http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/ en Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:42:58 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sandvox 2.5.1 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/spill-your-guts---surf-art.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Heiti SC Light'; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Heiti SC Light';"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">2010 Mixed Media on Panel 12" x 48" $1700 - Free Shipping - Contact us for a Hi-Rez Image <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/spill-your-guts-bp-oil-spill-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a></span></span></p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><img width="700" height="199" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/spill_your_guts_med.jpeg" alt="spill your guts" /><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Heiti SC Light'; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Heiti SC Light';"><strong><br /></strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Heiti SC Light'; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Heiti SC Light'; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 13px;"><strong>In</strong></span> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 13px;">light of one of the greatest ecological disasters this world may ever see, I decided to create this painting on the British Petroleum (BP) oil spill in 2010. Looking at this you will notice the "BP Flower" in the upper right hand corner next to the greedy executive. Dollar signs are spilling out of the oil pump below him causing life to turn black. The mechanized monster surfacing through the wave represents the failed technology that brings us the black death better known as petroleum.  The title infers two things; that the oil executives should spill their guts and admit to wrongdoing and secondly as far as I am concerned those monsters have oil as their guts.</span> </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Heiti SC Light'; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Sun, 07 Aug 2011 09:13:07 -0700 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/spill-your-guts---surf-art.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the-return---surf-art.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 13px;" class="Apple-style-span">2008 Mixed Media on Panel  24" x 24"</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 33, 26); font-size: 13px;">SOLD</span> <span style="font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-return-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a></span> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><img width="501" height="474" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/the_return_med.jpeg" alt="The Return" /><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">When you return to what you know, sometimes there is resistance, difficulties, confusion, loss of interest. It takes a shot at you asking how badly do you want it back? If you want it bad enough there is always a way to slip through the flak and make it yours. This piece shows the emotion of that event. The crow is a mystical bird. The crow brings a message to man. Will you listen? It will only return so many times. </p> </div> Sun, 07 Aug 2011 09:02:17 -0700 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the-return---surf-art.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/undergrowth---surf-art.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 13px;" class="Apple-style-span">2008 - Mixed Media on Panel  15" x 23" -</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 33, 26); font-size: 13px;">SOLD</span> <span style="font-size: 13px;">-  <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-undergrowth-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a></span> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><img width="313" height="485" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/undergrowth_surf_art_med.jpeg" alt="Undergrowth surf art" /><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Sometimes the things we want are right under our feet. We search, we look, we investigate, but sometimes it sits right there looking at us. I really enjoyed making this piece with its troll like figure staring up at the surfer with a grin on its face. The troll blows out the surfer's wish trying to get him to look down and know his goal rests right where he stands. </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Sun, 07 Aug 2011 08:51:59 -0700 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/undergrowth---surf-art.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/point-of-no-return-surf-art.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">2010 Mixed Media on Panel 24" x 96" - $7900 - Free Shipping - Contact for Hi-Rez image. <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/point-of-no-return-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a><br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><img width="640" height="155" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/point_of_no_return_surf_art_med.jpeg" alt="" /><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; 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padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p> </div> Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:01:59 -0700 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/untold-beauty-surf-art.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/document-destruction-surf-a.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">2009 Mixed Media on Panel 24" x 48" - $3900 - Free Shipping - Contact us for hi-rez image. <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/document-destruction-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><img width="640" height="310" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/document_destruction-2.jpeg" alt="" /><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center;">In a time of worldwide strife and destruction against resources and the environment, there seems to be no solution or answers. This painting highlights multiple issues we have created and need solutions to. Rising sea levels, overpopulation, industrial waste and pollution, and corporate greed. Find them all, then find answers.  </p> </div> Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:53:25 -0700 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/document-destruction-surf-a.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/burn-the-masts-surf-art.