Video Profile: Moonlight Glide, Snowboard Art
Check out this short video with some behind the scenes insights to the Jay Alders snowboard art painting, “Moonlight Glide.” Prints available at: shop.JayAlders.com
Artist Thoughts: “Second Glance” – Surfer Girl Painting
I had just gotten back from Hawaii for the first time when I finished this surf art oil painting. I had the concept in mind before the trip. I asked my now wife Chelsea to pose for some reference shots which I put a trippy spin on. It had started to come together but I couldn’t decide…
New Surf Art Oil Painting: “Arrival by the Sea”
Introducing the newest original surf art genre painting by fine artist Jay Alders, “Arrival By The Sea”. This colorful and surreal ocean surf painting first started out as a live painting on the beach of Belmar, New Jersey as the Foster’s Belmar Pro took place. With no prior sketch or artistic plan in mind, Alders started…
“Moonlight Glide” – Snowboard Art Oil Painting
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…
Vision of Surrender – A Surrealistic Dreamlike Painting
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 – 6th Annual Gala Fundraiser
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…
Artist Insight: “Leaning Towards Love” – Surrender Into Your Dreams
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…
Limited Edition Prints released for Pastel Sketch “Male Reaching”
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.
New Yoga Painting: Down to Earth
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…
“Lemons and Egg” – Limited Edition Prints Now Released
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…
Limited Edition Prints of “Kerri” Released
Painted in 2003 by artist Jay Alders, this oil painting measuring 19 x 27 inches is now available for purchase as signed limited edition museum quality prints. Choose from gallery wrapped signed canvas prints or a print on archival fine art paper stock. Each print has been meticulously color corrected to match the vibrancy and…
Alders Lands Cover of Brazil’s AlmaSurf Magazine – New “Endless Summer Beauty” Artwork
We are proud to announce the release of the new 12 Year Anniversary Edition of Brazil’s AlmaSurf Magazine featuring cover art by Jay Alders. This new surf artwork was commissioned by AlmaSurf Magazine and Skol Beer and designed to promote their new Endless Summer tour with Pro-Surfer and Musician friend Donavon Frankenreiter in 2012-13. The marketing for this Endless…
Introducing “Sea Zen of Tranquility”. A New Coastal Painting by Jay Alders
Jay collaborated with close friend and talented musician Gabe Gomez to create this coastal work of art. The sketches that ensued were destined to grace the cover of the upcoming Gomez album titled, “In my Island” due out in early September 2012. Alders describes his inspiration for the painting, “There is a place within that…
Jay Alders Interview With Foam Magazine
Recently, Jay had a chat with Foam magazine about inspiration, surfing, music, and the future. Check out the full article here. Q&A: SURF ARTIST JAY ALDERS FOAM DRILLS ARTIST JAY ALDERS ABOUT INSPIRATION, PET PEEVES AND QUANTUM PHYSICS. When he was a kid, Jay Alders decorated his neighbor’s sidewalk with chalk and then spray painted…
“Golden Opportunity” – Acrylic on Wood, Surfer Painting
As we race through existence chasing our dreams, we often shed our pure intentions and exchange them for the heavy burdens we carry. But now and then, we allow the energy of the Universe to flow through us without judgement and without ego. During such intense yet peaceful moments we are reminded of the potential that…
Jay Alders Art Show – Jacksonville, Florida – July 4th 2012
On July 4th, 2012, the new downtown Jacksonville, Florida hot spot “1904” will be hosting a Jay Alders Art Exhibit from 5-9PM followed by a fireworks display right over the water, near the venue at 9:45PM. There will be prints, original artwork and merch available for purchase. Come by and celebrate the 4th of July…
“Star Crossed” – A Surrealistic Cosmic Painting by Jay Alders
This surrealistic cosmic painting was created for the cover of the upcoming 2012 release of the band, Echo Movement titled “Love and the Human Outreach. “Star Crossed” captures a planet passing in front of a distant star. We recently experienced such a celestial event this past week with Venus passing in front of the…
Alders Live Painting & Interview on FOX30 TV Morning Show – Feb 24,2012
FEB 24, 2012: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Artist Jay Alders, who has graced the covers of VOID Magazine, Alma Surf and Surfer’s Path, stopped by Action News to work on his newest painting Friday morning. Alders is a painter, photographer and graphic designer. He’s best known for his surf art. (He’s also a pretty good surfer…
Painting on Stage with G. Love & Special Sauce
This past Wednesday, I had the honor of joining G. Love & Special Sauce on stage to live painting during their epic performance at The Freebird in Jacksonville, Florida. I am incredibly appreciative of Garrett for allowing me to be a part of their performance. The show and painting and the post-party on the bus…
“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 to put out his second album and asked me to design him an album cover. His…
Jay Alders in Void Lounge
The Void Lounge (sponsored by Void Magazine) at Nippers Beach Bar and Grille in Jacksonville Beach, Florida is featuring Jay Alders art work in their newest exhibit. Alders designed a custom cover for Void’s “Green Issue” back in November and was enthralled to be the feature artist in the Void Lounge. Pieces such as Throwing…
Manatee painting on my friend Luke’s surfboard
My friend Luke stopped by with his sweet new surfboard recently and asked me to whip him up a quick manatee on the nose. He had his adorable daughter Emilka with him so it was too cute to refuse. He was pretty amped on it. It was one of the first manatee’s I’ve ever drawn.…
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.
Art Basel Miami 2011
I’ve been hearing about Art Basel for years, yet I never really understood what it was all about. So this year, being a new Florida resident, I decided to make a voyage down on train to Miami and see for myself what all the hoopla was about. The entire city was pulsating with miles of…
Throwing Lines
Buy Prints Now 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 new piece is a great example of that. I came up with this rough sketch…
Jay Alders Graces the Cover of Void Magazine’s “Green” Issue
Jay Alders cover, interview and centerfold as published in the November 2011 “Green Issue” issue of North Florida’s Void Magazine. Interview by Kayla Beckmann. Jay Alders is perhaps best known for his mind blowing, body altering, and reality bending artwork. However, his creations just scratch the surface of who Jay really is. Other than the…
Foster’s Belmar Pro 2011 Surf Poster by Jay Alders
The 2011 Foster’s Belmar Pro is New Jersey’s biggest surf contest, every year growing in popularity and reputation. For the 2nd year in a row Jay Alders was asked by his hometown to design a surf poster for the event. This year’s design, titled “Belmar Barrel” is set to be released in September as a…
Jay’s Blog: Live Painting On-Stage with Donavon Frankenreiter (July 22,2011)
There are extreme emotional & creative swings that every artist must endure. It’s part of the creative path we are on. We put up with & accept the frustration and insecurities because when good things happen and those pure moments flow through us, it makes it all worth it. This past Friday,July 22,2011 was one…
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, Florida after a night of partying at the G Love show. We sat there like…
“Fairy Tails” – Love,Mermaids & Progression
Back in the fall of 2010 I started messing around with some Mermaid sketches as a way to combine my love of female figure with my love of the ocean and nature. I had come up with some ideas but it needed time to brew before it was ready to commit some hefty time and…