Varnish Make Pretty

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S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Fri, May 16, 2008 12:23 PM On 2008-05-15 19:39, Robb Hamel wrote: Fearless experimentation - that's the way to do it. Thanks Robb! I keep hoping all these experiments will lead to a big explosion someday... here's to hoping...
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Fri, May 16, 2008 12:24 PM On 2008-05-16 05:13, octopussy wrote: Cool Stuff, I like the watery technique you did on the shark man. O Thanks O!
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, May 17, 2008 1:57 PM Sneaky's Back! man! the 2-sided door looks KICKen,my chicken! Skull painting-da BOMBS! Sharkman gives me the chills the hints of grey here and there-UMPH! great shapes and colors on that Abstract one! the Ku fellow turned out to be a nice... with a Tangaroa's junk no less! :lol: Sneaky-you get that feeling and then you just go for it it's great how you make it work,man! WURD>>>>
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Fri, May 30, 2008 3:40 AM Would anyone here be interested in buying this as a T-shirt? Do you think I could sell them at gallery shows, etc? I've been told here and a couple other places that this is a nifty T-shirt design... [ Edited by: Sneakytiki 2008-05-30 03:49 ] [ Edited by: Sneakytiki 2008-05-30 04:00 ]
TT Tiki Trav Tiki Socialite NSW Central Coast, Australia Joined: Sep 25, 2006 Posts: 640	TT Tiki Trav Posted posted on Fri, May 30, 2008 4:39 PM Looks like a lot of stuff seen in "Juxtapoz" magazine.. not neccessarily my taste but im sure there is a market if you push to the right people..
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Sat, May 31, 2008 12:01 PM Thanks for the honest feedback tikitrav. PS I don't read Juxtapoz. I've probaby seen 2 issues in 2 years. Didn't see anything similar. [ Edited by: Sneakytiki 2008-06-17 00:45 ]
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Fri, Jul 11, 2008 10:47 PM Freeakout, sorry for pic. quality.... Been doing many off trail hikes... ...and snuck up on newborn elk, 2 of them and mom... sneeeeaky sneaky tiki..... Incredible edible fungi.... I left hundreds of dollars unpicked....but i know how/where to find em, morels, corals, calf brains and..... others.
RH Robb Hamel Member Ohio Joined: Mar 07, 2008 Posts: 1013	RH Robb Hamel Posted posted on Sat, Jul 12, 2008 5:00 AM I'd buy the t-shirt if it's a black one and the graphic isn't tiny like you normally get, but that's me. I really like that design, wife had soft spot for baby elks. Thanks for having stuff besides art, I like seeing the "what I've been up to pics," studio pics, etc.
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, Jul 12, 2008 12:57 PM How much for the shrooms? :lol: looks like you've been having a blast and pushing and prodding your work. FREAKOUT!
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Wed, Jul 16, 2008 1:23 PM On 2008-07-12 12:57, little lost tiki wrote: How much for the shrooms? :lol: looks like you've been having a blast and pushing and prodding your work. FREAKOUT! LLT, Thanks Ken! I've been putting in bamboo floors in the house and a zillion other things and slacking on the arrrrt. But I have still tried to keep it real (weird) dawg! On 2008-07-12 05:00, Robb Hamel wrote: I'd buy the t-shirt if it's a black one and the graphic isn't tiny like you normally get, but that's me. I really like that design, wife had soft spot for baby elks. Thanks for having stuff besides art, I like seeing the "what I've been up to pics," studio pics, etc. Robb, Thanks for the feedback. You envision the Tee exactly as I do. I enjoy seeing some studio pics, interiors, etcetera, as well. Keep it Mod in yer pod! Here is a shot of my soccer girl Sage in front of some of my recent "paintings in progress" the paint stained carpet in this pic is now bamboo flooring. [ Edited by: Sneakytiki 2008-07-16 13:46 ]
S Sophista-tiki Tiki Socialite Seattle WA Joined: Sep 13, 2005 Posts: 1899	S Sophista-tiki Posted posted on Thu, Jul 17, 2008 8:19 AM Hi Sneaky, Yes go for the t_shirt, Its a strong graphic. I love the new painting with the weener dog haha shes riding a weener!, very freakout indeed. wish I was hiking through the rockies Im jealous. Probably not going to make it back to Montana this summer for some outdoor adventures. Nice mushroon stash . Do you have a local specilty market for them? Looking forward to your next painting Dawn
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, Jul 17, 2008 8:21 AM Ride the Wild Weiner!
