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Keeping velvet tiki art alive...? TWO PIECES ARE WRAPPED! YEAH! |
Gwen
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Joined: Mar 20, 2013
Posts: 60
From: Northern California
|  Posted: 2013-04-12 07:36 am Permalink
Robb, I love your work so much that I wrote you a swooning fan email. I hope you got it. I think you are the god of velvet.
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lucas vigor
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Joined: May 12, 2004
Posts: 3453
From: "I've chopped my way through real jungle
| Posted: 2013-04-12 08:16 am Permalink
Though I have been on this forum for over 10 years now, for some reason I never checked out this thread. This is incredible stuff! Wow!
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Robb Hamel
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Mar 07, 2008
Posts: 1013
From: Ohio
| Posted: 2013-05-01 7:05 pm Permalink
Yes - I finished the architectural piece, "...A Cool Pad, Baby 4". This one was a long, long road (about 4 months), but I feel that it is a real evolution of the original piece I did in 2008.
I also finished the fourth and final copy of the "Tiki Vignette 3", which I did over about 3 weeks. This is one of my favorite pieces to do. It is really, really cool to look at in good light, thanks to the super-luminous paints by Windsor Newton.
This pic shows how I have to work in the middle of a ton a chalk dust and guess how it's gonna look after it is cleaned off.
More chalk dust, and a ton of cadmium red dark.
Here are the two finished pieces:
"...A Cool Pad, Baby 4" - 24"x36" - oil on velvet.
Closeup of left half.
Closeup of right half.
Closeup of sky area. The stars of slightly visible at this range.
"Tiki Vignette 3" - 4 of 4 (final copy) - 36"x18" - oil on velvet.
I guess I've gotten motivated here. It might be a while before I turn out another piece, but I have one I'm working on that oughta be pretty cool. Thanks everyone for the incredible support.
You guys are the greatest.
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MadDogMike
Grand Member (3 years) 
Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6492
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2013-05-01 8:09 pm Permalink
Robb, that "Cool Pad" turned so awesome! Absolutely beautiful. A small group of us were sitting around Mojave Oasis a few weeks ago talking about how amazing your art is 
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Atomic Tiki Punk
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 19, 2009
Posts: 4210
From: Costa Misery
| Posted: 2013-05-01 9:32 pm Permalink
OK I will trade you my car for that!
you want a slave i'll get you slave, that's how cool that is!!!!!
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Professor G
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Joined: Sep 03, 2011
Posts: 313
From: the Tiki Wastelands
| Posted: 2013-05-02 04:44 am Permalink
Wow.
And once again, Wow.
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Hale Tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 19, 2004
Posts: 1608
From: Pittsburgh
| Posted: 2013-05-02 06:30 am Permalink
Now that they're wrapped up, feel free to ship them to my house, postage due.
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hang10tiki
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Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Posts: 2071
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2013-05-02 07:37 am Permalink
Awesome..
Hanging on your walls or did they sell n ship to some lucky Tiki Peps?
Jon
HowZ about a teaZer pic on next project...
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SandraDee
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 11, 2011
Posts: 630 | Posted: 2013-05-02 07:43 am Permalink
Robb I have to say I love the yellow hibiscus painting I bought from you a few years back but my ultimate goal is to own one of those gorgeous architectural pieces.
Considering I know how much they drive you crazy to paint because of those super straight lines I thought I would give you fair warning!
Beautiful red tiki in that vignette as well.
Nice to have you back!
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little lost tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 12, 2006
Posts: 7463
From: Orange,CA-right near the Circle!
| Posted: 2013-05-02 08:12 am Permalink
YEEEEEEAH Robb!
What a welcome sight after your Hibernation!
you Amaze me,Chum!
wowz...
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danlovestikis
Grand Member (8 years) 
Joined: Jun 17, 2002
Posts: 3665 | Posted: 2013-05-02 08:15 am Permalink
Robb Hamel = Art Ecstasy. It is pure pleasure to view your work, Wendy
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cy
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 10, 2011
Posts: 532
From: Gresham, Oregon
| Posted: 2013-05-03 3:58 pm Permalink
Unreal work Robb Hamel!
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tigertail777
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 25, 2004
Posts: 523
From: Oregon
| Posted: 2013-05-03 4:29 pm Permalink
The only word adequate is BREATHTAKING! Wow. Your work is just unreal.
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