Olive is my dog, and she’s coming out with me whenever the waves are small and fast. I guess I have a bit of time on my hands, and making stencils is a favorite way of mine to fill up that time. I don’t yet have the guts to put one of my stencils in a public area where I might get busted for vandalism, so I tend to stick with placing them on my surfboards. Olive is on my Sperm Whale from Channel Islands, and she might see some action at Ocean Beach mañana given the current forecast.
I discovered professional surfer/ artist Tyler Warren while checking out the Captain Fin Co. blog. They were featuring a surfboard he shaped, and it turns out he’s not only a great surfer and surfboard shaper, but also a pretty darn good artist. Most of his work is surf or beach themed. I ordered one of his prints and it came numbered and signed by Tyler. It’s actually the first print I’ve ever ordered, and I was totally impressed with the quality. It even came with a personal thank you note written out on masking tape!
You can check out more of his art at Art By Tyler Warren.
If you catch the #11 bus at Magazine and Valmont in New Orleans, you might have noticed a new addition to the stop. An unknown artist left a functional piece of art, making use of some red and yellow paint and some Abita bottle caps. Thank you mystery artist, now I have a place to sit while waiting for the bus in this 100 degree heat.
I recently started an art project that utilizes small pieces of magazines as the medium for creating my work. I’ve chosen to recreate the photo of David Pharaoh, “Last King of the Montauk”, who’s image appears on the cover of the book, The Montaukett Indians of Eastern Long Island (photo: right).
I’ve been tearing off small piecess from the pages of magazines that have the right color palate to accurately reflect the tones in the photo. The canvas I’m working on is 6′ x 4′ and I have a feeling this is going to take me a while to complete, so please feel free to send any of your previously read magazine my way.
Full shot of the canvas.
Side-by-side with the photo and the artwork.
Close up.
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