Maui 1940's: The Valley Isle ( video )

Prints of my Hawaiian Betty are available via this link

 https://www.bonanza.com/listings/-Ukulele-Betty-art-print-/188645281

Tiki Kon 2014 Pix!

A GREAT TIME WAS HAD AT THIS YEARS TIKI KON!  HERE'S A FEW PICTURES....

THAT'S ME SHOWING OFF A COUPLE OF MY PRINTS AT THE 

TIKI KON 2014 "ISLAND MARKET PLACE",  

AND MY LOVELY WIFE SUZANNE AND OUR BOOTH.

MARINA THE FIRE EATING MERMAID STEPPED UP ( GRIN ) TO OUR BOOTH.

http://medusirena.com/

MISS TIKI OASIS 2013 ALSO DROPPED BY.

                                          http://tanathetattooedlady.com/miss-tiki-oasis-2013/

                                                  VARIOUS SHOTS AROUND THE ROOM.

AND BACK TO THE TUCKER"S TIKIS BOOTH!

MORE MISS TIKI OASIS FOR 2013 AND ME.

MORE MARINA THE FIRE EATING MERMAID AND ME.

SUZANNE AND I GETTING READY FOR THE BIG TIKI KON PARTY.

                                             THE BIG TIKI KON PARTY AND HULA SHOW!
                            THE SPYROGRAPHS, WAVE SAUCE, AND THE APOLLO FOUR
                                              AND MARINA THE FIRE EATING MERMAID!

                                                                     http://medusirena.com/

SUZANNE, MARINA THE FIRE EATING MERMAID AND ME!

I DREW A NEW BETTY BOOP PRINT FOR THE SHOW,

YOU CAN ORDER IT HERE...

http://www.bonanza.com/listings/-Ukulele-Betty-art-print-/188645281

http://www.bonanza.com/listings/-Ukulele-Betty-art-print-/188645281

MY NEXT PORT OF CALL, TIKI KON 2014

TOMORROW"S THE DAY!!!!
AND IT'S FREE TO THE PUBLIC TOO!!!!!!!!!!

MY NEXT PORT OF CALL,

 TIKI KON 2014

http://www.tikikon.com/


COME SEE MY LATEST ARTWORKS
AND PRINTS  FOR SALE!

           
  SATURDAY JULY 12th
             
 ONE DAY ONLY!


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TICKETS FOR JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING ARE SOLD OUT!  BUT
"THE ISLAND MARKETPLACE" IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!!!!
AT   THE RED LION ON THE QUAY IN VANCOUVER. WA.
     I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

http://www.tikikon.com/

Happy Chinese New Year ( 2014 year of the horse )

PRINTS OF MY LATEST HULA LOVELY CAN BE BOUGHT AT MY BONANZA PAGE...
http://www.bonanza.com/listings/Cheese-Cake-Wahine/143471249

AND LOOK FOR ME AT THE 2014 EMERALD CITY COMIC CON IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

"Hau' Oli Makahiki Ho" ( Happy New Year, in Hawaiian )

 "HAU' OLI MAKAHIKI HO"  MEANS  "HAPPY NEW YEAR"  IN HAWAIIAN.
THE "MAKAHIKI"  IN HAWAIIAN HISTORY WAS A FOUR MONTH TIME OF PEACE AND PROSPERITY, WHEN WAR WAS 'KAPU' ( FORBIDDEN ) AND WORK WAS MEANT TO BE LIGHT.  IT WAS A TIME FOR CELEBRATING THE HARVEST AND "LONO" THE HAWAIIAN TIKI GOD OF FERTILITY AND RAIN.  TODAY THE MAKAHIKI IS STILL CELEBRATED WITH FESTIVALS APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF OCTOBER TO FEBRUARY.

I JUST FINISHED MY LATEST TIKI PAINTING,
I CALL "TIKI TORCH MAN AND WAHINE!"
IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS THE MOON SETS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN, AND GENTLE TRADE WINDS BLOW, TIKI MAN AND HIS HULA GAL FRIEND LIGHT UP THE SHORE FOR WHERE THE CRABS AND CRUSTACEANS PLAY.

  YOU CAN ORDER PRINTS AT MY BONANZA PAGE;

http://www.bonanza.com/listings/-Tiki-Torch-Man-and-Wahine-/118697171

Tiki Torch Man & Wahine

HERE'S SOMETHING NEW I'M WORKING ON TO BRING TO THIS YEARS TIKI KON,  

http://www.tikikon.com/

 HOPE TO SEE YOU!
 JULY 13TH 10 AM TO 5 PM


IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS THE MOON SETS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN, AND GENTLE TRADE WINDS BLOW, TIKI MAN AND HIS HULA GAL FRIEND LIGHT UP THE SHORE FOR WHERE THE CRABS AND CRUSTACEANS PLAY.

http://www.tikikon.com/marketplace/vendors/keith-tucker

Thirsty Hawaiian Gecko

TIS' ST. PATTY'S DAY AND ALL IS GREEN AND LUCK IS ABOUND.
 DID YOU KNOW THAT IN HAWAII IT'S CONSIDERED LUCKY TO HAVE A GECKO IN THE HOUSE?  WITH OVER 900 SPECIES OF GECKO'S ACROSS THE GLOBE, ONLY EIGHT LIVE IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.  THROUGHOUT THE  HAWAIIAN LEGENDS THERE IS THE "MO'O", A MYTHICAL DRAGON.  THE MO'O IS ONE OF THE OLDEST  GUARDIAN SPIRITS KNOWN AS "AUMAKUA".  LIKE THE SHARK, OWL, AND THE HAWK, THE MO'O WERE NOT EATEN OR HARMED.  THE GECKO WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN A MANIFESTATION OF THE MO'O DRAGON, AND TO HAVE SUCH A GUARDIAN IN THE HOME WAS AND STILL IS CONSIDERED TO BE GOOD LUCK.

