Introducing “Moonlight Glide”, a new painting by Fine Artist Jay Alders which pays homage to his longtime love of snowboarding. “I started carving mountains when I was 16 or 17 years old. It wasn’t the cool or hip thing to do then. Quite the contrary, most ski slopes didn’t even allow snowboarding.” , Alders says. Known…
Please join Jay Alders and his good friends from Surf Taco at their Red Bank, NJ location on Dec 20th for a Holiday Art and Merch sale and Artist Signing Event. This is a great chance to meet the artist behind some of the work you’ve seen at Surf Taco for years and pick up some…
Jay Alders will be hosting an Art Opening with his good friends from Stay Gold Cafe on Dec 6th 2013 7-10PM in his former Jersey Shore home town of Belmar, New Jersey. The Art will be on exhibit and for sale throughout the month of December. Jay will be featuring some of his smaller original…
I’m a Dad!!! It’s a Girl!! 3AM…on 10/10/13 (or 10/10/13 for all of my European friends) my wife woke me up and told me that she’s in labor! *My eyes opened wide*….Ok game on! After laboring at home restfully for five hours, it was time to go. The car was packed, doula was on her…
Heralded as the “Best Surf Artist of the Past Decade,” Jay Alders is an artist, globetrotter and Father-to-be who sat down with Conscious Connection to share his art, his connection with life and his advice for pursuing dreams. Conscious Connection: It’s great to be with you, Jay. Tell us how your mentality is shifting now that you’re becoming…
Eco Friendly and Sexy Introducing the 2014, “Blue Swell” bikini, inspired by the artistic brushstrokes in the Jay Alders surf art painting, “Cut Lip”. This soft and sexy eco-friendly swimwear is available in early 2014 and is made from ECONYL, recycled fibers. Jay Alders has partnered with Koru Swimwear to produce a line of artistic swimwear.…
I’m about to become a Dad. I think I’m still in denial that I’m even old enough to be someone’s father. But my friends who have kids that are already cooler than me sort of bring me back to reality. My wife is pregnant. Very pregnant. Like her due date is tomorrow. So ready or…
When I was live painting at the Fosters Belmar Pro recently, Mike Robertson came up to me and showed me his new surf tattoo that he got inspired from my surf art painting “Belmar Barrel”. He went on to tell me of his experiences after Hurricane Sandy plowed through the area and the unity and…
One of my favorite events of the year….The Belmar Pro, hosted in my former home town. This year I set up again in the perfect weather of the late summer with my lovely wife Chelsea. The waves weren’t too cooperative as they usually are this time of year, but we had such a fun…
Live Painting and Music Join us this Friday, September 6 2013 in Edgartown, Massachusetts at Martha’s Vineyard for a night of music and art. Flatbread Company will be hosting musical performances headlined by The Butter Band (featuring G. Love) and Live Painting by Artist Jay Alders. Tickets available at TicketsMV.com
I saw so many familiar faces that I love and met so many nice people at the Algonquin Theatre in one of my favorite beach towns, Manasquan, New Jersey. This was my first big art show back in my home state since I moved home in July and what a welcome I got! (What a…
On Aug 30, 2013 , I was up in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts for the first time. It’s a beautiful spot and I had a blast with some really good friends. For a second time this month, I shared the stage with my good friend G. Love as I did some live painting during his performance. This…
The California Roots Festival recently commissioned Jay Alders to illustrate their 2013 CaliRoots Carolina Sessions Poster. Alders took inspiration from his many surf trips to the Outer Banks of North Carolina and completed this surf art piece entirely digitally using a digital drawing pen. Such well known artists such as SOJA , Dirty Heads and The Movement will be performing…
The historic Algonquin Theatre in Manasquan, New Jersey will once again be hosting famed Blues/Hip-Hop musician G. Love and Jersey Shore based Artist Jay Alders for an evening of Music, Art and fun. Come out on August 30th 2013 at 6PM to meet Jay Alders and see his artwork on display. There will be original…
I was picked last for every team sport in school, I didn’t seem to fit in and had a problem with authority. I questioned everything. By today’s standards I probably would have been medicated and classified with at least a few labels. But since my childhood, my art carried me through and made me whole. Every…
On July 24, 2013, Rebuild Recover recieved an award from the Mayor and town of Keansburg, New Jersey for their Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. Jay Alders was amongst those representing Rebuild Recover to accept the award. Alders designed a logo, t-shirt and hoodie which all profits were donated to Rebuild Recover. As of date, over $15,000…
Enter now through the end of July 2013 on Womens Surf Style Magazine for a chance to win free Art from Jay Alders. WSSM Magazine will chose 2 random winners to receive a signed Art Print by Jay Alders.
