Hand painted surfboards by Paul Carter

A time capsule of a hand shaped and hand

Painted surfboard from my painting journey. 

I started shaping surfboard in 1993 and shaped thousands of boards before I started painting them let alone painting period.  

I was inspired in 2000-2001 to start painting little did I know when I started shaping I would be painting these boards for homes and business around the planet many years later.

Like in sports or any type of skill the only way one learns is by doing the work the activity consistently.  

There hundreds and thousands of more talented artist out there but the difference is I'm

Doing the work and more importantly I'm stoked on the process and putting my art out there without worrying what people thinks, which is not easy in the beginning stages. 

PaulCarter surfboards & art

Thanks for checking out the story amd my blog journal,  Enjoy the journey and always focus on the good stuff.   Find me on Instagram/pcboards and join my YouTube tribe thanks again.

The Journey of Life

Life is a marathon not a sprint and it's all about enjoying the journey along the way. This photo is of a friend Matt of Lost surfboards. We ran into one another at the car show on del mar. We both knew each other in our teens through surfing and later we both started shaping and are still surfing and shaping. Stay stoked

Thanksgiving on your path through life 2008

Thanksgiving day 2008 what are you thankful for in your life? In this high paced world we live in it is very important to slow down and take some deep breaths and let go of all the negative conditioned thoughts we all have in our minds. I wanted to say thank you to each and every individual from friends to family to the many new people I have met through the new San Clemente Surfboards & Art gallery thank you very much for all your support. Enjoy this day and more importantly we all should be thankful each and everyday we are on this earth. Choose your own path to follow it is your journey.

The Soul of Surfing Through Life

Why do YOU surf?
Think about it people WHY.
and what is it that makes you get in the
water year around in all types of waves and conditions. For me surfing is like meditating. It's a spiritual energy that is not very easy to describe. Surfing has kept me balanced in my life for many years and many more to come one day at a time. I enjoy shaping and riding my own boards because it keeps me even more in contact with the art of riding waves through life.
So as the saying goes in shaping measure twice and cut once. The same goes for speaking your mind. Much more to follow from art of shaping to the art of surfing.

The Journey of Surfing and Shaping

I was very fortunate to learn from steve bahne the basics of shaping. He is a master shaper that can shape any size board out there. in summer of 1995 I was shaping all kinds of boards for people of all ages. I have met some very interesting people all around the world from france to Japan and many places in between. For one summer I worked with Mark Johnson shaping hobie surfboards. It was a busy summer and i shaped and signed 80 boards for hobies that summer which I believe was the summer of 1999. Stay tuned for the step in my latter of life.