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">Mixed Media on Panel 24" x 48" - $3900 - Free Shipping - Contact for Hi-Rez image. <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/burn-the-masts--surf-art-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a><br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><img width="640" height="311" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/burn_the_masts_surf_art.jpeg" alt="" /><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Heiti SC Light'; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Heiti SC Light'; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Back in the days of exploration of the new world, captains of boats would decide to burn the masts of their ships in order to eliminate dissent and hopes of returning to home for the sailors. I took the opposite feeling from that for this painting. I am implying that when you find something you truly treasure after searching and searching, you may 'burn the masts' since you don't want to return. I used bright lively colors to try and convey that feeling of joy. </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Georgia; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em>"There comes a day when all that we know will no longer exist. We will look around and wonder who was responsible? What were we thinking? How did this come to pass? The time for the Environmental Renaissance is now. I plan to record the downfall and transformation of our ecological society within my art. So shall we all."</em></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Georgia; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em><br /></em></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:50:54 -0700 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/burn-the-masts-surf-art.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the-energy-surf-art.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">2010 Mixed Media on Panel 25" x 57" -<span style="color: rgb(255, 32, 30);">SOLD</span> - Contact for Hi-Rez image. PRINTS NOT AVAILABLE<br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><img width="640" height="222" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/the_energy_surf_art-2.jpeg" alt="" /><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p> </div> Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:43:28 -0700 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the-energy-surf-art.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the_escalation_of_committme.html <div class="article-summary"><p>2009 Mixed Media on Panel 24" x 48" - <span style="color: rgb(255, 40, 41);">SOLD </span>- Free Shipping - Contact for Hi-Rez image. <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-escalation-of-commitment-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a><br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/the_escalation_of_committme-4.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="640" height="310" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/the_escalation_of_committme_med.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">At the point in time when the battle of the surfers and environmentalists vs. the techno-oil conglomerate reaches its peak, will you escalate your commitment to the cause? What are you willing to risk? The ocean is ready to risk it all. </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:49:17 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the_escalation_of_committme.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the_location_-_surf_art.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">2009 Mixed Media on Panel 11" x 11" - $363 - Free Shipping - Contact for Hi-Rez image. <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-location-21-158-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a><br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/the_location_nn_surf_art-4.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="640" height="655" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/the_location_nn_surf_art_med.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">With the invention and widespread use of GPS these days, it is funny how easy it is to find things, places, and people. While some of those are in constant movement, you can always know that somethings never change. Like the location of one of the best waves in the world, and the proving ground for any professional surfer. The numbers tell the coordinates for the Banzai Pipeline. I have seen it once, surfed next to it once, but dreamed of it a thousand times. Surf art GPS style. </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:49:17 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the_location_-_surf_art.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the_presentation_-_surf_art.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">2009 Mixed Media on Panel 13" x 33" - <span style="color: rgb(255, 40, 41);">SOLD</span> - Free Shipping - Contact for Hi-Rez image. <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-presentation-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a><br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/the_presentationnn_surf_art-4.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="640" height="232" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/the_presentationnn_surf_art_med.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">As we travel the world we present ourselves to the cultures and the countries we visit. This surf piece attempts to show how small the surfer is when presenting themselves to the peoples of the local areas. How we present ourselves decides the reactions of the locals. This painting depicts the local's ire and speculation of the surfer when they arrive. Can you find the surfer and those who watch him? </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Georgia;" class="Apple-style-span"><em>"A wave is only good if it tells you its secret message"</em></span></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Georgia;" class="Apple-style-span"><em><br /></em></span></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:49:17 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the_presentation_-_surf_art.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the_release_-_surf_art.html <div class="article-summary"><p>2009 Mixed Media on Panel 24" x 48" - $3900 - Free Shipping - Featured as the cover of my book. <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-release-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a><br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/the_releasenn-4.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="640" height="318" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/the_releasenn_med-2.