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February 13th, 2012

erik abel art sol sirclesThanks to everybody who came out to the show Saturday night.  It was a good time!  And so much great art and music.  If you are interested in purchasing one of my Sol Sircles, please contact Create:Fixate directly.  Go to my STORE for more about them.Create Fixate erik abel art

Create:Fixate’s 10 Year Anniversary Art Show

February 2nd, 2012

I ART YOU

Hola!  This is going to be a show(pARTy) not to miss.  Lot’s of good art, lots of good music, and lots of good people… what more do you want?  I will be presenting all new paintings at this event, maybe my favorite work yet, on giant circles of wood floating off the wall.  You should come take a look and experience Create:Fixate.  Here’s the info you need, follow the links for more…

WHAT:

Create:Fixate’s 10 Year Anniversary Exhibit

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, Create:Fixate will celebrate a decade of loving
Los Angeles with Art, Music, and all things Creative with a themed show titled “I Art You.”

Read more about the event HERE.

WHEN: 

Saturday, February 11th, 2012 : 7pm – 2am
Gallery Preview 4-7pm

WHERE:

Downtown Los Angeles at the Premiere Events Center
613 Imperial St., Los Angeles, 90021
$15 Admission before 9pm / $20 after
Gallery Preview $5 Donation

Presale Tickets Available HERE.

OPTICAL LOUNGE:
ART : PHOTOGRAPHY : SCULPTURE : MULTIMEDIA : INSTALLATION : LIVE PAINTING
Annie Terrazzo : Art Weeks : Brian Robertson : Curtis Brooks : Donna Trousdale : Emily White : Erik Abel : Gus Harper : Isabelle Alford-Lago : Jeff Klarin : Jeremy : Crabtree : JK Wasson : John Park : Jon Measures : Kat Shoa : L. Croskey  : Luis Sanchez : Michelle Nielsen : Mike Russek : Neil Russell : Saul Escobar : Sebastian : Halmagean : Sean Chango Chaffey : Stephanie Han : Terry Hutton : Zig GronAUDIO LAB
ELECTRONIC : EXPERIMENTAL : WORLD RHYTHMS : JAZZ : LIVE MUSIC
LAB .01
Silver Pesos (Live) : Valida (KCRW) : Aimé (Aimemusic ltd) : Mr. NumberOnederful (Cannibal Flower) : Dj Sebiseb (SD Mixmasters)
LAB.02
John Tejada (Palette) : HouseMates (Venice) : Christos Kedras (Kapa Music/SOAK Brasil) : Santana (TruthSeekers Radio | KPFK) : Theory Abstract (Deep Funk Records) : Charles Guilterre (Fallen Fronds)

CURATOR & PRODUCER Michelle Berc  MUSIC COORDINATOR Andrea Graham

I hope to see you there!

Board Art Benefit : The Unveiling : Jan 21st

January 18th, 2012

Board Art Benefit Aaron Chang Gallery

Mark your calendars folks.  This is gonna be a great show. This will be the first showing of the finished boards created for the Board Art Benefit for Surfaid International.  The event is free and open to the public.  All the boards from last October’s live painting event at the Sacred Craft Expo will be on display and available to snatch up if you find one that grabs you.  This is your chance to own a part of surf art history! Many of the artists will be in attendance… a great chance to rub elbows with some of the legends of the surf art world!

WHERE: Aaron Change Ocean Art Gallery

415 South Cedros Ave, Suite 110,
Solana Beach, CA 92075
858.345.1180

aaronchangoceanart.com

WHEN: Saturday, January 21st, 2012

Live Art Show: 2:00-6:00pm
Board Art Show: 6:00-9:00pm

LIVE ART SHOW:

“Several artists will be arriving early for a one-time collaborative effort on one lucky board… come and heckle!”

Featuring:

  • Wade Koniakowsky
  • Matt Beard
  • Heather Ritts
  • Robb Havassy
  • Phil Roberts
  • Norm Daniels
  • Myself
  • and others…

BEER: Kona Brewing Company

FOOD: Whole Foods Market

Help Spread the word!  Tell your family and friends and share this on Facebook.

Check out my board details and a little more about the artwork HERE.

