Oceans, Waves and Beaches

photo: Kyle Lishok
Last Friday was our 25th Anniversary Gala.
Thank you to the over 700 people that attended, to the artists that created the stunning works that were a part of the third Art for the Oceans auction, to the volunteers that were the backbone of evening, to our staff and board, and to the musicians [...]

Think of this as a math equation.
What do you get when you start with The Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main Street,
add The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour,
then add Kiss’s Hotter than Hell…
… and then throw in the most important surf film of all time… Endless Summer?
Aside from a sonic mashup du jour… you get John Van [...]

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Victor Kerpel interprets G Land [Surfrider’s from Surfrider Foundation on Vimeo.
More art here. Tickets to this Friday’s event/auction here.

Swami’s aka Noonan’s Point16″ x 43.5″ Oil on Linen
A few days before Michael Cassidy moved from North County San Diego (or Oregon) last year I went to his house and picked up two pieces, both portraits. One of blues master Lightling Hopkins and another of a Polynesian woman. I had gawked at his work from [...]

More art here.
Tickets to this Friday’s event/auction here.

Ok, so I’m guessing you know about this week’s 25th Anniversary Gala. I’m sure you also know about the art auction that is happening within the Gala.
The above images are from Barry McGee a.k.a. Twist. I happen to be a massive Twist fan so I’m uber-stoked that he’s part of the mix. That said, the [...]

Thomas Campbell’s take on Pipe. More on this here.
More art here.
Tickets to this Friday’s event/auction here.

Waves draw us in. They do this in so many ways. But we interpret them differently. Some might see a wave through the eyes of a surfer and want to harness the natural flow and power. The opposite is the person who is fearful of breaking waves. One of the more interesting things I’ve noticed [...]

Russell Crotty has taken Sunset Beach for next Friday’s 25th Anniversary Gala. Details on the event here. All the artwork can be seen on Surfline here.

Event info here. All the works online here.