Productive messy desk

November 22, 2019November 23, 2019

I promise I haven’t just been traveling and online shopping for sweatpants (Ok I have. Sweatpants roundup is coming soon, although I’m kind of baffled at how sweats are now costing the same as a

You know all those inspiring pictures you see of artist’s studios. Bright, light, kind of spacious with big canvases, palettes full of paint, and just inspiration spewing out of the walls. Yeah, That’s not mine.

Messy Desk Update

July 25, 2019

I keep on telling myself to keep it simple and do some quick paintings…then these happen. They’re kind of all over the place, and in the end, they just make me want to paint more.

Goldfish Kiss X Rip Curl

June 30, 2019June 30, 2019

If you see me with a little extra pep in my step today, it’s because a new Rip Curl X Goldfish Kiss collection just launched. In fact, it’s our FOURTH collection. Pinch me. Seriously. If

The Latest From My Messy Desk

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019

I think I just started a series called “Bloomin Drones.” Drone surfing shots, but, you know, with a ton of blooms. Because…art. Why the heck not? Might as well have some fun with it, give

Custom Vans For a Great Cause

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019

Well, I switched up my canvas for a good cause. For nine years now, Vans has held its Custom Culture Contest that is aimed at bringing awareness to the diminishing art budgets in schools around the nation.

The Latest From My Messy Desk

April 6, 2019

Art. It’s quite therapeutic. Sorry if I’m repetitive when I say that, but there’ just something about sitting down at my desk, (or any table really) and putting paint to paper. Even if my desk is surrounded by

A tale from the messy desk

February 1, 2019February 9, 2019

Here’s the latest from my messy desk, along with a big facepalm moment. This painting is called, “Smile Sunshine” and it’s what happens when I actually put on noise-canceling headphones and zone out to some

Colorful Chaos

January 7, 2019January 7, 2019

Here’s the latest from my messy desk. Or shall I call it my three feet of organized colorful chaos. The first painting… is keeping the “Painting places I want to go to someday” theme alive. I believe the

Fact: my dream car is an

November 28, 2018December 12, 2018

Fact: my dream car is an old orange beach truck (Scout, Bronco, Blazer, I don’t care). Other Fact: I’d be a below sub-par board shaper, but a decent board decorator. One More Fact: Prints of

This here is a giant cockle

November 19, 2018December 12, 2018

This here is a giant cockle shell. Actually, the specific name is a Van Hyning’s Cockle ( I think. I just googled it.) I never find them, I swear they find me, and it’s usually while

HERE’S THE LATEST FROM MY MESSY

November 9, 2018December 12, 2018

HERE’S THE LATEST FROM MY MESSY DESK: I got a tad bit carried away with the top one, which is a good thing. It’s called Eye See Peace and is just a friendly, colorful, funky

Favorite part about cleaning my office =

October 21, 2018December 12, 2018

Favorite part about cleaning my office = getting distracted and spreading out a bunch of paintings. I really need to stop hoarding them all and selling some originals. But in the meantime, I shall keep on

HERE’S THE LATEST FROM MY DESKI

September 14, 2018December 12, 2018

HERE’S THE LATEST FROM MY DESK I call that top one, Pucker Up Beach (it was actually inspired by a time I tried to do this exact thing with some micro shells for a pic,

I decided to take the whole

August 29, 2018December 12, 2018

I decided to take the whole shell painting thing quite literally. Turns out the porous and chalky looking shells absorb watercolors really well. So, I grabbed a brush, some paint, and water, then messed around with