“Bend in the Road”
This painting had been sleeping in my studio now for a couple years. I had left it unfinished in 2009 and moved on to other ideas. It was originally inspired by my friend from home Quincy Mumford who was about …
Paintings
Jay Alders and G Love LIVE
Jay Alders and musician/long time friend, G Love will share the stage at Freebird Live in Jacksonville Beach, Florida on January 25th. G Love will provide the tunes and Alders will back him up by doing a live painting on …
Sunrise Surf Shop – Live Painting
On November 25, 2011 I did a live painting demonstration for a nice sized crowd at Sunrise Surf Shop in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Here’s a pic of what I whipped up for everyone.
Throwing Lines
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As Albert Einstein so eloquently said, “Make things as simple as possible, but not simpler.” I enjoy exploring new ways to visually dance between the highly rendered and the stylized in my work and this
Shifting Perception – A Painting Inspired by the Japan Tsunami
On March 1th, 2011 the Earth shook and Japan’s coastline and population was devastated by one of the strongest Tsunamis our generations have ever witnessed.
I woke up that morning hungover at my friend Luke Thorpe’s house in Atlantic Beach, …
New Surf Painting:”Pot of Gold”
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 of warm water, beautiful lighting …
“Love Birds” – The 2nd in the Sea Bird Series of Paintings
Introducing “Love Birds”, the 2nd oil painting in the ‘Sea Birds Series’ by Jay Alders. This original artwork is yet another expression of Jay’s love of the coastal lifestyle and the amazement we all share of birds soaring above the …
“A Bird’s High View” – 1st painting in the series of Sea Birds
This new original piece of artwork is the first in a series of paintings which artist, Jay Alders takes his subject matter, technical approach and artistic style to a whole new level.
“A Bird’s High View” was created on a …
Jay paints guitar for Billabong’s Cosmic Creek
The Cosmic Creek Music & Art Extravaganza takes place at 7 Degrees (Laguna Canyon) Saturday night, Oct 3rd 2009 as part of the Cosmic Creek event that includes a retro-style surf contest and beach BBQ.
With performances by an amazing …
“Stages of Reflection”
“I chose to use such warm and comforting colors to relay a sense of love and happiness that this family shares for each other and their coastal lifestyle. When you look at this painting, I hope you can relate to how tranquil and serene it is to be ‘one with the ocean’, whether on a surfboard or reflecting upon life itself.” – Jay Alders
The painting, “A Girl”
“A Girl” is an original fine art painting by surrealistic artist, Jay Alders, which captures the romance and sexiness of the female form.
The beautifully flowing form is a stylized “A” shape and her pose and mannerism denotes a personal …
The Embrace
This original surrealistic modern painting by artist, Jay Alders captivates the viewer upon first glance. The characteristically elongated and stylized perspective and proportions typifies the style that Alders glorifies.
As if the subject matter itself isn’t intriguing enough in “The …
New Painting Released, “Burning Inspiration”
This painting represents and pays tribute to those magical warm summer nights that we all cherish.
“When my friends, Steve and Dave from the band Echo Movement approached me about doing the cover art for their new album, “In the …
