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ivanchan
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 26, 2007
Posts: 114
From: www.ivanchan.com
|  Posted: 2007-06-28 10:26 pm Permalink
Hi all!
I'm thrilled to have found Tiki Central! What a vibrant and fun community, I really look forward to sharing my work and participating with you all!
To start things off, here's my first ever tiki painting--and it's a trip-tiki! (I couldn't stop at just one.)
I finger paint 99.9% of my work and I usually use oils (non-toxic professional grade), but for this piece I wanted to try acrylics. So many people's work I admire (most notably SHAG) use acrylic, so I wanted to go for similar bright colors while painting tiki in my own style.
This is what turned out. Despite the order in the pic, I painted Ku first, the Moai second, and the Marquesa style tiki last.
Thanks for checking out my art!
Mahalo!
I.
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Kewlava
Tiki Centralite
Joined: May 21, 2007
Posts: 47
From: Phoenix
| Posted: 2007-06-29 10:17 am Permalink
WOW! Very colorful, and fun! I particularly like the looseness and the way I can almost feel a cool breeze through them!
(Cool breeze?- Am I nuts?) I just love 'em!
Keep on creatin'!
Shipwreck Kelly
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Rastiki
Tiki Centralite
Joined: May 31, 2007
Posts: 15
From: Treasure Coast
| Posted: 2007-06-29 10:29 am Permalink
sweet colors - lookin good, those 12"x24" canvases are perfect for tikis aren't they?
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ivanchan
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 26, 2007
Posts: 114
From: www.ivanchan.com
| Posted: 2007-06-29 12:54 pm Permalink
Thanks, Kelly and Rastiki!
(And no, Kelly, you're not nuts.  Some color combos also make paintings look like they're "breathing"...man, I gotta lay off the mai tai... ).
Rastiki, yeah, that ratio is great. My paintings are actually 10" x 20" each, but it's so perfect for tikis! I'm thinking about doing more of a landscape scene, and may use a 20" x 30" canvas for that (another favorite size).
Thanks for checking out my work and the compliments!
Mahalo,
I.
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tiki beat by marcus thorn
Grand Member (6 years) 
Joined: Jun 01, 2005
Posts: 696
From: A Little Island called Australia
| Posted: 2007-06-29 2:33 pm Permalink
sweet work and welcome to tc and keep up the good work
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suburbanpagan
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 02, 2004
Posts: 797
From: southern cal
| Posted: 2007-06-29 2:54 pm Permalink
Welcome aboard and keep slingin' the paint!
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ivanchan
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 26, 2007
Posts: 114
From: www.ivanchan.com
| Posted: 2007-06-29 3:32 pm Permalink
Thanks, Pagan!
Take care,
I.
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ivanchan
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Joined: Jun 26, 2007
Posts: 114
From: www.ivanchan.com
| Posted: 2007-06-29 3:46 pm Permalink
Thanks, tiki beat!
I love it on TC! If I didn't have to paint, I'd probably be on here for days going through all the great posts.
Thanks for checking out my work!
Take care,
I.
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FreddieBallsomic
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 08, 2005
Posts: 626 | Posted: 2007-06-29 5:08 pm Permalink
Welcome, dude... dig the colors and style of your work.
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ivanchan
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 26, 2007
Posts: 114
From: www.ivanchan.com
| Posted: 2007-06-29 8:31 pm Permalink
Thanks, Freddie!
I'm enjoying my time here at TC!
More tiki paintings in the works. They're addictive!
Take care,
I.
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Sam Gambino
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Joined: Dec 02, 2003
Posts: 2198
From: www.samgambino.com
| Posted: 2007-06-29 10:46 pm Permalink
Great finger work! I blend using my fingertips sometimes. Nice colors too....
www.samgambino.com
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ivanchan
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 26, 2007
Posts: 114
From: www.ivanchan.com
| Posted: 2007-06-29 11:27 pm Permalink
Thank you, Sam!
I should let you know, I'm a HUGE fan of your work.
So your compliment means a lot to me. Thank you.
Take care,
I.
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little lost tiki
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Joined: Jun 12, 2006
Posts: 7463
From: Orange,CA-right near the Circle!
| Posted: 2007-06-30 11:18 am Permalink
ivanchan!
Really like your colors as well,mixed with that controlled rawness
does get the eyes a zingin!
kinda like that Pokemon/Picachu/Epileptic scenario a few years back!
Welcome to the TC Ohana/Tiki Artist Collective!
This area and Carving should be called "Inspiration Alley"!
There's a gazillion artists on here,all doing there thangs and
sharing their work! So much to look at an enjoy!
How's the surf over there in Santa Cruz today?
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ivanchan
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 26, 2007
Posts: 114
From: www.ivanchan.com
| Posted: 2007-06-30 11:27 am Permalink
Hey, hey, Ken!
Thanks for the compliments! Hm, Pokemon...haven't seen much of it, but that would be an interesting variation on tiki, wouldn't it?
Surf's great in Santa Cruz! Gorgeous weather we've been having--can see all the way across to Monterey--usually, it's a dark blue outline like low-lying clouds.
How's Huntington Beach? I've got family down that-a-ways.
Take care,
I.
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ivanchan
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Joined: Jun 26, 2007
Posts: 114
From: www.ivanchan.com
| Posted: 2007-07-09 9:59 pm Permalink
Hi all!
Here's my latest, a Magritte-inspired surrealist rendition of Tangaroa!
Thanks for checking out my work!
Mahalo,
I.
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