#VANSUSOPEN

[theswatchest]

PERFECT RIDE (SUOW701J) [New Gent] #newgent #vansusopen #huntingtonbeach #california #sotd #swatchoftheday #swatch #swatchcollector #swatchclubmember #swatchwatch #swatchclub #swatchus #swatchswiss #swatchaholic #swatchwatches #swatchesfordays #swatchaddict #myswatch #swatchthis #timeiswhatyoumakeofit https://www.instagram.com/p/CgGHzyMutdn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[shyfly222]

VANS US OPEN

[houseofvans]

DEADBEAT CLUB PHOTO SHOW | VANS US OPEN The DeadBeat Club’s Photo Show–You Should Have Been Here Yesterday– featuring works by Tobin Yelland, Cole Barash, Cheryl Dunn, Nolan Hall, Grant Hatfield, Ed and Deanna Templeton kicked off our week at the Vans US of Opening. With tons of photographic works by some of our favorite photo folks, the Deadbeat Club show will be on view til August 25th at the Costa Mesa Conceptual Art Center! 

Missed the opening? Don’t worry the Deadbeat Club will be having a zine release at their street market booth during the Vans US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach. 

Photographs by Celina Kenyon

[thesurfsoup]

Southern California Natives Shine at Vans US Open of Surfing pres. by Swatch Andino, Colapinto, Marshall Dominate Round 2 Debuts Internationals Continue Threatening Charges Over Top-Tier Contingent Wilkinson Finds His Rhythm, Coffin and Lau Impress More Available at WorldSurfLeague.com HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Monday, July 29, 2019) -- The Vans US Open of Surfing presented by Swatch saw strong performances from the local contingent alongside dramatic losses today as Round 3 of the World Surf League (WSL) Men’s Qualifying Series (QS) 10,000 event got underway. One of the largest action sports festivals in the world, the Vans US Open of Surfing takes place at the iconic Huntington Beach pier with surfing, skateboarding and BMX competitions taking center stage, in addition to community-centered activities, art and entertainment. Photo 1📸: Griffin Colapinto (USA) celebrates his 21st birthday at the Vans US Open of Surfing pres by Swatch with a Round 2 win. Photo Credit📸: © WSL / Morris Photo 2📸: Jake Marshall (USA) using his dominant backhand to produce excellent scores Photo Credit📸: © WSL / Morris Photo 3 📸: Griffin Colapinto (USA) flying into his 21st birthday. Photo Credit📸: © WSL / Morris Photo 4 📸: No. 1 and feeling right at home - Kolohe Andino (USA) searches for his first Vans US Open QS title. Photo Credit📸: © WSL / Morris Photo 5 📸: Not to be left out of the airshow, Ezekiel Lau (HAW) soared in his debut. Photo Credit📸: © WSL / Morris Photo 6 📸: The 2019 Vans US Open of Surfing event site. Photo Credit📸: © WSL / Morris Source: @WSL worldsurfleague.com Thank you World Surf League, in Gratitude ❤️ Surf Soup TV Thank you Ocean ❤️ Tags for Surf Soup and Ocean Love ❤️💨 #surf #Surfer #surfsouptv #surfing #love #Grateful #protectwhatyoulove #surfsoup #🏄🏻 #sustainable #wsl #swatch #stopthrashingwaves #gratitude #stoked #surfgoals #vansusopen #vans #usopenofsurfing #hb #huntingtonbeach #surfcity #huntingtonbeachpier #GriffinColapinto #JakeMarshall #KoloheAndino #sanclemente #EzekielLau #hawaii https://www.instagram.com/p/B0h_sAiAHrY/?igshid=ptp5exhipl6a

[jasonvega]

Huntington Beach Pier

[lillyevans615]

Find me with @muncheezapp at Vans US Open of Surfing!!! The Muncheez team and Muncheez Girls along with @phokingawesome562 will be heading to Huntington Beach on August 4, 2018 from 11 to 5. Come find us and receive free food!!!!!! Download #Muncheez today! #Muncheez #VansUSOpen #Foodie #Cannabis#MuncheezGirls (at Huntington Beach, California)

