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This is an art blog where I will be adding new drawings and paintings of Hula girls and Tiki Gods every week, sometimes more, along with related videos, Hawaiiana and tons of Tiki trivia. So crack open a cold one and enjoy the show.
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Monday, July 14, 2014

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.


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...





Thursday, May 29, 2014

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!


<<>>>><<<<<<<<<<<   NEW  >>>>><<<<<<<<<<
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/

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Tiki Calendars, Hula Girl Calendars, Maui Calendars...


IT"S CALENDAR TIME!


                                                            "HULA GIRLS CALENDAR"
   CHECK OUT THIS LINK AND SEE A PREVIEW OF 12 MONTHS OF MY HULA GIRL ART!
                                             http://www.cafepress.com/whatnowstuff/10957298

TUCKER'S TIKI CALENDAR
THROUGH THIS LINK YOU CAN SEE 12 MONTHS OF TIKI ART!

"HULA GIRLS AND TIKI GODS"
AND THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS, TIKI'S AND HULA DANCERS, 
CHECK THE LINK FOR A PREVIEW...

"MAUI PLACES"
MY ARTISTIC JOURNEY AROUND THE VALLEY ISLAND.
CHECK OUT THIS LINK AND SEE THE PREVIEW...
MAUI PLACES CALENDAR

HERE'S A VARIANT COVER OF THE SAME "MAUI PLACES" CALENDAR.
CHECK OUT THIS LINK FOR A PREVIEW...


I'VE COLLECTED A LOT OF MY ART IN THESE BABIES.  BUYING A CALENDAR IS A CHEAP WAY TO SUPPORT MY ABILITY TO BUY ART SUPPLIES, FOOD, A ROOF OVER MY FAMILY'S HEAD,   IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT THAT KEEP ARTISTS GOING.

Friday, December 20, 2013

"Mele Kalikimaka-Hula Dancer"



MELE KALIKIMAKA IS THE HAWAIIAN WORD THAT MEANS MERRY CHRISTMAS.  SINCE THE MISSIONARIES THAT ARRIVED IN HAWAII IN 1820 WERE THE FIRST TO INTRODUCE CHRISTMAS TO THE HAWAIIANS. MERRY CHRISTMAS WAS DIFFICULT FOR THE HAWAIIANS TO PRONOUNCE, MELE KALIKIMAKA  ROLLED MORE EASILY OFF THEIR TONGUES.
IN 1950, BING CROSBY & THE ANDREW SISTERS TURNED IT INTO A HIT SONG.
YOU CAN ORDER PRINTS OF MY LATEST
MELE KALIKIMAKA DESIGN AND OTHERS
AT MY BONANZA SHOP...
http://www.bonanza.com/listings/-Mele-Kalikimaka-Hula-Dancer-/137261631
AND CHECK OUT MY LATEST CALENDAR AT CAFE PRESS....

http://www.cafepress.com/whatnowstuff/10957298

Tuesday, July 9, 2013




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

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

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



Monday, February 25, 2013

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....

Thursday, November 22, 2012

THE TUCKER'S TIKI CALENDAR!

                                       
                                         http://www.cafepress.com/whatnowstuff.734151574

       IT'S HERE, TWELVE MONTHS OF CRAZY TIKI ART,  IN LIVING POLYNESIAN COLOR!
                 A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT MY TIKI ART AND THIS WEBSITE!

( NEW ) I'VE JUST CREATED A ZAZZLE SHOP, NEW PRODUCTS THAT CAFE PRESS DOESN'T HAVE, CHECK IT OUT...


Wednesday, November 21, 2012

"Happy Thanksgiving, Turkey Dance!"

MY WIFE STARTED THE TRADITION OF THE FAMILY DANCING WITH THE TURKEY DECADES AGO.  THEN WHEN THE KIDS GREW UP AND THEY ASKED THEIR FRIENDS WHEN WILL THEY BE DANCING WITH THE TURKEY BEFORE THEY COOKED IT?  WELL THEIR FRIENDS HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING, DANCING WITH THE TURKEY?!!.  WELL THAT  PROMPTED A PHONE CALL HOME TO LET THEIR MOM KNOW THAT DANCING WITH THE TURKEY IS NOTHING ANYBODY HAD EVER HEARD OF!
 THE WAY I SEE IT IS THAT  IT'S SIMPLY A WAY OF HONORING THE ANIMAL YOU ARE ABOUT TO EAT,  A TRADITION AS OLD AS MANKIND ITSELF.
THESE DAYS WE STILL DANCE WITH THE TURKEY AROUND OUR HOUSE.
                                            HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE.

Friday, September 7, 2012

"Hula Wahine"



I'll be at the Rose City Comic Convention in Portland, Oregon ON  SEPTEMBER  8th & 9th,  2012      http://www.rosecitycomiccon.com/

HAVING SOME MORE FUN DRAWING ANOTHER HULA DANCER.
PRINTS OF MY LATEST " HULA WAHINE" ARE AVAILABLE AT MY BONANZA ON LINE SHOP;
http://www.bonanza.com/listings/-Hula-Wahine-/90023539

Friday, August 24, 2012

"BLUE TIKI"

I salute Tiki Oasis, wish I could have made it.  Here's a video from this years show...


IT'S A BLUE, BLUE, TIKI WITHOUT YOU....
PRINTS OF MY "BLUE TIKI" ARE AVAILABLE AT THE BONANZA  LINK BELOW,  PLEASE HELP SUPPORT MY ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS...
http://www.bonanza.com/listings/-Blue-Tiki-/88696407

Saturday, August 11, 2012

"Happy International Tiki Day!"



THE SECOND SATURDAY OF AUGUST IS CELEBRATED ACROSS THE GLOBE AS " INTERNATIONAL TIKI DAY"!  SO BREAK OUT YOUR FINEST HAWAIIAN SHIRT,  DUST OF THAT DR. WHO FEZ, RAISE A MAI TAI AND PROUDLY HAIL THIS FINE DAY OF TIKI CULTURE. IT'S THE TIME TO  CHEER THE POLYNESIAN TIKI GODS, WHEREVER YOU ARE IN THIS WORLD.
IT'S ALSO A GREAT TIME TO SHOW YOUR  SUPPORT OF THIS SITE AND THE ARTIST AND BUY A TIKI PRINT FOR YOUR HOME OR OFFICE.     http://www.bonanza.com/booths/Tucker_Toons

Friday, August 3, 2012

"LOVELY HULA DANCER"

 I'M HEADING  OUT TO THE NORTHWEST " TIKI KON " SATURDAY AUGUST 4TH  http://www.tikikon.com/
LOOK FOR ME IN THE " ISLAND MARKETPLACE" FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM  IN THE


WASHINGTON ROOM AT THE RED LION HOTEL, ON HAYDEN ISLAND!  NEW ORIGINAL ART AND PRINTS WILL BE ON DISPLAY FOR ALL  TO PURCHASE.

IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT TO THE SHOW, PRINTS OF MY LATEST HULA GAL ARE AVAILABLE AT MY BONANZA SHOP...
http://www.bonanza.com/listings/-LOVELY-HULA-DANCER-/87115515

MAHALO FOR YOUR SUPPORT.


 
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