When we close our eyes and drift off to sleep, we become void of the filters and judgements that our awakened reality holds on to so tightly, we become free. We drift off into the paradigm of dreams. Connecting to inner peace and that place of spiritual connectivity is to enter the state of creative…
California Surf Museum’s 6th Annual Gala Fundraiser. This year the Gala is honoring the 50- year anniversary of the legendary Windansea Surf Club, the most storied surf club in the history of the sport, and celebrating the grand opening of the feature exhibit “Windansea Five-0: 50 Years of Surf& Service.” Jay Alders is proud to…
July 5th, 2013 – Fine Artist Jay Alders will be in the Outer Banks (OBX) at the Pirate Coast Gallery in Nags Head,NC. Come meet Jay & watch him live paint on location. Art prints will be for sale at the Gallery and Jay will be available for signings and photos with the artist. Time:…
Once again this year, we are proud to be contributing donated Surf Art to the Pipeline To A Cure fundraiser to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. For the 2013 CFF event on July 20th 2013, guests in attendance will be bidding on two limited edition signed giclée canvas prints by Jay Alders. “Throwing Lines”…
By 2007, my vision of becoming a professional fine artist had started to gain momentum. What once seemed like a dream job, had by this point become my main career focus. When I say dream job, let me just be clear… This was so dreamy that I can’t really say I ever made…
This pastel sketch completed around 2000 is a surrealistic figurative vision by artist Jay Alders. This very limited edition of 30 signed and numbered prints are being released and available for purchase on shop.JayAlders.com. Printed on bright white archival fine art paper, the print is 18 x 24 inches with white borders.
Concrete Wave Magazine published a two page spread on the surf art and skateboard artwork of Jay Alders in the Spring 2013 issue on news stands now. Featuring some of Jay’s surf and skate art and skateboard decks from his past and current work.
ESM Magazine interviews Jay Alders in their May 2013 issue. This marks the launching of a new section for ESM called Artist’s Studio. Pick one up at your local east coast surf shop today.
For Autism Awareness month Jay Alders brings you this $100 package of great art items available on http://shop.jayalders.com/ With each purchase of this package or any of our puzzles for the month of April, we will donate 20% to Surfers Healing to help kids find comfort, fun and healing through Surfing. Please help this wonderful cause…
Throughout my adult life I seemed to have been drawn towards dating unstable nutty dramatic women. Sound familar? Well, with age, I’ve learned that judging people only proves one thing, that we are being judgmental. Doing so attempts to remove the burden of our own responsibility in any given situation. Looking at my past relationships…
I’d like to share with you my new painting, “Down to Earth”. It’s painted on a wood panel measuring 18 x 40 x 2.5 inches (45.7 x 101.6 cm). The underpainting was done with multiple layers of acrylic paints with over a dozen layers of oil glazes and opaque highlights lying above the acrylics. The…
Painted in 2003, this still life oil painting “Lemons and Egg” by Jay Alders is now available as limited edition archival prints on canvas and fine art stock. Each print is hand-numbered and signed by the artist. Buy prints at: Shop.JayAlders.com The original oil painting on canvas is also available (*at of this post) for…
It’s estimated that 1 in 110 children are coping with Autism, many of us have someone in our lives who is more than just one of those statistics. Each of us can make a difference. When our friends at Surfers Healing called to see if Jay was willing to participate in Autism Awareness Month, he…