Varnish Make Pretty

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S suburbanpagan Member southern cal Joined: Jan 02, 2004 Posts: 826	S suburbanpagan Posted posted on Fri, Dec 21, 2007 10:53 PM Nice change of direction sneaky! Looking good!
R ravenne Member Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 1015	R ravenne Posted posted on Fri, Dec 21, 2007 11:39 PM On 2007-12-21 22:18, Sneakytiki wrote: LOL!!!!! Thanks Heath, your the best!!! LMAO!! Here's a pic my 8 year old, Sage, took in the living room/makeshift studio... ALOHA IKI IKI Awww! your lil one takes awesome pics! That's like my lil 3 year old nephew, he's always snapping pictures! it's cute! Dude you need to fill the living room up with more paintings! Seeing some of those pieces, i never realized how big they were! Awesome! When're you gonna show off yer work here in Cali, huh? :D
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Sat, Dec 22, 2007 9:44 AM On 2007-12-21 23:39, ravenne wrote: On 2007-12-21 22:18, Sneakytiki wrote: LOL!!!!! Thanks Heath, your the best!!! LMAO!! Here's a pic my 8 year old, Sage, took in the living room/makeshift studio... ALOHA IKI IKI Awww! your lil one takes awesome pics! That's like my lil 3 year old nephew, he's always snapping pictures! it's cute! Dude you need to fill the living room up with more paintings! Seeing some of those pieces, i never realized how big they were! Awesome! When're you gonna show off yer work here in Cali, huh? :D Ravenne, I'll show my work just as soon as I can book a show in CA. Thanks for the comps!!! :D Subpagan, Thank you Sir!! IKI IKI
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Sun, Dec 23, 2007 9:52 PM New painting started today... I also stretched a few more canvases. Mahalo. IKi ikI [ Edited by: Sneakytiki 2007-12-23 21:57 ]
R ravenne Member Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 1015	R ravenne Posted posted on Sun, Dec 23, 2007 10:05 PM whoa iki-iki....that looks eerie! i really like this piece! how'd you come up with it? ....if you don't mind me askin'! rawkin'!!! :D happeh christmas!!! :D
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 24, 2007 8:54 AM Very Cool Sneaks! I like how,despite it being a mix of a nude and Korwar head,it still engages you in a narrative... And the gaze.....the gaze....... Very Cool! You DO need to show out here in Cali,my friend! :)
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Mon, Dec 24, 2007 12:58 PM Thanks Ravenne! I copied an old charcoal study onto canvas and used alot of thinner and a little paint to do a semitransparent wash, then I stained and wiped areas to create lights and darks. After that I worked up certain hues on some highlights and shadows. Then I arbitrarily covered the guys head in gesso. Next i flipped thru my sketches and decided to do a modified Korwar mug on him, threw in some NW style totem ears, and then later some expressionistic work. Thank u LLT! Someday it will happen! Finished piece.. Mahaloz.
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7283	G GROG Posted posted on Mon, Dec 24, 2007 2:20 PM Self-portrait?
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Mon, Dec 24, 2007 3:31 PM Grog, LOL, no! Not a self portrait! I outweigh that little guy by 100 lbs. Now the face though, its pretty close to mine!
R ravenne Member Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 1015	R ravenne Posted posted on Wed, Dec 26, 2007 9:10 PM On 2007-12-24 15:31, Sneakytiki wrote: Now the face though, its pretty close to mine! Pretty close to yours?! Scary! .....make sure you were a bag over yer head when you do art shows.... :lol: :lol: :lol: !!! :D I keed, dat finished piece looks great!!! :D Reminds me of the Silent Hill style: Silent Hill 3 - Intro
C congatiki Member wisconsin northwoods Joined: Jun 01, 2004 Posts: 2541	C congatiki Posted posted on Thu, Dec 27, 2007 6:02 AM Nice work Sneaky, I have found a good deal of carving inspiration in the images that you create with canvas. I really dig the head on your latest piece.
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Sun, Dec 30, 2007 9:17 PM On 2007-12-27 06:02, congatiki wrote: Nice work Sneaky, I have found a good deal of carving inspiration in the images that you create with canvas. I really dig the head on your latest piece. Thanks Conga! I'm diggin your work as always!!!! Inspiring each other as artists is a great feeling! Ravenne, Thank you! Thank u! :D :) :drink:! Here is a skull I drew at the coffee shop today. I hope u all like it! To drown sorrow, where should one jump first and best? "Certainly not water. Water rusts you." -Frank Sinatra [ Edited by: Sneakytiki 2007-12-30 21:20 ]
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Sun, Dec 30, 2007 10:41 PM NIce! It's got lots of motion and energy!
