“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 helped initiate the first gig together with these two groups of amazing musicians and friends. Then and there I knew that our New Year’s Eve plans…
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 and super fun glassy conditions. We were surfing just off the jetty and the wave…
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 Story Project”. Surf Story Project, the hard-cover book, was just finally released. It’s 440 pages of 88 of the most renown…
Come by and meet Jay as he does an on-site appearance and live art demonstration at The Surfing Heritage Gallery in Costa Mesa, CA on December 20th 2009 from 1-5PM. Jay will be in town for the book signing and opening of The Surf Story Project in Costa Mesa on Dec 18th 2009 at Hurley…
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 Beach Cantina on 2291 Kaanpali Pkwy, Lahaina, HI 96761 and from what I see so far, it looks like one…
ESPN Surfing staff writer Jon Coen interviews Surf Artist, Jay Alders about his travels, life as a professional Fine Artist, his passion for philanthropy work and his thoughts on his paintings. “It seems that every time there is any kind of surf-related benefit, whether it be a social or environmental cause, it seems that you’re…
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 art print orders to customers 5. Write a Blog 6. Travel to (insert cool location…
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 finally see the long awaited new Taylor Steele film, The Drifter featuring one of my favorite surf icons,…
Come meet Jay and visit our Surf Art Booth #OAP5 at the upcoming January 14-16th 2010 in Orlando, Florida. Stop by our booth for give-aways and to buy official merchandise and put in your shop orders. For more info: www.SurfExpo.com
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
Congrats on my good friend Quincy Mumford for putting out another amazing CD. The new Album, titled “South Edgemere” is being released at his CD Release party on October 10th 2009 at the historic Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ. Ohhh…and thank you Quincy for sportin’ your ‘Jay Alders T-Shirt’ in your recent magazine interview…
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 new website. He’s one of my favorite Surf Photographers and his work brings much inspiration. You can see Stu’s site at:…
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 on the beach and show some of my Surf Art and I happily took the opportunity and I thank them for…
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 of two of the more recent tattoos of my original art. If you have any…
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 surfing on that Sunday. Quite a surreal scene to come home to! Strangely enough, this…
Thanks to my close friend, Sean Davey for the kind write up on me and my art that he recently posted on his Surf Photography Blog. << See Sean’s Blog Here >> I’d like to take this time to reciprocate the good energy by telling you a little about Sean. For any of you whom already…
On August 8th, Chelsea and I went to see our friend Quincy Mumford perform at the VIP stage during the Jason Mraz and G. Love show at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ near our home. We’re so stoked to see Quincy doing so well and having such great opportunities at the young…
We had the privilege of being guests again of Donavon Frankenreiter and his bandmates a few days ago when they performed in Bethel, New York along with another one of my favorite bands, The Dave Matthews Band (Whom I’ve seen over 30-something times live..Yeah, I’m a bit of a fan). The performance was on the original…
I live in a pretty cool beach town here in New Jersey, which most people from outside of our area probably think sounds like an oxymoron. It doesn’t have the mystique of Santa Cruz or the surf culture of the North Shore of Oahu, but we have a groovy thing here if you can see…
Dear friends, I urge you to take 5 minutes of your busy days and watch this video (also on www.meat.org) This is something that every human being should be aware of. Ignorance is not bliss Please pass this on and don’t be hesitant or say you’re too busy or don’t care. I wish you all…
Thanks to Matt and Jeff from 99.1FM, The Sound in the Outerbanks of N.C. for the great interview on their morning show on June 26th 2009. Jay discussed his Surf Art Show at The Pit and his passion for the Ocean, Surfing, Dali and his collaborations with Donavon Frankenreiter, Billabong. Matt and Jeff were super cool…
Suppose it possible that 5 million light years away there is a planetary sized flat mirror facing the earth. Understanding that a light year is defined as the time in which light travels in one year. So when we look at a star or planet 5 million light years away, we are actually looking at…
After the Surfrider-Emergen-C MaliBLUE Event, we took up our Surf Artist friends on their warm invites to hang out at their Homes/Art Studios. First stop was to Ron Croci’s home studio near Torrance. Ron took a few hours out of his day to drive us around to some beautiful scenic places in Palos Verde and…
We recently stopped in to the Surfer Magazine Headquarters to see my pal Rick Irons Publisher of the Magazine. We also got to say hi to Editor-in-Chief, Joel Patterson and had a sweet tour of the famous Surfer Mag HQ. I gave Rick a big Canvas Print of “Right Past the Light” for the Surfer…
On April 4th, Jay caught up with his bud, G. Love in Atlantic City, where he played with the Special Sauce to a sold out crowd at The Borgata. Big thanks to Garrett aka G.Love for the personal invite and for the warm hospitality. Also special thanks to his management Jason and Mike. Backstage we…
While our talented Hawaiian friend Paula Fuga was staying with us in New Jersey she graced us with her beautiful voice on more than one occassion. Here’s a couple of the video clips we took of her performing to my friends and family. It was a beautiful evening together . Amongst our guests that night…
Today would have been my Maternal Grandmother’s Birthday (or “Nanny” as we affectionately called her). How old she would have been is still a mystery, because even til the day of her passing in January 2005, she still lied about her age. She was a special lady whom was an integral part of my upbringing…
Today would have been my Papa’s (My Maternal Grandfather, Sol Segal) Birthday. My toddler pronounciation skills couldn’t say Papa, so I said “Popper” and it stuck. My Papa was an amazing Grandfather to my brother Eric and I. He played games with us, supported our interests and hobbies and told us stories.My Nanny and Papa…
On this past Wednesday, I went to NYC for an appointment and left extra early so I could go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of my favorite places in New York It’s important for me as an artist to constantly be on a path of curiosity and inspiration. My day’s journey led me…
It was a beautiful day today..Sunny and crisp air. I hung out with my Mom and her doggies at the park near the river…played guitar a bit.. I just got back from the beach…I was reading a book on Mind-Body Connection which touched a bit on Quanum Physics…The book has some excercises in it to…