Category Artists

Tony Caramanico

Tony Cara­man­ico is a New York based surfer / artist who has been surf­ing since the ‘60s. In that time, he has com­piled an astound­ing num­ber of jour­nal entries that have become works of art that are exhib­ited in gal­leries and sold as prints. Tony keeps it sim­ple: surf­ing and stay­ing pos­i­tive. We spoke with …

Matthew Allen

Matthew Allen is a surfer / artist who is the cre­ative direc­tor of The Ryde and was instru­men­tal in the redesign of Surfer Mag­a­zine. Multi-talented, he is equally adept at graphic design, illus­tra­tion, and pho­tog­ra­phy. We caught up with Matthew to find out more.

What was life like grow­ing up?
I had a pretty nor­mal suburban […]

Jim Evans

Jim Evans is a surfer / artist who is best known for his stun­ning air­brush illus­tra­tions for the surf and skate indus­try back in the ‘70s. Surf­ing has always been a big part of Evans’ life and that kinetic energy con­tin­ues to pro­pel him into his mul­ti­me­dia graphic design today.

What was your life like growing […]

Chris Del Moro

Chris Del Moro is a Cal­i­for­nia surfer / artist who recently starred in Thomas Campbell’s The Present rid­ing an Alaia. Equally adept at rid­ing all wave craft vehi­cles, he is also the owner of Col­lec­tic, a surf inspired cloth­ing line. We caught up with Chris to get the lowdown.

What was life like grow­ing up? My …

Adrian Knott

Adrian Knott is an Aus­tralian illus­tra­tor and is the cre­ator of the Rake Cloth­ing line. His unique and vin­tage inspired designs are a com­bi­na­tion of lines and col­or­ful char­ac­ters that end up on shirts, walls, and boards. Adrian took some time to speak with us about his life and his art.

What was life like growing […]

Zeph Carrigg

Zeph Car­rigg is a Cal­i­for­nia surf­board shaper and artist known for his inno­v­a­tive resin tints and designs. Raised by “hippy beat­niks,” it wasn’t long before he struck out on his own cre­ative path. Zeph spends a few min­utes to share his life with us.

What was your child­hood like?
I’m the youngest of three children (two …