This is made for waist to shoulder high waves with plenty of planning surface and width for the glide.
Thank you each for the positive support over the years since 1993. I also thank you each for your positive words intentions, and uplifting conversations. See you in the surf spring is here.
Also you will see some freehand artwork waves the customer requested.
Hey guys, thanks so much for the positive support and uplifting empowering conversations always.
Here is a 9’6 with some original abstract painting amd there are also some original sketches. This is set up with the options of a 2+1 boxes. I like to use the DD fin by fin’s unlimited. A 7 to 8 center with the 450 future side fins. For a single fin 9 to 9.5 to 10.
Here is a 9 foot with a cool looking green tint. This also has some original sketches, and is set up as a single fin..
This is a 9 foot with a 2+1 fin box options.
This is a 96 with a cool light tent blue set up as a single fin. With all of these boards, find the speed spots, move around keep your legs flexed and enjoy the ride and glide. Stop in to Bashams and check them out while they last. Thank you.
I remember when I started this painting keep in mind this is the beginning of my painting journey of learning by doing. I am a self-taught artist.
When I started this painting I had to get the horizon and the wave lined up.
I started and stopped at least three or four times before I was happy with the set up of the wave and the horizon water line.
Keep in mind this was the beginning of my art journey and I thought it was about being perfect and getting it exact and all of the conditioning to do things right in my mind.
Again this was hundred percent freehand painting and there’s also was the first painting that was made into a print by my friend Mark LT litho.
This is a custom Handshaped hand-painted surfboard the blank was custom made by Clark foam at the time.
When you look at the waves in the board understand that those are curved 1/8 redwood stingers.
I surfed this board for a couple of years and was used in many art fairs and art shows up and down the coast.
It was a glider, smooth easy turning plenty of glide and it was a fun nose rider.
A customer came to pick up his new 9 foot board and I showed him this board and he really liked it and with some hesitation I ended up selling it to him.
It went to a really good human thanks Lenden.
This was glassed by Mike of Hydroglass at the time. He is a professional on many levels and always got the boards out on his hard work and word.
I have made about four of these curve stringers total, and I will be making a new one for myself in the 9 to 9’6 range soon.
Thanks so much for following the journey and all of the positive support and uplifting conversations that I have with you from the past to the present into the future.
Keep the creative fire stoked and remember no validation required and do not compare your life, your journey with anyones it’s your journey.
When looking at this painting, keep in mind this is all freehand nothing is traced. This is painted directly on the foam of a hand shaped board. I will start with the sky and the water first. Then I will begin the placing of the wave outlines and the islands etc.
I remember painting the rocks and learning how to the shadows with different colors and adding the white achieve more depth under the water and on top of the water.
Below is a short video of the overview and completed surfboard. The highlights and detail is on the sanded coat just before a gloss coat and polish.
At the time of this commission It was the beginning of a nonstop 4 year creative art journey, participating in art fairs, art shows, art walks and art galleries.
We have had some rain this winter which is great for so many positive reasons.
A new season of growth and I imagine a time of the native Indians living in this space and the life they lived as a tribe.
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Everything is connected one way or another and is important on many levels for the health of the eco systems and the earth and everyone living on this planet.
