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The "Lurid" Tiki Art of Brad (Tiki Shark) Parker |
little lost tiki
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From: Orange,CA-right near the Circle!
|  Posted: 2006-10-01 6:44 pm Permalink
Hey Brad!
The colors look waaaaay cool! I'm a sucker for greens! This colorup looks pretty swell! How do you do those, they look computerized,or do you just layer the colors on top of one another on paper with paint? The yellow in the last piece didn't really distract from the shark, it almost continues the pathway's vibe.The sky on the first one had that drama of a sunset going down for the evening,and the white of the shark and him being in the foreground captured your attention right away! It's little details like that one never notices during, but after.Your artist instincts just take care of it! Can't wait to see how you progress on this one!
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Paipo
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From: Aotearoa / NZ
| Posted: 2006-10-01 7:27 pm Permalink
Those cards need to be finished pronto...you would sell a ton of them here. I'd buy 2 sets - one for the wall and one for play. Looking forward to progress on the new guy.
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Tiki Shark Art
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Joined: Aug 31, 2006
Posts: 2767
From: The volcanic Big Island of Hawaii
| Posted: 2006-10-02 3:29 pm Permalink
I just heard from Christian - Mystic tiki painting #4 (the Ghost Shark Painting) is going to be in the Spooky Luau art show this Oct 7th! It's first public showing and up for sale! I'll also put in some of my original production drawings of "The Creeper" from the film "Jeepers Creepers".
Tiki Shark ~
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- Honolulu Magazine "The Best Of" 2012 Issue
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FreddieBallsomic
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Joined: Aug 08, 2005
Posts: 626 | Posted: 2006-10-02 9:11 pm Permalink
Yo, Shark...It sucks balls im not gonna be at the spooky luau, so I will probably miss out on the painting, but how bout hookin a daigo up with a original drawing of that skeleton 4 of clubs?? Keep the goodies rollin', Bro.. Its ALL lookin Good.
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Tiki Shark Art
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Posts: 2767
From: The volcanic Big Island of Hawaii
| Posted: 2006-10-03 12:19 am Permalink
Freddi, sure, let me see whats in the old sketch book. I think that might be on tracing paper though. I'll let u know.
Slow start. Here's the sky started...
Hmmm those colors look not even close to the color sketch.
Oh well, more later alligators.
Tiki Shark~
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"Brad Parker creates lurid paintings that pull in influences from tiki, comics, and rock."
- Honolulu Magazine "The Best Of" 2012 Issue
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hewey
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From: Sydney, Australia
| Posted: 2006-10-03 03:59 am Permalink
Keen to see this one progress in "real time" 
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little lost tiki
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From: Orange,CA-right near the Circle!
| Posted: 2006-10-03 2:03 pm Permalink
Hey Brad!
Faster! Faster! Don't worry about deviating from the colors,that's why painting's so fun! You make the rules! How boring is it to do a study and then do a painting EXACTLY like it? So now you can surprise us whilst surprising yourself! Can't wait to see your Ghost Shark Painting in the flesh!
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squid
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Joined: Sep 30, 2002
Posts: 1462 | Posted: 2006-10-03 8:43 pm Permalink
Hey Brad.....Lil' Lost Tiki turned me on to your painting. I am in AWE. See you at the SpLuau!
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Tiki Shark Art
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Posts: 2767
From: The volcanic Big Island of Hawaii
| Posted: 2006-10-03 11:43 pm Permalink
Squid, thanks! I'm in awe of your sculpts!
Here's the sky, mostly filled in.
I'm going for that sunset that I saw last Friday. I was driving home, and the sky was all purple and orange.
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"Brad Parker creates lurid paintings that pull in influences from tiki, comics, and rock."
- Honolulu Magazine "The Best Of" 2012 Issue
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GROG
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Joined: Jun 21, 2006
Posts: 6187
From: Tujunga
| Posted: 2006-10-04 6:22 pm Permalink
The secret to Tiki Shark's paintings:
Detail:
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Tiki Shark Art
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Joined: Aug 31, 2006
Posts: 2767
From: The volcanic Big Island of Hawaii
| Posted: 2006-10-04 7:35 pm Permalink
Hey, I had a reeeally busy day at the Tiki Shark office, and then get on line and read this? Just what I needed - A good laugh! Thanks Grog. But, take a gander at this 1950's paint by number...
Not bad! More later 2 nite...
Tiki Shark~
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- Honolulu Magazine "The Best Of" 2012 Issue
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Tiki Shark Art
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From: The volcanic Big Island of Hawaii
| Posted: 2006-10-04 11:45 pm Permalink
Okay, I softened the BG clouds, and roughly filled in the "Snaky yellow/orange clouds (that I swore I wouldn't be putting in this painting. Sheesh!) It's a really really garish purple-orange-tropical-eye-bender of a sunset. It's overpowering the canvas, but, I think, when the dark blue/green foreground elements come it they will be strong enough to fight against it. (fingers crossed). (Nothing too subtle about this one, that's fer sure.)
~And It was all done while listening to coconut wired! I got so into them I listened to podcast #2 five times in a row! Thanks Chongolio ~ Uh Oh, sorry about the miss spelled name Chongolio!
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hewey
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From: Sydney, Australia
| Posted: 2006-10-05 01:19 am Permalink
Bright is good
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Tiki Shark Art
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From: The volcanic Big Island of Hawaii
| Posted: 2006-10-05 11:14 pm Permalink
Here it is after I finished the clouds. I wanted to blur the sunset to help push it back. Then I roughed in the far palm trees.
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"Brad Parker creates lurid paintings that pull in influences from tiki, comics, and rock."
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Paipo
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Joined: Jun 22, 2006
Posts: 1886
From: Aotearoa / NZ
| Posted: 2006-10-06 12:00 am Permalink
Looks just like the sunsets we get here. Taken from our deck:
Looking real nice as usual Tikishark, hope you guys have a blast at the Spooky Luau!
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