M Meheadhunter Grand Member (1 year) Wichita KS, Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 383	M Meheadhunter Posted posted on Mon, Dec 31, 2007 9:46 AM Great skull....I dig the "loose" style of it!!!
S suburbanpagan Member southern cal Joined: Jan 02, 2004 Posts: 826	S suburbanpagan Posted posted on Mon, Dec 31, 2007 10:42 AM awesome........loose and controlled at the same time! A truly difficult thing to do and accomplished very well! Very nice!
R ravenne Member Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 1015	R ravenne Posted posted on Mon, Dec 31, 2007 11:10 AM I really love that skull drawing Iki-iki! Didja do it in pen? Looks like you could've drawn it in Illustrator. The lines are just flawless! You should experiment with water colors on the skull....or something! I'd love to see it in color. :D Also, gimme! :lol: :D! Haffa Happeh New Year Iki-iki!!!
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Tue, Jan 1, 2008 6:32 PM On 2007-12-31 11:10, ravenne wrote: I really love that skull drawing Iki-iki! Didja do it in pen? Looks like you could've drawn it in Illustrator. The lines are just flawless! You should experiment with water colors on the skull....or something! I'd love to see it in color. :D Also, gimme! :lol: :D! Haffa Happeh New Year Iki-iki!!! Ravenne, Thanks!!! it was a loose pencil sketch I did outta my head at the coffee shop. I used a basically continuous pencil line to search for a skull, then I found the "right" lines with a pen. I used the "right" lines and also the "wrong' ones, turning it into a sorta visual jazz with random notes connecting lines and echoes just before and after the true beat, similar to the way Billie Holiday or Frank Sinatra do their phrasing just ahead of the beat or behind it... Blah blah.... Color? Maybe! TSA, Sub P thanks man(s)! You are top notch! I hear you about loose and controlled, "hold on loosely, but don't let go, if you grip too tightly, you're gonna lose control" LOL!!! Here is a scan of the finished Tiki graphite sketch:
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Sat, Jan 5, 2008 6:48 PM :o [ Edited by: Sneakytiki 2008-01-05 21:50 ]
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Sat, Jan 5, 2008 9:30 PM ...more work on the #2 pencil graphite tiki.. Another skull..... [ Edited by: Sneakytiki 2008-01-05 21:55 ]
R ravenne Member Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 1015	R ravenne Posted posted on Sun, Jan 6, 2008 1:38 PM Oooh graphite pencil looks purdy! Did you draw the skull by hand, or draw it in Illustrator?? like the colored one too! :D Post more Sneaks!
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Sun, Jan 6, 2008 9:50 PM On 2008-01-06 13:38, ravenne wrote: Oooh graphite pencil looks purdy! Did you draw the skull by hand, or draw it in Illustrator?? like the colored one too! :D Post more Sneaks! Ravenne, I drew the skulls by hand (ink), color by photoshop on the second one there. Thank you!!! ST
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Wed, Apr 9, 2008 9:36 PM Creature drawing done while watching my daughters at dance class. Rocking out to my Bry-pod.... Reno -Hilton ball point pen on paper.
SG Sam Gambino Member www.samgambino.com Joined: Dec 02, 2003 Posts: 2199	SG Sam Gambino Posted posted on Wed, Apr 9, 2008 9:53 PM Cool piece, Sneakytiki! He looks like someone, but I can't place who it is!
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 Thu, Apr 10, 2008 1:53 PM Sneaks! Nice latest entry! Let's see MORE! MORE! MORE!
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Fri, Apr 11, 2008 4:56 PM I like the all black eyes with the highlights in 'em.
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Sat, Apr 12, 2008 10:32 PM I fine tuned the Creature a bit and may do a bit more. Above is a quick sketch I did at work I call Tiki Punch, no great shakes (pun intended) but still amusing. I have a few paintings I haven't posted yet, mainly skulls and Tikis. I will try to post them soon. My show at Flying M is going well and my health is improving, thanks to all that inquired and wished me well during my absence. ST
P Paipo Member Aotearoa / NZ Joined: Jun 22, 2006 Posts: 1886	P Paipo Posted posted on Sun, Apr 13, 2008 4:59 AM Creature's lookin great ST! I can see all the "tiny bubbles" streaming off him as he surges through the water. We need more drawerings!
