Art by Ollie Longuet

Drop knee

Finished this one a while back. I even posted a small video of the "making-of" but i just realized I never posted the finished product online.
It's 8x16ish ... or close enough-ish

Full serie

Another full series: The musicians. Available as a Poster

Found this old marker sketch 2005 while looking at my older stuff... always liked this one for some reason.

Small 10x10 inches finished last nigh

Quick study

Another quick post before I sign off for 2 weeks tomorrow.
Trying to work out the underwater effects...

It's been all surf related stuff this past month, but I still do a lot of these, commissions mostly although I'm re-building a small stock for galleries.

A while back I made a small logo for a friend a board shapper, Paul smith of Glide Surfboards. In exchange Paul was kind enough to also offer to shape a surfboard with him at his place.

It was a fantastic experience, Paul is the most patient teacher I've met, breaks everything down it simple steps and is always ready to guide your hand back in the right direction. He shows you how to use the tools, and how not to use them, and would typically show me the steps on one side of the board, leaving me the other side to do ... It's amazing even just to watch. I recommend the experience at least once.

While I was there, Paul had board shapper and glasser, Zeph Carrigg staying with him. for those who don't know him, he's one of the best (if not the best) board shapper and glasser in california, and possibly the world: www.boarddesign.net

I must say having Paul and Zeph watch you while you're butchering your way through a surfboard blank blank is the most intimidating thing.

Jokes were exchanged all they about my inclination for swapping paintings for just about anything (boards, instruments, tools, women) ... till it wasn't a joke anymore and Zeph and I decided to trade art, so Zeph would glass my new made board in exchange for a painting

So Paul and Zeph, thank you, it's a day I definitely wont forget.

One for Kerry

Had a great weekend in Kerry about a year ago and always though I should do a few paintings of kerry's waves...

The full Black and White surfing serie

finaly got it complete. here it is.

3 T-shirts should be coming out soon. I'll keep you posted

Johan's Duet

I'm getting a lot done this month. Just as well because i'll be signing of for 3 odd weeks in August, between holidays and visitors I won't have much time to dedicate to painting.

Here's a new one I finished last night fro Johan and Una.

I also made a new video of the whole painting process.
These work out well for people so I think I'll be making more of them.

...and a new one.

... also, added as a print :)

Ashton Howard inspired

Available as aprint

New Print Available

I have a growing selection of prints available with Photo4me.

Pure Glass

Sometimes it's good to try something different.
I'm always interested in the "wet canvas" technique and this is my take on it.
I filmed the whole painting which took one session of just over 2hrs.
Available as a print

Here's the video bellow

A Wave for Ronan

Small painting I finshed last weekend.

Done & Gone. This is going with me to the Lorient Interceltic festival and will be handed over to artist Ronan Guivach. Check out his work

Bellow is a video of the whole painting process. This style of painting takes a lot of time do make, about 2 sessions of 2 hours.

Friday Sessions #1

Just finished this today.
It should be going to a gallery in the next couple of weeks .

Help preserve Crab and Doolin waves

http://www.petitiononline.com/Doolin10/petition.html

More Black and White

More Black and white.
They kinda look cool.
I think they'd look great as a logo or as a single little drawing on a board.

At the cliffs.

I've had this one finished for a couple of weeks now but I simply forgot to post it here. It's now on it's way to get framed.

It took me a while to know where I wanted to go with it though.Funny how some paintings simply come out straight away and other take you through a long process and a lot of re working and thinking.

All in all, I'm happy with it, especially considering that there's technically two paintings in there :)