- Posted
- 23 Dec 2008
- Circa
- 04 Sep 2004
- Tags
- journal art illustration surfing
While researching a possible career in illustration, and being a keen surfer, I noticed that the genre of "surf art" had potential, but was also cluttered with some of the worst kitsch I'd yet seen.
I tend to want to draw and paint the things I am currently obsessed with. At the time it was surfing, and so I often used to watch surf movies with a sketchbook on my lap. I'd draw scenes as if I were on the boat in the Mentawais as well. If only.
At the same time, I was experimenting with processing hand drawn images on a computer. The result was this series of surf-inspired hybrid-media images, with these two being the best examples. I like to think that they're a little less tacky than the rest of the genre.
