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Shawn Griggs

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Cosmic surf artist | Humboldt County roots | Coastal landscapes, local stories & cosmic vibes.

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“Table Bluff Tree Tunnel”
8x12 oil on canvas

Took my son Griffin @studio.mangosteen on his first plein air outing up on Table Bluff. Such an epic day! I will share his when he is finished.

This is what I came up with.

SOLD 🔴 !!!!

#redeyelaboratories #pleinairpainting #humboldtcounty #californiacoastalpainting by @redeyelaboratories

“Water Finds a Way”
Oil on canvas
30x40

While in Fujairah, I had just finished painting up the road when Suhail (my host) asked if I wanted to stop and take a few photos before the light faded. We pulled into this strange little town, and he dropped me off for about 30 minutes while I wandered around looking for something to catch my eye.

I didn’t see a single person or car the entire time. Eventually I came across this quiet mosque, where an AC unit was dripping water onto a shrubby tree below, a small detail, but a powerful reminder of how precious water is in this part of the world. I was also lucky enough to experience rare rain during my time abroad, which is why I left the puddle in the painting. Something you might not normally see...

#redeyelaboratories #fujairah #oilpainting #uae by @redeyelaboratories

followed a treasure map found in art to this lost coast gem by @redeyelaboratories

“Lined up in Fujairah”
20x40in
Oil on Canvas

One of the unique experiences I had while in the UAE was to see the oil tankers and ships all lined up, waiting for the Strait to open. This was the view from the balcony of our room looking out over the Gulf of Oman. The few early mornings/evenings I was there, the horizon was lit up with all the waiting boats. It was quite a sight. I took several different pictures of the lights, but wasn’t sure how it 4would translate into a painting. When I got back and looked at the pictures again, I figured this is something that hopefully won’t happen again but thought it was a great opportunity to capture a historical event!

The video was from a brief moment I had on the beach mid morning.

#redeyelaboratories #oilpainting #straitofhormuz #fujairah #rotanahotels by @redeyelaboratories

“Cloud Study 1”
Oil on board
8x20

Just finished this little piece. Trying to fit in a few before our show on the 20th of this month. It’s been a bit busy but was able to squeeze this one through!
#redeyelaboratories #cosmicjellyfish #oilpainting by @redeyelaboratories

“CV Road (Cows Parsnip and the Dragon Tree)”
10x20 oil on board

This is another part of the Centerville road headed to the beach. When my kids were young, they always called this the “Dragon Tree” as it resembles a dragon from a certain vantage point. I love this tree (actually trees since there are actually 2 left standing) and painting it is more of a ritual much like the cows parsnip. It’s become a very iconic tree in my life and has many moods. I have tons of pictures that I will eventually paint in some form or another. This time of year everything is growing like crazy and the cows parsnip frames it in nicely so this is what I came up with.

The music for this post is from @identical_homes. We are sooooo stoked they will be playing at the gallery on June 20th for our family show. They are really good and it’s really going to be a treat to have them up to play! Hope to see you all there. More info on my pinned post!

#redeyelaboratories #oilpainting #ferndaleca #coastalcalifornia by @redeyelaboratories

“Veiled Cosmic Jelly”.
10x24 oil on board

Much of my more personal work contains lots of symbolism and totems I have adopted along the way. “The Cosmic Jelly” is one of the first. I like to put them outside of their environment (floating in the air instead of underwater. They are meant to represent the questions we don’t have answers to.

We will be having a really fun art show at the gallery. Art 5-7 music by “Identical Homes” 7-8. Both my kids will be showing work and my wife will have some food laid out. I will be putting out a flyer on here soon! June 20,
Should be fun
#redeyelaboratories #jellyfish #cosmicsurfart by @redeyelaboratories

“Fujairah, Acacia Valley”
18x36 oil on canvas

This is my first bigger piece based off of a small plein air I did while in the UAE (last slide)! Super fun to paint and I was fortunate enough to have visited during an unseasonal rain pattern that fortunately added some green to an otherwise dry (though beautiful) landscape.

#redeylaboratories #oilpainting #UAE #travelpainting by @redeyelaboratories

“CV Road (Looking South)”
9x12 oil on panel
Available! Dm if interested!

One of my favorite spots on earth. I spend a ton of time here. It’s a place that has changed so much over the last 20 years and thinking back, I find it hard to believe that it used to be so different. But the great thing is this place always has a way of making erosion and change look good. I know I may be partial, but when the California sun starts to get low in the summer, the beauty keeps on giving.

#redeyelaboratories #californiacoast #humboldt #oilpainting #surfart by @redeyelaboratories

‘The Crow and the Cat”
12x18 oil on panel

This is my first painting from my short trip to Istanbul a few weeks ago. Seems like a lifetime for some reason. I was fortunate enough to spend a few days in this incredible city. I took a ton of great pictures to paint from and plan on painting from them.

As I am sure many of you know, the place is absolutely riddled with cats and the Hooded Crow. I learned about the relationship these two animals have. Some have alliances and share the food that is provided to the cats by the people who live there, and of course some are enemy’s and are at odds with each other.

It’s a perfect example of the different realities going on right under our noses. This whole world going on between these two species that if you didn’t think about it, you may not know it exists. I imagine all the different storylines going on between them.

Looking forward to painting more from this short stay in this incredible city.

AVAILABLE
DM if interested!

#redeyelaboratories #crowsandcats #istanbul #oilpainting by @redeyelaboratories

“Spring Skies”
14x24
Acrylic on board
Sold!

This is the view from my driveway looking north east. I always try to capture the sky in this direction as the eastern coastal range gives beautiful views of the thunderheads that they create as they sometimes spill into the Eel River valley.

This piece was heading overseas but couldn’t make it… yet!

#redeyelaboratories #clouds #painting by @redeyelaboratories

“The Wall @ Pavones”
14x24 oil on board

This is another piece I just completed to take with me to the UAE and is yet another from the images I collected during a trip to Costa Rica a couple years ago.

Every evening, everyone meets at this seawall right around sunset. It’s right around the middle section of the wave which also happens to be where the sun sets. Pretty spectacular when there is some swell running and some clouds. It becomes easy to understand why everyone gathers there.

#redeyelaboratories #puravida #surfart #cosmicsurfart #longlefts by @redeyelaboratories