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The Journey from South Carolina to Success as a Lifestyle Surf Artist – Drew Brophy interview with Sean O’Brien of Surf Expo.<\/em><\/p>\n

Drew tells it like it is – and in my opinion this is the best interview he’s ever done as far as transparency…<\/em><\/p>\n

WRITTEN BY SEAN O’BRIEN, SURF EXPO:<\/p>\n

When did you start to draw?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Drew Brophy: <\/strong>Way early. There\u2018s a picture of me at four years old with a Styrofoam surfboard and I have my crayons on it. The frustrating thing was when I was in High School, all the things I was good at weren\u2019t important. Surfing and art weren\u2019t important to the school system<\/strong>\u2014or really to anybody. You\u2019re sitting there in South Carolina and everyone\u2019s into hunting and football\u2014you\u2019re just lost.<\/p>\n

I remember my High School guidance counselor saying, \u201cDrew, what are you going to do? You just can\u2019t surf and do art for the rest of your life.\u201d I just thought to myself, \u201cWell, that\u2019s exactly what I want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

So the first thing I did after graduation was go to Puerto Escondido. I wanted to surf giant waves<\/strong>. I got noticed, however, because of the art on my boards. I had been painting boards for friends back home and painting for the…<\/p>\n

To read the rest of this, please go to SurfExpo.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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