The Neptune Festival 2010

Well, the 2010 Neptune Festival has come and gone, and I managed to get a few pictures and some movie footage with my flip camera. It was a total blast! I sold a lot of stuff, and had a great time. Here are some photos

The Neptune Festival!

Hey everybody, The Neptune Festival is happening this weekend! (Friday-Sunday). My tent will be set up on the 25th street block, and I will be exhibiting my paintings, prints, skateboard decks, and other goodies.. plus a custom surfboard painting demo. Hope to see you there! Peace..Bob

Click here for The Neptune Festival Website

Fish Plaques

I made these crazy fish plaques out of old painting palettes.. I have accumulated a stack of these things, and instead of throwing them out, I saw something IN them..

Here's the link to see three of 'em: Fish Palette Plaques

The NEPTUNE Festival!

Well September is here and I'm now preparing for the Neptune Festival, which runs from Friday Sept. 24th through Sunday Sept. 26th. For those of you who are not familiar with The Neptune Festival, it's a biggie.. many excellent artists in the show, plus an international sand sculpting contest (I had the privilege of judging it last year with Paul DiPasquale, renowned sculptor), plus a surfing contest, a parade, a marathon, live bands,and many other fun filled events. I mainly concentrate on entering the big shows at the beach (like The Neptune) because a lot of people attend these, plus I am hoping to sell some of my artwork and make many new contacts. Plus the Neptune is TON of fun!! This year I will be exhibiting my paintings, prints, custom skateboards and faux skateboard plaques.. plus some new abstract and far out goodies.. soon to be revealed! More fun that I can hardly stand. Peace... Bob

Here's the link: The 37th Annual Neptune Festival

and here's a link to see 2 of my newest paintings

"Surf's Up" art show at the Artists Gallery

Hey Y'all, I have entered 3 paintings and a surfboard in the "Surf's Up 2010" art show at the Artists Gallery in Virginia Beach. The show runs from August 17th-September 7th,and the reception is on Saturday Aug. 21st from 6:30-8:30 pm. I have a couple of new paintings that are in the show, abstract and sketchy, check em out here

And here is the link to the Artists Gallery

Hope you can make it! Peace.. Bob

First Fridays Art Walk

Well tomorrow is the first Friday in August, and I will be exhibiting my prints, paintings and custom painted surfboards at the "First Fridays Art Walk" at Town Center in Va Beach. The show runs from 5-8 pm, so come on out and check it out! I will be doing a custom surfboard painting demonstration as well. See you there!!..Bob

Here's the link to the event

busy busy summer!

Wow, summer is half over and I can barely believe it. But yet I do, because when you are reeeally busy time really does fly. Beach Street caricature gigs, painting commissions, and juggling family stuff (my wife had her gall bladder removed AND a major hernia repaired last Thursday.. I was out for several days tending to her needs. She is feeling a bit better now but still very sore. Still hoping that she might be well enough to attend the B52's concert at Busch Gardens on Sunday :)

The Bayou Boogaloo, XVD Skateboards and my Beach Street Schedule

It's hard to believe that June is almost over! Came and went like a slingshot, and I turned 46 on the 8th. Tons of stuff happened this month, took the family to Busch Gardens and there were NO crowds (yahoo!) and got into some pretty good surf at the first part of the month (although it's been pretty flat for the last couple of weeks). The city of Virginia Beach pays me every year to draw at the oceanfront in the evenings during the summer months (The "Beach Street USA" program), and I have been down there drawing several evenings already. If you are in Virginia Beach this summer and would like a free caricature, come down between 7:30-11:00pm on these nights (on Atlantic Avenue and 17th-25th streets.. they move me around every time.. most of the time I am on the corner of 19th street though, look for me there first). Ok, here's my schedule for the remainder of the summer:

July 2,7,10,18,21,25,28 and 31

August 4,7,10,14,20 and 26

Also I just finished drawing for 3 days at this awesome festival in Norfolk on the waterfront this past weekend. The event is called "The Bayou Boogaloo", and it's a cajun festival with live zydeco and blues bands, authentic Louisiana cuisine and tons of entertainment, of which I was a part of (I have been invited to draw caricatures at this festival for the past three years.. I totally love it!) I am posting a youtube video of this event on this blog as well.

