The Enemy of Average! Wild Surfwear- USA Made

 

This is the poster for "Sea of Joy" from 1972. This film was directed Paul Witzig and was the last of his triology of Surfing films. His first two films were "The Hot Generation" 1967 and "Evolution" 1969. All three of these films featured Nat Young.

These are pictures of the incredible 2600 Wilshire Blvd Home Savings that was built in 1970. This Santa Monica Landmark features beautiful artwork created by some wonderful Los Angeles artists. The front mosaic was designed by Millard Sheets and executed by Denis O'Connor and Nancy Colbath. The fantastic sculptures are by artist Richard Ellis. The Home Savings Bank chain was purchased by the late Washington Mutual in 1998 for 6.4 billion dollars. Many of the Home Savings branches were either shuttered or converted. The 2600 Wilshire is now a New Balance store. Photos by Peter Leonard.

Radical Long Beach kid Spencer and his dad looking beyond cool with their Surf Adventure shirts!!

This is a painting done by American artist Robert Bechtle in 1975. He is one of the earliest Photorealist's having started in the mid 1960s. Photorealism is an art movement that started in the 1960s and works to perfectly mimic life like a photograph.

Revenge of Patches and Popsicles was a blast! Thank you for coming out and I hope you all had fun. Here are some pictures of the action.

 

Today 1-4 at Thalia Street Surf Shop **************915 South Coast Highway*************** **************Laguna Beach, California 92651*********** Revenge of Patches and Popsicles the last major Mowgli event for the summer. If you bring something down or buy something from the store we can sew a patch on it for free. Come by for some free soda, popsicles, and fun!

Check out this starling vision of the future!! Pretty frightening! 

LeRoy Neiman is one of America's best known sports artists. This painting is from 1977 when skateboarding was at its height in the 1970s. During the 1960s and 1970s skateboarding was greatly influenced by surfing.

Long John Silver, not just a fast food chain

N.C. Wyeth is one the most prominent and well known illustration artists in American History. This painting is a illustration from the book Treasure Island. His 1911 version of Treasure Island is one of his most well known illustrated works. Father of legendary American artist Andrew Wyeth.

During Patches and Popsicles at Surfy Surfy Mowgli was snapped by photographer Wehtahnah Tucker. This was featured in the July 15th issue of The Coast News newspaper of Encinitas.

Thank you to all who came out this summer for Patches and Popsicles! It was a blast. Don't miss the last one The Revenge of Patches and Popsicles August 17th 1-4 at Thalia Surf Shop. Hope to see you there!

Wait . . . where's the red swim trunks. Early lifeguards in action. 

Winslow Homer is one of America's preeminent artists from the 1800s. He was a Realist, mainly focused on painting scenes of ordinary life and landscapes. "Undertow" is based on a real life rescue that Homer witnessed on a visit to Atlantic City in 1883. He choose to do a freizelike formation to create a more dramatic effect. The painting was first shown at the National Academy in 1887.

Hawaiian Surfers and US Navy Party in 1908

Today in history the US and Hawaii had a diplomatic celebration that consisted of a fruit exchange and a surfing demonstration. Sounds pretty boss to me! Article originally appeared in the July 20, 1908 Los Angeles Times.

Whoa!! Look at those killer waves!!! French Post-Impressionist Paul Gauguin’s 1902 painting Riders on the Beach, Gauguin lived in French Polynesia and Tahiti toward the end of his life.