[livesimplyliverad]

Huntington Beach | Ca

[headshine]

Our friends at @boxedwaterisbetter are making our planet better by planting 10 trees for every one of our fans that shares a photo with the tag #BetterPlanet #VansUSopen and #Headshine 🌎 Post a shaka sign for a chance to win two seats to our concert tonight at Pacific City in HB after the US Open of Surfing contest 🤙

[chadclinephotography]

2017 Van's US Open skate park action photos. I was looking forward to shooting this again this year but there is always next year without COVID. * * * * #chadclinephotography #vansusopen #vansoffthewall #vans #skate #skateboard #skateboardingisfun #hb #huntingtonbeach #vansskate #skater #skateboarder #skateboarders #actionsports #actionsportsphotography #covidsucks (at Huntington Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDW2G-anVEn/?igshid=ex255nw32zok

[lizarosales]

US Open of Surfing would've been this weekend... @usopenofsurf #usopenofsurfing #vansusopen #wsl #surfing @canonusa #teamcanon https://www.instagram.com/p/CDNUXEaBObW/?igshid=13kp2o1wnnax3

[theswatchest]

PERFECT RIDE (SUOW701J) [New Gent]

#newgent

#vansusopen #huntingtonbeach #california

#sotd #swatchoftheday #swatch

#swatchcollector #swatchclubmember #swatchwatch #swatchclub #swatchus #swatchswiss #swatchaholic #swatchwatches #swatchesfordays #swatchaddict

#myswatch #swatchthis #timeiswhatyoumakeofit

[hiimlesphotos]

Catching Air

[houseofvans]

WORKSHOP SHOUT OUT | MIKE UPTON | VANS US OPEN

We’re checking out some of the various street market booths and workshops at the Vans US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach. Upton Home creator, Mike Upton not only offered his prints on both canvas and paper at his street market booth, but also hosted a linoleum printmaking workshop at Van Doren Village. We chatted with Mike about his printmaking, his Upton booth, and the workshop he recently hosted.

Photographs by Celina Kenyon

Who are you and what do you do? I’m an artist, designer, and business owner. I try to create artwork and products for the home that will inspire people and bring them joy.

How would you describe yourself and your art? I usually describe myself as a designer. I like to think of art as the way I approach all things in life and my designs as the product of that mindset. It’s all intuitive and connected.

Tell us about Upton Home and the kind of unique art items you offer folks? I started Upton as a way to make high-quality artwork more accessible for people – I believe everyone should live with beauty every day. I currently make prints on both canvas and paper, as well as metal sculptures. I’m also starting to prototype some furniture and ceramic items for the future.

Can you tell us a little about your art background? What was your first experience with art and how did you get into printmaking? I’ve been making art for as long as I can remember. One of my earliest memories is sitting at my kitchen table as a kid drawing an epic pirate cave full of treasure and skeletons.

I was also lucky enough to have had a screenprinting class at my high school. The first time did it, I became enamored with print making and have never looked back.

After high school I studied apparel design/manufacturing, and then was the first designer hired at a clothing company called Brixton and worked there for 10 years.

What’s your creative process like? What kind of things inspire you? When I’m creating it’s very intuitive. I’ll make dozens of loose drawings without much thought, and then come back to them later to edit and refine them.

I’m constantly inspired by the world around me. I collect ideas and photos I see in books, at museums, and on the internet. I also get inspired by cooking, architecture, music, and anything with a driving creative force behind it.

Describe the Upton booth in three words? Mexico surf shack.

Besides your booth at the Van Doren Village, you also led a linoleum bock printing workshop .  Take us through the workshop and what folks were doing? I’m super excited to be hosting a linoleum block printing workshop. People were able to come and learn how to design and carve their own linoleum blocks, and then make paper prints with them on the press.

What do you love in general about the printmaking process? I love the evolution of design that occurs during the printing process. As the design goes from the first drawing, to the printing medium, to the paper, the original image develops and take on its own character.

