Ocean Artwork

New products from Driftwood Timber Surf Co perfect gift for a surfer you know

admin — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:18:43 +0000

Jason and Tina Williams from Driftwood Timber surf have been producing beautiful ‘Surfing and ocean themed’ picture frames, coffee tables, surf art and giftware for almost 15 years now.
Their first creations were coffee tables with unique artwork by Tina painted on the surface.

Driftwood Timber Surf have their own overhead router so custom jobs are not a problem.

Some of the great surf art products are listed below and you can browse and purchase any of these items in our online shop.

Driftwood Timber Fish

These Beautiful and original wall hangings are contstructed from driftwood .
Which gives each fish a unique character of its own.
They look great mounted on the wall of your house or out on the Verandah.
They come in large or small sizes
Click here to purchase one of these items

Timber Turtles

These Timber Turtles come in White wash or natural timber colour
and in sets of four.These can be used for wall hangings or use them to decorate any
part of your house or beach shack.

Original, unique and inexpensive .

Hawaiian Signs

These Hawaiian signs are classic wall hangings for your Holiday house
or great for the front door or anywhere you think they would look good…
They come in three different styles Wahine, Aloha and Hula – Girl.

Large Surfboard Picture Frame

Driftwood Timber surf have a large range of surfboard picture frames.
From Tiny surfboard frames right up to large Longboard styles and this large modern shortboard shaped picture frame.
You can use the complimentary beautiful surf art included or put your own photos in the frame.

Browse through our complete range of timber surfboard shaped picture frames by clicking here

Timber Star Fish

These unique white washed painted star fish are a perfect gift for anyone who loves the ocean.
Mount them on the wall, your front door or as a curiosity piece anywhere in your house.

Customers who have purchased these have mounted several packs on the ceiling of there bedroom…

click here to see more and purchase this item

We have many more items that are suitable as gifts for surfers …

Get in early and make sure you have all your Christmas gifts sorted.

Click here to browse through our shop

Ocean Artwork is the exclussive online agent for Driftwood Timber Surf.

you can browse through more of their products on their site www.driftwoodtimbersurf.com

Living on the beach

admin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:41:17 +0000

I just recently moved from the high rise Ive been living in to a classic little place opposite the beach.

One of the great things about that is when the conditions are right, I can just grab my housing and walk out the front door in my wetsuit and shoot a few … pretty cool

These are some of the little beach breaks out the front yesterday 20th June 2010.

Diverse Surfboards

admin — Fri, 21 May 2010 03:22:37 +0000

I just noticed on Twitter that Feral Dave (Dave Veral) of Diverse surfboards on the Gold Coast Australia is laid up in a hospital in Singapore after test riding one of his custom Flowrider boards.

These shots are from a few weeks ago when Dave was building the flowrider boards.

Dave produces a wide range of surfcraft that come from his factory at Tweed Heads.

You can see Diverse shapes at their showroom at Tugun on the Gold Coast highway or check out Dave’s site here

Water shots and waves at Froggies beach

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:11:23 +0000

I love shooting in the water … its so much fun.
Even on an average day of surf you can come up with some good results.
These shots are taken at a little beach close to Duranbah and Snapper Rocks.
On Monday the 11th January 2010
Its usually just a close out with heaps of backwash waves off the rocks.
Which makes it even more fun and interesting.
cheers
Dan

Driftwood Timber Surf, creators and designers of Surf Art and fine Timber surfboard shaped coffee tables

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:32:17 +0000

Driftwood Timber Surf are producers of fine Surf Art and Timber surf furniture
Jason and Tina Williams started their business in the late 1990′s.
No one had successfully created a surfboard shaped coffee table that looked good and was sturdy and functional, So Jason and Tina set about creating one.
The first coffee Tables were hand painted by Tina with unique and original Surf Art . They were made with metal tubular legs. These tables had a lot of work put into them and Jason and Tina found most people were more interested in hanging the artwork on their walls rather than resting their coffee cups on them.
Since then they have evolved into a sturdy and attractive piece of furniture that any surfer would be proud to own and have in their living room.

As the business grew so did the line of products , Tina produced more examples of fine Surf Art. So it was an obvious move to start producing Surfboard shaped picture frames or wall hangings which have since become one of their most prized and consistent selling products.

After about 4 years in business they decided to invest in their own computerized over head router which gave them the ability to handle custom jobs and orders.

These days Driftwood Timber Surf has become one of the main suppliers of Surf Trophies for contests and has created unique and original looking timber designs for surf trophies for Surfing Australia, Surfing NSW and Surfing Queensland.

You can purchase any Of Driftwood Timber Surf’s fine products from this site or catch them at the Gold Coast markets and sometimes the Byron Bay markets.

Driftwood Timber Surf products are a great idea for a gift or Christmas present that any surfer would be stoked to receive.

