Doin' Hard Time..........
From The Vault
My Dad ” The Big Kahuna” painted this Van Gogh Prison Yard over 60 years ago…in oils….....
Dad studied Van Gogh privately on his own and was influenced by this master.
I am greatly influenced by the greatest Master Artist of all Time….”The Big Kahuna”
THIS IS MY INTERPRETATION OF VAN GOGH’S EXERCISE YARD
ACRYLIC ON 331/3 LP VINYL ALBUM….It could be a clock
Van Gogh’s
dads in oils….....
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nancie
nice job!!!
kjgordon replied
mahalo wahini….......
stephaniek
Wonderful!!!
kjgordon replied
you may have seen this before.I reposted this…......
mahalo for your kind comment…..
webbie
awsome ,,,great interpretation kj..:) i look up to grandmaw moses…a more simpler and awsome country artist.
kjgordon replied
it is good that those masters can leave an imprint …......
mahalo wahini…..........
photoloi
Good work KJ!
kjgordon replied
mahalo Lokelani
Janis Zroback
I remember commenting on this one…good stuff KJ…
kjgordon replied
and I do remember …........I am so grateful…....
aloha nui lao…...
Astrid Pardew
great work kj!
kjgordon replied
mahalo wahini…....good you stopped by….....aloha
Carolyn Staut
Wow, you have definitely inherited some fine artistic genes! I love the primitive feel of this one. Great work kj!
kjgordon replied
mahalo ya’ll …....so kind…...
Rosalie Scanlon
Great piece KJ, wonderful painting.
kjgordon replied
mahalo wahini….........;)
Jim Phillips
I think I like yours and your dad’s paintings better than the Van Gogh’s. They certainly have more color. Good work kj.
kjgordon replied
wow.now that is a compliment I will treasure….......
Kasey Cline
Wonderful take on this Kj….
Love them all….But really love the big Kahuna’s I think the best! Sorry hun!
kjgordon replied
I agree…........mahalo nani pua
BarbaraManis
Wow, Kj, awesome work. You and your dad are fabulous artists. Van Gogh’s not bad either, lol!
kjgordon replied
ha…you are kind..mahalo wahini…......
Linda Callaghan
this is wonderful KJ…you are brave painting all those men…great use of colours and shapes….I still have a fear of painting people! your dad’s painting and your own interpretation shows that you are indeed ‘The Big Kahuna’s son!’
kjgordon replied
Oh I labored thru the prisoners….you know I am not a people painter either….....mahalo wahini…......
Estelle O'Brien
Worthy interpretation KJ… :))
kjgordon replied
mahalo wahini…so kind…......
OZZREBELXTI
Your Dad was quite an artist mate am loving the work of his that you are showing great work on your own piece as well mate..
kjgordon replied
he was an amazing kahuna…......cheers mate
Carol Barona
Great work!
kjgordon replied
mahalo wahini….......
Bev Woodman
Congratulations on having this magnificent image featured in the Prisons, Gaols, Jails, Asylums, Iron Bars & Court Houses group – thank you for the support.
kjgordon replied
I am honored…......mahalo nui loa
kjgordon replied
aloha to my Island Dreams
Marilyn Harris
Brilliant! Congratulations on your feature!! :o)
kjgordon replied
mahalo wahini .for your kindness..aloha to my Island Dreams
Anne Hale
When I clicked your feature journal yesterday, it took me to the greeting card preview page. Now I know why this painting has such a wonderful meaning. Your father and you are incredible artists.
kjgordon replied
mahalo for your kindness always….......there are a few others that I re-created that were my dads…....can you find them???
K Bock
CONGRATULATIONS! Your beautiful work placed in the TOP TEN in our Impressionism Café group challenge: Copy a Master’s Impressionism Painting
kjgordon replied
mahalo .an honor for sure…..........
shilohlin
this is moving….know someone who used to be there!
(and yes it counts if you placed top 10 w/ only 8 entries…Just Butterflies had a challenge…only 1 entry…..she won!)
Congrats busy bee ;o] ~aloha
kjgordon replied
you are kind….........this must have bee quite the place….........
doin hard time…..........
Joyce Dickens,...
Incredible on all counts kj…......Your Dad also a superb artist….......I love what you did with this and your story is awesome! XX JD
kjgordon replied
The Big Kahuna was a great man and artist…........I dedicate my work to him daily…........mahalo wahini….......oh so kind
K Bock
kjgordon replied
mahalo …...............
eoconnor 23 days ago
this is interestin, on an old record,! great paint, van gaug would be proud LIZ
kjgordon replied 22 days ago
mahalo wahini…......they make great clocks too….......
Tatum Wulff 12 days ago
Great work!!! :))
I saw the original in Tokyo a couple years ago…. very cool to see this interpretation!! ;)))
kjgordon replied 12 days ago
really!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.do you have a photo of it….........
that would be kool…......
mahalo wahini….......for stopping by.,,,,,,,,,,,,,and commenting….....
aloha to my Island Dreams
Tatum Wulff 11 days ago
Oh, no, they did not allow camera’s in the museum!! ;))
Aloha!! ;))
kjgordon replied 11 days ago
oh what a shame….....aloha wahini…...........