AROUND the SURFACE
24″ x 48″ Mixed Media on Canvas
I’m beginning to believe I am obsessed with circles. Have I said that before? They are the perfect shape though, aren’t they? They’re continuous and never ending. Maybe that is why I use them so often. I would like my work to be that way.
GIRAFFADOOR
24″ x 84″ Mixed Media on Door
A skinny tall door was the perfect place for this giraffe like pattern. So, Giraffadoor was born. I like painting on doors now. They are a good size canvas and there are always people on Craig’s List getting rid of them. If anyone has any extra doors layin’ around let me know.
JELLY FLY
16″ x 20″ Mixed Media on Canvas
The fly. The jelly. The Jelly Fly. Is it a creature? Is it a new dance? I think it’s a band. Yeah, a friend of a friend say he saw them and they were pretty good. Naw man, I recon tha Jelly Fly is a new lure dat’s out right ’bout now fo’ fishin’. I thought it was a brand of hair gel. I guess I could be wrong.
LJ
12″ x 24″ Aerosol on Metal
The greatest ever? Maybe to a really good friend of mine. This one’s for you 001. Respect! (sound on the highlights doesn’t start until 28s)
Jr. Gong
12″ x 24″ Aerosol on Metal
He is arguably one of the greatest reggae musicians of all time, but that is not so surprising. Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley is the son of Bob Marley. It is obvious that the king of reggae has passed down his talent through the blood lines. This music must endure. It is the music of the people and who better to share it with us than Jr. Gong?
ROSARIO
22″ x 24″ Aerosol on Wood
My wife thinks that I’m making art with celebrities on it so that I can end up meeting them. That might not be a bad idea. Thanks wife. It’s not part of the plan, but if any of these find their way into a celeb’s hands it couldn’t hurt in helping the cause. Rosario is my second choice anyways, so she’s got nothing to worry about.
PINK N PURP
12″ x 12″ Aerosol on Canvas
You’re so pretty with your all pink clothes ‘n’ your all pink car. I hope the purple feathers in your hair get you real far. ‘N’ that your tiny little doggie in your big pink bag, a purple bow in its hair in the photo you tagged. But don’t get me wrong, I like purples and pink. It’s just stereo types about colors that make me think. Are the colors that she wears what bothers me? Or is it that the media has to let us all see?
MORNING SUN (SOLD)
16″ x 20″ Aerosol on Canvas
Lots of people flock to the beach to watch the sunset. I think I’d rather watch it arrive. It brings the light of a new day filled with something different to us. I love the morning rays peeking through the window and watching the dust particles that dance on them. There is no doubt I could spend everyday out in the sun. It’s almost summer and soon we’ll get to spend more time together.
TROIS
12″ x 12″ Aerosol on Canvas
3. It’s a magic number. Yes it is. Well, at least in a Jack Johnson song it is. In my life it is too. Part of one of my nick names has 003 in it, because I am the 3rd member of the Husslafunk Mob. That’s right, I’m in a mob (don’t try to google it, we’re off the grid). I’m also the 1st of three brothers in my family. The third time is a charm. Of course there is more, but I don’t want to fill the page 
GUARDIANS
24″ x 36″ Aerosol on Canvas
Sometimes I feel like there is something watching over me. Maybe it’s the spirits of people I used to know in this life. Maybe they are friends from lives past. But I know there is something. Something is watching out for me while I am here. Thanks guys.
WAITING (SOLD)
24″ x 44″ Mixed Media on Wood
Sometimes surfing is a waiting game. The ocean can be as flat as glass or crazy rough with waves coming from all directions. But we wait. We wait. And we wait some more. Because even if we only ride one wave that day, it make that day a whole lot better.
VICTORIAN MESS
10″ x 10″ Aerosol on Paper
I can’t stand Martha Stewart and I don’t know why. I do have to thank her though. I found a set of stencils in Home Depot that were from her company. She helped create this mess in a way. Thanks Martha.
3 BIRDS
18″ x 24″ Mixed Media on Canvas
Rise up this mornin’. Smiled with the risin’ sun. Three little birds Pitch by my doorstep. Singin’ sweet songs. Of melodies pure and true. Sayin’, “this is my message to you-ou-ou:” Singin’, “don’t worry about a thing. ‘Cause every little thing gonna be alright.”
THE VOODOO IN ME
18″ x 24″ Mixed Media on Canvas
I painted this as a gift to my dad for his b-day and hope it’s not creepin’ him out at night hangin’ on the wall. This might be the strangest pictures of one of his sons that he’s ever had. That’s right, I said, “pictures of one of his sons.” You couldn’t tell that this is a self portrait? Maybe you need to get the voodoo in you too…
ROB MACHADO
24″ x 36″ Mixed Media on Wood
Rob Machado is not just some “surfer dude” who hangs out in the water all day getting stoked on waves man. He is a person that cares about the environment and helping people. His foundation provides funding for educational programs focused on helping children understand their contribution towards a healthy earth (RMF). So, next time you think that these guys are just a bunch of beach bums, think again. Most of them care about this planet we live on and are trying to help preserve it.