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Heiti SC Light'; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">When we strive to reach a goal, create a memory, change a habit or just get somewhere in life, there always seems to be a point when we are released. The surf tends to struggle with itself, figuring when to release the riders into the rolling bliss of energy they live for. Sometimes there are factors that hinder that release. How many factors can you find depicted in the faces above? </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Georgia; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em>"The course of action the brush takes in your hand, relays its feelings on the canvas like your board on a wave."</em></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Georgia; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em><br /></em></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:49:17 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the_release_-_surf_art.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the_conflict_begins_-_surf_.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">2009 Mixed Media on Panel 24" x 48" - $3900 - Free Shipping - Contact for Hi-Rez image <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-conflict-begins-nathan-paul-gibbs.html?newartwork=true" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a><br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/the_conflict_beginsnn-4.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="640" height="314" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/the_conflict_beginsnn_med.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">This piece attempts to show when the top believers in water as being our most precious resource go to battle against those who do not believe so. The ocean sends its messengers (surfers) to do battle against the techno-oil conglomerate. The battle is fierce, who will win? This surf art attempts to bring you there as an observer who will hopefully turn participant. </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Georgia; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em>"Surf and paint as though you are a master, expect from yourself a masterpiece, and ride every wave as though it is one."</em></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Georgia; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em><br /></em></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:48:40 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the_conflict_begins_-_surf_.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the_day_that_carnage_came_t.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">2008 Mixed Media on Panel 24" x 48" - $2900 - Free Shipping - Contact for Hi-Rez image. <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/carnage-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a><br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/the_day_that_carnage_came-4.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="640" height="401" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/the_day_that_carnage_came_med.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">This is based of of a song entitled "Carnage", by White Buffalo. It tells of destruction and the plight of people just who hold it together in a time of fear and the unknown. I worked on this one of the longest times on a single painting. Look closely at the hysteria and confusion and be glad you are not there. There are hidden images in this painting, but most importantly is the feeling of destruction and isolation it produces. If we do not as citizens of the world take control from the polluters, capitalist slugs, and blood-sucking technocrati, this may become a reality. What will be the cause of all this pain? It is created with acrylic, Shellac, wood stain, among other randomly chosen media to invoke a sense of confusion, distortion and frustration. </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:48:40 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the_day_that_carnage_came_t.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the_decision_-_surf_art.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">2008 Mixed Media on Panel 24" x 36" - $2100 - Free Shipping - Contact for Hi-Rez image. <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-decision-nathan-paul-gibbs.html">BUY A PRINT</a><br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/the_decisionnn-4.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="640" height="409" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/the_decisionnn_med.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Surfers must make decisions. Some of the with regards to waves. Like deciding when it is good enough to surf. Is it too dangerous?  However we also all must make decisions about life and the environment. DO I BATTLE AGAINST THE FORCES OF EVIL DEVELOPMENT, or do I sit back and watch the destruction? Doing nothing or something are both decisions. Join the team and save the world. This piece depicts the surfer making a decision to press forward in the face of adversity, entering into the mouth of the unknown. The lion can help you by leading the way, his mane made of fins of light.  </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Georgia; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em>"Distance down a wave is very exact. But distances in, following a line of energy hardly can be comprehended."</em></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Georgia; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em><br /></em></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:48:40 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the_decision_-_surf_art.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the_earth_shows_its_end_-_s.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">2010 Mixed Media on Panel 24" x 48" - $3900 - Free Shipping - Contact for Hi-Rez image. <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-earth-shows-its-end-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a><br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/the_earth_shows_its_end_nn-4.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="640" height="316" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/the_earth_shows_its_end_nn_med.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Heiti SC Light'; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: 'Century Gothic';">I often wonder when I work in this series why these images randomly come together they way they do. There is a point where I take control over the painting, but for a time, it sort of paints itself.  I feel as though I am channeling some sort of message from another dimension. Perhaps one day I will figure out where it comes from. For now, take control of the Earth and save her.