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Time to add some moon and stars. I measured painter tape to use as a straight line. Then I painted the line and then the stars.
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Fri, Apr 4, 2025 10:03 AM
That's some fine , precise detail work...the kind that can make your eyes go wacky...nice! |
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Fri, Apr 4, 2025 7:07 PM
OGR Lately all the wishes have had tiny details that I've done with a 1-hair-brush. It's worth the work in the end. Thank you. |
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danlovestikis
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Sat, Apr 5, 2025 7:18 PM
Time to do the tiki. I changed it from modern to Papua New Guinea.
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danlovestikis
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Mon, Apr 7, 2025 12:59 PM
I worked on the hut base and then I did all the torches across the front. Crystal took pity on my and I no longer have to add an elephant. There's still a lot to do.
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danlovestikis
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Tue, Apr 8, 2025 8:06 PM
It's Spring and time for flowers.
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Wed, Apr 9, 2025 10:10 AM
The garden is filling with flowers.
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danlovestikis
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Thu, Apr 10, 2025 9:21 AM
A few layers later I have a plumeria tree. Maybe it needs leaves or maybe not.
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danlovestikis
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Fri, Apr 11, 2025 9:39 AM
More plants and flowers.
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danlovestikis
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Sat, Apr 12, 2025 9:07 AM
The plants continue to grow.
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Sat, Apr 12, 2025 10:42 PM
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Look at how young we were in that photo.... Hard to believe that was 2018. Did you get a room and tickets for Oasis? |
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Sat, Apr 12, 2025 10:43 PM
PS: Your newest velvet looks really epic. |
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danlovestikis
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Sun, Apr 13, 2025 8:19 AM
We didn't even try for a room at Tiki Oasis or tickets. You never know about the future though. It's an EPIC event for sure. I have retired from the art show choosing to work on the Wish List orders. 2018 one of the last years of being young!!! Thank you for the wonderful comment on this painting. |
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danlovestikis
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Sun, Apr 13, 2025 8:22 AM
There are many steps to getting it the best it can be. Simple things like a floor in the event hall. Making sure there are enough layers on plants that they show up. I did a lot of that in these photos.
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danlovestikis
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Sun, Apr 13, 2025 8:24 AM
PS when I'm done this painting will be cleaned, lots of lint shows up in these enlarged photos. |
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Mon, Apr 14, 2025 9:53 AM
Great Bright and Tight Detail work! |
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danlovestikis
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Mon, Apr 14, 2025 8:06 PM
OGR, thank you. I'm learning something new each time I paint. |
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danlovestikis
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Wed, Apr 16, 2025 8:15 AM
The original painting had nothing at the top and bottom, just black velvet. Crystal wanted sky, moon and stars. That means to balance it I need to do a foreground. I will add sand and plants that are close to the viewer of the painting. To start I add my name. Then I will build the garden to hide it. I've always thought that names on paintings detract from the art. Here's how I paint my name.
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danlovestikis
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Wed, Apr 16, 2025 8:17 AM
It's a bit messy but that will disappear with the plants and flowers I will paint next. |
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Wed, Apr 23, 2025 7:55 PM
Eliminated due to errors. [ Edited by danlovestikis on 2025-05-20 18:48:26 ] |
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danlovestikis
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Wed, Apr 23, 2025 7:57 PM
I searched an entire book on Hawaiian flowers and didn't find any matches. I will need to suspend reality to fulfil her wish. I picked out a tube of paint and will lighten it and try for a match. |
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Thu, May 1, 2025 8:19 PM
Looks like TC is having a problem. I can't post photos right now. I will when it's fixed. |
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Sun, May 11, 2025 1:15 PM
I wonder if Tiki Central got the flu or Covid 🦠|
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danlovestikis
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Sun, May 11, 2025 8:09 PM
I hope Hanford is well too! Hopefully he had a great trip to Japan and will be home soon and fix this. I'm missing your posts and mine are piling up. |
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Mon, May 19, 2025 1:31 PM
Eliminated due to errors. [ Edited by danlovestikis on 2025-05-20 18:48:51 ] |
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Tue, May 20, 2025 8:44 AM
NOT WORKING. |
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Tue, May 20, 2025 3:58 PM
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Hi Wendy, FYI Hanford is hands off on this project these days and I'm responsible for all the ongoing maintenance and development. Can you email me a copy of the files you're trying to upload to [email protected] or let me know the file extension. Cheers Leevi |
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Tue, May 20, 2025 6:44 PM
I just saw that it is now working for hang10tiki under the carving page. I did a test, and it looks like it's up and running for me too. I'm going to start doing catch up for my current painting. Thank you for offering the help. I lightened the areas where the torches are located. Here's an example.
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danlovestikis
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Tue, May 20, 2025 6:56 PM
Next up is a garden across the bottom. She has a pink she likes and if my printer prints the same color as what she sent to me I'll be able to match it. She also wants yellow and orange flowers along with the pink.
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danlovestikis
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Tue, May 20, 2025 6:58 PM
I finished the bottom row.
