"Between Sets" 

Even in California, there are some days that are so clear, you can see the bottom while surfing . . . and warm enough to not have to wear a full-suit. I love those days.

"The Shack"

 Classic Windansea scene.

"Waimea Bay" 

When Waimea is breaking everyone kind of just stops what they are doing to just watch. The wave is amazing, the guys taking off are amazing - everything about the place is. You can spend all day just soaking it in. Its mesmerizing.

"Swamis" 

Just hanging out on a beautiful sunny day. I love the feel of this painting.  I had it at an art show in Encinitas, and two people told me this guy's name, but I forgot it. Then I had it at a show in the 101 Artist's Colony, and Michael Narchi saw it and recognized himself. I am glad he liked it.

"Trestles" 

The waves were as good this day as the picture makes it look. This was the first time I really surfed Lowers, and it was as good as everyone always says it can be. I remember seeing this wave in the magazines growing up, and not believing Southern California could be so perfect. I had so much fun this day. Best day in years for me.

“The Best Seat in the House" 

I have been trying to get a shot like this for a long time, and was so happy when my film came back. Actually the guy paddling out is the same guy that is riding the wave, and if you have spent any time at Windansea the past couple years, you will recognize him.

"Surf n Sea"

I wish there was a way to test boards before you bought them. There are so many out there, and they all look good. It is so great when you get one that works unreal. Surf n Sea is a good place to check for the next one when the funds are low.

"Windansea Evening" 

Windansea has one of the best waves in San Diego county, and a nice little shack to boot.

"Pipeline Photographers"

 A beautiful day on the North Shore with a lot going on in and out of the water. Business as usual.

"Neptune and Nautilus" 

Every day I take my son to kindergarten. I am the only parent to take their child on a skateboard. Everyone else drives a huge SUV or van or something. He likes it, and so do I. I still wish I could ride my skateboard to the beach. That would be way better.

"Off the Wall Longboard" 

Sometimes it takes as much mental preparation as it does physical preparation to surf the North Shore. And sometimes its so beautiful, you just have to sit and look.

‘Air”

It seems like everyone can get air at will these days.  I did a nice little one last year, but none since then.   

"Pipe Girls" 

Some of the girls on the North Shore are hard chargers.

"Dec. 21, 2005"

This is the second to last painting of the sequence from the big day at Blacks, and my favorite painting from this wave. It was really fun to paint. I like the water in the foreground, and how green it is, reflecting off the lip that is all lit up from the sun. Truly a unique wave on a great day.

"Oceanside Sunset" 

Here is a nice shot of a bright sunset. I hope no boogie boarders get mad, but I changed the guy walking from a boogie boarder to a surfer. It was easy to do. I think the figure just needed a little more added to it - to give it weight against the pier.

"Reflecting Sumner Canyon"

The wave at Blacks is kind of a challenge to ride when it is this big. It usually doesn't throw top to bottom, and there is a big flat spot in the middle, that really slows a rider down compared to how fast the wave moves. So even when it looks perfect, there are some difficulties. Thats not every day, but you can see the flat spot on this wave right where Sumner canyon is reflected in the water.

"Wax"

This is such a fun image for me.  Depending on which show I take it to, I can tell if it is a surf town or not.  If I am a little bit inland people either don’t even see this one, or don’t know what it is.  But, if I am in, like Encinitas, everyone will react to the bars of wax stacked up.  Their either have a stack like this, or want one.

"The Casa " 

Looking at the children's pool from the cove in La Jolla, with Boomers breaking nicely.

"Wet Cobbles"

When I do a painting now, I think if it could go in the children’s book I am working on about a day at the beach through my kids eyes. I like this painting, and it may end up in the book. Even though my kids have never stacked rocks.

"Blacks"

5 x 12 1/2 - $35      8 x 18 1/2 - $45

This print comes unmatted

Man oh Man, does Blacks make a pretty wave. It draws quite a crowd, and sometimes you can even get a wave all to yourself.

