Most of the SURFER SLANG paintings are built around words and phrases surfers use. In “Stoked”, for instance, the blocky yellow forms describe the negative space between the blocky letters that spell out the painting’s title.


STOKED
Acrylic on canvas, 18 by 36 inches

HEAD HIGH
Acrylic on canvas, 36 by 36 inches

OVER HEAD
Acrylic on canvas, 36 by 36 inches

Ding Repair
Acrylic on canvas, 36 by 36 inches
(The Spirit of God Moved) Upon the Face of the Waters
Acrylic on panel, 10 inches by 20 feet, installation view
Upon the Face of the Waters (GIF version)

SURF CITY
Acrylic on canvas, 36 by 36 inches

Buoys
12 by 60 inches, Acrylic on panel

OFF THE TOP/HIT THE LIP
Acrylic on 2 canvases, 36 by 36 inches

HOME TOWN
Acrylic on canvas, 36 by 36 inches