Beachworks work

Artwork hanging behind the cash reg in the new SD Shop

Been doing some design work for Beachworks Shops over the last few months. Made some paintings for their new shop that opened in San Diego and laid out a few of their ads for Blisss Magazine. The last ad was definitely Indo inspired, I added a little sketch of the Hindu protective spirit, Barong, and used one of my photos of a secret right in Sumatra that was going off... we got this all to ourselves... just laughing the whole ride home!

My interview with: Liquid Salt Magazine

I did an interview with the good folks at Liquid Salt. Read it HERE.

One-of-a-kind, mIxed media prints...

Here's a little sample of some of the 50, 8x10, one-of-a-kind, mixed media prints that will be on display at my show Saturday. They are just $20 each and they fit any standard 8x10 frame. I had a lot of fun making these, just experimenting with block print stamps, colored pencil and other media. And they are finished off with a nice matte clear coat for protection. Your walls are in need of some of these, come down and grab a few...

The new one-piece wood frames...

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I'm really stoked on how these came out: One-piece wood frames, CNC machined (Special thanks to the crew at Signal Snowboards for that) out of 3/4 Birch ply, black edges, stained and topped with a smooth satin finish, just delicious! The art is painted on wood panel and counter sunk into the back. They were a lot of work to make, but well worth it. What do you think?

This piece will be up at the show next week..."The Fluid That Binds Us"

Sneek peek at some work for the show...

Here's 4 of the large pieces that will be up at my solo show, "The Fluid That Binds Us" opening August 7th in Costa Mesa.

30"x40"

24"x40"

24"x40"

24"x40"

Art for 21st Annual Waterman's Ball

These 2 new pieces will be up for auction at the 21st Annual Waterman's Ball down in Laguna Niguel, CA July 8-9. This prestigious event/auction benefits numerous ocean-environmental organizations.

"The Fluid That Binds Us" A solo show

Been hard at work on my next solo show opening Saturday, August 7th at the Surfing Heritage Foundation Gallery in Costa Mesa titled "The Fluid That Binds Us". Details on the show coming soon. The above is a little sample of one of the 50+ one-of-a-kind prints I will be making for the show along with several new paintings and a groovy new framing system I've got in the works. It's gonna be a good one, I promise. Mark those calendars right now!

Words of Wisdom:

Damn, this one hit me like a ton of bricks...

"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you learn to appreciate them when they're right. You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself... and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." - Marilyn Monroe