Surfer, Skater & Fine Artist Jay Alders finds inspiration from the Dogtown era of skating in his latest work “Rise & Grind” I remember getting being a teenager and getting the latest issue of Thrasher Magazine in the mail. On the cover was skateboarding pioneer Jay Adams slashing a frontside grind off pool coping. That…
I live at the Jersey Shore and I love the beach lifestyle. I was at the beach with my three little kids earlier and when I got back, I felt inspired to paint. I had this big slab of wood sent to me from Latvia. (I really need to look up where that is on…
I talk to a lot of artists and one problem that comes up more than most other things is that most of your problems as a creative or just as a human being is that we overthink things way too much. I hear from artists about not knowing what kind of canvas to buy or..…
I’ve been working really, really, really hard to let go of my attachment to perfection lately. It’s an unhealthy obsession of mine that has followed me around since I was a kid. In all honesty, it’s not all bad. Were it not for me pushing myself to do better, better, better, I wouldn’t paint the…