"Goat Trail Revisited"

This painting is so fun for me.  It is a good reminder of Dec 21, 2005.  Our first big Wednesday.  It was the most incredible day.  After surfing until I was too beat to keep taking beatings, I swam back out with my camera, to shoot. I wish I shot more, because the conditions were perfect. I learned it is so much easier to swim under waves than to try to duck dive them with a surfboard.   It was truly an historic day in San Diego.  And I was proud to have this painting published in The San Diego Flora society’s book “The Land of Sunlight”.  Its a book of paintings done of San Diego scenes done by contemporary artists

"Pipeline" 

The next two shots on this page were taken by Dr. Bruce Robbins. He is an avid bodysurfer, and has graciously let me paint some shots he has taken. As I was painting this one, I just loved the image, and idea that the only equipment this guy has is some trunks and a board - to ride what is naturally provided. Look at other sports like snowboarding or golf, and compare what is needed. Surfing feels so pure. As I write this, I can only think of bodysurfing, which can be done with less.

"Bodysurf" 

Bodysurfing technically can be done without anything. Even trunks. But fins do help. This painting was also done from a shot by Bruce.  It is perfect. It shows a great wave, and someone who knows how to ride it. Look for more bodysurfing shots from Dr. Robbins file in the future.

"Torrey Pines" 

My son saw this painting, and all he could say was "oooh, train tracks." He is 3 and crazy for trains.

"Cove" 

If you live in San Diego and you are a painter, eventually you will paint the cove, in La Jolla. Even if you don't live in SD, if you paint seascapes, chances are you will also paint the cove some time in your career. It is one of California's most beautiful beaches.

"Swamis Afternoon" 

Another beautiful day nearing the end. I love the shadows on this painting, and the wave, and the whole place. Swamis is great.

"Waimea Light" 

It may not always be sunny on the North Shore, but it is always beautiful.

"8AM”

This couple is walking down to Pipes, but that is Swamis in the background, and the familiar pinnensula make it a great painting.

"Honu"

"Cruising Turtle " 

I keep painting turtles. Sometimes people ask me what my favorite painting that I’ve done is. One time when I was asked this, I pointed to this one. I love it.

"Coconuts" 

This is a great image. I need to paint more paintings like this one.  And it helps me remember so many great things from Hawaii.

"Solo Pelican" 

It took me four tries to get a background I liked for this painting. Actually it was more like six. But when I got it how I liked it, I really liked it.  I think if I counted, I may have painted as many turtles as pelicans in my career.  I doubt I’ll ever get tired of either of them. 

"Running Sandpipers"

More cool little birds. I got this shot one day at Blacks, and you can see the cliffs reflected in the water.

"Paddle Out" 

The only way I could get this blue water was to be in Hawaii. The sun was shining and the waves were fun, and my friend Nathan Johnson was paddling out to Goat Island with me.  Good times.

"Under Water" 

After surfing three hours at Rocky Point one day, I still didn't want to leave. So I swam back out to the lineup and bodysurfed for a while. The water was warm and beautiful, the sun was shining, and the waves were great. What a perfect day. This is the life, and view that the fish that live there have. What lucky fish.

"Bird of Paradise" 

I have wanted to paint these flowers for a long time, but could never get a shot I liked. I do like this one though. I don't paint flowers very much, because there are a lot of people who do paint them really well, and I usually see other cool stuff to paint, but they are cool flowers. They are flowers right, not plants?

"On the Nose" 

It took me so long to get this shot. Not only is it hard for me to get to the tip of my board, but trying to use a camera up there makes it almost impossible for me. I need to surf better. But I do like this painting

"Malibu" 

This is from another picture that was taken by Bill Harris of  his son Billy, at a contest in, guess where. Bill and his wife Gretchen were nice enough to let me use their picture for this painting. I love it. Even though I didn't take the picture, it is exactly the image I like to paint. Thank you Harris'

"Shoreline Prep" 

This is the third painting I have done of this guy getting his board ready for a surf. I did it because I love the shallow water that you can see through, in his reflection. The whole painting was done for that reflection. I'm glad the rest of the scene was there because its a cool shot of things I love to paint.

"Late afternoon Session"

I love painting the reflections of things in wet sand. And I love painting people with their surfboards looking cool. I would like to thank Mandy and Max Newbold for looking so cool holding their surfboards while standing on the wet sand.

