The Circle of Life – A Painting for the Ocean-Institute
Posted by Maria "Spunk" Brophyon Jan 25th, 2010 | Comments (2)
Circle of Life (c) Drew Brophy
For the past 6 years or so Drew’s been creating a new painting for the Ocean-Institute’s summer program flyers and t-shirts. Â They’ll also use the art on huge banners (about 15′ x 20′) to hang on the side of their building every year.
The Ocean-Institute is an organization based out of Dana Point, Ca. Â Their mission is to inspire all generations, through education, to become responsible stewards of our oceans. Â Their vision is to be the world’s best experiential ocean educational organization.
Drew loves what the Ocean-Institute does to teach people, particularly kids, about the ocean and protecting our environment. Â He really loves creating art for them every year. Â And, working with the President, Bentley Cavazzi, is always a joy. Â Bentley is one of those rare individuals that not only understands art, but also gives Drew a lot of leeway on the creative end of it.
This year Drew decided to paint a slightly different (more…)
Quick Custom Board Graphic for Gerry Lopez
Posted by adminon Oct 29th, 2008 | Comments (2)
This is a quick, easy painting on Gerry Lopez’ surfboard. Drew uses a palm leaf and spray paint to create a natural, organic painting.
The Deadlock Contract – Avoiding a stalemate deal
Posted by Maria "Spunk" Brophyon Aug 18th, 2008 | Comments (0)
Have you ever priced out a project for a client, only to find out later that they expected you to give more than you agreed to, and then you realize too late that you greatly UNDERPRICED the project? We’ve done this once or twice, but last years was the most disappointing, because we lost the deal entirely.
Drew was approached by Sesame Workshop to do a co-branding clothing line, which means that their characters and Drew’s logo and art would be on the designs, and we would share in the royalties. It was an exciting project, and we had two separate meetings in New York with them to plan it out. I priced out the initial advance, and we were good to go UNTIL – the contract phase, and that’s when the problems began: (more…)
BATTLE OF THE PADDLE Poster – The Painting of it……
Posted by Maria "Spunk" Brophyon Jun 16th, 2008 | Comments (0)
Rainbow Sandals is putting on the BATTLE OF THE PADDLE paddleboard contest this October, and the grand prize is $25,000!
Here’s the finished poster from the original painting.