P Paipo Member Aotearoa / NZ Joined: Jun 22, 2006 Posts: 1886	P Paipo Posted posted on Thu, Jul 17, 2008 4:01 PM Diggin' the cornucopia of nudes, shrooms and baby animals. I wish my week was that interesting! Now howzabout some more sneakyTIKI, hmm?
T Tabu Tiki Socialite Port Hope, Ont. Joined: Sep 07, 2004 Posts: 143	T Tabu Posted posted on Sat, Jul 19, 2008 11:46 AM Cool and freaky. Way outside the box. It must have been amazing to come across the baby elk. I'd be worried about mom though. I've come across baby moose before and mom is never far and always angry. I was on a harcore morel quest a couple of years ago and found not one. Nice score. I found this in my backyard though. https://tikicentral.com/uploads/2399/4882361f.jpg
RH Robb Hamel Member Ohio Joined: Mar 07, 2008 Posts: 1013	RH Robb Hamel Posted posted on Thu, Jul 31, 2008 4:42 PM On 2008-07-17 16:01, Paipo wrote: Diggin' the cornucopia of nudes, shrooms and baby animals. I wish my week was that interesting! Now howzabout some more sneakyTIKI, hmm? Lol. But seriously, bring on some more.
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Thu, Oct 16, 2008 3:54 PM Working on a T-shirt design for local excavation/construction co. I've also been doing some paintings, will post soon.
R ravenne Member Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 1015	R ravenne Posted posted on Thu, Oct 16, 2008 4:07 PM Wow! Iki-iki? Where on earth have you been?! SERIOUSLY?? great design! Glad to hear yer still paintin! can't wait to see'em! :D rawk on!
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Mon, Oct 27, 2008 8:47 AM Here is the completed D-sign. To drown sorrow, where should one jump first and best? "Certainly not water. Water rusts you." -Frank Sinatra [ Edited by: Sneakytiki 2008-11-16 03:48 ]
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Sun, Nov 16, 2008 3:50 AM Thanks Rave! Sorry for the belated thank you. I have 4 paintings in the works... Happy Fall people. To drown sorrow, where should one jump first and best? "Certainly not water. Water rusts you." -Frank Sinatra [ Edited by: Sneakytiki 2008-11-17 07:33 ]
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 7:24 AM Screen printing collaboration with friends, acrylic, screen-print on plywood. Oil and acrylic painting on plywood. Acrylic, collage on canvas. 3' by 3'. I must say oil is still way easier for me than acrylic, but as this canv-ass illustrates, I keep trying... Also visible in the pix are the bamboo floors we laid in about 1000 sqr ft of house. They look good with MCM, they are enviro-friendly, and lastly they are kinda tiki. I have been reading Henry Miller "Tropic of Capricorn" and "Tropic of Cancer", oiling my shake roof, landscaping, and house fixer' up jobs. I am ready to slang sum paint, uh yuh! S T [ Edited by: Sneakytiki 2008-11-17 07:26 ]
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 17, 2008 11:24 PM noice! what's it say under the boot?
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Tue, Nov 18, 2008 12:53 AM On 2008-11-17 23:24, little lost tiki wrote: noice! what's it say under the boot? Thankies Lil Lost Ken! The words under the boot are lyrics to a song written by a friend of mine. This is part of the collaborative... I'll try to get the lyrics up here soon. B
T TikiMango Member Satellite Beach, FL Joined: Jun 17, 2008 Posts: 798	T TikiMango Posted posted on Tue, Nov 18, 2008 7:19 AM Very cool, brain squeezin' stuff going on in here.
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Tue, Nov 18, 2008 8:03 AM Thank u TikiMango! Pleased to meet you! Getting some furniture back in this half of the house. Question, Flat or Gloss on this oil painting? I'm getting ready to spray a few of these with Damar varnish. Aloha S T [ Edited by: Sneakytiki 2008-11-18 08:18 ]
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, Nov 18, 2008 9:19 AM A FLAT MATTE GLOSS VARNISH WOULD BE PERFECT! :lol: actually a satin finish or matte would be good especially it it has some texture a gloss would be hard to light and create small shadows on the surface that would interrupt the read of the piece! good luck sneakers!
