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\"\"<\/a>PERCESSION 2012<\/strong> painted by Drew Brophy, Uni Posca Paint Pens on 7’4″single fin retro 1970’s Surfboard shaped by Ron House. \u00a0POST UPDATE: \u00a0THIS BOARD is SOLD!<\/span>\u00a0 A portion of proceeds went to SurfAid’s Board Art Benefit.<\/em><\/p>\n

(But, you can order your own Custom Surfboard Painting, click HERE<\/a> for pricing and order form.)<\/p>\n

There are 3 things that make this surfboard painting special:<\/h1>\n

1 – I\u2019ve painted thousands of surfboards.\u00a0 But this is the first where I\u2019ve painted both sides and wrapped the painting around the rails;<\/strong>
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\n<\/strong>2 – The proceeds are going to SurfAid’s Board Art Benefit and will provide food and water to the people of the beautiful Mentawai Islands, a surfing paradise;<\/p>\n

3 – The theme speaks to the end of the Mayan Calendar in 2012 and what it could mean.<\/p>\n

THE INSPIRATION<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0 I\u2019ve always been fascinated by the stories of ancient civilizations.\u00a0 Most people don\u2019t know this about me, but I\u2019m an amateur historian.\u00a0 I can tell you about the history of just about any civilization with accuracy.<\/p>\n

But I\u2019ve never really painted these subjects until now.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Percession painting was sparked during a recent trip to Puerto Escondido\u00a0Mexico where I flew over the Ancient Aztec Pyramids at Teotihuacan in Mexico City.<\/p>\n

A man that I met on my flight filled my head with crazy legends of the pyramids. \u00a0His stories inspired me to want to go there and stand on the top of the pyramid of the sun.<\/p>\n

While surfing killer waves in Puerto<\/a> a local there told me more stories of ruins in the jungle just outside of town.<\/p>\n

He spoke of how the Zapotec Indians ruled the Pacific coast and built massive cities in the area around Puerto and Oaxaca.<\/p>\n

When they put the road into Puerto Escondido they discovered a massive sculpture of the head of Quetzalcoatl, the god of the underworld.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The sculpture was so large they could not even move it. The road would have to go around it.<\/p>\n

The Indians there believe an awakening is coming in 2012.\u00a0 One man told me about strange lights he had witnessed in a valley, balls of light of different sizes and colors emanating from the horizon at super fast speeds for over a half hour, all of this sent my head spinning as I charged giant tubes.<\/p>\n

Who were these people and where did they go? \u00a0With it being 2012 and all I could not help but let these ideas spill out onto my painting.<\/p>\n

THE PAINTING:<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0The Pecession 2012 painting depicts the center of a crumbling Mayan Calendar being overtaken by the roots of the Tree of Life. \u00a0A golden snake spirals from the sky, wrapping around the surfboard. This marks the end of days and the return of Quetzalcoatl.<\/p>\n

The pyramid on the bottom of the board represents a re-awakening of ancient knowledge.<\/p>\n

The waves on the top and bottom of the board represent stories of the great flood and Mother Nature\u2019s ability to reclaim the planet.<\/p>\n

The balls of energy emanating from the calendar are spheres of light, essentially energy, our life force.<\/p>\n

In the final days you will either be doomed to start over, or be transformed with this awakened knowledge.<\/span> It begs for an answer to a question:<\/p>\n

How have you lived your life?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Drew<\/p>\n

*For insight on my history of painting surfboards, please Read “What makes a surfboard special – why you should buy this board<\/a>” on the Board Art Benefit Blog.<\/p>\n

This surfboard was painted for the SurfAid’s Board Art Benefit\u00a0in Solana Beach, CA. \u00a0Other artists and shapers include legend Gerry Lopez and artists Phil Roberts, Spencer Reynolds, Matt Beard, Rick Rietveld, Eric Abel, and so many more great surf artists.<\/em><\/p>\n

UPDATE ON 3-26-2012: \u00a0This surfboard painting was purchased March 2012 by collector Greg P. of Leucadia, California.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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