</span></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Heiti SC Light'; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:48:40 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the_earth_shows_its_end_-_s.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the_end_-_surf_art.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">2008 Mixed Media on Panel 24" x 96" - $7900 - Free Shipping - <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-end-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a><br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/the_endnn-4.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="640" height="162" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/the_endnn_med.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The End is a compilation of society creating a situation for itself, and not understanding the results of it's actions. Destruction, death, sorrow. The surfer stands and watches it all happen for the most part out of their control.  There are many details and hidden images in the painting. It is created with many different chemicals in addition to the acrylic paint. </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:48:40 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the_end_-_surf_art.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the_entry_-_surf_art.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">2008 Mixed Media on Panel 24" x 36" - <span style="color: rgb(255, 40, 41);">SOLD</span> - Free Shipping - Contact for Hi-Rez image. <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-entry-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a><br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/the_entry_nn_surf_art-5.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="479" height="750" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/the_entry_nn_surf_art-3.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">When I stand before tasks in life that require creative thought, energy from the soul, or a focus beyond the norm, there is a preparation. One should create a mind image of what the experience will require and return to you. The first step can sometimes be the best if you are looking at the right map in life.  </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">That is when you enter into that task mentally. Many great athletes, and artists envision themselves making the basket, coming out of the barrel, hitting the home run, or painting the picture.  </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Entry reflects that vision. </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:48:40 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the_entry_-_surf_art.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/new_lines_are_revealed_-_su.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">2007 Mixed Media on Panel 12" x 12" - <span style="color: rgb(255, 40, 41);">SOLD</span> - Free Shipping - Contact for Hi-Rez image. <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/new-lines-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a><br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/new_lines_are_revealed-4.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="640" height="647" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/new_lines_are_revealed_med.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Text transfer says, "new lines and routes are revealed to the rider on the same wave". I believe this is true in all aspects of life, not just surfing. In every part of life you have choices that are presented to you. It is important you realize that your options are limitless. Surf Art can communicate. I used the wood grain to guide me in the placement of the waves. </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:48:03 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/new_lines_are_revealed_-_su.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/not_always_physical_-_surf_.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">2007 Mixed Media on Panel 96" x 48" - <span style="color: rgb(255, 40, 41);">SOLD</span> - Free Shipping - Contact for Hi-Rez image. <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/not-always-physical-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a><br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/not_always_physical-4.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="640" height="156" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/not_always_physical_med.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In my attempt to bring my physical world a meta-physical side, I try and create those activities I enjoy, in my mind. The people involved, the environment, and the clutter of the now, all contributing to my projected success or your projected failure in you passion. When surfing or doing anything, it is important to embrace the mental and emotional side, not just the physical. </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Georgia; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em>"Paint like a fiend when an idea possesses you."</em></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Georgia; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em><br /></em></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:48:03 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/not_always_physical_-_surf_.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the_ascention_-_surf_art.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">2008 Mixed Media on Panel 24" x 48" - $2900 - Free Shipping - Contact for Hi-Rez image. <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-ascension-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a><br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/the_ascentionnn-5.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="290" height="750" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/the_ascentionnn-3.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Ascension of the surfer comes in many forms. Here is my ascension depicted with various parts of my life. The lion, among other symbols, are each a look into how I approach life and especially the energy from the ocean. As you can see in this piece is in a "heavenly" position. The image of the bird shows freedom. The surfer watches the bird yearning to follow its path to the heights of pleasure.  </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The naysayers spew forth mists, and falls of water, that results in the lion, a driving force towards perfection. I chose a vertical layout of this painting to draw the eyes of the viewer in an ascending or descending look. It is a long journey to climb. But as man ascends towards his goal, the prize will be won. Can you see his goal? </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:48:03 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/the_ascention_-_surf_art.