EMERALD CITY COMIC CON, IN SEATTLE MARCH 1-3

WIZARD WORLD'S PORTLAND COMIC CON WAS A BLAST!
THEN CAME  THE EMERALD CITY COMIC CON,
 IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON MARCH 1-3.
 I WAS THERE IN THE ARTISTS ALLEY. AND MANY OF YOU  DROPPED BY  AND SAID HI..
 I HAD A FEW NEW TROPICALLY TIKI PRINTS TO SHOW AND SELL.
HERE'S THE LINK TO THE SHOW...

http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com/

MAHALO

AND HERE'S A COUPLE PICTURES....

MY POLYNESIAN POP ART PRINTS ARE AVAILABLE  AT THIS LINK...

http://www.bonanza.com/booths/Tucker_Toons

HELP KEEP ME DRAWING!

" Strong and Happy Ku" ( The Hawaiian Tiki God of Strength )

PRINTS OF MY LATEST TIKI, " STRONG AND HAPPY KU" ARE AVAILABLE NOW AT MY BONAZA PRINT SHOP, HELP SUPPORT THE ARTS AND GET A PICTURE FOR YOUR WALL, WHOO, WHOO.
 http://www.bonanza.com/listings/-Strong-and-Happy-Ku-The-Hawaiian-Tiki-God-of-Strength-/85918365

OR GET ONE DIRECT FROM ME AT THE NORTHWEST "TIKI KON" ON AUGUST 4th.
I'LL BE THERE WITH A BOOTH PACKED WITH ORIGINAL ART AND PRINTS!
http://www.tikikon.com/
MAHALO

Ke Hana Ia ( If he does )

Mele Kalikimaka

For prints and cards of this design and other stuff, check  out my shop at this link...
http://www.cafepress.com/whatnowstuff/4643406
Help support the arts.

"Sassy Hula Gal and Tiki God"

Today is international Tiki Day, so in its honor I drew this new image,  of a sassy hula gal and Tiki God.


Support the artist!
Prints are available now at this link... 
http://www.bonanza.com/listings/-Sassy-Hula-Gal-and-Tiki-God-/39538569

" Hau'oli Makahiki Hou " ( means Happy New Year in Hawaiian )

DURING MAKHIKI, THE FOUR MONTHS OF PEACE AND HAPPINESS,
              IS THE SAME TIME THE WESTERN NEW YEAR FALLS.
                  "HAU'OLI  MAKAHIKI HOU" ( HAPPY NEW YEAR)
    HAU'OLI MEANS "HAPPY".   MAKHIKI,  ALSO KNOWN AS "YEAR".

"Mele Kalikimaka" ( Merry Christmas in Hawaiian )

MELE KALIKIMAKA IS THE HAWAIIAN WORD THAT MEANS MERRY CHRISTMAS.
WHEN THE MISSIONARIES  ARRIVED IN HAWAII IN 1820 THEY INTRODUCED  CHRISTMAS TO THE HAWAIIAN PEOPLE.  THE HAWAIIAN'S FOUND MERRY CHRISTMAS DIFFICULT TO PRONOUNCE.  THE PHONETIC TRANSLATION,  MELE KALIKIMAKA  ROLLED MORE EASILY OFF THEIR TONGUES.
THEN IN 1950, BING CROSBY & THE ANDREW SISTERS TURNED IT INTO THE SMASH  HIT SONG WE ALL ARE SO FAMILIAR WITH.

http://www.cafepress.com/whatnowstuff/7002790















http://www.cafepress.com/whatnowstuff.495901568

"Summer Wahine"

"Tiki Sunset"

"Lahaina Tiki"

LAHAINA MAUI, WAS ONCE THE CAPITOL OF THE HAWAIIAN KINGDOM.
LA HINA' MEANS ( CRUEL SUN )  IN HAWAIIAN.  IT IS WELL KNOWN FOR ITS SUNNY AND DRY CLIMATE.  I SKETCHED THIS TIKI WHEN I VISITED THE "HALE KAHIKO " ANCIENT HAWAIIAN VILLAGE EXHIBIT, BEHIND THE LAHAINA CENTER MALL.  I HIGHLY RECOMMEND A TRIP THERE IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN BEAUTIFUL LAHAINA.

SUPPORT THE ARTIST, BUY A SHIRT, PLEASE.

Happy Tiki's

WHAT MAKES YOUR TIKI HAPPY?  TROPICAL  SUNSETS ON A SANDY HAWAIIAN SHORE AND AND SLACK KEY GUITARS
IS A GOOD PLACE TO START.