Phil Roberts calls himself a “surf artist”, but I like to refer to him as the Modern Day Da Vinci. He’s extremely gifted in the creating of art, particularly with human figures. Drew is always amazed at how well, and easily, Phil can depict the human figure. Phil’s taken that extreme talent into drawing waves and (more…)
Here are a few photos of my work. Thanks again for all of your encouragement, advice, and support.
— Jimmy “the Marine” Newton
Check out some more creative customizations by Jimmy: (more…)
Yesterday I took the family up to Santa Monica’s James Gray Gallery at the Bergemot Station Art Center to see Chris Lundy’s latest masterpiece. A surreal, blue wave painted over 5 canvases, about 9′ x 17′ – titled “Beautiful Reaper” – it was absolutely amazing.
I’ve always loved Chris Lundy’s work. As a teenager, I would be in awe of seeing his artwork in magazines, on posters for Quiksilver, and other illustrations.
Then I moved to the North Shore of Hawaii, and life was tough. (more…)
Here is another incredible Dad that takes the time to draw on his kid’s lunch sack every school day. He sites Drew as one of his inpirations. He has a great eye for composition and it’s amazing to see the progression of his art. Check it out at once on his website http://lunchbagart.tumblr.com/
Drew was stoked to paint at the NFL Owners Meeting at St. Regis Hotel in Laguna Beach, California, last night. Owners, coaches, players and their families, wined and dined while Drew showed them a bit of California Surf Culture. Click to see finished board… (which is available for only $1,200 plus shipping – call 949-678-8133 to purchase this one of a kind painting on surfboard!) (more…)
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McFly is a hugely popular band from the U.K. The bass player is a cool guy named Dougie Poynter who liked Drew’s art and commissioned a customization on his guitar. McFly has a fiercely loyal following as evidenced by… |  |
Remember the movie “National Lampoon’s Vacation” with Chevy Chase? They drove days and days to get to the famed Wallyworld for their big yearly vacation. They traveled through bad weather, survived car trouble and even Aunt Edna’s death, only to find that Wallyworld was closed – and a big disappointment.
Here is our NZ equivalent of Wallyworld: Wiggs was so excited to go to the well advertised Hot Spring Pools and Waterslides. The brochure pictures kids having fun on water bumper cars and big slides.
We drove hours in pitch blackness through country roads, all night long. Drew wanted Wiggs to wake up to this wonderland of fun, so we free-camped in a turnout across the road with a plan that when the gates opened, we’d be ready. And when the sun came up – well, we found (more…)
We are up in the Northland now – in the Bay of Islands.
We’ve been on a relentless search for waves, and each time we think we are going to find waves just at the next surf spot, well, think again!
We arrived Sandy Bay on a beautiful afternoon, and we were stoked to find nice waves, not big, not perfect, but hey, they were waves.
We met a local there and told him about our wave woes – how we’ve been chasing something we aren’t finding. He said “that’s what we call a (more…)
Getting an internet connection here is nearly impossible at times. It doesn’t help that my laptop screen has become cracked (I guess Sony Vaio’s don’t travel well). This lap top was top of the line about a year and a half ago. I’ve had nothing but trouble with it from day one. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PC – It’s Macs from here on out! Drew has never had a problem with his macs… (more…)
Drew’s curse continues – the waves have been either flat or extremely small. I keep reminding him, when he gets depressed over it, that this a family vacation and that surf is only a bonus. But nothing I say makes it any easier for him…
We’ve renamed Mount Manganui as MOUNT AWESOME, because it’s the most awesome town we’ve been to. It’s a friendly little surf town nestled around the small mount. Completely picturesque, and with loads of (more…)