“If you can tattoo when you’re drunk, you can do it when your sober.” Mark Longnecker
Famed tattoo artist Mark Longnecker came to town and all hell broke loose. Three major things went down: (more…)
Darin and Lisa McClure in front of the Great Wall O' Sketches
Last Saturday we held a “Draw with Drew” event and book release celebration party at San Clemente Art Supply.
It took many hours and some pocket money to put this on, because Drew wanted to create an awesome interactive presentation of art exhibit combined with art activities.
And of course, I felt it was important to have beer and juice boxes alongside some great food! (What, you’ve never heard of juice boxes at an art event?!)
Drew set up an awesome (more…)
Walter's Wave Painting by Drew Brophy Mixed Media on Wood 48" x 72"
Why did Walter ride a wave? Because Drew Brophy painted it that way.
In honor of the great Walter Foster and the new book titled HOW TO DRAW WITH DREW BROPHY for creative kids (published by Walter Foster Publishing), Drew painted this depiction of (more…)
We are happy to officially announce that Palisades Skateboards is rolling out a new Artist Series line with Drew Brophy!
Palisades Skateboards Artwork (c) Drew Brophy
Available in retail stores this month, there are five killer designs to choose from.
When we first started this venture with Palisades, National Sales Manager Kurt Hurley came to our office with some serious eye-candy: samples of their Rick Rietveld artist series longboards, and we were blown away! The boards were beautiful. Their printing capabilities were impressive. The colors, the quality, everything was just top notch.
And Drew wanted to be a part of (more…)
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. 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. Their mission is to inspire all generations, through education, to become responsible stewards of our oceans. 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. He really loves creating art for them every year. And, working with the President, Bentley Cavazzi, is always a joy. 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 look. Instead of the paint pens, he used a combination of spray paint and then airbrushing (for the background, to create an under-water effect) and then acrylic paints with brushes.
His goal was to create a soft, under-water circle of life without the hard edges, emanating somewhat of a subtle energy. I think he pulled it off nicely.
The end result: A 6′ x 4′ Acrylic on Canvas, beautiful, about to be framed, sold & hung! (If you are interested in buying it, click here.)
We allow the Ocean-Institute use the artwork, but we keep the original. So once we frame it, we’ll place it in an upcoming art exhibit that Drew will have at the Ocean-Institute, and make it available for purchase.
Aaron Chang, signing his page in Surf Story
That’s how historical events usually go – first there’s conception, then benign interest, then slowly people begin to see the vision, then 20 years goes by before everyone agrees that it was an important shift.
Two years ago, when Robb asked Drew to write a story for this project, we weren’t sure how serious he was. So many people say that they are going to publish a book, yet they quit once they find out how difficult it is.
But “difficult” doesn’t stop Robb Havassy. Despite roadblocks and challenges, The Surf Story Project was born and has become a truly (more…)
Surfer's Sanctuary Painting (c) Drew Brophy
Drew’s been busy painting all sorts of projects right now in a mad dash to get things done before we leave for Myrtle Beach this weekend.
He’s been finishing up paintings to sell online (they sell about as fast as we can post them) and surfboards for clients’ kids. Right now there are 6 surfboards in the studio just about finished!
After these boards are finished, he has two more big paintings to finish before Thursday for the Hurley Exhibit! (2 Days to paint these….) And then there are also those 2 little paintings that need finishing….
Anyway, I thought I’d post a slide show of some of the fun little paintings and sketches that Drew’s done these past 2 months. Many are sold, there’s a few left, and he still has 2 more to complete. Enjoy the slide show!
Last week Drew was hired to go to Nordstroms at The Grove in LA to paint Ugg Australia boots, alongside Cory Miller of LA Ink.
When he arrived, there was a line of people waiting to get their boots painted! The demand was so high that they asked Drew to stay 2 extra hours.
The most popular technique requested that day by shoppers was the airbrushing of Drew’s hand-made stencils of dragons, skulls and flowers.
FALL / WINTER 2010: DREW WILL TOUR 15 NORDSTROM LOCATIONS ON THE WEST COAST WITH UGG AUSTRALIA. DATES & LOCATIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED!
Here are some photos from the Nordstrom’s event:
Stenciled Skull (c) Drew Brophy Dec 2009
Happy Customer! Artwork (c) Drew Brophy Dec 2009
Stencil Art (c) Drew Brophy Dec 2009
The best part about being a father is making my son happy. Every year we build his Halloween costume. It usually takes a couple weeks and we go all out. All of this for a few hours of fun, but a lifetime of memories and lessons. I hope I am teaching him to dream big, that anything is possible. He comes up with the ideas, we sketch them out, and we start to decide what is going to work. It needs to be cheap, light, and effective. We use a lot of scraps from around the surfboard factories and materials from my studio. Dylan comes up with the best ideas. The Terminator costume cost around $40 and a lot of time together with my son. I can not wait for next Halloween. Drew
Heather, Drew, Maria
It’s been a busy month, but hey, when isn’t it? The week after the Battle of the Paddle mural painting, Drew and I were at the Sacred Craft show giving seminars and painting demonstrations while manning our booth.
The highlight of the weekend was (more…)