Surf artist Wade Koniakowsky will hold a workshop for aspiring painters wanting professional help in the fundamentals of painting in oils and acrylics. The event will take place on May 24th from 10am-2pm and will provide information on color, composition, painting land and seascapes and much more. There is a $75 enrollment fee - a steal for this kind of personal, professional instruction! For event location, registration information and more, please click here.

The next Waveriders Gallery event will be held on March 15th from 6:30-9:00PM. The work of surf photographer David Pu’u will be featured and will include a selection of pieces not available in our online catalog. Surf artist Wade Koniakowsky will also be on hand to conduct a painting demonstration which will provide surf art aficionados with a rare opportunity to watch the creation of original pieces of art right before their eyes. These one of a kind paintings will be available for purchase that evening and a selection of Wade’s prints and originals will also be on display for your viewing and buying pleasure. Beer and wine will be provided, so come thirsty!

Waveriders Gallery is located at 10373 Roselle St. Ste 100, San Diego, CA 92121.

We over here at Waveriders Gallery are pleased to present you with Rick Rietveld’s beautiful giclees! His work is offered on canvas, as well as with enhancements done by himself as an option for the true surf art connoisseur. Concerning his work, Rick says “My art tells stories of better lands, fairer seas, adventure, spirituality, beautiful women – but the story’s ending is left up to the viewer. It’s a reaction to my daily experiences ensconced in my passion of the surf and beach lifestyle that I have enjoyed for the past 40 years.” We invite you all to take a look, purchase, and enjoy his work!

Wade Koniakowsky will be at Surf Expo in Orlando, Florida in January showing some new “art boards” and releasing a new line of men’s shirts with Coastal Classics. The show runs from the 10-13th of January. Following this, Wade will be in Puerto Rico for a show at the Playa Oeste Gallery in Rincon, on the 18th of January. Then its back to Charleston SC for a show at Las Olas Ocean Market in downtown Charleston on the 25th, and last but not least he will be showing at the Open Studio in Folly Beach, North Carolina on the 26th.

Surf painter Alan Casagrande’s work will be shown on an ongoing basis at the Surf Hut Gallery in Encinitas. The showing began this December. Stop by 696 N Coast Highway 101 or call (760) 436-5542 for more information. It’s a great place to view his work, and I am sure he would be stoked if you stopped by to check it out!

Tim

Heather Brown’s work will be on display at the Wyland Gallery’s Surf & Wave Art Show at 66-250 Kamehameha Hwy. in Haleiwa, Hawaii. The event will take place on November 4th from 6pm - 10pm and will also feature Waveriders photographer Sean Davey as well as a live music performance with surf legend Tom Curren on drums.

Surf Artist Meegan Feori has lined up a booth at the Pointsettia Festival in Encinitas, which will be held on November 18th from 9am – 5pm on Pacific Coast Highway between South Encinitas Blvd. and E St. The event will also feature live music and food, so be sure to make a day of it! For more information you can contact the Downtown Encinitas Mainstreet Association through their Website. http://www.encinitas101.com/index.htm

Ron Croci, who was recently asked to submit a logo for the Island Nation of Samoa, has just finished the final studies for a graphic novel developed exclusively for web-ready cell phones. He is also preparing some new pieces for the one year anniversary of McKibben Studios in Corona Del Mar. The event will be held on November 10th at 3100 E. Coast Highway and will also feature Waveriders Gallery artists Norm Daniels and Tony Spineto.

Photographer Sean Davey will be attending the Alma Surf Show in Brazil along with Green Room artist Jay Alders. The event was put together to demonstrate the social and cultural aspects of our beloved sport and kicks off in Sao Paulo, Brazil on November 19th at the Museum da Imagem e do Som. If you would like more information, check out www.mostradosurf.com.br/. Jay will also be part of the Surf Taco Art Show in Belmar, NJ on November 16th. Hurley is co-sponsoring the event, which means everyone attending will have a chance to win some sweet gear! More information can be found at www.surftaco.com.

Swedish photographer Thor Jonsson will be exhibiting at Fotomåssan 2007 in Stockholm from November 16th through the 18th. This is Northern Europe’s largest photographic event and will feature Sweden’s top 14 photographers. The exhibit is located at Factory Nacka Strand, Augustendalstorget 6, 131 26 Nacka Strand and should prove to be a fantastic show – if you are in the region we strongly urge you to check it out! For more info on the event please visit www.foto2007.se

Tim