Would you love to surf this tube?
Our 36′ x 15′ mural is completed, and on time!
On this last day we ran into some problems, the kind that throws Drew into a fit and makes everyone around him just quietly back away…..
First, he wasn’t entirely excited about how the foilage was turning out. But that was eventually remedied, which you’ll read in detail later in this article.
Then, a mini-disaster happened…… (more…)
Paint, Axel!
Details, details, and more details – when you reach this phase in a wall mural, the progression seems to go painfully slow……
Drew and Heather focused mostly on the wave and plants today – minor details, painstakenly slow to paint…..On the Wave: Drew said he was working to get the wave to look like it was jumping out of the wall – to make it appear as realistic as possible.
On the Plants: Drew sez “they will have the most detail, because (more…)
Roel Deden’s first piece since watching his “Paint Pen Techniques with Drew Brophy” DVD. He reports that he surfs all the time and the surf scene is getting big in Holland. Click here to check out more of his artwork.
Day 3 – Drew & Heather started working on the details of the mural, the details of the waves, the whitewater and the plants. They used a lot of sponges, small brushes & glazes.
Painting a mural is a building process, so it will, as Heather says, go through it’s “ugly phase”. But it will all come together towards the end.
But time is running out – they need to be done by Friday, and like all big projects, everything is taking longer than expected. Will it be done on time? We’ll find out! Click here to see photos of today’s work: (more…)
Drew was commissioned by North Shore Systems to paint a 36′ wall scene of Pipeline, one of Drew’s favorite surf spots on the North Shore of Hawaii. Heather Ritts, fellow San Clemente artist, is helping. It should take about 5 days to paint.
Preparation: Meeting with the owner & talking about what he wanted, then there was a series of sketches, and once the final sketch was approved, then the work on site began. Day 1: Prepping the wall (cleaning up any holes, smoothing out the surface, etc.) (more…)
A commonly asked question I get from artists is: “Will you represent me?” Or, “How do I find an agent to represent me?”
My quick answer is this: Consider representing yourself. It’s tricky to find someone GOOD to represent your work. (more…)
Based at Mt Maunganui on the East Coast of New Zealand’s North Island with two store locations each filled with the latest and greatest surf brands including clothing, surfboards, accessories, snow gear, wetsuits, DVD’s, shoes and much more. The Totara St surf shop / museum houses the most extensive surfing collection in the Southern Hemisphere. See hundreds of vintage surfboards and memorabilla.
At a dinner party last weekend, I was bragging about my upcoming 6 week trip to New Zealand and Samoa, when one of my super wealthy friends said, “Wow, I wish I could do that.”
I almost spit out my wine and said “BULL! If you really wanted to, you would!” He conceded, that yeah, I was right. If he really wanted to he could. (more…)
Smells like shoes!
Wow, 2009 is already BOOKED! Right now Drew’s working on:
* A children’s shoe line (due out 2010)
* A book titled “How to Draw with Drew” published by Walter Foster Publishing
* A new painting for Ocean-Institute
* A 36′ wall mural for Northshore systems
* A new DVD titled “THE PAINT SHOP with Drew Brophy” with Crystal Cove Media. (Look for teaser episodes on www.Surfline.com on Feb. 1st)
*A 5 WEEK – New Zealand & Samoa “Surf N Paint” Tour – Beginning on February 10th! Wow, and I thought 2009 would be slow…..
