Tom Thordarson paints beaches and sea and tikis, lots of tikis, with paintings that offer a surreal – cartoony version of tropical reality. Having once worked at Disney imagineering, I wonder what inspiration the Tiki-Room has for him. Of course living in Hawaii might also be part of it.
The paintings are great and have a fantasy, deglow, dark ride vibe that makes me want to jump into them.
The artist writes:
All of the paintings in this series of Hawaiian escape dwellings have one thing in common. They represent a particular person’s or couple’s perception of an ideal tropical fantasy refuge. Some perceptions catalyzed the spirit of youth, romance or tranquility. Others radiate adventure, living on the edge or an ultimate adult playground. Individual, yet sharing a common thread.
Check out the cool images at his Thor Stor.
I found the link to his site on tiki-room.com
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