Custom Stewart Surfboard Graphic

December 23rd, 2011

Erik Abel Surfboard graphic

A little while back a client contacted me about doing a custom surfboard graphic.  We decided to go with a digital design and have Stewart Surfboards print it out as a laminate to be glassed into the board.  I think it came out pretty mental.  Would love to do more of these… hit me up!

Erik Abel Custom Surfboard Graphic

Erik Abel Surfboard Artwork

Digital Art Detail

A happy customer about to go shred his new Abel Art board in Brazil!

Happy Days 2012 Calendar/Diary

December 23rd, 2011

Happy Days Surf Diary Erik Abel Artist

Check out the new Happy Days 2012 Surf Art Calendar and Diary.  I’m one of the featured artists.

“HAPPY DAYS 2012 is a funky, full colour diary aimed at surfers, ocean lovers and /or green-minded people with a thing for street and surf art. It combines a practical weekly diary with the stoke of surfing, the beauty of the oceans and the joy of art – showcasing 100+ pieces of surf and street art, quotes, info on the marine environment, surf spots and mini language guides.

Inspired by the beauty of our oceans, the fun of surfing, the joy of art and the strong belief that the sum of all our actions combined is the key to a sustainable world. 
THE HAPPY DAYS DIARY 2012 is designed and printed ethically in AUSTRALIA on FSC CERTIFIED and paper using a WATERLESS print process and SOY BASED INKS.”

You can purchase them HERE

 

Happy Days Surf Diary Calendar Erik Abel

Words of Wisdom:

December 7th, 2011

“It is through the letting go of an artist’s goal that the art gains power. Letting go is the great challenge.” - Mark Ryden

Aruba

November 27th, 2011

Headed down to Aruba for a week over 11/11/11 for the wedding of friends Nick and Ashley.  I designed their 11/11/11 logo and all the other propaganda to go along with it.  I didn’t realize Aruba was so far south until I looked at a map, it’s only a few miles off the coast of Venezuela.  Thought about taking a quick boat ride and getting lost in South America for a while…. but it didn’t happen.  Mostly because I was in a semi-buzzed state of mind the entire time and in between crazy wedding festivities and stuffing my face, I was glued to a seat at a Black Jack or Roulette table.  Nobody told me there were casinos in every hotel down there!  And they served free drinks Vegas style until 5am every night.  A very dangerous place for me.  Lucky black 11 was letting me down the entire week until the very last night when John and I ended up closing down the casino and breaking even for the trip… well I broke even, John not so much. Sorry buddy.  We did manage to get out of resort-ville for a while and explore the island via 4 wheeler and catamaran. It’s a pretty cool place, lots of giant cacti, a crazy German shipwreck from WWII, friendly people, 24 hour warmth, beautiful beaches and gallons upon gallons of fruity rum-filled drinks.  Here’s a few pics…

 

Club of the Waves Feature

November 8th, 2011

erik abel club of the waves reef pro 2011

Club of the Waves just put up a nice little feature about the making of the artwork for the Reef Hawaiian Pro artwork.  I offer a little insight to the process as well as share some behind the scenes photos of the work in progress.  Check it out HERE.

Neptune

November 8th, 2011

King Neptune Paintings by Erik Abel

Neptune, the Roman god of the water and the sea, has been showing up in my sketchbook lately.  I haven’t painted my tribal looking faces in a few years and for some reason I got inspired to paint a few more the other day.  And since surfing is my only religion, I figured I’d pay a little tribute to the ancient sea God with his beard of fish scales and his crown of coral.  Apparently he rode in a chariot pulled by giant seahorses called Hippocamps and loved women from North Africa.  He must have loved surf trips to Morocco. Find the larger images of these pieces HERE

Neptune Scale beard by Erik Abel

Neptune detail art by Erik Abel

New November Art

November 8th, 2011

New November Art by Erik Abel

I’ve been busy in the studio quite a bit lately.  The 2 pieces above were painted to vibe with the Reef Pro Artwork because these and a couple others will be shipped off to Hawaii this week to be Auctioned off at the Reef event to benefit the North Shore Community Land Trust.  Check out 6 new paintings in the art section HERE.  

 

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