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Wed, Nov 19, 2008 7:10 AM LLT, Thanks to you Sir, perhaps I shall proceed with the satin finish since I was having trouble deciding on matte or gloss. I have been working on more paintings and listening to The Foals "Antidote" while breathing fumes... New painting: My friend Dave has recently started his own Screen print business after years of working for "da man". He inspired me to paint this Miro-Klee-mid-century inspired portrait of him. The piece is 2' by 2' on masonite entitled "Dave Reaches" and shows him and the Universe reaching toward each other to represent Dave aspiring and achieving..... BAM
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 Wed, Nov 19, 2008 7:49 AM more Miro than Klee,but also a little bit of Arp goin on there! Beautiful,Simple,Direct,with a touch of the mystic playfulness that creeps into your pieces! bravos fo shizzle! :)
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Wed, Nov 19, 2008 5:45 PM Thank you Lil'KenTiki, I am checking out this ARP! You are a walking art encyclopedia my friend! I was digging on some Schnabel earlier today. Peace, WERD! B
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Thu, Nov 20, 2008 10:03 AM New painting: 6 TIKIS:
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, Nov 20, 2008 12:06 PM Very cool! nice colors and mix of figures and type! What is your opinion on painting on unprimed wood w/ acrylics? I find it soaks up into the wood so you gotta work fast on the undercoats.... Jean ARP!
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Thu, Nov 20, 2008 2:38 PM LLT, The unprimed wood is a HUGE pain!!!! I gloss over it with matte medium and this acts as a seal to keep the "soak up" effect from happening. Thx for the comp. I are am werkin' a bit more on this one.
T TikiMango Member Satellite Beach, FL Joined: Jun 17, 2008 Posts: 798	T TikiMango Posted posted on Thu, Nov 20, 2008 2:56 PM Are you painting on any special sign board or your run-of-the-mill plywood? I'm diggin' the Sesame 6 Tikis.
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Thu, Nov 20, 2008 3:06 PM Mango, The last couple of paintings are on appox. 3/4" thick plywood 2' by 2' sqr's frome Home Despot. I seal them with matte medium before applying paint to save on paint soak up/repainting. I hope that answers your question. No they are not sign quality or anything. Thank you for commenting and for the kind werds! ST
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Fri, Nov 21, 2008 7:52 AM Best thing with a "tiki" I ever made. Archer Cedric Phoenix Been doing alot of this... King of the Mt. Golly this is hep! I found the tiki bar! Better make sure I look swank before I park the mini and check out the "Betty's"! I'm parkin' my Cooper an' gettin' some Coconut Milk! [ Edited by: Sneakytiki 2008-11-21 08:04 ]
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7283	G GROG Posted posted on Fri, Nov 21, 2008 8:59 AM Shouldn't these pics be placed in the "shameless photos of pets" thread?
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Fri, Nov 21, 2008 9:42 AM Ouch Grog!
C Clarita Member BA Arg Joined: Sep 26, 2006 Posts: 1301	C Clarita Posted posted on Sat, Nov 22, 2008 8:29 AM Bryan's baby it's super cute!! don't mind Grogie he is just jealous because Archer, Looks more hansom than he does with the same hair style :D! My Space [ Edited by: Clarita 2008-11-23 13:55 ]
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Mon, Dec 1, 2008 2:50 PM Moai's Mai Tai Lounge: Portrat of Jean Michel Basquiat: To drown sorrow, where should one jump first and best? "Certainly not water. Water rusts you." -Frank Sinatra [ Edited by: Sneakytiki 2008-12-01 14:56 ]
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 1, 2008 4:23 PM Sneaks! You're breakin ground! Loosening it up in a major way! i likes em both! basquiat (sp?) would smile...
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:50 AM Thank you Clarita! Archer says goo! Thanks much LLT, RAP BATTLE!!! :)
BK Big Kahuna Member SoMass Joined: Apr 11, 2007 Posts: 2486	BK Big Kahuna Posted posted on Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:51 PM What a great name! He's got no choice but to be hip with a kool name like that!
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Thu, Dec 4, 2008 11:49 AM Thank you Big Kahuna! Everybody loves Archer, he's a smart happy little guy. I'm not biased at all of course :wink: Took some pix while the sun was out, "Moai's Mai Tai Lounge" with added details and varnish. "Maya" with varnish: "Werewolf" with varnish: Werewolf can be displayed any end up... Basquiat with varnish, "BSQT": I found an 8 ft by 18" canvas in the attic today, large piece coming.. Here are the inspirational works for Maya and BSQT. SKULL by Basquiat Maya with Doll Thank you for visiting. ST To drown sorrow, where should one jump first and best? "Certainly not water. Water rusts you." -Frank Sinatra [ Edited by: Sneakytiki 2008-12-04 16:17 ]

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