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…
DetailsWe 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…
DetailsOn April 26th 2009, the Emergen-C Sponsored, MaliBLUE event took place to benefit Surfrider Foundation. The core activities and campaigns that the Surfrider Foundation uses to protect our oceans, waves and beaches fall into the categories of Clean Water, Beach Access, Beach Preservation and Protecting Special Places. The months of preparation and planning flew by…the…
DetailsIn the current issues ofSurfer Magazine andSurfing Magazineis a full page ad for Emergen-C BLUE, the packaging that I recently designed to help benefit Surfrider Foundation. The package Artwork is the backdrop of the add and in the bottom right corner, they were cool enough to give me a nice spot for my Artist’s credit.
DetailsA nice mention in the Malibu Surfside News, April 23rd 2009 Issue…
Music/Surfing Legend and friend Donavon Frankenreiter recently took a Surf Trip to New Zealand where he hung out with our buddies at Curl Magazine. In the upcoming issue of Curl Magazine you can read about their good times with the always memorable,King of the Soul Surfers, Donavon Frankenreiter. “Curl Magazine and Donavon have been so…
DetailsThis Thursday, April 9th 2009, at 6PM, I will be showing and sellingSurf Art and donating a print to benefit The Surfrider Foundation. The event will take place at the historic Algonquin Theater in beautifulManasquan, NJ.Musical performance by local surfer/musician,Quincy Mumford and a showing of Chris Malloy‘s Surf Film, “One Track Mind”.
DetailsBy popular demand from our loyal collectors, I have just released four new Limited Edition Fine Art Giclée Prints. These are in an edition of 150 only and are Signed and Numbered by Artist Jay Alders. We still have a few left, so order quick before they’re gone. These are a great investment, gift or…
DetailsOn 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…
DetailsJay Alders is pleased to have been asked to donate Surf Art Prints again this year for the Fundraisers associated with the Jake Shimaburkuro Tour. Jake is considered the Eddie Van Halen of the Ukulele and has toured with Music Legends like Jack Johnson, Donavon Frankenreiter, Jimmy Buffet and is being featured in Dana Brown’s…
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We are proud to announce the launch of Emergen-C Blue, a new vitamin & energy drink which Jay proudly illustrated the packaging for. Alacer Corp, the founders of Emergen-C loved Jay’s unique style of Surf Art and hand-picked him to come up with a clean,refreshing and surf-vibe to the art. After several sketches and meetings…
DetailsTo match our new Beach SketcherShirt design for ’09, we’ve released a new sticker to slap on your surfboards, cars or tush. This high quality sticker is on durable,clear vinyl. Free Sticker with every Order this month! * Send in photos of where your stickers end up, we’ll be posting the best ones online and sending prizesto the best ones!
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Big thanks to my friends down under at Billabong for featuring my Surf Art on their Blog. Billabong is one of Donavon’s biggest sponsors and also a big supporter of the Arts. I am very appreciative when they told me that they wanted to help spread the word on my Art, it’s great having support from…
DetailsWhen I released my painting “Rio Jam” after touring with Donavon, Matt Costa, ALO and G Love in Brazil in 2007, Donavon called me up to tell me how stoked he was on itHe mentioned to me how he wanted to use it as a Tour Poster and now I’m happy to announce that…
DetailsJay Alders is a proud sponsor to ALO’s Tour d’Amour 3, which is raffling off Prints and Posters to help raise money for Music In Schools Today For more info on the Feb 7-15th Tour d’Amour, go to ALOMusic.com
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Jay Alders interview Surf art Jay Alders speaks to Club Of The Waves about his art, friendship, travels in Brazil and his various charity fundraising work… Jay, thanks for doing this interview and for sharing your work with us. It’s my pleasure Andrew, you’ve been such a big supporter, and I am honored to give…
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The November 2008 issue of Surfer Magazine features Surfing/Music Legend, Donavon Frankenreiter as Guest Editor. This is proudly a “Lets Get Weird” Issue and we wouldn’t expect less from our friend Donavon. “Donavon called me up to tell me about a vision he had for his Issue of Surfer Magazine. He continued to describe an…
DetailsOcean City, NJ – I donated multiple prints to help raise money to help cure Amyloidosis. Special Guests, Surf Pros: Bethany Hamilton and Dean Randazzo.
Jay’s Surf Art in Longboard Magazine Check out the latest issue of Longboard Magazine (on newstands Sept 2008). Jay’s Surf Art was selected to be featured in the Art of Surfing Issue. Click here to see it
DetailsWhile 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…
DetailsJune 5th 2008 —The shores of New Jersey experienced an eventlike no other. Almost 600 people came out to support Zimzala ‘08, a unique Art, Music and Humanitarian event with over $13,000 raised to benefit Surf Aid International. Zimzala was Founded and Co-Hosted by: Jay Alders Fine Art and Photography, Okoto Apparel and Sun Dream Productions. East Coast performers and friendsShoreline kicked…
DetailsVH1’s Save the Music Event at the World Cafe Live in Philadelphia 4-8PM. I will be showing three original Oil Paintings and speaking on behalf of the event. Headlining act and dear friends of mine, Echo Movement will be performing their original Reggae Music.
DetailsPublished March/April 2008 “Line Up Magazine published a seven page spread covering my trip to Brazil with ALO, Donavon Frankereiter, Matt Costa, G Love, Sean Davey,Sunny Aberton,Céline Chat,Surfer Magazine, Billabong and others in November 2007. I wrote this article and shot the photos… this is my first hand account of the 11 day event that…
DetailsBELMAR — Jay Alders first picked up a crayon when he was young and has colored his way into a successful career. Alders, 35, grew up in Howell and said he has been drawing since he was almost three years old. He started with crayons, pencils and sand, he said. “Anything I could…
DetailsToday 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…
DetailsToday 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…
DetailsOn 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…
DetailsIt 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…
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March 2004 – Penthouse Magazine features Seed Skateboard designs by fine artist Jay Alders.