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1961surf
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Joined: May 03, 2007
Posts: 1894
From: Newport Beach, Ca .
|  Posted: 2009-05-05 2:20 pm Permalink
Nice ...very nice .See what happens when you don't give up.
Perseverance pays off ten fold .
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GROG
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Joined: Jun 21, 2006
Posts: 6178
From: Tujunga
| Posted: 2009-05-06 01:19 am Permalink
MINE!!!! GROG want!!
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Psycho Tiki D
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Joined: Oct 13, 2006
Posts: 1783
From: The river Styx, can you pay the toll?
| Posted: 2009-05-13 10:26 am Permalink
Just getting back from Paris, thanks everyone for the props. Couldn't wait to get back and look at her again!
PTD
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Psycho Tiki D
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Joined: Oct 13, 2006
Posts: 1783
From: The river Styx, can you pay the toll?
| Posted: 2009-05-15 12:35 pm Permalink
Found another nude today on my tiki quest...
Artist by the name of "Regalot".
Not a "Polynesian" theme though, so she will go and join the others in the vault! She will eventually get be sold when the time is right.
Later!
PTD
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Big Kahuna
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Joined: Apr 11, 2007
Posts: 1908
From: SoMass
| Posted: 2009-05-15 10:51 pm Permalink
Elvis is in the building! Five bucks at the Flea Market. Couldn't pass it up.
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TikiHula
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Joined: Apr 09, 2002
Posts: 505
From: SacTown
| Posted: 2009-05-21 7:50 pm Permalink
Found this excellent red velvet on CL last week in Sonoma. AlohaCurrent and I made a road trip out to that beautiful country and picked it up for $55.00
It's 2x4 feet and really well airbrushed. The seller bought it over 30 years ago when living in LA, but didn't remember if it was new or not.
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Psycho Tiki D
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Joined: Oct 13, 2006
Posts: 1783
From: The river Styx, can you pay the toll?
| Posted: 2009-05-22 06:29 am Permalink
Mike,
Nice find on the velvet! I particularly like the red ones, not as common as the black. Was there an artist signature? Anything else found in Sonoma?
PTD
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10561
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2009-05-22 07:09 am Permalink
Aaaah, sculpting with light! Nice.
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TikiHula
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Joined: Apr 09, 2002
Posts: 505
From: SacTown
| Posted: 2009-05-22 2:35 pm Permalink
PTD, I was lucky to find this on CL while you were on vacation - otherwise, forget it! 
There's no signature. When I saw the photo in the listing I was thinking it might be Tyree since he did a few other red velvets that we know of. But after seeing it in person, I'm almost positive it's not his work.
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1961surf
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Joined: May 03, 2007
Posts: 1894
From: Newport Beach, Ca .
| Posted: 2009-05-28 12:49 pm Permalink
Here is another beauty from my collection.This came from Australia and was purchased
on ebay several years ago.The signature says Martinuis .
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1961surf
Grand Member (3 years)
Joined: May 03, 2007
Posts: 1894
From: Newport Beach, Ca .
| Posted: 2009-06-02 10:52 am Permalink
Here is the un- edited version that sold on ebay recently of a rare blonde nude velvet.
I am saving my money to go to Hawaii, so I did not buy.Read the description on the back
of painting very cool.If anyone from TC won this congrats to you.
Aloha-Trader Bill
http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-EDGAR-LEETEG-TAHITI-HAWAII-VELVET-PAINTING-NUDE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a13Q7c66Q3a2Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem2554dc7ca9QQitemZ160337525929QQptZArtQ5fPaintingsQQsalenotsupported
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Paipo
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Joined: Jun 22, 2006
Posts: 1886
From: Aotearoa / NZ
| Posted: 2009-06-02 7:40 pm Permalink
So it's actually a licensed print by the sound of the spiel on the back?
I have a wahine by the same artist as your previous post (Martinus, based in Melbourne Australia) and it too appears to be a print - there are no visible brush strokes or any changes in depth. It has cracked a little over time but very consistently, and looks exactly like a vintage screenprinted tee would:
I have seen a 100% identical match to this piece of mine on ebay, and have seen exact duplicates of nearly all the other Martinus velvets too, which are usually portraits of Australian Aboriginal subjects - however I haven't seen the one you posted above before. I guess originals must exist, as they would need something to take the copy from?
Part 2 to follow...
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1961surf
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Joined: May 03, 2007
Posts: 1894
From: Newport Beach, Ca .
| Posted: 2009-06-02 7:52 pm Permalink
Very nice I like yours alot .I am not sure if mine is original or not , but I like it.
Its good to hear there is another TC member that has one of these as well.
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TIKIVILLE
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Joined: Sep 22, 2008
Posts: 635
From: Edmonton Alberta Canada
| Posted: 2009-07-09 6:51 pm Permalink
here is a paintng a friend did for me as a birthday gift!
I really dig it ,and she did it by useing a carving of mine for the study ...too cool !
she said she want to do a couple more ...anybody intrested?
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Paipo
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Joined: Jun 22, 2006
Posts: 1886
From: Aotearoa / NZ
| Posted: 2009-07-09 11:17 pm Permalink
Meant to post this here a while back- I have been searching for somewhere to see this film for years and finally came across it on a local website:
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| A homage to Dusky Maiden images as well as a playful take on the low art of velvet painting, Sima Urale’s second film Velvet Dreams provides a tongue-in-cheek exploration of Pacific Island stereotypes. Part detective story, part documentary, an unseen narrator goes in search of a Dusky Maiden painting he has fallen in love with. Along the way he meets artists, fans and critics of the kitsch art genre as well as the Gaugin-like figure of Charlie McPhee. The film won Best Documentary at the 1997 Yorkton Film Festival, Canada. |
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http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/velvet-dreams-1997
I only got around to watching it the other day and it was well worth the wait. I have seen a few McPhee velvets on my travels here and in the Cook Islands. He has a unique and accomplished style, quite distinct from the other big names of vintage velvet. One sold locally for just under $1k last week. One day...(wistful sigh)
Aside: There is so much good stuff online for free in NZ it's unbelievable - there are also some great docos on Maori art and culture, and movies such as "The Piano" available to watch on that site if you have a look around. Enjoy!
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