Why sometimes I think about giving up on my art career. I just sat down at the table on our the back deck and opened my Macbook Pro to start a new blog. I committed to myself to write a new one each week and I can’t push this off much longer. It’s a…
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We have been by enamored by Paula Fuga’s passion and love for music since the moment we met her 11 years ago. In this interview Paula walks us through those first moments as a three year old singing in the car to living homeless on the beach in Hawaii. Paula’s story is filled with twists…
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A Simple Mindset for Creative People To Earn A Win. I’ve wanted to be a Fine Artist since I was a little kid. When looking at all of the careers in the visual arts, it seemed like, the whole idea of having a career based around painting whatever I wanted to seemed like a dream.…
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This week we went on a serious trip with Holly Harman who is the Associate Director for Grof Transpersonal Training aka the originators of Holotropic Breathwork. In this interview, we learned a lot about what Holotropic Breathwork can do and what the process really looks and feels like. So, what is Holotropic breath work? According…
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If you have ever tried to learn guitar and turned to YouTube, you have definitely come across our next guest, Marty Schwartz. At the time of this interview, Marty has almost 1.3 million YouTube Subscribers and is the guy teaching the world to play guitar. Marty’s YouTube career has taken him on such a wild…
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Sea Quell “Sea Quell” – Alders continues exploring the textures and formations of the sea at the golden hours of the beach with this new painting. This contemporary artwork pushes boundaries beyond where Alders work has gone before. The artist calls upon the use of countless layers of thick heavy impasto textures and a more…
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Meditation I’ve been meditating in one form or another for decades. Being an artist, I seem to have always been fascinated by the concept and practice of tapping into other realms of reality and exploring levels of consciousness. Creativity seems to really thrive in this surrendered state of stillness and acceptance and I’ve tried it…
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My latest painting is at the archivist now getting scanned. Next step is waiting for it to get done before I color match the file and prepare limited edition prints. This waiting process is torturous, but I’ve come to enjoy the lull. The next wooden panel is on the easel waiting for some more love. To…
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Brian Bishop is a former Pro-Skater and is known for his insane acrobatics, high-speed downhill racing, and big air competitions. In the course of the 10+ years that we have known him, “Bish” has made some major shifts. He’s changed his primary focus from a very successful career in longboard skateboarding to his current path…
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This week we are stoked to introduce you all to the ever positive and ridiculously talented Surf Photographer, Sean Davey. In this interview, we give you a taste of the man behind the art. Sean’s photography is widely recognized and has been featured on over 140 magazine covers. Sean has published four books and collaborated…
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We just got back from a family road-trip to Manhattan, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Not surprisingly, we had a spectacular time. The kids traveled well and loved life on the road. The hardest part of it all was probably being pushed to put my new painting on hold for a week. I find it so emotionally difficult…
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This week we talked with Dr. Dave Jenkins, the Founder of SurfAid International. We have been involved with SurfAid for over a decade now and this is the first time we actually got to hear Dave’s story of how a surf trip to the Mentawai Islands 18 years ago gave rise to an organization that…
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This week we chatted with Kelly Noonan Gores, the Writer, and Director of the documentary Heal. If you haven’t seen this documentary yet, it’s time! Understanding the effects that our emotions, thoughts and beliefs have on our health has been a long obsession of ours and this documentary really hit home for us. In this…
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Yesterday, I had a bit of a blow to my ego when I received a bit of unwanted criticism. Being an artist and entrepreneur, I should be used to it now, but it still hurts. It wasn’t the first time someone felt a need to hate on me, it won’t be the last either. I…
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This week we got to chat with Welsh Astrophysicist Geraint F. Lewis. Geraint is best known for his work on dark energy, fine-tuning of the Universe, gravitational lensing, and galactic cannibalism. He is a Professor of Astrophysics (Teaching and Research) at the Sydney Institute for Astronomy, part of the University of Sydney’s School of Physics. In this interview, we got to…