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/thirty_seven_champs_-_surf_.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">Mixed Media on Panel 12" x 17" - $490 - Free Shipping - Contact for Hi-Rez image. <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/37-champs-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a><br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/thirty_seven_champs_nn_surf-5.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="588" height="750" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/thirty_seven_champs_nn_surf-3.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 37 Champs is surf art showing the total number of Pipeline Masters there have been since the series started as of 2009. The heavy black paint attempts to entice you into a mysterious feeling of the unknown, beckoning you to pick one, and know that the wave brings dangerous possibilities to anyone who wants to be number 38. </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:44:29 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/thirty_seven_champs_-_surf_.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/find_your_favorite_energy_-.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">2007 Mixed Media on Panel 24" x 48" - $2900 - Free Shipping - Contact for Hi-Rez image. <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/from-summit-to-sea-nathan-paul-gibbs.html">BUY A PRINT</a><br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/find_your_favorite_energynn-4.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="640" height="285" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/find_your_favorite_energynn_med-2.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In a crunch for the environment, and a world hell bent on using things for energy that can be harmful are very short sighted. We have an infinite supply of geo-thermal, wind, hydroelectric and solar power, that would have little or no impact on the environment. Yet we don't use them. How about you find your favorite safe energy in there. When I duck dive through the waves, I am refilled with life as the wind born energy flows through my soul. </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:41:13 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/find_your_favorite_energy_-.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/from_summit_to_sea_-_surf_a.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">2008 Mixed Media on Panel 5" x 24" - <span style="color: rgb(255, 40, 41);">SOLD</span> - Free Shipping - Contact for Hi-Rez image. <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/from-summit-to-sea-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a><br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/from_summit_to_sea_nn_surf-4.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="640" height="78" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/from_summit_to_sea_nn_surf_med.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Summit to sea has a few meanings to me. One, it tells a tale of my life. Growing up in the Seattle area, as a kid, I was always in the mountains. I loved every aspect of it. Then as I moved to Florida and now California, it is about the sea. I still spend a lot of time in the mountains, but the sea is a greater influence as of now. This surf art brings the color of both into a mix of time and space. </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:41:12 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/from_summit_to_sea_-_surf_a.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/gathering_-_surf_art.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">2009 Mixed Media on Panel 20" x 20" - $490 - Free Shipping - Contact for Hi-Rez image. <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-gathering-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a><br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/gatheringnn_surf_art-4.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="640" height="565" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/gatheringnn_surf_art_med.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">As the storms rise, the temperature grows, the winds turn to gale, the gathering of the defenders begins. They follow the signs of the guiding sun and the symbols of fins. Join them and fight the good fight. </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:41:12 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/gathering_-_surf_art.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/inflation_spot_-_surf_art.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">2009 Mixed Media on Panel 24" x 48" - $2900 - Free Shipping - Contact for Hi-Rez image.<br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/inflation_spotnn-5.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="395" height="750" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/inflation_spotnn-3.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Inflation spot is a representational piece reflecting how much we inflate certain aspects in our lives. Whether that be a surf spot, religion, beauty, urban cities, slums or certain desires.  </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">A recent trip to Brazil influenced the much of the theme. Perhaps we make these spots more interesting or disgusting, more horrible than they are or more exciting than they are. We can artificially inflate anything to fit our schema. I have put the image of the surf fin in this to give the religion the aspect of control such as it controls the board on the wave. </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The background is an abstract look at the favellas (slums) in the international vacation city of Rio de Janeiro. The flowers represent a tempting reminder of the beauty located just meters away from the favellas. Corcovado or, the Christ statue, is a looming reminder to those less fortunate that someone may be watching over you. Many of the poor in this city have surfing as their only way out of their inflated predicament. </p> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:41:11 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/inflation_spot_-_surf_art.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/mad-man_comin_-_surf_art.html <div class="article-summary"><p>2007 Mixed Media on Panel 24" x 36" - $2800 - Free Shipping - <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/mad-man-comin-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a> - Contact for Hi-Rez image.<br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/mad-man_comin-4.