Its still not too late to order for Christmas… SO GET YOUR ORDER IN NOW FOR CHRISTMAS BEFORE ITS NOT TOO LATE

PLEASE NOTE: INTERNATIONAL ORDERS please contact us first before placing your order. Some of these products are quite heavy and can be very costly to ship depending on what part of the world you are in.

Diverse Surfboards Photo shoot at Fingal Head

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:37:20 +0000

Cruised down to Fingal Head last week with Feral Dave and a few of his riders. We tried Letitia spit near the sand pumping jetty but the peaks were shifting around so much it was no good for shooting from the water. So we decided to look for something else.

We found a nice little bank in front of the Surf Club at Fingal, it was pretty small but the water temperature was great and crystal clear. I got a few nice shots of some tiny tubes as well as a few of the boys…
But it was a shame it wasn’t just a touch bigger

Chris Stanton turned up and had a go on several of the boards Dave had brought along.

Daves board brand is Diverse, you can find them at Tugun or on their web site www.diversesurf.com.au
the sequence of Jason Gale at Rainbow bay on the home page was taken by me about a year ago.

More Humpback Whale photos from the Gold Coast

admin — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:30:01 +0000

Its been another beautiful week of weather, here on the Gold Coast.
Its a pity I had to spend most of it in front of the computer working.
On Monday I managed to get some time out to go out on the ‘Whale Watcher’ a local Charter boat in Tweed Heads.

There was plenty of whale action and even a very new calf … that was possibly only a few days old.

Here’s a few of the best shots from the day.
You can see more of the photos from the day by clicking here

The Hunt for the Great White Whale – Migaloo

admin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:27:07 +0000

Migaloo the only completely white Humpback whale in existence recently made an appearance off the Gold Coast. And I was lucky enough to get a few shots of him!!
I first heard about Migaloo from Tony and Carol Hunt of Aquatic Blue Charters, a Whale Watching charter boat based in the Tweed Heads / Coolangatta area. they had actually come in contact with this amazing animal when they were working out of Port Macquarie in 2005.

Carol gets pretty excited when she sees any humpback whale. So she was ecstatic when she heard that Migaloo was spotted off Port Macquarie on Sunday the 28th June.

According to Tony and Carols calculations that meant Migaloo would be off the Gold Coast around Tuesday or Wednesday.

They were pretty much spot on because the ‘big white fella’ (aboriginal meaning for Migaloo) was spotted off Evans Head on Monday then again off Ballina late Tuesday afternoon.
I was out on the Whale watching charter with them on Tuesday morning and got some nice tail photos of several humpbacks cruising north in very glassy windless conditions.
When we heard that evening that Migaloo was off Ballina, we were a little concerned that he may have passed during the night. And we would miss him.

And sure enough there were reports the next morning that he had been spotted off Moreton Island up north.
By now I was beginning to understand how Captain Ahab felt when he was chasing the elusive ‘Moby Dick’
Wednesday morning we headed out with a full charter of about 40 people .
The weather was the complete opposite of the day before choppy, windy and crossing the Tweed Bar was a bit like a Theme Park ride!!.

We spotted a pod of whales not far off the coast, but with all the bouncing around from the northerly wind swell … it was a nightmare trying to get photos.
Then we got a call on the radio from Mal of Fingal Charters that he was following Migaloo about 10 nautical miles off the coast.
We headed out there and I managed to get a few shots.

Migaloo is truly an amazing whale to see. He is completely and totally white.

I just wish he had been a little more active .
The photos below are from the 30th June and 1st of July 2009.

Many thanks to Tony and Carol of Aquatic Blue Charters Whale watching for getting me out there.

Bali island of the Gods… that includes Huey

admin — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:50:49 +0000

Bali is one of my favourite places in the world…

The people are friendly, climate is great, it’s cheap to live and the waves are some of the best in the world.
This trip put me up to around 20 visits since 1980. And at 2 weeks the shortest trip Ive ever made there.

Bali is one of the most culturally rich experiences for the traveler and a dream for Photographers.
As you can tell by this short post I love the place and am already planning my next trip there.

The surf wasn’t so great this time but as you can see by the photos even a bad day of surf in Bali is still pretty dam good… I guess that’s why its become one of the surfing Mecca’s of the world.
Here are a few of the photos I took on this trip. I hope you like them

Dan

Water shots from Duranbah, Coolangatta 13th May 2009

admin — Wed, 13 May 2009 07:21:55 +0000

This morning I finally got back in the water and took a few water shots…
Im heading to Bali in a few weeks and I thought that I should try and get a bit of fitness happening . Ive been woeking a lot and sitting at the computer way too much… but hey … gotta pay the bills right?
Duranbah was fun, about 3 feet and there were a few nice clean little barrels coming through.
The peaks were shifting around a bit and the water was nice and clear.
Ill be trying to get out there as much as possible in the next few weeks.
I dont want to be huffing and puffing if I get caught inside in 6 foot Indo waves…
I hope yoo enjoy the shots
Dan