Renowned Ocean Artist Unveils Official Artwork for 2013 Molokai 2 Oahu Paddleboard World Championships
Like the athletes in this year’s Molokai-2-Oahu Paddleboard World Championships, the ocean drives and inspires the work this year’s race artist. For that reason, renowned artist Wade Koniakowsky was asked to create the official artwork for the 2013 event. Koniakowsky is thought by many to be on the cutting edge of the new-school of ocean lifestyle art. Surfer magazine describes his artistic mastery as being inspired by “dreamlike point breaks in Polynesian paradise.” For Koniakowsky, his passion is to visually express his thoughts and...
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Matt Beard is a Northern California artist whose work has become recognized throughout the world, having been published in the Surfer’s Journal, Surfer, Surfing, Longboard Magazine and others. Despite the attention he’s received for his art, he is no stranger to struggling though each month , somehow, managing to get by and feed his kids through his tireless pursuit of making art. Beard’s recent endeavors are driven by a humanitarian desire to make a difference in the lives of those with greater needs. He recently created a...
read more2011 Race Artist – Terry Lopez
“The Crossing”, encaustic and oil on 16”x20” wood panel, March, 2011, by Terry Lopez I created this piece with the 32 mile Molokai paddleboard crossing solely in mind. My husband Victor Lopez and my son Shaun Lopez along with many friends here in Hawaii and the mainland have completed this race across the Ka’iwi Channel between Molokai and Oahu many times. Hearing them talk about their experiences was inspiring to me to try and capture the essence of that race in my work. Talk of the roles the pertinent currents, winds, tides,...
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Watch highlights from Jamie Mitchell’s unprecedented 10th consecutive win, Connor Baxter’s record breaking win on an SUP and up-close and personal conversations with legendary watermen and women from around the world.
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