Club Of The Waves
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February 7th, 2010
A must see video on the lifeguards and heroes of the North Shore of Hawaii titled "Guardians of the Sea" put together by explore.org
More info...
February 2nd, 2010
This collection of watercolor paintings and accompanying story were kindly offered to COTW by artist/surfer Ron Croci from his recent surf trip to Bali, in December 2009. We'd like to thank Ron for another in a long line of fantastic contributions to Club Of The Waves... As always, a really stunning body of work with words to match, we hope you enjoy them too...
www.clubofthewaves.com/surf_culture_bali.php
All the watercolors are available for sale, for a very reasonable price from the artist...
www.roncroci.com
January 26th, 2010
Introducing Australian bodyboarding/surf photographer Ben Lee. Great portfolio, check out his work...
www.clubofthewaves.com/photographerprofiles/ben_lee.html
www.benleephoto.com.au
January 2nd, 2010
Happy New Year! A new year, a new year photographer on COTW... Scott Dickerson lives, surfs and shoots in Alaska... his portfolio is an impressive collection of beautiful/scenic shots of glassy waves, snowy mountain backdrops and hardcore surfers braving the icy water! Check it out...
www.clubofthewaves.com/photographerprofiles/scott_dickerson.html
www.scottdickerson.com
December 19th, 2009
Check out the latest surf artist to be added to Club Of The Waves... Mark Howard grew up in Florida but now resides on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. He has a great body of work, bursting with colour and dreamlike landscapes. Take a look...
www.clubofthewaves.com/artistprofiles/mark_howard.html
www.markofinspiration.com
December 16th, 2009
Great find! Check out all these vintage surfing posters, I love them! Those were the days eh! And some great surf art featured on the majority of the posters too! It's a shame we rely so much on computers and vector illustrations nowadays, when a lovely painted, illustrated or hand-rendered poster is so much nicer (and collectible)...
See more here... and leave a comment too if you like them! ;)
December 10th, 2009
December's monthly exhibit and interview on COTW is with Californian surf artist Colleen Gnos... Check out the interview and enjoy the art...
www.clubofthewaves.com/art_exhibit_colleen_gnos.php
www.artbycolleengnos.com
November 25th, 2009
Check out some lush photos from the latest featured surf photographer on COTW and 2009 "Follow the Light Foundation" finalist; Myles McGuinness...
www.clubofthewaves.com/photographerprofiles/myles_mcguinness.html
www.9mphoto.com
November 12th, 2009
November's monthly exhibit on COTW is with Japanese surf artist Mayumi Tsubokura, interspersed with photos from Myumi's personal archives tracking his encounters with many of surfing's icons/heroes, past and present...
His experiences span him being pulled from the water after wiping out by Rabbit Kekai and being personally coached by him the next day, hanging with Eddie Aikau, nursing injuries for Laird Hamilton, instigating the great surf documentary Riding Giants by introducing Darrick Doerner and Laird to one of the producers, being nicknamed by Gerry Lopez, meeting Frank Sinatra and even saving Miki Dora's life!!! His personal photo collection includes photos of a young Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Andy Irons, Taylor Knox and many more.
Check out the interview and enjoy the art and photos from his personal archives...
www.clubofthewaves.com/art_exhibit_mayumi_tsubokura.php
www.mayumi.fr
November 10th, 2009
Check out these cool illustrations by Brazilian artist & Art Director Tom Veiga. This series is called "Serie Waves" and is intended to "reflect the beauty of the sea and the waves through the design". Very nice work. Enjoy...
www.clubofthewaves.com/artistprofiles/tom_veiga.html
www.seriewaves.com
November 5th, 2009
If you were following the Beach Fights feature on COTW a few weeks back by Californian artist/surfer Ron Croci, then you'll be pleased to hear there is a new (15th) addition to the series of short stories. This time not from the past though, this fight was one Ron witnessed just recently at his home break. And don't forget to comment on this story or the feature/subject as a whole in the COTW forum! This one is titled "Drop In"...
