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  • Surf Art: Dawn Hooks Artist Series

    I love seeing my artwork on these Soulcraft custom boards as part of their “Dawn Hooks Artist Series.” It’s even more awesome to see the boards on the water!

  • Watercolor Surf Art

    I created six large original watercolor paintings for Soulcraft’s Dawn Hooks Artist Series, using vibrant colors and layers of paint. To paint larger pieces like these, I start by painting eight smaller ones. Then, I choose the six I want to paint larger. The challenge here was choosing the best method to stretch the giant…

  • Surf Art: Dawn Hooks Artist Series

    I painted these images for Soulcraft Boarding, inspired by my love of wakesurfing. Have you been wakesurfing? It’s always best to go when the waters are glassy. Soon, though, our boat creates the perfect endless wave, and all the wakesurfers on board take turns shredding. I absolutely love to see artwork on boards as they…

  • Surf Art

    I created these six paintings as part of a project with Soulcraft Boarding. I love to use multiple layers of paint to create texture and movement. I think my favorite step was splattering paint to create the water spray. It’s awesome to see how the texture shows even on printed images — both on Giclée…

  • Paint Night

    Occasionally, I have the pleasure of teaching a paint night. Last night, I led this group of lovely ladies as they painted desert scenes on 8×10” canvases. I demonstrated each step while encouraging them to be creative as they blended sunset colors and painted whatever cacti they chose. Just as each of them are beautifully…

  • Two Favorite Things

    Two of my favorite things are wakesurfing and painting. I painted a sunset wave using acrylic paints on a 16″×40″ canvas. Blusurf used my art on the bottom of my custom wakesurf board. The original painting is hanging on my wall, and I get to wakesurf on this awesome board every time I go out. Check out…