I just finished this painting. I wanted to include the entrance of the port and the basque flag somehow. It was challenging to get the composition right but I really enjoyed doing this one I must say.
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Surfing is a bit like coming late on the last minutes of an opera. You try to tiptoe your way in, hoping you won't get thrown out, only to hear the last few chords of a symphony that started long before even bought your ticket.
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I just finished making my new surfboard. This is my 2nd attempt a shaping/glassing something on my own. I'm quite happy with how it turned out. Can't wait to test it now.
It's a 5'10 mini-Simmons outline. Flat bottom and very little rocker. Slight concave in the tail with glassed on keels (home made cloth inlay) and of course my own art on it.
Over the past week I have been making a series of iPhone (3&4) hard cases in collaboration with Redbubble.
I got a few samples and I really like them. They are very tough and durable. The designs are embedded into the case so the design is there for life – no fading or peeling.
Also, it still allows access to all the device features which sounds obvious but for some reasons my old cases didn't.
I've had this painting done a while now but I decided to re-post it since I made a small driftwood frame for it with pieces I collected where I normally surf. I think if fits the painting quite well.
"Shorebreak" 24 x 12 in (61 x30 cm) oil on canvas board - Driftwood Frame Reduced price : €370 ($524)
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One of my paintings made the cover of Tonnta surf magazine this winter. I'm delighted about it and The issue comes with a 6 pages interview and... ... a surprise.
nodp Emerald Surfwear just released their new collection. One of their new tees is part collaboration we've had for the past year now and features one of my artwork. I'm delighted with the way they came out and I want to say a bit thanks to Alan of Emerald Surfwear for his great appreciation for the emergent Irish surf art and his support to artists.
Check out Derek from Wave tribe introducing their Eco Surf Wax.
I collaborated with wave tribe and made the packaging for the four different types of wax, using my own artwork.
Big thanks wavetribe and thanks derek for the mention in the video ;)
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Alan of Emerald Surfwear, looking please with a board painting I did for them. The board itself is on display at the Emerald Surfwear shop in Galway.
I made a few boards before but I never had a proper rack for it. Since I needed one immediately to start glassing a board I'd just shapped, but didn't have access to proper 2x4 pieces of wood to make it, I decided to improvise with what I had. Here's a small shaping rack I made from old pallet wood.
Flip it over and there is my glassing stand. happy.
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Well, it seems my frame attracted some attention. The folks from Emerald Surfwear (who also use some of my art for their clothing line) asked me to do a couple of sturdy looking driftwood frames for some of their display tee shirts for their shop in Limerick. Check it out