Call to Create, oil on canvas 46x46”
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I love painting surf culture and the nostalgia that goes along with it. I particularly enjoy painting the Duke Kahanamoku because of his contributions to surfing, swimming, (breaking world swim records -the freestyle 100-meter in 1911) along with breaking racial boundaries and showing the world the beautiful culture of Hawaii and the meaning of Aloha.
In this painting, he is surrounded by friends at San Onofre beach, and these friends were our surfing forefathers and mothers from the 40’s and 50’s. I included the iconic palm-frond covered surf shack that still exists at San Onofre beach to this day, even though the roads to San-O beach have washed out.. I can only identify one gentleman in the painting and that is Barry who stands behind the Duke and was the founder of the San Onofre surf club.
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This painting illustrates a moment during Duke's visit to Australia. On Thursday, December 24th in 1914, he pulled 15-year-old Isabell Letham (featured on the far left and on the wave with Duke) out of the crowd to tandem surf in front of crowds who had never seen someone standing up on a surfboard, let alone two people riding the same board. This was the most significant day in the history of Australian surfing.
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Winning wine label in the “Figurative” category, Orange Muscat by Kelsey See Canyon Vineyards
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Journeying to the middle sections of a mural I’m creating in my studio, ‘Remember: Life’s Seasons’ is a tribute to 3 young teens and one teacher from Dixon high school who passed away recently. The teen’s would have graduated in June of 2020.
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“Hedwig” inspired by Samantha Bloom’s love of Harry Potter
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Back of Avila Beach Lifeguard Tower #1, illustrating my family’s diving roots
Photo by Jay Olson.
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“Motherhood” 30x40” Oil on canvas by Colleen Gnos
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“Avila Beach Whales” Hand painted in oil on panel, mounted on a ship’s helm 23x23”
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