This is the original painting by Thor titled "Humma Hummer". The painting measures 18"x24" and with the Hawaiian koa veneer frame it is 27"x33". Don't miss this opportunity to own a rare Thor original!

Humma Hummer

This piece, I dedicate to our solders in the Middle East fighting for our Country. Namely, those based out of Hawaii whose spirit of Aloha carries with them from the sands of our Islands to the sands of the Iraqi dessert. When painting this, I imagined that those traveling in this combat Humvee decided they needed to take a moment and fabricate their own little Tiki paradise. So, with a little imagination and lots of military ingenuity... we witness the result!

The date palms are almost like the coconut palms if we squint a little. The camo had to change, of course...to celebrate the Hawaiian state flower. Take that fifty caliber machine gun off the roof, barb wire on a nice military issued canteen filled with fuel and they found themselves a Tiki Torch like no other... guaranteed!

Don’t forget the dashboard hula doll for the hood ornament. Paint some old grenades golden yellow and stick on a few palm fronds and we almost feel like the pineapples are plenty and abundant again! With surf boards mounted on the rear, they are all ready in case they find an oasis with a set or two breaking on the sands edge.

The spirit of Hawaii has transcended thousands of miles...to one of the least likely of places. However, I think there must have been a course in “Tactical Tiki” in boot camp for this bunch! Even the desert scorpions can’t seem to resist spreading the Aloha!!

About Thor:

      Tom Thordarson, or "Thor" as he is best known by both collectors of his work and the growing awareness in the art community, can truly take your imagination on a journey unlike any other. His life as an artist began when he was just old enough to hold a pencil. With his mother being an artist as well, she would hand him paper and pencils to "keep him out of mischief," as she would say. The years spent drawing and painting would soon become a powerful tool to communicate his intense imagination and endless spirit of adventure in his career to be.
      In his own words, Thor explains, "Creating my own entertainment and building my own toys was an activity I was highly encouraged to do as a kid. I learned to believe in the real magic and power of my imagination. I believed that if I could draw something with enough passion and thought, then what would stop it from becoming something I could touch or walk into one day?”?
      "My entire childhood was filled with endless curiosity, drawing and adventure. I loved building tree houses and forts from scrap wood and stuff I could find in my Grandfather's workshop. The experiences that would lead me to what I paint today were inspired by my family's incredibly fun vacations every summer to Hawaii beginning at age 6. I also have two sets of cousins on the Big Island who encouraged me to become a certified diver when I lived with them for many summers growing up as well. So, Hawaii is my second home. I love the sea. I spent endless hours on Maui and Hawaii combing the beaches and climbing trees in the nearby jungles pretending I was a pirate or some ingenious castaway living off the land in a high seas adventure."?
      An honors graduate in Illustration from the prestigious Pasadena Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, Thor was immediately discovered by the entertainment/theme park industry which he remained in for 17 years. His imagination and talents have led him to conceive, illustrate and paint concepts for countless rides and attractions with many major entertainment companies. With strong skills in both team leadership and his art, he served as the Director of Attraction Development at MCA Universal Studios, Hollywood and then as a full fledged Disney Imagineer with his role as a Director/Senior Concept Designer.?
      Among his many assignments at Disney was the task of the concept design for one of the main "E-ticket" rides for the new Tokyo Disney Sea theme park in Japan called, "Journey to the Center of the Earth," a top rated thrill ride currently in operation.?
      Residing now in both California and Hawaii, Thor has put aside the entertainment design industry to focus on his art inspired by those early days of tropical adventures that shaped his art and imagination. "I am painting the fantasies and stories now that I imagined all those years sitting on the beaches, diving in the sea or building hideaways in the lush island jungles," Thor explains. "I am hoping that everyone finds these enchanted places, intriguing contraptions or playful characters I am painting now as much fun to look at, as they are for me to paint. Please feel free to step into them. Come by and share some Aloha spirit with me and I will tell you a few magical tales. The tiki torches are all lit and fluttering in the trade winds.... I will see you on the lanai!"

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