"Window Shopping 3" 

This is my third painting in the window shopping series, and it probably took me the longest. There are just so many boards in the Surf Ride shop in Solana Beach. I wish I could ride them all. Of course most of them are way, way too small for me. When I was 16, my board was 5'8", and these boards would be the perfect size. Now my shortest board is 6'3, and I need a good wave to get it going.

"Evening" 

Just imagine a low tide on a warm evening, and you are waiting for your buddie to catch his last wave in. That is this painting.

"Window Shopping" 

This is from Hansen's window in Encinitas. Again, as part of my lif's journal, this is from when I went shopping for a new board, and the beginning of a series I'm going to work on. I like the way it came out.

"PB Surf Check" 

After I painted this picture,  I saw this girl surfing La Jolla Shores in the morning. She was really good too. I wonder if she would ever happen across my website and recognize herself. If I ever see her again, I'll try to tell her to check it out, without sounding like I'm giving her a line.

"Shores Seawall"

Its cool to hang out at La Jolla Shores on a sunny summer afternoon. The waves aren't always the best in town, but it is always fun before and after any surf session. Sometimes even during a surf session is fun.

"Tower 1" 

This shot was taken in the summer. The marine layer was just burning off, and there was a longboard contest for the Oceanside surf club by the pier. Where else would a bunch of longboards go between heats?

"La Jolla Shores" 

I did a painting similar to this one before, but this is a little bigger and has an angle I like better. The waves probably weren't as good as the painting makes it look that day. That is why I like painting. Its fun to embelish a little here and there.

"Oceanside Pier" 

Oceanside has such good waves, and it is different every time I go. One day could be gentle little waves rolling in, and another could be huge pounding barrells. I guess any beach break is like that, but this one is really good.

"Seaside"

This paintings shows what I love to paint. There is great surf, and there are people interacting with it. I can picture myself as each person here. There is the guys on the wave - the young boy who might be intimidated by the size and crowd - the father who can't wait until his son charges out on days like this - and the person just casually getting ready. And I like all those little rocks too.

"Ponytail"

I have seen other paintings of women in this same pose, and I always like them. I was lucky enough to find someone posing like this as she was about to paddle out at swamis, which makes it much cooler. Its funny, she probably never thought she was making the world more beautiful as she was getting ready to go for a surf.

"Cardiff Reef" 

Cardiff Reef is such a fun and friendly wave.  And it seems like everyone is welcome out there.  I wish it wasn’t taken over by those stand up paddle guys though.  They think they are so cool.  But this girl is really cool looking, sitting with her board.  What a fun painting. 

"5" 

What a beautiful shot. This is another shot taken by Bill Harris. Who would have thought that a day when the waves were knee high could produce such fun images. 

"South Mission Jetty"

It can take a lot of driving in CA to find surf that looks good enough to go out for. You have too drive and look, drive and look. But, you can usually find something if you know where to look.

"Exit 8A" 

Some people didn't like it when the sign went up, but since when did a street sign be so helpful and look so cool at the same time?

"Hazy Days at Blacks" 

The surf was so good this morning. But so crowded as well. I caught like 3 crappy inside waves in about 45 minutes. Then I was paddling back out, and this guy tries for a wave, gets caught in the lip, and launched. He landed on me and my board, cracking it 1/3 the way down, prematurely ending my session.  But I got a nice painting from the day. 

"Goat Trail" 

I love this painting.  It show people getting to truly great and even iconic surf Spots in San Diego. Blacks is, at times, a world class waves, and getting to it can be very picturesque. We who live in San Diego can be proud to surf the waves we are given.

"Waiting"

"Hunting"

"Riding"

These last three prints are all hand pulled block prints, so they are all a little different from each other.  Each one is limited to an edition of 50, and come matted to fit a 16 x 20” frame.  They are fun to look at, and I even used the ‘waiting’ one as a t-shirt design. 

$80 each

"Woodies"

People sometimes ask me if I ever paint Woodies.  I usually say I haven’t.  But in this painting, I wanted to paint the bird of paradise plant, and these woodies just happened to be in the background.