Drew Brophy
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Drew Brophy is an American artist
born in 1971. Known as a "surf artist"
Brophy is best known for his surfboard
paintings and distinctive painting style, using Uni-Posca water-based paint pens.
A self-taught artist, Brophy began painting
on surfboards as a young boy when he first began to surf in his native South Carolina
. Originally, Brophy set out to be a professional surfer, and he traveled the globe using artwork to help pay for his surf adventures. More and more, he was commissioned to create art, and a lifetime profession was born
After living & surfing in Hawaii
in the mid-1990's, Brophy moved to California
in 1996 to put his art career in high gear. He now lives with his wife, Maria, and their son.
Brophy became known as the artist who pioneered the art of surfboard painting with water-based paint pens, and has taught a generation of artists his techniques.
McFly
's Dougie Poynter
plays a Music Man Sterling
Bass, featuring a custom paint job by Brophy.
Brophy’s painted surfboards have also been collected by Kid Rock
, Mötley Crüe
’s Vince Neil
, Eddie Vedder
and Uncle Cracker.
In spring of 2011, Crystal Cove Media Production Company produced a television show called THE PAINT SHOP WITH DREW BROPHY, which aired on Southern California local television channels, including Cox and Time Warner. THE PAINT SHOP is a reality show which takes the viewers behind the scenes of Drew's art studio and projects.
An ocean conservationist, Brophy contributes time and efforts to organizations such as Surfrider Foundation and Ocean Institute
. He also gives seminar
s and workshops at various schools & colleges, sharing his painting techniques and secrets of success.
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
born in 1971. Known as a "surf artist"
Surf art
Surf art is visual art about or related to the sport of surfing.There is a strong connection between art and surf culture, which reaches back 3,000 years to Peru, where some of the world's first historians carved bas-reliefs of surfers. The intersection of the surf and art realms today, however,...
Brophy is best known for his surfboard
Surfboard
A surfboard is an elongated platform used in the sport of surfing. Surfboards are relatively light, but are strong enough to support an individual standing on them while riding a breaking wave...
paintings and distinctive painting style, using Uni-Posca water-based paint pens.
A self-taught artist, Brophy began painting
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
on surfboards as a young boy when he first began to surf in his native South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
. Originally, Brophy set out to be a professional surfer, and he traveled the globe using artwork to help pay for his surf adventures. More and more, he was commissioned to create art, and a lifetime profession was born
After living & surfing in Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
in the mid-1990's, Brophy moved to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
in 1996 to put his art career in high gear. He now lives with his wife, Maria, and their son.
Brophy became known as the artist who pioneered the art of surfboard painting with water-based paint pens, and has taught a generation of artists his techniques.
McFly
McFly
McFly are an English pop rock band who first found fame in 2004. The band consists of Tom Fletcher , Danny Jones , Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd . They were signed to the Island Records label from their 2004 launch until December 2007, before creating their own label, Super Records...
's Dougie Poynter
Dougie Poynter
Dougie Lee Poynter is an English musician and the bass guitarist and vocalist for the pop rock boyband McFly.- McFly :...
plays a Music Man Sterling
Music Man Sterling
The Music Man Sterling is a model of bass guitar designed by the Music Man company. It was named after Sterling Ball, son of Ernie Ball, the founder of the parent company....
Bass, featuring a custom paint job by Brophy.
Brophy’s painted surfboards have also been collected by Kid Rock
Kid Rock
Robert James "Bob" Ritchie , known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations...
, Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
’s Vince Neil
Vince Neil
Vincent Neil Wharton is an American vocalist and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.-Early life:Neil was born in Hollywood, California to Odie and Shirley Wharton...
, Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder is an American musician and singer-songwriter who is best known for being the lead singer and one of three guitarists of the alternative rock band Pearl Jam. He is widely considered a cultural icon of alternative rock.He is also involved in soundtrack work and contributes to albums...
and Uncle Cracker.
In spring of 2011, Crystal Cove Media Production Company produced a television show called THE PAINT SHOP WITH DREW BROPHY, which aired on Southern California local television channels, including Cox and Time Warner. THE PAINT SHOP is a reality show which takes the viewers behind the scenes of Drew's art studio and projects.
An ocean conservationist, Brophy contributes time and efforts to organizations such as Surfrider Foundation and Ocean Institute
Ocean Institute
The Ocean Institute is an ocean education organization located in Dana Point, California. Founded as the Marine Institute in 1977, it offers ocean science and maritime history programs for K-12 students and their teachers...
. He also gives seminar
Seminar
Seminar is, generally, a form of academic instruction, either at an academic institution or offered by a commercial or professional organization. It has the function of bringing together small groups for recurring meetings, focusing each time on some particular subject, in which everyone present is...
s and workshops at various schools & colleges, sharing his painting techniques and secrets of success.