www.clubofthewaves.com/surf_culture_beach_fights.php#fifteen
www.roncroci.com
November 1st, 2009
Just updated surf photographer Lucia Griggi's profile with great new shots and info, check it out...
www.clubofthewaves.com/photographerprofiles/lucia_griggi.html
www.luciadaniellagriggi.co.uk
www.whereislucia.co.uk
October 26th, 2009
The latest photographer to join COTW is Australian Alex Marks. When not shooting, Alex runs www.bluesnapper.com.au documenting and showcasing the surf on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia. Check out his work...
www.clubofthewaves.com/photographerprofiles/alex_marks.html
www.bluesnapper.com.au
October 20th, 2009
COTW's latest featured artist has an unusual but very cool style, which I'm sure you'll enjoy. He works with oil paints and multi-layering of 12k-22k gold leaf. Originally from New Zealand, now working in Kauai, Hawaii. Troy is a well-travelled surfer/artist, which is reflected in his surfing and island inspired art. Check it out...
www.clubofthewaves.com/artistprofiles/troy_carney.html
www.troycarney.com
www.exotictribes.com
Also - See and read about his latest piece "Nalu Kai"...
www.clubofthewaves.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=569
October 12th, 2009
Presenting the latest surf artist on COTW... Alex Krastev is an artist at Quiksilver in California. Originally from Europe, Alex moved to Morocco when he was young and so started his love affair with surfing and Moroccan culture, which is evident in his work. Enjoy...
www.clubofthewaves.com/artistprofiles/alex_krastev.html
http://future-seas.blogspot.com
October 11th, 2009
Just updated British surf photographer; Roger Sharp's (aka. Sharpy) profile on COTW. If you haven't seen Sharpy's online surf magazine Slide Magazine, then go check it out for tons of features, photos and articles. And keep up to date with Slide on Twitter, Sharpy's currently shooting (the lack of surf) in Mundaka, Spain for the 2009 Billabong Pro.
www.clubofthewaves.com/photographerprofiles/sharpy.html
www.slidemag.co.uk
October 10th, 2009
Just updated Brazilian (now in Australia) surf artist; Fernanda O'Connell's profile on COTW with some really nice new paintings of waves, enjoy...
www.clubofthewaves.com/artistprofiles/fernanda_oconnell.html
http://fernanda-surfart.blogspot.com
October 5th, 2009
I'm excited to announce a cool new photo exhibit and interview with award-winning Aussie surf photographer Trent Mitchell! Trent's work is something special, I hope you agree when you see it. Trent recently had 4 photos in the running for the Surfer Poll 2009 Photo of the Year Award and is a former Photo Editor at ASL magazine, before moving on to do what he does best, taking great photos! Check it out...
www.clubofthewaves.com/art_exhibit_trent_mitchell.php
"I don't believe any amount of words could do justice to the photographs Trent captures. Images that are beyond words; now that's something pretty damn special." - Editor of Riptide magazine
www.tmphoto.com.au
October 4th, 2009
Those of you that follow the pro surfing scene may already be familiar with the latest COTW artist's work... South African surf artist Martin Bakker sculptured the recent "Floating Trophy" for the 2009 Billabong Pro at Jeffreys Bay, awarded to this years winner Joel Parkinson (as seen below). Martin's work focuses mainly on Jeffreys Bay... In Martin's words "...preserve the classic look of J-Bay that I fell in love with all those years ago". His portfolio features a mixture of sculpture, etchings and oil paintings. Check it out...
www.clubofthewaves.com/artistprofiles/martin_bakker.html
www.martinbakker.com

October 1st, 2009
Jean Marie Drouet is a French artist with a wonderful portfolio of surf and beach culture inspired art. I love how his paintings capture the peaceful, beach, family & community scene/feel on the beach... the before, after and during the surf, whether the subject is, will or has been surfing or not, check it out...
www.clubofthewaves.com/artistprofiles/jean_marie_drouet.html
www.jeanmariedrouet.com