M MooneyTiki Member Jensen Beach,fla Joined: Sep 28, 2005 Posts: 578	M MooneyTiki Posted posted on Sun, Apr 13, 2008 7:23 AM Aloha Sneakytiki! You have some Very creative and cool art happenin here,keep it up, Aloha, Mooney
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Sun, Apr 13, 2008 10:03 AM Many thanks Mooney, Sam, LLT, TSA, and Paipo. I'll post more drawings soon and try to getpainting photos up as well. Bryan
S Sophista-tiki Tiki Socialite Seattle WA Joined: Sep 13, 2005 Posts: 1899	S Sophista-tiki Posted posted on Sun, Apr 13, 2008 10:24 AM you were sick what'd I miss? But the good news is you are feeling better. Ive been catching up with your posts such a dynamic group of paintings. Supercool to see them all stacked in the livingroom. (for the persective ) . is it spring there yet? take care of your self. Dawn
O OceaOtica Grand Member (1 year) Joined: Sep 29, 2003 Posts: 1064	O OceaOtica Posted posted on Sun, Apr 13, 2008 12:07 PM sneaky, that creature would make a great (non tiki) mug!
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 Sun, Apr 13, 2008 8:01 PM TIKI PUNCH would make a GREAT mug! :lol: fuggin cracks me up! glad you're back in the saddle sneaks!
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Sat, Apr 19, 2008 9:57 PM On 2008-04-13 20:01, little lost tiki wrote: TIKI PUNCH would make a GREAT mug! :lol: fuggin cracks me up! glad you're back in the saddle sneaks! Thx LLT! A little Tiki Punch and a vicodin goes a loooong way! Sophista, yes I've been always ailin' lately! WAHHHHHH! Thanks fer peepin my thread! It's spring half the time :(! Oceaotica, thx duuuuude! :wink: Oil painting, new! This is what the 3 doors looked like finally hinged together. [ Edited by: Sneakytiki 2008-04-21 12:52 ]
SG Sam Gambino Member www.samgambino.com Joined: Dec 02, 2003 Posts: 2199	SG Sam Gambino Posted posted on Sun, Apr 20, 2008 11:29 PM Hey Sneakytiki- I'm digging that skull in a major way with the spraypaint angle. I bet it's tough figuring out where to place the spraymarks. It would scare me because if not placed right, it could ruin the painting - you're right on here though.
TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Sun, Apr 20, 2008 11:34 PM Veeery cool skull! I like the gothic frame! U r so classy!
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Mon, Apr 21, 2008 12:59 PM On 2008-04-20 23:34, Tiki Shark Art wrote: Veeery cool skull! I like the gothic frame! U r so classy! TSA. Thank u! Yes I enjoyed the irony of framing it this way, it's somehow apropo and contrasting at the same time. I appreciate the kind words! Sam Gam, Yes u are correct! Whenever I splatter or spray over finely wrought oil paintings I cringe, but I usually enjoy the results! Thanx for the compliment!
H hewey Tiki Socialite Sydney, Australia Joined: Sep 14, 2004 Posts: 4283	H hewey Posted posted on Tue, Apr 22, 2008 2:50 AM The skull is cool, but I LOVE how the doors work together - great work! :D
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Sat, Apr 26, 2008 9:48 PM On 2008-04-22 02:50, hewey wrote: The skull is cool, but I LOVE how the doors work together - great work! :D Thx hewey! :drink:
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Tue, May 6, 2008 8:55 PM Side B:
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Wed, May 7, 2008 6:47 AM [ Edited by: Sneakytiki 2008-05-07 06:57 ]
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Wed, May 7, 2008 8:40 PM Above: Shark God III Below: Modern Tiki from one of my sketches a couplah pages back, oil on canvas. [ Edited by: Sneakytiki 2008-05-07 21:06 ]
SG Sam Gambino Member www.samgambino.com Joined: Dec 02, 2003 Posts: 2199	SG Sam Gambino Posted posted on Wed, May 7, 2008 10:10 PM I love that last one, Sneakytiki! Colors, design and all...
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Fri, May 9, 2008 11:37 AM Thanks SamGAM!
RH Robb Hamel Member Ohio Joined: Mar 07, 2008 Posts: 1013	RH Robb Hamel Posted posted on Fri, May 9, 2008 5:41 PM Damn good stuff! Your work has EDGE.
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Sun, May 11, 2008 5:18 PM Thank you Rob! Your painting with the tikis and the cave entrance is inspirational! ST
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Tue, May 13, 2008 6:40 PM Coffee shop.... ink on paper
RH Robb Hamel Member Ohio Joined: Mar 07, 2008 Posts: 1013	RH Robb Hamel Posted posted on Thu, May 15, 2008 7:39 PM Fearless experimentation - that's the way to do it.
O octopussy Member Joined: Mar 30, 2007 Posts: 47	O octopussy Posted posted on Fri, May 16, 2008 5:13 AM Cool Stuff, I like the watery technique you did on the shark man. O

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