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="640" height="423" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/mad-man_comin_med.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Another piece inspired by music from The White Buffalo. This wild and seemingly disorganized piece tells the story of a man and his quest to not lose his mind. After failing, he continues down the road of degradation, confusion, and the loss of sanity. Lucky for him he has his surf, and I have my art. Many hidden images in this work, faces, waves, words, skegs and more. There is one face spewing its maniacal ideas towards the man, he resists but it is not easy. </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Georgia; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em>"Most powerful is he who controls his own brush. Most free is he who controls his own board."</em></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Georgia; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em><br /></em></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:41:11 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/mad-man_comin_-_surf_art.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/misty_morning_-_surf_art.html <div class="article-summary"><p>2009 Mixed Media on Panel 24" x 6" - <span style="color: rgb(255, 40, 41);">SOLD</span> - Free Shipping - Contact for Hi-Rez image. <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/misty-morning-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a><br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/misty_morning_nn_surf_art-5.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="181" height="750" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/misty_morning_nn_surf_art-3.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">This painting reminds me of those early morning sessions in the tropics where there is so much moisture and mist in the air. Also inspired by the Bob Marley song, "Misty Morning". I love surfing during those times. Then as your session continues, you await the moment when the sun breaks through. It feels like falling liquid meteors coming down on your back. I try to give you a little of both in this surf art. </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:41:10 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/misty_morning_-_surf_art.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/direction_lost_-_surf_art.html <div class="article-summary"><p>2010 Mixed Media on Panel 24" x 24" - $1728 - Free Shipping - <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/direction-lost-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a> - Contact for Hi-Rez image.<br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/direction_lost_nn_surf_art-4.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="640" height="615" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/direction_lost_nn_surf_art_med.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Heiti SC Light'; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Heiti SC Light'; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong>Many times in life we have dreams or aspirations. We hope to achieve those at some point. However we can get off track. We get distracted from what is important. This piece represents a grouping of images that use that idea literally. The frustration shows through when you are losing direction. Can you see it on the face?</strong></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Heiti SC Light'; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="" class="Apple-style-span"><strong><br /></strong></span></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:18:39 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/direction_lost_-_surf_art.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/360nw_-_surf_art.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">2009 Mixed Media on Panel 12" x 48" - <span style="color: rgb(255, 40, 41);">SOLD</span> - <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/three-sixty-degrees-nw-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a> - Contact for Hi-Rez image.<br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/360nwnn-4.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="490" height="101" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/360nwnn_med.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In life you find yourself following paths. Sometimes those paths come around and lead back to the same place. Other paths you take never return you to where you started from, rather they lead you to another choice. Like the ocean, you can choose to return and surf it the same way again, or you can create a new path, one that leads you to new and exciting experiences. This is represented by the artist creating an autobiographical representation of his life leaving the North West to find a new path. </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:18:39 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/360nw_-_surf_art.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/complications_-_surf_art.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">2008 Mixed Media on Panel 24" x 36" - <span style="color: rgb(255, 40, 41);">SOLD</span> - <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/complications-nathan-paul-gibbs.html">BUY A PRINT</a> - Contact for Hi-Rez image.<br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/complicationsnn-4.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="490" height="321" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/complicationsnn_med.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Things can get complicated sometimes. You lose the ability to sort through it all, also becoming overwhelmed. What seems like it should be no problem at all is now a major consequence. You can feel fenced in, unable to even approach a solution. Do not be deceived. There is a way out. Just put your board in and paddle. The number 360 is a theme in many of the work in this series representing coming full circle in life.  </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:18:39 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/complications_-_surf_art.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/choose_the_ways_of_the_sea_.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">Mixed Media on Panel 24" x 48" - <span style="color: rgb(255, 40, 41);">SOLD</span> - <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/choose-the-ways-of-the-sea-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a> - Contact for Hi-Rez image.<br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/choose_the_ways_of_the_sea-5.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="376" height="750" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/choose_the_ways_of_the_sea.