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A14 THE COAST NEWS
OCT. 3, 2008
Surfboard art takes canvas from water to wall
By Tom Di Roma
ENCINITAS — “Working
the boards” sounds like a dancing
term. But if you’re referring
to Toyota Carlsbad’s Assistant
Service Manager Paul Dolan,
you’d be talking about surfboards
and art. That’s because
he likes to combine both.
“I paint surfboards that go up
on walls,” Dolan said. “You could
still surf on them when I’m done,
but for the money people pay for
them, most people would rather
just hang them on their walls.”
His highly decorative surfboards
start at about $1,500 and
take as much as two months to
complete. “The project I’m
working on now is taking three
months.That’s because it’s a triptik
mural — three boards together
making up one mural.”
Dolan, who’s been interested
in art since he was very young,
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admits he has had no professional
training, but that did not dissuade
him from carefully studying the
techniques of other artists. “What
got me started on the boards was
the art of Drew Brophy out of San
Clemente,” Dolan said. “He does
surfboard art too, and it’s amazing!”
After looking at some of
Brophy’s work and becoming fascinated
with his colors and technique,
Dolan received a paint and
pen set from his fiancé. It’s been a
go ever since.
Also a tattoo artist, Dolan
said it’s easier to work with the
pens than with airbrushes.
“Airbrushing is just too
tedious,” he said. “Before you
even start, you have to get the
compressor going, then you have
to get this and that, and the needles
are always getting clogged,
FROM WAVE TO WALL Artist and Encinitas resident Paul Dolan takes his unique
style of art and applies it to surfboards to be hung on the wall.Courtesy photo TURN TO SURFBOARD ON A18
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What’s
behind the
’stache?
Just for the record, I’m
currently not wearing a
moustache.
If you’ve seen my big
dumb face recently, it’s all
covered in a furry dark mass.
I’ve grown a beard in
spite of myself.
It wasn’t premeditated.
Strangely enough, when I
don’t drink, I get lazy. I start
telling people that I’m growing
a beard on purpose and
not because I’m actually just
too slothful to just run those
five fanciful blades over my
face.
So then I actually I have
to grow one.
I just want to point out
that I really don’t have any ill
feelings toward those who
oppose using a razor. I myself
on numerous occasions have
grown more than my fair
share of crappy beards, silly
moustaches and idiotic goatees.
To prove a point, my dad
has sported a beard since
1965.
That’s right folks, I’ve
never seen the skin on my
father’s face. Granted, it’s not
a Luke/Darth Vader type of
admission, but come on people!
My dad’s been going
Wookie since before I was
born. Cut me some damn
slack.
But this isn’t about me,
or my family’s proclivities
toward facial emanations. It’s
about you. And your stupid
moustache.
Hello, sir. Since no one’s
clued you in yet, I’d love to
help out. You, sir, are a hipster
doofus. Your sagging,
stoic uniform of tight black
pants and attempt at thrift
store chic isn’t working.
Besides a few twowheeled
scamps known as
the Moustache Marauders,
your wistful efforts to pretend
you are above baleful
contrivances like a job or a
thought toward a life less
likely aren’t alleviated by not
shaving that bush below your
nose.
We all fight the system
with the ammunition we see
fit to make change, therefore
making our personality
stand out without being
pedestaled.
My parents protested,
wore tie-dye and pretended
to like Led Zeppelin and
Strawberry Alarm Clock.
I did it with a guitar, blue
hair and throwing up in various
countries. Or on myself.
You grow your hair into
your eyes and pretend like
Morrissey was a relevant
form of self-help depression
therapy. You fail to realize
that when Mr. Emo was writing
crybaby lyrics, you were
still playing with blue Play-
Doh.
I’m sorry to have to type
this into my laptop and ruin
your day. Actually, I hope it
doesn’t. I hope you’re choking
down your Fernet with a
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