We e-mailed Josh at Mount Surf Shop , located in the cool little town of Mount Manganui, NZ, offering to do a paint demo in the shop. We were stoked that he was so amped to do it.
There were a lot of artists present, including Jake the musician, an artist who works there, a couple groms Annaleise and Mitchell, and the world famous (more…)
We haven’t posted in many days because it’s been hard getting internet access. We were warned by Hamish about the long, winding drive around Taranaki. It’s crazy, really, this drive! So many days have gone by, and here’s the short version (click more). (more…)
We had a busy afternoon at Raglan Surf Co. – a great surf shop in the heart of town. When we set the date for this event, no-one was aware that it was the same day as a car show and festival in town! But, it all worked out.
One thing we noticed in Raglan – the surfers who live here are PASSIONATELY devoted to their surf break. “You don’t need to go anywhere else, mate. The best waves in New Zealand are right here” we kept hearing again and again.
You can see why – Raglan Point is (more…)
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Drew created these two striking sketches about a month before his trip. The subtle tonal differences are surprisingly powerful and would be an elegant addition to any stately room. They both ship unframed and are available in Original Surf Art.
It’s Valentine’s Day, but we forgot about it. That kind of thing usually happens when we travel – a few years back we were in Australia and forgot that it was Easter. Luckily, Becca, the cool chick we were staying with in Sydney, (more…)
We have been in New Zealand for about a day and a half now and we haven’t quite aclimated to the wind and torrential rain.
The trip started out good – Check-in at LAX was surprisingly easy – even though we had loads of stuff with us (3 surfboard bags containing 2 large paddleboards and 5 surfboards PLUS 4 bags of luggage) Air New Zealand is so cool, they didn’t charge us Anything extra! (If we had been flying Hawaiian Air, they would have charged us $80 PER BOARD).
The TROUBLE started, though, about 14 hours later when we arrived in Auckland, NZ. (more…)
Hello from Seattle – I wanted to thank you for the great info. Your web site is a treasure trove of info for the artist and business person. I bought some pens from y’all and they work great:
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Bob Langston sent in photos of his first surfboard art after studying his Paint Pen Techniques DVD. He reports that he is anxious to get started on his next piece:
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Could a Plumber do this?
Artists, are you charging more than your plumber does? I think you should.
We live in a historical home, built in 1926. They didn’t have good plumbing back then….so we spend a lot on plumbers. Typically, our plumber charges about $200.00 an hour, PLUS parts. (Southern California’s not cheap!)
When I price out a small commissioned painting, (particularly surfboard paintings) many times Drew will question my quote, saying, (more…)
