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zerostreet
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Posts: 1683 |  Posted: 2010-10-26 6:05 pm Permalink
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On 2010-10-26 08:18, TikiG wrote:
"Greeter" - now that's pretty cool. I like the simple moody vibe off of that one.
"Lester" - What can I say other than he must be pickled by now, sitting at the Mai Kai this long!
LOVE THEM BOTH...
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Thanks Greg! And yeah...He's probably downed a lot of Barrel's by now!
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MadDogMike
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From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2010-10-26 7:30 pm Permalink
Robert, is that PNG tribesman face lamp based on something or did it come outta yo' brain?
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zerostreet
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Posts: 1683 | Posted: 2010-10-26 7:54 pm Permalink
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On 2010-10-26 19:30, MadDogMike wrote:
Robert, is that PNG tribesman face lamp based on something or did it come outta yo' brain?
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No Mike, Lester is the only true creation of mine in the painting. Everything else is straight out of the Mai Kai's Tahitian dining room. I'll post some of my reference pics tomorrow!
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zerostreet
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Posts: 1683 | Posted: 2010-10-27 5:26 pm Permalink
For MDM and anyone else interested....below are pics of the Mai Kai dining room my painting takes place in. My wife, the kids and I love having dinner here! And I've made the ultimate sacrifice and ate dinner here many times in order to properly soak up the ambiance to then translate it to my painting! 
I of course have taken some liberties with the room for the sake of the painting!
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MadDogMike
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From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2010-10-28 6:54 pm Permalink
Robert, I like your version of the lamp - it reminds me of a Papua New Guinea tribesman
Since I can't visit the Mai Kai, I appreciate your "sacrifice" of spending so much time there in order to obtain a more authentic painting for me
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Sneakytiki
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From: Boise, Idaho
| Posted: 2010-10-28 7:04 pm Permalink
Groovy work!
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zerostreet
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Posts: 1683 | Posted: 2010-10-28 7:05 pm Permalink
Yeah, there is some resemblance. And as to the Mai Kai...I may need a few more visits soon to get the room "right"! 
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zerostreet
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Posts: 1683 | Posted: 2010-10-28 7:21 pm Permalink
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On 2010-10-28 19:04, Sneakytiki wrote:
Groovy work!
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Thanks Sneakytiki!
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little lost tiki
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| Posted: 2010-10-29 11:20 am Permalink
my favorite part of Lester is that foreground lamp
with the lighting on the tablecloth...
MASTERFUL!
love those lil details!
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zerostreet
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Posts: 1683 | Posted: 2010-10-29 5:52 pm Permalink
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On 2010-10-29 11:20, little lost tiki wrote:
my favorite part of Lester is that foreground lamp
with the lighting on the tablecloth...
MASTERFUL!
love those lil details!
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Thank you Ken! Appreciate the words!
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zerostreet
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Posts: 1683 | Posted: 2010-11-03 7:17 pm Permalink
Hi All! Stopped work on Lester again (he's driving me nuts!) to do something I've been planning for some time. A painting on a cigar box. Here are my steps so far (excuse the blurry pics!) Should make a great swizzle stick holder!
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zerostreet
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Posts: 1683 | Posted: 2010-11-04 7:33 pm Permalink
Did a bit more work tonite. I'm really liking this and hope to do more soon....have a few cigar boxes laying around....
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MadDogMike
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From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2010-11-04 8:30 pm Permalink
Very nice Swizzle Stick box Robert, reminiscent of black velvet
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zerostreet
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Posts: 1683 | Posted: 2010-11-05 05:12 am Permalink
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On 2010-11-04 20:30, MadDogMike wrote:
Very nice Swizzle Stick box Robert, reminiscent of black velvet
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Yeah that's what I'm kinda going for. It looks so much nicer in person. Everyone who sees it comments that it feels like something that was printed on the box that has faded and been scratched off with time.
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MadDogMike
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From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2010-11-05 07:54 am Permalink
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On 2010-11-05 05:12, zerostreet wrote:
... Everyone who sees it comments that it feels like something that was printed on the box that has faded and been scratched off with time.
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My first impression was that the black was on top of the color and was scratched off to make the design. The technique is called sgraffito in ceramics, not sure what it would be called in painting.
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