Articles in the art-feature Category

Follow the Light Foundation Announces Call For Entries For The 2008 Follow the Light Foundation Surf Photographers Grant

solspot 4 Aug 2008No Comments 185 views Print Email

$5,000 to be granted to the winning photographer
SAN CLEMENTE, CA- For the third year in a row, the Follow the Light Foundation (FTLF) will award $5000 to a deserving photographer in honor of the late Larry “Flame” Moore. The FTLF was founded after Moore’s passing in the attempt to continue his legacy of assisting up [...]


Big Red Productions Announces Line Up for 6th Annual Huntington Beach Surf Theatre Film Festival

solspot 22 Jul 2008No Comments 154 views Print Email

The official Film Festival Opening Night will feature a very special fundraising screening of the powerful film Between the Lines, to benefit the Long Beach Veterans Prosthetics Lab.
A film by Scott Bass, Ty Ponder and Troy Page, Between the Lines; a true story of surfers during the Vietnam War, is narrated by acclaimed writer and [...]


Renown artist Robb Havassy - Feminine Waves Event to Benefit Surfrider Foundation

solspot 15 Jul 2008No Comments 286 views Print Email

This coming Thursday, July 17th, renown artist Robb Havassy will be presenting an art exhibition and benefit, featuring more than 30 new paintings and sculptures. The event titled “Feminine Waves” will showcase Havassy’s unique fusion of color and motion and the interplay of multi-media depictions of the feminine form incorporated into fanciful surf-scapes.


Painting Backlit Waves

patrickparker 14 Dec 2007No Comments 346 views Print Email

To most surfers, a dream wave occurs at or around sunset when the light is the most vibrant. The waves are backlit to reveal the beautiful color of the water as the light penetrates through the back of the wave. In this article I will be explaining how to accomplish a desired look that will have viewers of you art frothing and booking their next surf trip.

Atmospheric perspective is always key when setting up your waves. For instance, if you want to make a pointbreak look realistic, the waves in the distance should not have as much vibrancy of color, otherwise it will flatten the space.