What do you like about the linoleum process versus other methods of printmaking? It’s fast! You can go from a concept to a finished print quickly, which gives you more freedom to experiment.

What are your essential art tools to work with when making art? There are no essentials but I’ve been liking a brush and India ink.

Do you have a favorite Vans silhouette? The Authentic and the Chukka boot.

What’s the best advice you’d give someone who wants to follow in your footsteps? Start now! There’s never going to be a perfect time to do the things you desire. I quit my steady job to start Upton when my wife was pregnant and we were building a house. And it doesn’t matter if you feel like you don’t have the resources or the time or you’re not “legit.” Find a way to do what you love now with what you have available. Then keep doing it. You might experience failures along the way, but take it as a lesson learned and keep going.

Besides art, what are some of your other hobbies? I speak 8 languages and am a double black belt in karate. Just kidding. I’m boring and like to work on art, make food and travel whenever possible.

Do you have some favorite artists at the moment? Ernst Kirchner prints and David Milne paintings.

Finally what do you have coming up for the rest of summer? Dinner at the beach.

[thesurfsoup]

Hawaiian Seth Moniz Headlines Vans US Open of Surfing Men’s Day One Alex Ribeiro Earns Near-Perfect 9.40 Local Wildcard Houshmand Advances Through Two Rounds Veteran Competitors Morais, Christie and Zietz Ousted More Available at WorldSurfLeague.com HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Sunday, July 28, 2019) -- The world’s elite surfers debuted today during the 2019 Vans US Open of Surfing Presented by Swatch, a World Surf League (WSL) Men’s and Women’s Qualifying Series (QS) 10,000 event and one of the largest action sports festivals in the world. Rounds 1 and 2 of the Men’s QS 10,000 saw Championship Tour (CT) defeat and QS contender victories with plenty of action on tap by both land and sea. Alongside the surfing, the Vans US Open of Surfing also hosts skateboarding and BMX competitions in sync with authentic community activations and artful entertainment in Surf City USA. Seth Moniz (HAW) returned to the location that helped skyrocket his career last year, since it was at Huntington Beach where he stomped one of 2018’s best aerial maneuvers in competition and went on to secure a 5th place finish at the 2018 Vans US Open of Surfing that all but qualified him for the 2019 CT. Today, he progressed out of Round 2, sealing second place advancement with a buzzer-beater frontside air reverse to edge out Vans US Open rookie Gatien Delahaye (FRA), 11.10 to 10.20 (out of a possible 10). Photo📸: Seth Moniz (HAW) advanced into Round 3 after a buzzer-beater aerial maneuver during Round 2 of the Vans US Open of Surfing presented by Swatch. Photo Credit📸: © WSL / Jennifer Herron Source: @WSL worldsurfleague.com Thank you World Surf League, in Gratitude ❤️ Surf Soup TV Thank you Ocean ❤️ Tags for Surf Soup and Ocean Love ❤️💨 #surf #Surfer #surfsouptv #surfing #love #Grateful #protectwhatyoulove #surfsoup #🏄🏻 #sustainable #wsl #swatch #stopthrashingwaves #gratitude #determination #surfgoals #vansusopen #vans #usopenofsurfing #hb #huntingtonbeach #surfcity #huntingtonbeachpier #skate #bmx #SethMoniz #hawaii https://www.instagram.com/p/B0fU4jTgQgt/?igshid=1e3nf5tfch8b5

[michellimphoto]

2019 The Year in Review I worked with some wonderful people, had many fun projects, and really grew as an artist this year. I look forward to what 2020 will bring, the places I will go, and the people I will meet. #blessed #photographylife #nikon • • #vansusopen of #surfing @kile_atelier @unitedagainstcancer @india_everett @angelcitysports @johngressmedia @sportsshooteracademy https://www.instagram.com/p/B6vvghVl9-m/?igshid=q9pmy5iti1wf

[odysseybmx]

It's that time of the year again! Here's a great shot of @garybyoung during practice for the #vansusopen in HB. Could stare at this all day. Follow @vansbmx66 for more. 📸- @justinkosman #odysseybmx #bmx @vansbmx66