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">After surfing on my 30th birthday I came home and started this painting. I had decided on that day that I was going to choose the ways of the sea to lead my life. Since then I had done a little on this piece every so often, and finally finished it the year of my 34th birthday. Much like I have finished my quest to choose the ways of the sea. In this piece I have included wood carving of the tree, various wood stains, and also Batik wax, to give the explosion effect.  </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">When you make a choice to help the ocean, water and the sea, live your life clean, and appreciate all that water has to offer it will reward you to no end. I attempted to have a feeling of the ocean celebrating the arrival of another disciple. </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:18:39 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/choose_the_ways_of_the_sea_.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/data_recovery_-_surf_art.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">Mixed Media on Panel 9.5" x 24" - $670 - <span style="color: rgb(255, 40, 41);">SOLD</span> -  <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/data-recovery-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a> - Contact for Hi-Rez image.<br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/data_recoverynn_surf_art-5.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="261" height="750" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/data_recoverynn_surf_art-3.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Our heads are filled with minutia. Little spots of data scattered everywhere the mind can reach. What does it all mean? The surf art piece here attempts to create the 1's and 0's in the computer sense, that create all those memories. We must sift through all that data to find what we really need. The skills to hang 10. Recover your data and get at it! </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:18:39 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/data_recovery_-_surf_art.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/a_masters_perfect_10s_-_sur.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">2009 Mixed Media on Panel 12" x 20" - $490- Free Shipping - <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/a-masters-perfect-10-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a> - Contact for Hi-Rez image.<br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/a_masters_perfect_10s_nn-4.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="640" height="396" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/a_masters_perfect_10s_nn_med.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">One of my favorite contests to watch is the Pipeline Masters. It is where careers are made and broken, along with some boards and bones. This reflects that most Pipeline Masters will score a few perfect 10's on their way to the crowning victory. Here you see an elated Master scoring 10's. There is a surf art tropical theme and wave in the picture representing one of the many conditions of Pipeline. </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Georgia; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em>"What's the fascination of a pretty wave painting with no thought? Sometimes certain surf art has the guts of a 2 foot west swell at Old Man's."</em></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Georgia; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em><br /></em></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:18:38 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/a_masters_perfect_10s_-_sur.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/amelia_-_surf_art.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">2008 Mixed Media on Panel 12" x 48" - <span style="color: rgb(172, 23, 23);">SOLD</span> - <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/amelia-nathan-paul-gibbs.html">BUY A PRINT </a> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/amelia_nn_surf_art-4.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="640" height="145" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/amelia_nn_surf_art_med.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Another level of my existence along the surfing plane. This takes me back to my surf and art roots in Florida. This is where I became who I am as an artist and a surfer. And depending on who you ask, both of those skills are up for debate on which is more prevalent in my life. There is a shrimp boat  representing he major industry on Amelia Island, FL and a nine ball for all the time I spent playing pool and gambling with my existence. </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:18:38 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/amelia_-_surf_art.html http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/fame-or-same_-_surf_art.html <div class="article-summary"><p style="text-align: center;">2008 Mixed Media on Panel 24" x 24" - $1728 - Free Shipping - <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/fame-or-same-nathan-paul-gibbs.html" target="_blank">BUY A PRINT</a> - Contact for Hi-Rez image.<br /> </p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/fame-or-samenn-4.jpeg" class="imageLink"><img width="640" height="640" src="http://nathangibbsart.com/_Media/fame-or-samenn_med.jpeg" alt="" /></a><!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In many peoples lives they are confronted with a decision to make. Do they remain the same or do they go for fame? When I say fame it is not always fame on the grand scale of TV, or making millions of dollars. Fame can be as simple as choosing a path that takes you to the next level of your craft. Knowing when that is a good move is the true task ahead. It can be more beneficial to remain the same unless you can handle the fame. I find that surfing can be equated to this model. Do you make a choice to keep doing the same thing that got you started in the sport? or, do you do what will give you more fame... </p><p style="text-align: center; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal STHeiti; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></p> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"><!-- sandvox.Facebook --> <div style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <iframe allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?height=65&amp;width=55&amp;layout=box_count&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="55" height="65" class="graphic"></iframe> </div><!-- /sandvox.Facebook --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:18:38 -0800 http://nathangibbsart.com/gallery_workbench_monologue/fame-or-same_-_surf_art.html