Joe Aaron
Long Board Styler
Joe Aaron, "2X Longboard Surfer of the Year," is a Capistrano Beach, CA based professional longboard phenomenon.
Joe is also an artist, a talent he expressed as early as his wave riding. He says he realized he had a preference for bright colors. "While everyone was wearing black wetsuits and riding plain, white boards," he recalls, "I wanted to stand out by wearing multi-colored blocks and tie-dyes."
When he travels to surf spots, he usually puts his experiences on canvas—as well as take them in through the water, that is.
In fact, it's hard to tell which inspires him more, the ocean or paints and colors. His cartoons, acrylic and watercolor fine art hark back to different eras, simultaneously evoking classic surf artist John Severson, Rick Griffin, and early 1900s Dutch painter, Piet Mondrian. He filters it through with his own unique vision, part contemporary, part retro—what he calls the “JoeMotion" vision.
What's he listening to? Owl City, Foster the People, One Republic
Favorite books? The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, and Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
Words to live by? Style is best
Additional Sponsors: Sambazon, Smart Levels, Noho Surf, Blendtec, Versa Traction
Joe is also an artist, a talent he expressed as early as his wave riding. He says he realized he had a preference for bright colors. "While everyone was wearing black wetsuits and riding plain, white boards," he recalls, "I wanted to stand out by wearing multi-colored blocks and tie-dyes."
When he travels to surf spots, he usually puts his experiences on canvas—as well as take them in through the water, that is.
In fact, it's hard to tell which inspires him more, the ocean or paints and colors. His cartoons, acrylic and watercolor fine art hark back to different eras, simultaneously evoking classic surf artist John Severson, Rick Griffin, and early 1900s Dutch painter, Piet Mondrian. He filters it through with his own unique vision, part contemporary, part retro—what he calls the “JoeMotion" vision.
What's he listening to? Owl City, Foster the People, One Republic
Favorite books? The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, and Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
Words to live by? Style is best
Additional Sponsors: Sambazon, Smart Levels, Noho Surf, Blendtec, Versa Traction
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