:54 PM On 2007-09-28 02:04, Paipo wrote:
V Vinman Member Riverside, CA Joined: Jul 07, 2007 Posts: 29	V Vinman Posted posted on Fri, Sep 28, 2007 1:57 PM I gotta say, that I find myself looking forward to your progress posts, your work is fantastic.
T teaKEY Tiki Socialite The thumb ! Joined: Nov 09, 2004 Posts: 3687	T teaKEY Posted posted on Fri, Sep 28, 2007 5:05 PM I don't know if its cause you are posting more finished work faster or cause you aren't wasting energy on non-colored painting but this stuff is amazing.
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Sat, Sep 29, 2007 11:34 AM Aloha! Jentiki~ Well, the space ship was in one of the later sketches. Actually I'm not happy with it yet. It will have to get better looking, or turn into a small cloud! Groggy~ Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday Dear Gorggy! Happy Birthday to you! Paipo~ U Funny! But you should be careful. I bet it's screw the art threads up if you accidentally summoned a Shogoth through Tiki Central! VinmanMahaloz! I'm so glad your digging the step by step. I always enjoy watching other artist's post like this, so that's why I do it. Teakey It does seem much faster with out having to do a whole under painting. I think it looks pretty much as good as if it had one. guess I still have lots to learn about that whole under painting thing. I may go back to it somewhere in the future. Here's the over all. Less white space is GOOD It's sort of that same weird Tiki Hut I keep painting. I think it may be a compulsion! Of course I'm excited to be doing a neon sign on this one! I got about 16 days left to finish this! Big Malohoz from the Big Island!
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7548	G GROG Posted posted on Sat, Sep 29, 2007 11:39 AM Don't lose the UFO! GROG love the spaceship in the painting. This is looking awesome. Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine! Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine! Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine! Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine!Mine! [ Edited by: GROG 2007-09-29 11:40 ]
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Sun, Sep 30, 2007 11:31 AM Aloha TC! Keep the UFO? OK, I'll work on it and see if I can make it look better. Here's the whole thing. Here's a closer look at the Tiki Hut. It's been a bit difficult working out the lighting on the Tikis. Sunset light vs neon sign light vs the light that might be coming through the door way. I guess that may be the thing I'll be working out today. And just what color should the light inside the Tiki Lounge be? Usually, you alter warm and cool light. So, If the sunset is warm, and the neon sign is cool, and the tiki lounge should be warm. But not the same color as the sunset. Perhaps a purple or pink light source? Malahalo!
J JenTiki Grand Member (1 year) Home of the best rum collection in NC Joined: Jun 16, 2006 Posts: 2336	J JenTiki Posted posted on Sun, Sep 30, 2007 12:45 PM On 2007-09-30 11:31, Tiki Shark Art wrote: And just what color should the light inside the Tiki Lounge be? Usually, you alter warm and cool light. So, If the sunset is warm, and the neon sign is cool, and the tiki lounge should be warm. But not the same color as the sunset. Perhaps a purple or pink light source? Malahalo! I vote Purple!! Or maybe a spooky red, like something evil is going on inside!
R ravenne Member Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 1015	R ravenne Posted posted on Sun, Sep 30, 2007 3:41 PM On 2007-09-30 11:31, Tiki Shark Art wrote: And just what color should the light inside the Tiki Lounge be? Usually, you alter warm and cool light. So, If the sunset is warm, and the neon sign is cool, and the tiki lounge should be warm. But not the same color as the sunset. Perhaps a purple or pink light source? Ooh I'd like to see a pink light source...I think that'd be rad! I'm really diggin the Tiki Lounge! So sweet! keep goin! :D
F frostiki Member Mobile, AL Joined: Aug 14, 2006 Posts: 435	F frostiki Posted posted on Mon, Oct 1, 2007 11:20 AM BRad, this is great, and I hate you for the greatness. Now I must go cry over my lack of ambition and mediocrity.
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Mon, Oct 1, 2007 11:25 AM Aloha! JentikiPurple/red? Ravennepink/purple? OK, It'll be a purple/reddish/pink like color! Frostiki~Oh, sounds like some one has a case of the "Mondays"! Time for a mai tai! Here's the wide shot. And a better shot of the door to the Tiki Lounge. the lighting is starting to make sense. Sorta.... I got about 16 days left to finish it! Mahaloz! Tiki Shark http://www.myspace.com/Lotus_Land [ Edited by: Tiki Shark Art 2007-10-01 11:28 ]
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Tue, Oct 2, 2007 11:34 AM Aloha! OMG! I got 14 days left to finish! Mahaloz!