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This week we sat down with singer/songwriter Tristan Prettyman. You may know her from her collaborations on chart-topping singles with everyone from Jewel to Jason Mraz and G Love. Tristan took time away from “mom life” to chat with us about her past and her next chapter. She is open, honest and brutally real in…
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Rewarding Yourself For Good Behavior. Do you know anyone that just has no attention span or patience with much of anything? Someone that even reading beyond one sentence in a newsletter seems like a challenge? I’m going to share with you a little mind hack that I use to keep me attentive while painting. This is…
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This week we spoke with our dear friend Maria Brophy. Maria is a powerhouse in the world of art. She helps artists that are lost in the business side of things and gets their careers on the right path. After speaking to her husband, artist Drew Brophy a couple months ago, we wanted to hear about…
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Ben Lee is an Australian born Singer/Songwriter who gained notoriety as a musician with his first band “Noise Addict”. Ben later went on to achieve huge global success as a solo act and has released over 20 albums. If you don’t know Ben Lee from his playful pop/folk hit songs like “Catch My Disease” or “Gamble…
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This week’s interview is with Azul Terronez. How does a “straight” father of two who’s also a school principal in Texas with a 401K and life all set, end up moving to California, come out as a gay man, find the love of his life in a coming out support group, do a Ted Talk…
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Some people hate the winter. I love it. I thrive off of the space that this season gives me. I adore this hibernating period to recharge my mind, body, and soul. It’s often hard to find quiet time when work is pulling me every which way. But now as the house is still with the…
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Autumn Berrang is a seasoned entrepreneur, ad agency co-founder, branding and marketing expert as well as a client services VP for Rauxa, the largest women-owned ad agency in the country. Though she now calls Manhattan home, her award-winning ad agency, Adjective & Co. which is based in Jacksonville, Florida has a strong case for being known…
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This weeks episode is with Dan Lebowitz, better known in the music industry as “Lebo”. Known for his musicality, versatility, and heartfelt delivery, Lebo is inherently committed to an improvisational approach. The vehicle for his fluid, buttery sound is a flat top acoustic guitar that he has personally customized and converted to electric with a vintage style Humbucker pickup. When…
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Here’s a quick tip…This is one way that I keep the creativity flowing when there is no time to actually paint. Sometimes Chelsea will look over at me and catch me in the act. I’ll be drawing in the air with my finger. I may look like a wacko, but I’m actually in the zone.…
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This week we spoke with performance coach, motivational speaker, and author Jairek Robbins. Oh yeah, he’s also the son of Tony Robbins. Jairek shared with us the principles that he has based his career on. He has an energetic and motivating personality that really can convince you that you are capable of anything in this world if you…
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This interview is with professional artist and big wave surfer Drew Brophy. Some magical things happened when we combined two surf artists to chat about surf, art, science, chakras, universal laws, intentional creativity and the energy in the universe…Jay and Drew got super nerdy and super gnarly in every direction. We learned about Drew’s focus…
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This weeks episode is with Rob Nagel, the founder, and owner of the New Jersey and Florida based restaurant chain Surf Taco. Rob’s story is that of an accidental entrepreneur. He went from not knowing what he wanted to do to owning 14 restaurants on the east coast. This is a wild and relatable ride that…
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Meet Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author Steve Scott who not only has created a phenomenal business model based on Kindle E-books but Business Insider listed his book Habit Stacking as the #2 best business book of 2016….just behind Elon Musk’s most recent book. His shift from being accidentally enlisted in the Air Force…
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This week we talk with Big Wave Surfer, Stand Up Paddler, Father, Grandfather, Husband, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt and Founder and Owner of Brazil’s Alma Surf Magazine…Romeu Andreatta. Jay’s story started with Romeu in Brazil in 2007 when he took a chance on Jay and invited him down for the Alma Surf Magazine’s Surf Festival. …
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This weeks episode is with the one and only Garrett Dutton, otherwise known as G Love. Garrett shares his story from sitting on the curbs of Philly and playing an acoustic guitar to selling out massive shows and playing with everyone from Jack Johnson to Ben Harper. This interview covers everything from Picasso…
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