van painting Tag

24 Jul

Posted at 08:56h in Live Event Painting, Wheres Drew by
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Verizon FiOS VW Van Painting Drew brophy Day 2WHAT:  Live painting of a Verizon fiOS Vintage 1965 VW Bus at the U.S. Open!  We are giving away stickers and surfboard posters daily.

WHEN:  Friday, July 26, and Saturday, July 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE:  ACROSS FROM THE US OPEN OF SURF, ON THE STRAND at 155 Fifth Street, Huntington Beach, CA (just across from Forever 21)

I’ll be painting a Volkswagon Van, LIVE, during the U.S. Open in Huntington Beach this weekend!

The Verizon FiOS SoCal campaign wants to influence SoCal residents to conquer their creativity.  They have transformed a 1965 Vintage Volkswagen van into a mobile entertainment experience, custom-fitted with FiOS Internet and FiOS TV capability, along with 42-inch HDTVs.  (Read the Press Release here)

And I’ll be spray painting it, LIVE, during the event – across from the Vans US Open, on the Strand, between Fifth Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway.

Using my favorite graffiti-style spray paint, MTN 94, and airbrush, I’ll customize the van, and you can watch, on Friday, July 26th and Saturday, July 27th from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. daily.  (Go to my Facebook Page here to see sketches and the progress as it’s being painted)

You’ll also get a chance to win a Lost surfboard, custom painted by me.

FOLLOW THE CONVERSATION:  Stay tuned to what’s happening, the progress of the van painting and the giveaways – follow these channels:

INSTAGRAM:  @DrewBrophy and @FiOSSoCal

TWITTER:  @DrewBrophy and @VerizonCA 

FACEBOOK:  DrewBrophyArt  and VerizonCA

HASHTAGS:  #DrewBrophy #VerizonSoCal #VansUSOpen #FiOSSoCal #SurfArt

Concept Sketches

Concept Sketches

I’ve painted over 50 vans these past few years, including my own.

If you ever wanted to watch how it’s done, this is your chance.  I’m excited to show people how, in one day, with a few cans of spray paint, you can create a masterpiece on the side of a van!

BONUS:  Verizon is giving away some cool stuff during the time I’ll be painting.  Surfboard posters and stickers.

WILL I SEE YOU THERE?!   If so, RSVP on Facebook  or let me know in the comments, below.

Life is good,

Drew

PS:  Verizon FiOS SoCal has an ongoing giveaway that’s just awesome – you can enter to win a custom Surfboard, Skateboard and Bike!  They are giving away one A WEEK between now and the end of August.  Enter here:  http://fiossocal.com/#area-design

 

 

 

09 Nov

Posted at 10:20h in Press by
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Escape Camper Vans & CHALK Gallery provide an Artist exhibit and a live, on-site van painting with artists Drew Brophy, Cre8, Jim Darling, Mark Longenecker, Haiste, DJ Neff, Mark7,HEX, Siner, Justin Mitchell, and CANLOVE.  This Saturday, Nov 12th 5-10 p.m.
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 PRLog (Press Release) – Nov, 2011 – Escape Camper Vans has teamed up with CHALK Gallery to provide an Escape Artist exhibit and a live, on-site van painting for artists including Drew Brophy, Cre8, Jim Darling, Mark Longenecker, Haste, DJ Neff, Mark7,HEX, Siner, Justin Mitchell, and CANLOVE.

Escape Camper Van rents hundreds of wildly decorated vans, which are painted by some of the best surf, street and tattoo artists from Southern California and Florida.  The artists are given total freedom to paint anything they want on the vans, which makes for a wild variety of paintings that travel the country on wheels.

The Escape Artist show was created to spotlight their more personal works on canvas, surfboards and other mediums, as well as a representative painted van from each artist.  The painted vans will line the street of Venice Blvd.

The public is invited to watch as the artists team up and collaborate on a van painting, live, using mediums including spray paint, airbrush and Uni Posca paint pens.

When:   Saturday November 12, 2011 from 5 pm to 10 pm (rain or shine)
Where:   CHALK Gallery, 12513 Venice Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90066 424.228.2289
What:   Art Exhibit and live collaborative van painting by the artists; food, beverages, and selected Escape Vans on display.  Music performances from Mark7 and Aquaries, with a video music set by DJ Skitz.

CANLOVE, a recycling program for graffiti art, will also be present with their own works created solely from the discarded spray cans donated from places like ESCAPE.

About: CHALK is a creative group made up of designers, writers, producers and strategic thinkers. The studio is dedicated to creating new and original content to be showcased in the gallery. They love helping other local Venice artists and individuals express themselves and are open to collaborations of any kind.  For more information, CHALK  can be reached at holler@chalkla.com or call 424.228.2289 or http://www.chalkla.com

For information on Escape Camper Vans:  http://www.escapecampervans.com

Video of artists painting camper vans go to:  http://vimeo.com/30355477

04 Feb

Posted at 19:40h in Behind the Scenes... by
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Posted on my Facebook Page:

“Whats up Drew.  Also an East coaster here.  Here’s my most recent work in progress.

I was Inspired by your Van paintings and decided to just go for it on my own.  I’ll be finishing her up come springtime.

Your work forever changed the way I look at mine, and thats what it’s all about …

You give the gift of inspiration to thousands of people, so keep it up and keep it real my man.”   Greg Mills

Thanks, Greg, for sending the photo in.  Killer painting!

I was so excited when I had the opportunity to paint vans for Escape Camper Vans.  It was such a release to be able to paint anything I wanted on these blank canvases that would be rolling around all over America.

It’s been my plan all along (more…)

03 Jul

Posted at 12:21h in Behind the Scenes... by
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longnecker-and-drew-black-and-white

I knew when Mark Longnecker called Drew and said “I’m coming to San Clemente” – it was going to be trouble.

You see, Mark is a wild tattoo artist from Cocoa Beach, Fl.

He has this cool, calm energy about him but he’s full of surprises.

(He owns the popular ENDLESS SUMMER TATTOO shop in Cocoa Beach.)

I call him trouble, because out of all of Drew’s friends, Mark Longnecker is the only one that actually can get Drew (more…)