Luis Garcia-Nerey

It’s always exciting to get back in the studio – I was lucky enough to have done that recently with friend and fellow artist Luis Garcia-Nerey. He is an extremely talented, local artist whom I’ve admired for several years now. He was invited to do a window display for Art Basel on Lincoln Road for the Art Center . He created a large scale sculpture made from cardboard, found wood, and a piano. It was an honor to help him with this project – please take some time to check him out either on his website or in his studio in the Art Center on Lincoln Road. Enjoy the video that was made during the install of the piece – Thanks again Luis!

From here to Hawaii

The McVays are moving to Hawaii and I couldn’t imagine them leaving without a board for Maddy to learn to ride on. It was my first board, and now it’s hers. It was fun to paint and I hope it will bring many smiles and new memories to the McVays. Love you all  - Merry Christmas, Safe travels and Just Keep Paddling.

Respect Your Beach

 From pen and  ink to cotton and print ,the new Miami Chapter Surfrider Foundation tee shirts are finally here! A huge thank you to Mike Gibaldi and Shane Close , it was great working with you. The tees are being sold for $15 each, all proceeds will be going to Surfrider Foundation and will be available on their website soon, so keep an eye out, or let me know if you’re interested in buying one. They are available in two colors, grey and dark green, Sm, Med, Lg and Xl for men and Sm, Med, Lg and Xl for women.

NUTCRACKER

Inspired by the old fitting room door handles from Quiksilver I painted this deck, another CROMO original.

Bustin CROMO

I was given the opportunity to paint a blank Bustin Board: Based out of NYC Bustin Boards make amazing original decks that you can customize yourself. Rick Sanchez, approached me and asked me to paint a crowned crane on his blank. I was more than honored, and this is what came of it. Thanks Rick!

It makes sense.

I am inspired by the daily beauty of my surroundings. Yesterday I sat down, sketchbook and pen and started drawing. Then went for a walk down Lincoln Road snapped some pictures of things that interested me, and it all made sense.

More Decks

I finally got around to painting some  fun shaped  old school decks from Ride 207 with images that simply make me smile. The fish painting is influenced by a calendar that I recently bought by Taschen and the truck is a momento from Portland, Maine. If you are interested in purchasing either of these decks please feel free to contact me.

MOCA BASH POP UP STORE

The MOCA has invited our Quiksilver shop to do a mini Pop Up shop in the museum. With an amazing team, a great sandwich break at LALAs Bakery, and a few hours of work, we transformed an empty gift shop into a surf shop with roots. The grand opening and big event is tomorrow, Saturday night from 8 pm- 12 am.  We’ll be selling surfboards, skateboards, and just about everything else you can imagine  a perfect mini shop would have. Thank you to Gary Kessler, Sofia Rajan, Diogo Montrarollo and Alejandro Gonzalez for the opportunity to be a part of this ! A few team mates along with myself will be there tomorrow night. Aloha!
You can read about how it all went at  Socialmiamil.com -

MOCA BASH SURFS UP

Last month I was invited to do a live painting  in front of 400 guests for a pre party at the Catalina hotel as a fundraising event by  held by the MOCA.
Click NBC Miami or The New Times to check out more images from the event.

REESE FORBES, BABY DRAKE AND STUART.

Wow!  Pro Skateboarder Reese Forbes stopped into the shop with beautiful baby Drake and friend Stuart Sheldon to say hello today. Reese even climbed my favorite yellow ladder to sign a poster for us. It was great to meet more of the Quilsilver Ohana. Thanks for hanging out Reese, stop by anytime!… inspired , I’m gonna go skate now – Peace!