Dan and I in Tahiti. I just noticed it looks like the hut I did in the painting to change it up from the vintage version. (/uploads/251/7dd23922e8ffe1f9f4e488f8de37f909.jpg) |
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danlovestikis
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Tue, May 20, 2025 7:03 PM
Oh oh, the last photo on the last post didn't come up. I'll do it again here. I added this hut to change it more from the original vintage version.
9 years ago Dan and I were in Tahiti. Wow it looks like the one in the painting!
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Tue, May 20, 2025 7:07 PM
The painting is finished.
I use a black light to find the dust. I use a brush and blue painters tape to remove it. What remains doesn't show up in regular light. I framed it. Added the hanger, plastic buttons. Wrapped in tissue paper for the journey. Off it went.
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Wed, May 21, 2025 2:06 PM
Awesome Love all the great colors Good job |
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danlovestikis
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Wed, May 28, 2025 9:26 AM
hang10tiki thank you. It was another challenge that I enjoyed. I already have my next wish challenge to start on. ================================================================= Part One Michael Stegemann had a desire so strong for a Munktiki mug that he bought one that was broken bases on the fact I would help him out and repair it. Here's how it went. It arrived. I assessed the damage to each antler and found a small chip at the base. I sprayed water on the areas needing putty to slow down the drying process.
Elmer's wood filler is the best product for repairing ceramics.
I used fine grain sandpaper, a label scrapper and a diamond file. The excess glue from the repair needed heavy duty sanding to get it flat. If you glue always wipe off the excess.
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danlovestikis
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Wed, May 28, 2025 9:33 AM
Part Two: repairing a Munktiki mug for Michael Stegemann. I mixed enamel paint and covered the repair. I also found a brown paint for the bottom chip. When the diamond was glued in excess glue showed around it. This I also removed, now it's prettier.
All done and when it dried, I packed it. Forst with tissue paper because enamel paint in contact with peanuts or plastic can melt and stick. Then bubble wrap. Weighed on my trusty old scale and off we went to the post office.
It's now in his hands for the first time and he's glad he bought the broken mug.
Another wish granted!!! |
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Sun, Jun 1, 2025 10:59 AM
The 2025 Tiki Central Art Swap has begun. Run by MadDogMike. The theme is a tiki necklace in any medium. I've started by choosing a tiki from Dan's collection as inspiration. Then I printed a photo of the tiki and cut the foam board to match. I will be doing a black velvet painting hung on a shell necklace. I hand-stitched the black velvet to cover the foam board. Now it's time to paint.
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Mon, Jun 2, 2025 1:55 PM
I have begun the black velvet painting that will hang from the shell necklace. I use a spike to give it wood texture. I also ordered some thread and needles just in case I need them for this project.
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danlovestikis
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Tue, Jun 3, 2025 9:23 AM
Painting layers and using a spike for texture.
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Tue, Jun 3, 2025 9:37 AM
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Wendy that wood effect is so cool!!! |
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Tue, Jun 3, 2025 11:51 AM
Lookin good |
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danlovestikis
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Wed, Jun 4, 2025 8:56 AM
Thank you MadDogMike and hang10tiki. I love these Swaps and painting on black velvet.Doing the highlights to make the tiki more 3D.
Next I will make it a necklace and then add some fun Tahitian words. Stay tuned! |
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danlovestikis
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Thu, Jun 5, 2025 8:45 AM
Next I turned the black velvet painting into a necklace. I added shells at the bottom. I'm not done. There's more to do to complete this project.
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danlovestikis
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Fri, Jun 6, 2025 8:22 AM
The last steps for the Tahitian necklace for the Tiki Central 2025 Summer Swap. I wanted a reference to Tiki Oasis on the piece. I asked AI to help and this is how it went.
Dan's my model to show how the piece looks finished.
I hope you all like it. Time to start my next wish list painting. Cheers, Wendy |
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Sun, Jun 8, 2025 12:54 PM
Psycho Tiki D's tiki sale at the Elks was yesterday and a lot of fun.
Duane and I are in this first photo.
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Mon, Jun 16, 2025 11:39 PM
Ryan Stowe was on my Wish List in 2022 and came up with the idea of the bullfighter with a Frankoma War God head. I did that for him then he won another of my paintings on eBay show in the picture, Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room. When I did the bullfighter for him, he asked to go on the list again and now his turn has come.
First steps to a painting having the wisher pick out a frame from my collection and then prepping the velvet. This is not velveteen, it's $75 a yard velvet. It takes more layers to have the painting show up but it's worth it.
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danlovestikis
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Tue, Jun 17, 2025 3:56 PM
Ryan and his wife want their black velvet wish to be of Tiki Bob's I've made in ceramics. They want them on 2 shelves. They picked out some and said I could figure out the rest. None with accoutrements just bright colors.
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Tue, Jun 17, 2025 4:59 PM
Looks like you had fun at the Tiki event, lots of good stuff there. Did you bring anything home? The new painting will be great. |
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Thu, Jun 19, 2025 1:06 PM
We found 10 shirts for Dan! He's shrinking and needed a smaller size. This painting is fun since it's all me!!! I hope I can make it exactly as they want it to be. Thank you. |
![Tahiti 9 years ago]
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