A very close friend was arrested for possessing a small twig today. Umm..yes, you read correctly, a twig. Her car was impounded, she was frisked, brought in for questioning, embarrassed, fined thousands of dollars, detained for hours, her vehicle…
As with anything in life, you either need to grow and move forward or remain stagnant. So when I had an opportunity to have a booth at the recent January 2010 Surf Expo, I seized the…
“Dude, I think we got the gig!”, Dave told me and it felt like we gave high fives over the phone. I was so proud and happy to have…
During this past summer, I was doing some sketching after a recent surf session at Bradley Beach, NJ with my friend Mark and his buddy, Bryan from the Bouncing Souls. It was an epic day…
It’s been about 3 years since fellow surfer/artist and friend Robb Havassy first contacted me to be a part of a book, film and series of exhibits now known to the World as “Surf…
My friend & Pro-Surfer/Musician Donavon Frankenreiter just celebrated the grand opening of the Donavon Frankenreiter Margarita House on Maui recently and I wanted to give him a proper shout-out. It’s attached to the Tia Juana’s…
Earning my living as a professional fine artist is pretty much reason enough to count my blessings. My to-do list often contains things like ,”1. Paint 2. Go to the Gym 3. Surf or hit the skatepark 4. Send out…
I just flew in from Cocoa Beach late last night, where I spent the week for the Slater Invitational 2009 as one of the event sponsors. One of the many highlights of the week was getting to…
Thanks to my mates down under at Billabong Australia for the rad blog featuring my hand-painted Surf Art Guitar at this year’s Billabong Cosmic Creek 2009.
Click here for the Billabong Feature on Jay
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Recently, world renown Tasmanian Surf Photographer, Stu Gibson honored me by featuring my Surf Art on his new website, The Collective. I wanted to reciprocate his kindness and showcase a bit about Stu’s work and his…
Every September, our little beach community in New Jersey takes on a Southern California vibe when the Belmar Pro Surfing Contest rolls into town.
I was asked by the Belmar Arts Council to represent…
As a professional Fine Artist, I take a lot of pride in researching available tools and materials since their quality really affects the finished piece. I can easily spend hours in any art store and my credit card bills…
There are few ways more flattering for a fan to show support and love of my art than by getting it inked. Whenever someone commits like this to a piece of my art, it really moves me. Here’s a pic…
I just got back from the infamous “Surf Expo” in Orlando, Florida, just on time to catch Hurricane Bill’s enormous swells that hit my home town beaches of New Jersey which Pro-Surfing Icon and former World Champion, Andy Irons was…
