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…)
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…)
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…)