Behind the Scenes…

21 Jan

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Drew & Heather painting a wall muralDrew 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…)

06 Jan

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Smells like shoes!

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…..

02 Jan

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After successfully completing the first stage of the journey through southern California and the Pacific Coast of Northwestern Mexico, “Baby” is fired back up and ready to start the second leg of the tour. Seth Warren and his team designed their nature propelled renewable energy tour to follow the water cycle of the earth. The first part of this cycle started in the oceans with the currents, tides and waves being essential to fulfilling their hybrid lifestyle of educating kids about the importance of renewable energy, promoting sustainability and having fun playing in the surf. Learn all about it at http://www.naturepropelled.com/

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Be sure to check out Dylan at the end of the video

14 Nov

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Christmas is PURE JOY and Drew’s in the giving mood again.  He’s giving away one gift every Wednesday, for 6 weeks!  The VERY SPECIAL Grand Prize will be given away on Christmas Eve.

To sign up for the contest, all you have to do is join DREW’S NEWS.  Don’t worry, if you are already on the mailing list, join again so you are entered in the Giveaway.

To join the mailing list and enter the Giveaway, go to the right tool bar and enter your e-mail address and your name.  WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED EVERY WEDNESDAY after 5:00 p.m. ON WWW.DREWBROPHY.COM. CLICK here to see all the prizes: (more…)

21 Jul

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Travis Jervey, Tailbacking a wave!Our jobs are hard, mine and Drew’s. We have deadlines to meet, contracts to negotiate, meetings, and sometimes, well, we have to hang with the press.

Today, our job was to take The Post and Courier’s very funny “It Beats Working” columnist Bryce Donovan on a paddleboarding and paddlesurfing expedition. The famous, Former American Football Tailback Travis Jervey happened to join us. READ ON: (more…)