Green Room Festival 2012

Konichiawa Japan!  Off to Greenroom Festival, Yokohama Japan, and for the Launch party of "Honey" Magazine at Ron Herman in Tokyo. Can't wait! Bags packed, Have lots of amazing art in store, ready to travel.  Let's do this!

San Diego Surf Film Festivus!

Honey Magazine Debuts

Here's the 1st look at brand new magazine "Honey" which made it's debut this month.  It is a sister publication to the well known Japanese Magazine, "Blue". Dōmo arigatōgozaimashita Honey for interviewing me for this publication.  I look forward to seeing it when we arrive in Japan for the Greenroom Festival next month!

Surfrider San Diego 12th Annual Art Gala

This year I had the pleasure of creating an Original Oil and Encaustic Collage for the invite for Surfrider San Diego's 12th Annual Art Gala.

 You can bid on the Original, One of a Kind Artwork on Thurs. May 17th at the Del Mar Powerhouse. You can also purchase prints or giclees of "Keep Our Oceans Blue" from my Etsy site:

The Red Fox Tails, New "Aloha" Album Artwork by Susan Wickstrand

I had the pleasure of contributing the artwork for The Red Fox Tails second album.
You purchase the CD here from, "The Red Fox Tails", newest Album, "Aloha" avail on iTunes. 
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/aloha/id519132816  Love their surf soul jazz vibe.

 I also had the pleasure of doing the artwork for their 1st album too, "Drop In":

All original artworks that are on the albums are Oil, Collage & Encaustic (wax) on wood panel.
Album design was by Myles McGuiness and photos in album by Andrew Reilly. Band Members include: Jay Reilly, Phil Benavides, and Ron Bocian.

* All Album Artwork images: "Aloha Waikiki, Hawaii" and "Postcards From Paradise" are available on my Etsy site: http://www.etsy.com/shop/susanwickstrand

 

Links to Album also on Pinterest:

http://pinterest.com/swickstrand/fun/

Going to Japan, Greenroom Festival, Yokohama, May 19th & 20th

Booking passage to the Land of the Rising Sun.  Please look for my artwork & me at the Greenroom Festival in Yokohama Japan, Sat. May 19th & Sun. May 20th.  Can't wait!

This Saturday, "Board Shorts" Surf Film Festival, I'll have some new work in the show too.

Please Join us this Sat. at UCSD Loft, I'll have brand new Oil & Encaustic Collages in the show featuring brand new artworks with "WindanSea, La Jolla", "Lauren Hill, Noosa Slide", "Surf Love, Hawaii" and artworks featuring, Gerry Lopez, Kelia Moniz, Rell Sunn and many others.  Hope to see you there!
New Original Oil & Encaustic Collage Work:

 "WindanSea, La Jolla, CA"

"Aloha Waikiki", Oil, Ink & Encaustic Collage

"American Girl" Oil, Ink & Encaustic Collage

"Electric Love", Oil, India Ink & Encaustic

"Kalapana Hawaii", Oil, Ink & Encaustic Collage

"Kelia Rise", Oil, Ink & Encaustic Collage

"Live Aloha, Hawaii", Oil, Ink & Encaustic Collage

"Surf Love, Hawaii" Oil, Ink & Encaustic Collage

New Show at Subtext Gallery, "You Should Have Been Here Yesterday"

New Group Show, New Work in the Works...yes...I Love my Job. New Collaborative Oil & Encaustic Collage series in the works with famed photographer Tom Servais. New works on Kelly Slater, Donovan Frankenreiter, Dane Reynolds and others.  It's gonna be good. Subtext Gallery is downtown, 1 block South of The Casbah. Other artists include, Kevin Roche, Myles McGuiness, Phil Gibbs, John Antoski, Skye Walker, Emil Kozak & more. You're Invited.

Genius Campaign

genius image...think before you drink or use plastics...help turn the tide...new year create new habits.

Rip Curl Comment and Win * Artist of the Search, Susan Wickstrand

 

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* NEW 2012 Artist Susan Wickstrand Calendars

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order here: Purchase 2012 Calendar 
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Screening with Keith Malloy at Surfing Heritage & Enjoy Handplane Exhibit this Sat. Oct 22, 7 pm

I'll be in an Enjoy Handplane Exhibit weekend along with a screening w/Keith Malloy of his amazing new film, "Come Hell or High Water" at Surfing Heritage * Sat. Oct 22nd * 7 pm * Sea You There!

   

Enjoy Handplane Exhibiting Artists:

Matt Beard * John Culqui * Kipp Denslow * Damian Fulton * Robb Havassy * Joe Hodnicki * Wade Koniakowsky * Ed Lewis * Cher Pendarvis * JP St. Pierre * Peter St. Pierre * Rick Rietveld * Phil Roberts * Heather Ritts * Tak Aoyama * Skye Walker * Tyler Warren * 

Alex Weinstien * Susan Wickstrand

* FALL FUN * Receive a special 20% off of any purchase on my online Shop for a limited time.

Receive 20% off of any purchase on my online Etsy shop for a limited time.  Simply enter coupon code: "FALLFUN" at check out. Happy shopping! Click here or on image for link:

Video of "The Wild Ones"

 

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Riviera Magazine Article "Waxing Artistic" on Susan Wickstrand this Sept/Oct 2011 Issue

Grab a copy of Riviera Magazine Sept/Oct Issue and turn to page 60 to learn some more about what I do...thanks Shelby Stanger for the interview, Kevin Roche for the photos and Riviera Magazine. Digital Magazine Link: http://media.modernluxury.com/digital.php?e=RVSD

"Introducing the art world's surfer girl ... 60"

(Clockwise) Susan Wickstrand photographed by Kevin Roche, Susan Wickstrand and Art Brewer, "Hynson in Hollister" Oil and Encaustic Collaborative Collage (Matted Prints Avail on Etsy site), Susan Wickstrand and Todd Glaser, "Joel Tudor, Indigo Seas", Oil and Encaustic Collaborative Collage (Matted Prints and Orig. Avail on Etsy site), Rip Curl's Wickstrand "Artist of the Search" Totes, T's, Bikini's, board shorts, hoodies, luggage, dresses, flip flops and beach towel avail. very soon!

MTV's "The Real World" La Jolla will have Wickstrand's on the Wall

 MTV's "The Real World" Season 26 in La Jolla, coming this Fall

 Susan Wickstrand, "Sleeping on a Honeysuckle", Oil & Encaustic Collage (Lopez image provided by James Cassimus).  Below: Susan Wickstrand, "Sea Love", Oil & Encaustic Collage.

Get Ready to play "eye-spy" a Wickstrand on the Wall (as seen above). For MTV's newest Season of "The Real World" coming this Fall.

Cardiff Collaborative this Sat. at Green Flash Gallery

We hope to see you there for this group exhibition based on North County Artists and the 1 year Anniversary of Green/Flash.  Live music by The Red Fox Tails.

Susan Wickstrand & Todd Glaser, "Ladyslide, Noosa Glide, Lauren Hill", Oil & Encaustic Collaborative Collage.

 

I did the artwork for their new album, "Drop In"...oh and let's not forget the always colorful Cardiff too tripling the reasons to pay a visit, hope to see you tonight for some laughs, music, art and fun...

Jurassic Kook on display today, shot by Pierce Michael Kavanaugh.