{"id":5416,"date":"2013-09-28T11:59:01","date_gmt":"2013-09-28T19:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/?p=5416"},"modified":"2013-09-28T11:59:01","modified_gmt":"2013-09-28T19:59:01","slug":"20-pieces-20-days-the-battle-of-the-paddle-day-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/20-pieces-20-days-the-battle-of-the-paddle-day-12\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Pieces 20 Days – THE BATTLE OF THE PADDLE – Day 12"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>FOR THE NEXT 20 DAYS, I’M CREATING 20 ORIGINAL ART PIECES that reflect my thought process and where my ideas originate from. \u00a0 \u00a0TODAY IS DAY 12!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n I’m painting from the heart, just having fun with it. \u00a0You might love ’em, you might hate ’em, but either way, I hope they invoke a feeling for you.<\/em><\/p>\n (If you share my posts, please tag \u00a0#20×20 #drewbrophy #SurfArt #20Pieces20Days)<\/em><\/p>\n Today’s Painting is #12 of 20 in this #20×20 Series,\u00a0titled\u00a0THE BATTLE OF THE PADDLE<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a016″ x 2o” on Canvas Board, medium\u00a0Uni Poscas Paint Pens<\/a>.<\/p>\n The “Gerry Lopez Battle of the Paddle” is the biggest standup paddle race in the world, held at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point. \u00a0The event brings together so many great athletes and people who are stoked on the sport.<\/p>\n The first one was held in 2008, and I was commissioned by Rainbow Sandals to create the artwork <\/a>for the poster, t-shirts and signage.<\/p>\n In 2009 Rainbow Sandals hired me to paint a Mural, live<\/a>, onsite during the event.<\/p>\n I decided to paint this at the Battle of the Paddle event, right on the beach.<\/p>\n I can remember many years ago when I was first introduced to Standup paddleboarding, when Laird Hamilton brought it from Hawaii, I had visions of ancient Hawaiian warriors marauding each other’s islands.<\/p>\n