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…
Jay is happy to donate a signed Canvas Giclée to the 2009 Rell Sunn Educational Fund which raises money to help the environment, prevent childhood deliquency & provides assistance to battle breast cancer. Entertainment will include: Henry Kapono, Paula Fuga, Rob Machado, Jake Shimabukuro & Cyril Pahinui The event is Sunday, November 29th 2009 on…
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…
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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…
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 ocean and tops of lush trees. Jay depicts a soothing yet powerfully harmonious scene of…
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
Jay Alders is a proud Sponsor of AAU National Surfing Championships & The Slater Brothers Invitational 2009. Come out and meet World renown Surf Artist Jay Alders in Cocoa Beach, Florida Nov 5th-8th 2009 where he is generously donating 2 signed Giclée Canvas Surf Art prints to help raise money and awareness for The World Skin…
SURF STORY is a book,exhibition,film including art and surf stories by more than 70 surfers, artists, writers, icons from the culture. Robb Havassy, fellow Surf Artist is organizing this huge project and contacted me two years ago to be involved. The book is now available from our online store, click here. The book and exhibition will…
Thanks to our friends in Brazil for all their continued love and support. This week the Brazilian website, “Pagina Invalida” features an interview with Jay discussing his creative process and lifestyle. (In Portuguese) Check it out here: www.paginainvalida.com.br/jay-alders
Thanks to our friends at Portugal’s one and only, OnFire Surf Magazine for their very kind feature on Jay’s Surf Art. According to Google’s Translation, this is what it says in English, “This is one of those stories that, in my opinion, has much more to observe than to write at least a first time.…
Check out the November 2009 issue of Juxtapoz, Art & Culture Magazine where on page 147 you’ll see an ad for Jay’s uniquely surrealistic & sexy artwork. On the cover is artist Robert Williams founder of Juxtapoz.
Jay is going to be one of the featured Surf Artists in the upcoming 4th Annual Art Auction of the First Coast Chapter of Surfrider Foundation. Proceeds go to Surfrider to help keep our coasts clean and protected. Other Surf artists include Damon Williams, David Lee, Ron Cassidy, Jeff Taylor, Michael Poolt and Paul Hayden.
The Official ‘Jay Alders line of Surf Art puzzles‘ has just been released and added to our Online Store. These 500 piece, full color puzzles features two of Jay’s most recognized original Surf Art Paintings, “Right Past the Light” and “Leaning Towards Love”. 500 Piece Puzzles BIG 12″x36″ Assembled Size Full Color Fun for Family, Friends,…
A Chat with Jay Alders Courtesy of: YourLocalSurf.com When we were buzzing around the internet one fine day, during a nasty flat spell, we stumbled across this crazy cool art. First impression: “When the hell did Dali learn to surf?” Our curiosity led to research and we discovered someone who has been getting a crazy amount of buzz…
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
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 gathering of famous artists, musicians and surf legends, the music and art extravaganza is part…
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…
Jay was stoked when he was asked this year to have his surf art included in the prestigious Waterman’s Ball 20th Anniversary 2010 Calendar (excerpts seen above). Thank you to SIMA for this honor! SIMA is the trade association of competing surf industry product suppliers who band together to help one another and the environment…
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…
“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 moment caught on canvas. This voyeuristic view of the woman is an edgy yet classy…
Big thanks to our friends at “The Pit” in the Outer Banks for showing such support for Jay’s Surf Art! Ben, one of the co-owners and founders of The Pit and a great artist himself made this custom wooden replica of Jay’s 9:Fish Surfboard model which they’re using to greet patrons as they enter the Surf…
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…
Thanks to Brazil’s GoOutside Magazine for doing a feature on Jay’s Surf Art in their June 2009 issue. Seen here is Jay’s painting, “High and Mighty” . Since we don’t speak Portuguese , we’re hoping it says good stuff :-)June 2009 Issue Featuring Jay Alders Surf Art
Thank you to my friends at Eastern Surf Magazine for the really awesome review they did of my Art Surfboard Model I did for 9:Fish Surfboards and SurfAid Int’l in their September 2009 issue. Also a big shout of appreciation for the rad write up they did on me in their Mid-Atlantic Region Blah-Blah Section…