I'm also trying to finish a surf painting for a friend, getting some work done on a childrens book that is scheduled to be published, and a design for a local surf shop.. gotta fit family time in always.. plus always gotta surf too! When it's going off, I'm usually in the water, I find a way. I am also really stoked about the prospect of designing graphics for a skateboard company here in town (XVD Longboards).. I am meeting with them tomorrow to discuss terms. In the next post I'll continue the story..

Peace..

Bob

The Hendrix Board

I just uploaded a new youtube video today! On April 10th, I painted a new board for Austin Surfboards during the annual board swap. I painted Jimi Hendrix.. check it out!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSrFcyNSM5M

The Board Swap on Saturday, April 10th

Austin Surfboards had their first annual board swap this past Saturday, and it was a lot of fun. I displayed my 7'6" Frierson quad for sale, but no one bought it.. that's ok though, it's one of my favorite boards and I'll just wax and ride it this summer again ! Here are some photos of the 6'3" custom fish swallowtail that I painted for Austin during the event..

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3636002&id=284376244569

Board Swap at Austins Surfboards tomorrow!

Tomorrow is the board swap at Austin Surfboards on 19th street (10:00am-4pm) I'll be selling a sick 7'6" Frierson quad with a crazy custom painted deck, plus a surfboard painting demo on the lawn.. hope to see you there!


http://www.austinsurfboards.com/boardswap10.htm

The first Youtube Movie!

Well, today is Tuesday, MArch 30th, and I finally have gotten around to posting my first youtube movie! It was filmed at Austin's Surfboards last month during his art show (Feb 20th). Check it out..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnYN3lRRbK4

St. Patrick's Day update

Well, today is March 17th.. St. Patrick's day! I am 1/2 Irish, so this day has always been important to me and my family. When I was a kid, my Dad used to paint small green footprints on my sister's and my face while we were sleeping (on the night of the 16th) and he and my Mother would leave gifts under our pillows that were from the leprechauns!

I've been pretty sick with a bad stomach virus for the past 2 days, been out for the count, but I'm gettting back in the groove now and I estimate that I will be firing on all 8 cylinders soon. So much stuff on the horizon for the next few months! I'm currently finishing up a new logo for a friend's new surf company, am in the midst of working on 2 commissioned surf paintings, plus the caricature season is starting soon, I have a gig this Saturday in fact. The Beach Street program at the oceanfront is where I create most of my caricatures during the "on" season, I am paid by the city of Va Beach via contract to sit out on Atlantic Ave between 20th and 25th streets for 3 hour sessions in the evenings all summer.. a good gig (This will be my third season working for them). Also the Steel Pier Classic art show and surfing contest is coming up during Memorial day weekend, and I will have my tent set up again this year by the Jetty, selling my custom surf art, skateboard decks, and custom surfboard paintings. In the next few weeks, I will be officially opening my online store on my website (www.thebobzone.com) where I will be selling prints, I'll be keeping everyone posted! If you go to my fanpage, you can enter the "guess the sketch" contest and possibly win one of my prints this month in fact...

My friend Austin Saunders (owner of Austin Surfboards) is having a board sale/swap on April 10th, I am entering a 7'6" Frierson performance board with a wyld painting on the lower deck.. it will be for sale at this event, so check it out...

This past month during Austin's art show, I painted a new custom shaped Austin shortboard and the pictures are up on my facebook page and fan page. My friend Carrie Copenhaven and my wife took video footage of this event as well, and I am currently in the process of editing this movie. I hope to have it up on youtube in a week or so! I'll keep everyone posted...

L8r!

...Bob