April “Beach Abstract” By: Jamie Oxman STORY BEHIND THE IMAGE From the artist: I cannot speak about art without mentioning Claes Oldenburg who said “art can be anything” There is not pretension. It rejects limits and invites freedom.   CONNECTION THE ARTIST   The  Beach Abstract  image is one of my favorites from this year’s calendar, because for me, I want to believe it is a beach scene with blue skies, red sun and a left peeling wave with pink white water, while others may

January “Southern Wind” By: Zen Del Rio STORY BEHIND THE IMAGE Dream scape hand painted ceramic tile splash for the home of Stefan Hurwicz. The colors match his beautiful granite countertops perfectly. PERSONAL CONNECTION This image illustrates the power of our local surf community. I was introduced to Zen through his wife Diana that I surf with regularly, only to realize that I also surfed regularly with Zen, but just didn’t know him personally prior to the introduction. We